The
 show last night was all old hippies and the most beautiful 50-year-old 
women you've ever seen. It took place at a really nice venue with lots 
of leg room which was an active temple. The menorah on the side of the 
stage was a nice aesthetic touch. 
 So it was a big surprise when the
 band just stopped and said the neighbors complained about the noise and
 the cops were there. Concert over. 
 I'd never even been to a *party* shut down by the cops before. 
 The weird comic bit I think is just how mellow an audience this was. I 
mean, it's a San Fransisco band. And basically anyone under 35 was 
carded and told they needed better ID*
 The costumes were great. I 
was expecting more costume changes but maybe those were going to happen 
later in the show? I enjoyed how the musicians sometimes had to adjust 
their beaks between songs. 
 The singing was more Cookie-Monster than I'd expected. And the guitar was more '80's finger-tapping than I would have figured. 
 The backdrop matched the costumes. We met the tour's LD and I told him 
he did a great job. He told me he only had 8 instruments. 
 Almost exactly 37 years ago Pete Cenedella made me listen to the Residents in his dorm room at Solebury School. Which is kinda awesome. 
 
 *This is a lie but one that amuses me.
 
