review: The Eagles at Pepsi Center

LIVE REVIEW: Eagles show they still can fly at Pepsi Center

Had a great time shooting the Eagles at Pepsi Center in Denver last night. Met some, umm, interesting people where I was sitting in a group of fat cat daddies in a few chairs behind the soundboard and light boards.

I thought I saw Calista Flockhart sitting a couple chairs over from me. Turns out it wasn't - it was Joe Walsh's wife with a couple other family members.

I have ALOT of anecdotes about my experience at this concert which didn't make it into the review (read: there was stuff that happened that I couldn't or shouldn't talk about in print for the Gazette, so next time we're out at lunch, ask me about that night!!! LOL!!!)

Llamapalooza 2010 at Colorado College, Saturday 5/8/2010

the Llamapalooza 2010 scene
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Spent most of the day on Saturday 5/8/2010 at Colorado College at their annual Llamapalooza Music and Arts Festival. My review and more photos can be seen here.

review: Sonos A'cappella Sextet

Sonos A'cappella Sextet
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

My review of Sonos, an A'Cappella Sextet band that appeared at Stargazers recently on 5/6/2010 can be found here:
Sonos review

review: Ronnie Baker Brooks on 4/24/2010 at Cyrstola

ronnie baker brooks
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

My review of Ronnie Baker Brooks can be found here. This was a great show!!

http://soundboard.freedomblogging.com/2010/04/25/brooks-opens-a-flood-of-chicago-blues-on-crystola/2553/

review: Tony Exum

Tony Exum
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Attended Tony Exums CD Release Party at Stargazers in Colorado Springs, 5/1/2010

See my review here:
soundboard.freedomblogging.com/2010/05/02/live-review-jaz...

keith emerson's synth setup

keith emerson's synth setup
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never...Starts???

Keith Emerson and Greg Lake you may have heard of from Emerson, Lake and (Carl) Palmer (or ELP). The two are on tour together in the US heading for a UK reunion with Palmer in July. But on this tour, so far they've cancelled concerts 6 times (including the show in Colorado Springs at the Pikes Peak Center where I took this photo last night).

Official cause: Lake got sick (possibly due to altitude) and a doctor was called in onsite. The unofficial bitter rumor-mongering excuse which makes for better press (but we'll give the guys the benefit of the doubt that this rumor isn't true) : they saw the 2000-seat hall was half-full and one or both of them walked out. I'll take the high road and assume the altitude legitimately got to Lake. The 6,000 feet+ altitude has been known to affect people passing through.

Taking to people after the cancellation I met (more than a few) people who had travelled thousands of miles to see the show, and one guy who had tried to see them in Virginia where the show had been cancelled also. (Don't get on a plane with that guy!)

Lamented one aging fan - "I'm sorry I didn't get to see them tonight cause who knows how much longer any of us are going to be around? We're not getting any younger."

Dierks Bentley with The Travelin' McCourys

Dierks Bentley with The Travelin' McCourys
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Bluegrass is alive and well and maybe making a come-back. Saw Dierks Bentley last night with "The Travelin McCourys"... like a hoedown in Appalachia somewhere. Pretty fun.

outtake : alisha jamming

outtake : alisha jamming
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Haha, this is just for fun, this was an out-take from a studio session a couple years ago. I have this in my flickr photos somewhere and somebody searching for "air guitar" out there on the net pulled it up (I check my logs every day & saw this come up). Kinda cracked me up, suits my mood today... have a great friday & weekend!

spock's still got it.

spock's still got it.
Originally uploaded by butch leitz

Actor, writer, director, poet, and photographer Leonard Nimoy spoke at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs tonight at the final night of the Space Foundation's National Space Symposium. Here "Spock" is throwing out his Vulcan greeting 'cause, you know, people expect it. Fer you youngin's, Mr. Nimoy was the original Mr. Spock from the original Star Trek. He's the real deal.

LIVE REVIEW: A Swift country rock extravaganza

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LIVE REVIEW: A Swift country rock extravaganza