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Jim
Gladieux's Reports
Dan in Cleveland and Columbus, 4/27-28
Having
just got back from Cleveland and Columbus, I feel honored to report
on Dan's Midwest gigs. Hixsters are alive and well in the Midwest and
were enthusiastic to see the man. The Columbus article was excellent
and Dan was in fine fashion dealing with the audience. I've never seen
him interract so much. His wit was in rare form. He let everyone know
that he would be in Cleveland tomorrow, someone yells "The Beachland
Ballroom", to which he responded "at the Beachball Playroom". This concert
was excellent.
The list of songs are:
1. Peach Pickin Time in Georgia
2. Honeysuckle Rose
3. Shootin Straight
4. Long Comma Viper
5. Strike it While it's Hot
6. Capo on my Brain
7. The Buzzard was their Friend
8. Caravan
9. I Scare Myself
10. Payday Blues
Intermission
11. an instrumental (a song I didn't recognize)
12. How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
13. Canned Music
14. Evenin Breeze
15. Bottom's Up
16. Slow Boat to China (an excellent performance by Tom Mitchell)
17. The Piano has been Drinking
18. Cowboy's Dream #19
19. I Got Mine
20. News From Up the Street
21. Cello
22. Walkin One and Only
Cleveland didn't quite have the same crowd, although the hall was a
bit larger. The place was still full of die hard Hix fans. He put on
another fine show, this time without a break. In both venues, he didn't
start to play until 10:30 pm.
The list of songs are:
1. Peach Pickin Time in Georgia
2. The Buzzard was their Friend
3. Shootin Straight
4. Hell, I'd Go
5. Strike it While it's Hot
6. Bottoms Up
7. Long Comma Viper
8. Caravan
9. Four Brothers
10. I Scare Myself
11. Capo on my Brain
12. Evenin Breeze
13. Payday Blues
14. Canned Music
15. I Got Mine
16. Humming to Myself
17. How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away
18. Walkin One and Only
19. News From Up the Street
After Cleveland's concert, the four of us (myself, the wife and another
couple) got a chance to talk with Tom Mitchell. Can't say enough nice
things about the guy. I took every opportunity to talk to Dan without
imposing on his busy schedule. He was very friendly with his wit always
turned on. When I called the Thisty Ear in Columbus to find out what
time he started, I asked the person on the other end if Dan was there.
A minute later I hear "This is Dan." Needless to say, I was flabergasted.
So sounding like a total idiot, I said I was driving down from Toledo
(actually a little more north than that). I told him I was a big fan
and asked him to play Cello and he said he would. The car phone kept
breaking up, so I tried to quickly and politely tell him he's the greatest.
He finished with "Thanks for calling." A true gentleman - truly the
only hip person there is.
Life is good again. I only hope that I can last until the next time
he's in the area. In the meantime, I'll line up with everyone else for
a copy of Beating the Heat.
Jim G
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