I drove 3 hours yesterday to meet my friend, Lynn, in Wash. DC to see this concert last night. I forgot what an amazing experience it is to see him in person. Two hours of sheer bliss. We were in the 6th row center -- fantastic view of the whole stage.
He came on stage being supported by Tim O'Brien and sort of hopping on his good leg. It was obviously painful to him to put weight on his left leg. I was heart broken to see him in so much pain knowing he had a two hour concert ahead of him. It couldn't have been easy to sit on a hard stool and play for that long.
To look at him playing throughout the concert, I couldn't tell if he was in pain. He probably was but he didn't show it. He made a crack about "sorry I'm not kicking up my heels, as usual" but "I pinched something".
During the show, he said "I don't know if it's from the medication I'm on, but my fingers feel like they have super glue on them".
The set list was exactly the same as the night before. I have never heard such perfect sound and, as usual, MK did not disappoint. I thought the concert had a great energy, and the guys seemed to be having a blast. There was plenty of interaction among them with Mark smiling quite a bit, especially during the second half of the concert.
There was no finger of death, thank goodness.
I loved hearing the new songs from Get Lucky, and thought Coyote and Prairie Wedding were fantastic. He got the biggest applause from the DS songs though. I'm not at all tired of hearing TR or SOS -- they were amazing. Every song was amazing. These guys are just a joy to watch and listen to. Such talent!
Cups of refreshments were brought out to them on a tray before the encore. All the lights went on and bright lights were shining on the audience. The band all came to the front of the stage and toasted the audience.
After the encore, Danny came over to MK and supported him so he could hobble off the stage. I don't know how he is able to perform the way he did under the circumstances. I hope he gets better soon so he can enjoy this tour experience more.
I'm still floating from the moving experience. How lucky we are that he still writes, records & performs. As Guy said, he really is a "trooper" .... no doubt about that!!!!