After several attempts to see a concert at Old Town Center, I finally managed after I moved out of Chicago. My cousins were seeing a friend play guitar behind Chip Taylor. While that is not something I would have thought to see, it was a good concert. The opener really wanted to be Feist with a violin, but kinda missed with her Prince covers and entire lack of stage presence.
Chip Taylor was old school. Lots of storytelling. Acoustic and kinda country. But my cousin's guitarist friend was phenomenal! Such sonic diversity and precision.
After the show, we had a beer in the green room where I shared my sharpie so the guitarist and backup singer could autograph the wall. Then we headed across the street to another bar to just hang out. It was fun to meet and chat with real musicians, and to just hang out with my cousins over a couple of drinks.
Today, my other cousin and I went to church, which was pretty liberal. The priest pretty much said "don't stand on ceremony" and they tapped up to take up the gifts on the fly. And you don't refuse. Especially when the usher uniform is Hawaiian shirt!
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