seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn in concert for the first time. nautilus pavilion at sea world of all places.
I got the chance to see him many times after that...always a fantastic show, but something about that show that was well beyond the beyond. Stevie was just freshly sobered up and clean. it showed. he was dead on and having an absolute blast. the crowd was a complete over the top party and he played an extra hour and a half just cuz he wanted to. sharing the stage with The Fabulous Thunderbirds (SRV's brothers band), everyone there seemed to know it was something special. Ive never seen anyone put so much of themselves into a single performance, before or since.
4th row center....cost me an arm and a leg for those tix. I'd pay 100x that now.
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