The band usually plays MA, NY and other areas of New England, and it's not that far for us, so maybe I'll make the effort again. I felt bad my friend couldn't be there, but I'll try again sometime. They played for about two and a half hours straight (mini breaks and two encores). Sue and I had fun, and it was a much needed break, and like a mini holiday from Toronto. It's also nice to see the whole gang "smiling", which looks like they're having fun.
He's a good story teller, of course, but it sounds sincere. They played "almost" every great song, from every album, with a few exceptions, but it was Peter Wolf's connection with the audience that was so impressive. After about 5 incredible songs, and possibly influenced by the beer and other things, the pain turned to joy.(that sounded lame, but I'm not a great writer) The sound was great, the seats (although we never sat down) were great, and the atmosphere was literally like a party of friends. When the band started to play, the memories were overwhelming.I hadn't seen them live in over 25 years and they sounded as good, or better, than they did before. I was pretty down when I showed up, still thinking of my friend's pain. I took my wife (Oh my God, that bowling ball. I was supposed to take my best friend, one of the original cottagers, to the DTE Music Theatre concert two days ago, but his sister, 57 years old, died of cancer the night before. We followed and saw them everywhere we could, but mostly in Toronto. I could "air guitar" (and "air" every other instrument) every note of that album. We played J Geils for 48 hours in a row, literally. We brought a stereo (Dynaco amp, AR turntable, Klipsh speakers) to party away, but.forgot the records! However, one of the guys bought a few on the way up, one being the brand new "Full House", and five or six more. Thirty nine years ago, half a dozen guys did our usual trip to the cottage in Haliburton, Ontario.
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