Yup Gazza...full on attack right on the rail!
The pit was fun as hell. I was first in line, getting there at 11am and had my choice of where to stand. I chose right in front of Keith. I had been on Ronnie's side when I saw them in a club in 2002 so I thought it'd be fitting to have a show on Keith's side. There's so much going on on stage--all of which you can see first hand right against the front railing. One thing I loved seeing was how much the band communicated with each other: all without words by nodding, points and even blinking. Sometimes a small look from Mick to Keith was all that was needed for them to move forward. A real great moment was during the intro to "Brown Sugar", mid way through the riff, Keith looks up to Mick who is at his right and smiles as if saying "Hey, this is a cool riff, eh?" Mick answered with a nod. During "Honky Tonk Woman", Keith who usually puts his guitar pick in his mouth as he finger picks the intro, tried to get the pick out before going into the chorus. But the pick had gotten stuck to the roof of his mouth and he had to stop playing and dig it out of there. He and Darryl had a laugh about it. Keith was very jovial this evening, often making jokes between Darryl and Bernard, one of them including some inside joke involving Keith's hand on his hip. During "Midnight Ramlber" as Taylor was soloing, Ronnie seemed impressed by his playing and gave Keith a smile and a nod and pointed to Taylor, Keith smiled back and looked on at Taylor with joy. Right after Jumping Jack Flash, Keith tossed his pick in the air and I put my hand out and the pick floated right into my palm. I could not believe it. I still remember the feeling of it landing and just in complete shock that it was in my hand. After the final bows, I leaned forward and grabbed a setlist that was sitting below the stage.
It was a great day all around. Made friends with people in line including a few members who visit IORR and one dude who was there, trying to sell his pit ticket. He had seen them at the Echoplex three weeks ago and he vowed that he'd never be able to see a show that topped that. He seriously wanted to sell the ticket. After staying and chatting with everyone for most of the day he realized he couldn't go through with it and stayed. At the end of the show, he knew he had made the right decision. Concerts are meant to be enjoyed in person, not judged from home. The Stones aren't reinventing the wheel here with this tour, but it is so good to see them playing together.
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