A while ago I got a text from Pyro – “what are you doin on the 29th May – fancy George Thorogood and the Destroyers”. A Friday evening with bluesy rock and the possibility of beers in the Ben Nevis after sounded perfect. Picked up some tickets and in the end Mirsia, Pyro, Elise (Pyro’s sis) and Pyro’s Mum and Dad all headed along. Both the support band – the Dirty Strangers and George were fantastic. Many of the songs took me back to being seventeen years old and hanging about certain bars which in retrospect …were possibly not the healthiest of places to hang around …but they did provide everything a seventeen year old guy could ask for! As predicted, we did end up in the Nevis for a few after the gig.
In a similar vein, Saturday evening was spent in the company with Willy H from work and Steve Forbert. The Ferry was the venue this time. Again, the gig was great but suffered a bit from folks not having the manners to listen to the performance. Will never figure out people who buy tickets for a gig then talk through it. Steve did a nice mix of his own songs as well as a fantastic cover of the Townes track “Pancho & Lefty”.
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