I just got home from our outing last night with Hookers N' Blow. HOLY SHIT THESE GUYS ROCK!!!
This was my first time seeing them in action and I was thoroughly entertained the entire time. We got to the Hard Rock about two hours before the show started. When it came time for the band to come on, the Hard Rock manager asked if we wouldn't mind moving our (very nice) seats at the bar in order to make room for people to dance. With a wink he tells me, "don't worry, I'll hook you up." Ten minute later my wife and I are sitting at a pub table right up agains the stage...right in front of Dizzy's keyboard.
Just as the show was about to start, I ran to the bathroom to take a final squirt and who walks in behind me...Scotty (H&B guitarist, singer). I had to laugh.
Enough of that. The show started and I told my wife that they sometimes play some GN'R, some Aerosmith and some Stone (not really sure what the band had up their sleeve for that evening). Sure enough they opened with It's So Easy, followed by Mama Kin and Brown Sugar! Other songs included in the set were Bad Obsession, Pretty Tied Up, You're Crazy, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Patience and an AWESOME version of BOC's Godzilla. During the set, Scotty mentioned that this was one of their last gigs (and that it was the drummer's last as he was asked to tour with another band...not sure which). Dizzy later reiterated this and mentioned that
Guns would be on the road later this year!?
The band was having an awesome time, it seemed. At one point, Scotty looked down at our table and read "the note" I scribbled on a napkin that read "FREE BEER 4 CHINESE D. INFO!" He laughed his ass off and showed it to Dizzy who asked me to hold it up. One of his roadies came over then and took a picture of my wife and I holding up the napkin note. Very cool!?
After the show, I headed back to the bathroom and I open the door and there's Dizzy and two other guys talking business. I excused myself to walk passed them and did my business while trying to hear what they were talking about (which was about more touring, although I didn't stick around long enough to get any details). Figuring that might have been the only chance I had to meet Dizzy, I politely interrupted and said "My wife and I drove 4 hours spur of the moment to see you guys and you fuckin' rocked!" He thanked me and I left.
I thought the night was over and that we'd hit the Black Jack tables before heading back to the hotel, but a few minutes later, Scotty came over to us and we bought him a drink for his birthday. We chatted for a little while and he was saying how cool of a guy Dizzy is for putting this gig together and about how much fun they all have. I asked him if he had heard anything from CD and he said only what was played live...and he loved it. He then asked if we had a chance to meet Dizzy yet. I said not really and he told me to wait around for a few more minutes. 5 minutes later he waved my wife and I over to where he and Dizzy were talking. He introduced us to Dizzy and we chatted with him for a bit. I reiterrated how much we loved the show and eventually I got around to mentioning MSG. He asked if I was there and I told him yes. He then put his arm around me and he says "don't tell anyone I said this, but THAT show was the best show I've ever played in all the years I've been with Guns!" He was very sincere about this, although I'm not sure why he prefaced it with "don't tell anyone I said this." Hope you don't mind I shared the info, Dizzy?
? We chatted a bit more just about music and he signed my Use Your Illusion I cd. I didn't ask about CD simply because it didn't seem appropriate at the moment.
All in all, it was an awesome show and I'm thoroughly hung over this morning.?
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If you're curious, check out some of the pics I took at the show!
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SORRY FOR THE DELAY
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