Farm Aid

Thru some cosmic chance, I got to go to Farm Aid last weekend. I got there just after 1 and stayed until Willie Nelson played his last note on a guitar that looked like it had seen more than it's share. Highlights include: the New Orleans style brass band that greeted concert goers at the entrance of the Comcast Center (or Tweeter Center or Great Woods, whatever the hell they're calling it these days); naturally raised pork smothered in barbeque sauce sizzling on giant grills (please forgive me Chrissie Hynde); roasted corn on the cob dripping in butter; watching and listening to Arlo Guthrie with his son and grandson on stage in the sunshine; a fully bearded, powerful, humble and acoustic Steve Earl; the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis pounding the piano keys at dinner time; pumpkin whoopie pies; fresh apples, peaches & raspberries; Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers and their new, younger Pretenders rippin' it up 1978 style; Tim Reynolds stunning guitar work; a full packed house of people from everywhere; enormous refried bean and brown rice burritos; John Mellencamp's exquisitely polished band and John's lingering rebellious attitude towards the establishment; Willie and his new found Brazilian Beat band; Willie and his old, comfortable, down home band; and my number one highlight: Neil Young....from the start of his set until he put his feedback ridden guitar down at the end of his rendition of "A Day in the Life". What a day it was.