Bless each and every pair of eyes reading this blog with your Peace. In Jesus' name. Amen
(as Carlton and I were waiting for the band to begin, I wrote the following 'notes' in my phone).
Ten Hands fans have changed from their college daze.
We're fatter, a little wiser, and more comfortable in our skin than in the days of our youth.
Most have hung on to their hippy clothes, long past the time they should, but all friendly.
People are impatiently waiting for the magic of the music.
I'm wondering if others are asking themselves,
"Will the music have the same effect on us as it in the old days of partying?"
We want the band to be what it was and more.
We want to re-live the happy times of college.
The show is sold-out, showing the nostalgia runs deep, ha ha.
Some in the crowd have been through their first marriages, at least.
Some are hitting on the same girls they did in college, only hoping to score this time.
The opening band is far too serious and rock-focused to enjoy.
My brother has found a college friend from the past.
Most have come in from Denton, never having been to the Kessler.
The city welcomes everyone's - money, lol.
The crowd is getting bigger and people are filling up on drinks before the show.
The smell of alcohol is intoxicating and sickening.
Before the band took the stage, I walked to the end of the upper lip to 'reserve' my seat.
Paul Slavens comes out first, followed by the other members:
Steve Brand, the guitarist,
the drummer (didn't recognize him),
unlike Mike Dillon, the percussionist, who is easily recognizable,
as well as Gary Muller, on chapman stick.
They open with the song, "Little Man in Your Head."
I don't know who was happier: Paul being among his musical pals once again;
or the crowd, hearing the progressive-funk band live again.
The Kessler was the perfect venue for this reunion: it had the same small, intimate feel of the clubs in Denton.
The Hands are as talented & entertaining as they were in the 90's.
I was only surprised they didn't play The Big One is Coming, but they did play many favs: Love is the Question, Say the Word, You are My Fix, Bushlock Sadie, Moses...
Mike Dillon's antics are still hilarious and he has always been an intuitive drummer,
hitting just the right sound to add the perfect filler.
Some of my photos from the show:
Mike Dillon's wizardry
Paul Slaven's banter
all of us
Ten Hands gave the crowd what they came for: a lively and enjoyable evening with the past.
"I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world." Mother Theresa
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