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| - We got tix to this last minute and I knew it was the last night of it's run at Hilton. Those 9 nights went by fast!
I don't know what all this recession talk is, I've seen many casinos and all have been busy the past few weeks. This was even before football season began. I can understand a lot of locals praying for a few thousand easy dollars nowadays.
The tickets had 2 coupons on them, which I suppose is worth mentioning, 2-4-1 drinks until midnight night of the show. also, on the way out, there was a bar next to the exit with employees barking out specials to passers by.
We get sat and I'm waiting for mob idiocy to raise it's head when the show begins. There was a warm up/ opening acts section of the show. Most noticeably was Joan Armstrong and a few others that asks the question, why didn't they get guest billing status on the posters?
I believe there was another group doing Sgt. Pepper at Railhead about a year or so ago? I don't know about that version. also, I can understand Rock Star was premeditated, but all the other Beatles Music tie ins lately... How much was orchestrated by Michael Jackson to make money from the rights and how many were rushed after he died, to make money for the estate? I can't imagine Macy's come together being intentionally planned too far in advance.
There were a lot of surprises and a lot fo appreciation applause going on in the audience. This was a respectable crowd, but there's a part of my mind tugging at comparing to Monster Circus, the other rock show I saw there months before (also reviewed).
Strange, no smell of pot during the concert. The "wildest" thing were a few girls standing up and "old fogies" (tongue in cheek, they're my age) yelling at them to sit down.
There were little if no synthesizer, prerecorded crap during the show. the doorbells when I'm 64 were there, a 6 person vocal backup, a sitar section, a kid's choir, strings and horns. Even Will Farrel's favorite instrument was featured in probably the only Beatles song of the night to have cowbell (name that song).
Rick threw out cusom pics all night (not just off stage) with some sweet revenge from the orchestra after the last number. holy crap, he even gave his guitar to some kid int he audience after the song. Everyone was so stunned, the kid kept standing there waiting for him to take it back until halfway thru the next song.
I cheated, I looked at the program. I was toying with the idea of leaving before the last song to buy a shirt at the stand out front. Of course I didn't and the last song was a big confetti shooting, everyone coming back out, everyone in the audience standing up and singing along spectacular.
I have seen this and Love at the Mirage. they're probably the only 2 shows in town that made me tear up in memories, joy and appreciation.
And then a couple of things I noticed, probably very minor bitching all things considered. I noticed Ricks 6-neck guitar sitting behind him all night ready to be played and it wasn't. And at the end of the show, that was it. It's probably the only concert I've ever been to that didn't have an encore. And they could have played one of their songs, I couldn't get She's Tight out of my head. Everyone's played the other top 5 requests out.
So we were herded out, I decided to pass on the shirt. And later in my insomnia almost killed myself after seeing what the shirts went for on ebay. I'm picky about my shirts, I want there to be a date, the group and where. A lot of band's shirts don't even say Vegas. and there was their shirt highlighting all the dates "at the Hilton" they played. @$%#@$
They're supposed to be doing another run in Vegas. I hpoe it doesn't get recession canceled so I can get a damn shirt!
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