This show was a little frustrating
because Link blew his amp 3 times during the show. However, he took
the down time to talk some about his growing up in the south, early
influences, the 70's, and The Neville Brothers. It got a bit
repetitive, but it was totally fascinating.
Link did 2 shows that night, but I only
saw the first one. I don't know if he had the same trouble at the
2nd show. During the sound check he had on his leather jacket
and shades. At one point, when his shades were on top of his
head, he quickly jerked his head down and the shades fell onto his nose
right in place. How cool.
He didn't wear the jacket or shades for
the show. In fact, he didn't even perform the early show on
stage! That is, he spent the whole time on the floor, walking
around the seated crowd while he played. He often held his guitar out to
someone at a table to make some noise of their own during a
song. He made his bass player do most of the show off the
stage, too. Whenever he needed the microphone, he'd grab the stand
and lean it over to talk while his amp was being fixed. The
one time he sang (Fallin' Rain) he brought the mic & stand onto the
floor!