Hi all you beautiful people out there on the border line! Monday nite
the 22nd. was one of those historical nights that will never leave my
memory. Like the first time i had that great chance to see Todd for the
first time in '75, at spartan stadium in ohio. It was the initiation
tour, ( also where the 'wheel' was recorded for the upcomming 'Another
Live' album...) Or like seeing Alice Cooper for the first time w/ the
original band for the '72 'schools out' tour. Those kind of things never
leave you... (only loney to know they've past.) I had tickets for the
whole family more than a month. Finally, that day had arrived, and it
would be nothing less than i had expected, but much much more! We loaded
up the camaro and kicked butt for Columbus. I had to kick it because i'm
always late... Try getting four girls packed and outta' front of the
mirror, much less the door! Like a bat outta' hell, at last we were
off. We arrived three hours before show time. We were lucky to get a
room at the holiday inn, just a blocks walk to the center. We grabbed a
beer and rushed to find our seating order. We didn't get second or even
third row, but still had a great overall veiw of the stage, just alittle
ways back along the side section, better than we had expected! Show
time... Then came out from behind the black curtain, our noble legends.
I had went mainly to see Todd, since he's so far apart from the US now,
i wasn't sure i would have the chance for awhile. And i wasn't about to
chance it... I had always wanted to see Ringo, because i love him, not
to mention being a drummer meself; and Jack Bruce has always been my
favorite part of Cream. ( Very underrated, my personal opinion...) Then
it started, 'It don't come easy', but for Todd it seemed to. To my
amazment, he started singing the lyrics to the song himself, which
sounded so great I would have loved to have heard him sing it all the
way through by himself... It sounded that great!!! Then out came Ringo,
and joined in. But that was okay, being it was his song! (Show?) I
thought with Joe Walsh there, it would have been better. Boy was I so
wrong... Todd carried all the guitar playing himself, and I haven't seen
him play that good in all my life! Not only I stand alone on this, but
everyone I talked to that nite was saying, why dosen't he want to play
that good all the time? I replied saying, don't you ever under estimate
him, he can do that and anything else anytime he wants to!!! Enough
said, Todd made, if not stold the whole show; but then i guess you just
don't still Ringo's show??? He didn't miss a riff, not to mention his
vocals were the sharpest i've heard in a long time!!! I defenitly
thought 'bang the drum' and 'white room' were the highlites of the
evening... I have never seen Todd look so good, sing so good, and damm
sure play so tight! My wife made the comment, he looks like he's in such
great shape. like 20 years ago, but better and more alive. I have to
agree... As Ringo made the statement, the show changes every night... It
was the one I am glad I didn't miss! The one thing I thought would have
been cool, is if on the 'cream' songs, Todd would have had the fool
strapped on, and Jack sporting his original 'cream' painted 'sg' bass!
That would have been intense. As if it wasn't aready!!! I would have
loved to seen Todd jump up behind the drums for 'cool jerk'! ...As I had
read in an earlier review. This was a great show, I suggest everyone
who has the chance should not miss it! Todd, Ringo, and all the guys
played a great show that will stay in my memories and dreams for the
next millinium!!! I would like to thank Ringo and all the guys for
playing Columbus. Also, I would like to thank my beautiful wife for
holding me together through all the waiting game. And my three lovely
daughters for loving music as much as I, and Diane do...Now I'm going to
go crash and say my prayers that Todd and maybe even Jack Bruce tours
together in the near future! "Wouldn't that be an intense dream!!!"
By: Roger Young}}}}}}}
