To start off this post I bought a new to me car. It’s a 1987 Lincoln Town Car “Linc”, white with dark blue interior. Overall the car is somewhat near flawless, for $1000 I could not pass it up since I have been looking for a road car. What is a road car? It’s a car that you can drive for hours and are comfortable the whole time. The car has some quirks as it’s 20 years old but they are easy simple repairs. Of course your thinking to yourself “what the heck do you want with a 20 year old gas guzzler”. Simple I have no need for a car payment and a good solid car is hard to come by in the midwest due to winters.

Well we just got back from a spectacular week. We took Linc on a 800 mile journey. First stop was Branson Missouri to see the Andy Williams Christmas Show, what can I say. This is the second time I have seen him, see my June post and it’s a great show and worth your time. Apparently this was his “new” Christmas show which involves The Williams Brothers (not related) that tap dance. Then there is The Warnocks they are a whole family that sing with Andy on some numbers. Lastly there was a russian couple who danced and did illusions that involved the changing of their costumes.

The next morning it was back on the road to St.Louis for a show I have wanted to attend for years, Neil Young. The show was at the Fox Theater which is beautiful place for any venue. The opening act was Neil’s wife Pegi, I can tell you that this lady holds in own just fine. I am not sure if her music is inspired by Neil but you can hear similarities. She did about a 30 minute set and did a wonderful job and I look forward to owning her CD. Then Neil’s set almost 2.5 hours long was exceptional to say the least. For a guy 62 years old, having a brain aneurysm removed in 2005 Neil rocked the house to the floor. He opened with about a 30 minute solo acoustic set switching guitars and pianos. Then there was the rest of the concert with long time friends/musicians. He mostly covered his newer songs as I counted only 3 songs from the “past”. I have not kept on Neil’s latest 2 or 3 albums but if the show was any indicator, they must be purchased. One song he did “No Hidden Path”, I have not heard the “CD” version but he went on a probably 20 minute semi-solo guitar playing that was a thing of beauty. All I can say no matter the cost Neil is completely worth every penny.

Update: I have purchased Chrome Dreams II and it’s more like his older stuff. Some of the songs are “rock”y and others are more “folk”y. Spirit Road and No Hidden Path are probably my favorites from this album.

Some pics:

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