Steve wanted to celebrate with all of his friends and family in one place. He was joined on stage by Lisa Sanders, Mojo Nixon, Fred Van Vactor, Patrick Dennis and Christopher Hoffee (the Cynics), Anya Marina, Cindy Lee Berryhill, Berkley Hart, AJ Croce, Gregory Page, as well as Jeff "Stinky" Aafedt, "Dr." Robert Driscoll and John Castro with The Rugburns.
Due to a crash on the ski slopes while in Rossland, B.C. he broke his left arm, which could have put a damper on things. Steve exclaimed that no shows will be cancelled and continued his tour and the planning of his birthday bash/CD release.
Shawn Rohlf of the 7th Day Buskers generously stepped up to the plate by learning a large number of Steve Poltz and Rugburns songs... and that was not an easy feat. Steve had previously commented that the new Dreamhouse album is very guitar heavy, with more complex chord combinations and picking patterns than he has ever done before. Shawn certainly pulled it off even working collaboratively with Steve for "You Were Meant for Me." If you closed your eyes, you couldn't even tell there were two people there.
Steve Poltz and Shawn Rohlf
Before the show, there was talk of a set list. A set list?! I didn't even know that Steve knew what one of those was. Here is a tweet that came from Patrick Dennis about a week before the show:
Via @Wirepony: Poltz and a 25 song set list for his guest heavy show next week. Set list?!? Don't ever believe him. Even with his broken hand.However, the night of the show Joe Daly tweeted the following:
Via @JoeDaly_SD: Soundchecking at the BUT! @stevepoltz in top form. Just heard "Hey, do we have a set list yet?"
I guess things don't really change. Speaking of things that don't change, Julia Sanchez Harris and I spent half the show discussing if we should sneak backstage. We never ended up doing it, mainly because we didn't want to miss any of the show. And with no set breaks, there was never a good time to leave my awesome spot in the front.
I tried to be a good blogger and take photos, but if there was a time to sit and bask in the experience, it was this night. Here are the photos that I managed to take:
Mojo Nixon and Steve Poltz
Steve Poltz and Christopher Hoffee
Steve Poltz and Gregory Page
Steve Poltz, Dennis Borlek and John Castro
I think Rosey from SD Dialed In stated it best with this tweet:
Via @sddialedin: There is some sort of magic knowing that every single person in this sold out crowd has a @StevePoltz story or more. That's why we love him.This is exactly how I would like to spend my 50th birthday, when it comes along... with good friends, family and a dueling drum finale.
Via @Wirepony: A dream was realized. Stinky and I sent @stevepoltz off in a dual drumming frenzy for his birthday bash two full kits flying. Goodnight!
1 comment:
Great friends, Great times... amazing show! Miss you :)
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