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   From: derekbill@allsummerlong.com   
      
   Just drove in from Dallas-Fort Worth after catching this show following   
   a quick visit with my son at Ft. Hood, TX.   
      
   Not a large crowd....I'd estimate maybe a couple of thousand, but a   
   nice venue (though parking was $12.....TWELVE DOLLARS!)   
      
   The performance was well received. The audience tended to be a little   
   gray.  I've never seen so many wrinkles so animated.  A plethora of   
   plastic wine cups were in attendance as well. Lots of folks telling   
   their seatmates stories about the album and Brian's history.   
      
   I don't believe there were any moments unique to this particular   
   performance, so I won't go into a lot of detail about setlists, etc.,   
   but:   
      
   1) Brian seemed very comfortable, belting out portions of Vegetables   
   like a lion while a bunch of Swedes hauled a large pumpkin up over   
   their heads.   
      
   2) The strings and horns sounded fantastic. I would have liked to have   
   brought the dark-haired viola/cello player home, and my wife had the   
   same thoughts about Mertens. I'm sure i've said now said more than   
   enough about this.....so....moving on......   
      
   3) My wife, no stranger to light opera and symphonies, was amazed at   
   how wonderful the performance sounded. This choral/symphonic/R&R lineup   
   really does it for both of, regardless of my euphoric attraction to the   
   compositions.   
      
   Can't say enough about the music. I feel so fortunate to have lived to   
   see and hear this. Like the guy in the audience said to spontaneous,   
   unanimous applause, "Thank You, Brian!"   
      
   Derek   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)