Robben Ford Discussion

[BlueRunner]

Just received a very, very cool birthday gift from my parents. Two tickets to hear B.B. King this coming Tuesday night at the Arlington Theater in Santa Barbara. For a guy who's 80, B.B. shows no sign of letting up on the tour schedule. (My folks, who are 81 and 80 themselves, are definitely NOT roaming around the country in a bus doing 300 gigs a year.) Has anyone been to any of King's concerts so far in his "80th Birthday Tour?" I last saw him about a year and a half ago, and wonder what might be new in the lineup. I'll post a full report later next week, after the concert.
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- BlueRunner

[roadwarriorfortheblues]

Happy Birthday BlueRunner. B.B. King was in Tampa Bay a couple weeks ago, and I didn't go. My ears were still recovering from the Satriani blow out. Here's a link to a review of the show, and a quote from The Man himself:

"The papers are going to kill me tomorrow. It'll be the end of my career," King joked. "'Ol' B.B. was good, but he talked all night.' "

http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sptimes/access/1028094491.html?dids=1028094491:1028094491&FMT=FT&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+27%2C+2006&author=LOUIS+HAU&pub=St.+Petersburg+Times&edition=&startpage=2.B&desc=Blues+with+the+King
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Travelling by train of thought

[JohnnyZ]

I thought I'd read somewhere before this tour started, that it'll be BB's final tour. It's amazing how he just keeps going, and going, and....

[roadwarriorfortheblues]

[JavaDiva]

I'll be seeing BB on August 8, can't wait. Roadwarrier is right, BB has decided not to go back to Europe next summer. Good news for the U.S. - we may see more of him at the summer festivals.