With that noted, I want to say a huge thanks to The New Cars. Because of them, Todd has been practicing for over a year. We all know there is Todd the Balladeer with that one of a kind wonderful voice and songs that remind us of the back seat, and there is Todd the Experimenter and artistic Inventor, and then there is last nights Todd. The man is one of the best guitarists of all time but we have painfully missed Guitar Todd over the past decade. Don’t you love that we can talk about him in decades. Last nights show was the show I thought I would never see again. Other reviews have complained about mistakes and weak vocals but we got a frickin masterpiece last night. A very gray haired crowd, with a sprinkling of kids, went away totally satisfied by an incredible play list. I had read that it didn’t change much but didn’t realize what a great group of songs it was till I heard them back to back. They were done just like I like them and even had wonderful new lead ins and occasionally a new arrangement that didn’t detract from the soul of the song. Todd and Jesse and Kass compliment each other so well and the addition of Jesse’s wonderful skills made this one of Todd’s best bands in a long time. One of things that you and I love about Todd is his humor and witty visits with us between songs and last night you could see that senility is a long way off for The Runt. I thought this show was the best I have seen since the Second Wind Tour. If you are reading this to get input on upcoming shows you will be attending---rest assured---it’s like it was when you were a kid. It was frickin incredible.
A huge Thanks to Michelle and Rebop for sharing him with us.
