Steady as she goes

Nothing like a good show to inspire me to return to the blog. And not just a good show. A mind-blowing, can't-stop-thinking-about-it-the-next-day show. As in, call your husband at work the next day to discuss the details and recount the best moments.

SMH and I drove up to Seattle the other night for the Raconteurs show at the Moore Theater. It was phenomenal. For my money, the Greenhornes were the stars of the show. OK, OK, we're a little biased. It is difficult for anybody to upstage Jack White, who dominated the show with his huge stage-presence. But we have to cast our vote with P.K. and J.L. as the superstars.

So, after the show, we think, "Oh, we'll just grab a beer and come back to see if we can say hi to Patrick and Jack." Um, riiiiiiiight, great idea...if this was the Comet! What were we thinking?! They are total rock stars, which means they had an entourage of groupies waiting for them by the tour bus. Which also means that WE looked like groupies. Decidedly old, decidedly unhip groupies. So we left.

Anyway, they played a cover of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)," which is still giving me goosebumps.

I cannot overemphasize how fantastic these fellows are. So, if you are in Cincinnati, make the trip to Cleveland for the show. Or better yet, to Ann Arbor, where you can stop by Zingerman's for a snack.