what an amazing night. it was short, far too short. but they were stoked and inspired. and inspiring.
there was a great, respectful and appreciative crowd, mostly ani's audience, of about +/-1,800 and the ryman holds +/-2,400, so not sold out but still a nice size audience. there must be quite a few of ani's die hards following this tour, when karin introduced "born" and "drunkard's prayer," both got great applause and most others seemed recognized.
the show started with a powerful "i don't wanna waste" and an early on admission, by a grinning from ear-to-ear & admittedly "twitterpated" karin (then she wondered if if that was the first time "twitterpated" was used on the ryman stage) of... "yeah, it's our first time and we're honored to be here" and it ended with the beautiful "motherless child," playing to a drop dead quiet house. this song is stunning. maybe their best cover ever. and a standing ovation. at the ryman.
it was just "the trio" w/K&L&J, which is a great sound and juicy worked his usual magic on the room. the sound was pristine. perfect. as i've said about the ryman before, you don't just "hear it," it wraps around you and swallows you whole.
the evening was made far more special by the fact that i was given backstage access to take pictures. not long after i arrived at the ryman, the promoter took me backstage where i met up with karin, linford, jake and juicy. after we said some quick hello's and shared a few hugs, karin walked me out to and on to the stage. the ryman is one of the most famous stages in the world, the list of greats that have played it is virtually endless. the greatest of greats have stood there, year after year and walking on that stage an awe inspiring experience and an honor.
great night juicy, jake, linford and karin. and glen. thank you.
more pics can be seen @: http://picasaweb.google.com/bivester
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