Totally randomly I ended up with a free ticket tonight to see Arlo Guthrie in concert at UC Davis. I grew up with both of my parents playing tapes (and then CDs, and now mp3s) of his music, and I’ve a huge soft spot in my music heart for him, but for some reason it never occurred to me that I might someday get to see him perform live.
So tonight when he came out on stage and started talking and then playing, there was something almost surreal about it. His voice sounds a bit different than on the mp3s I have of him from the early 80s — a bit deeper and more raspy… I guess older? He’s not *that* old! But at the same time, it’s the same familiar voice. I kept closing my eyes to listen to him so that I could focus on the sound and not be distracted by the visual. So in a way I guess it’s fitting that I did a lousy job aiming my phone when I was taking the video, so I don’t actually have any image? Also, sorry about the songs skipping a bit — my phone’s started to do that ever since the last firmware update, and I don’t know why.
I had such a lovely evening. Thank you so much for the ticket, Will — it was really a treat. :-)
Click here for the video for “Trainwreck At Los Gatos”
Click here for the video of “City of New Orleans”
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