Just a real quick note:
Last night I saw LBLZE in Concord, New Hampshire at the Capitol Arts Center. The show was an amazing, dignified tribute to John and the band. Jason told personal stories, shared old home movies and ROCKED OUT the hall. Some details from the show:
He is picking 1 charity per city to raise funds by selling laminates for $20 in exchange for a chance to go back stage and a chance to win his drum set on June 1. Last night's charity was the Capitol Arts Center Tickets Fund (for low-income and other folks in crisis). I think this is a wonderful addition to the show more musicians should take the lead and do this. (my ticket was 3 numbers off~). The set was pretty much the above list. The age range in the audience was from 10-70 easy! It was so nice to see parents and maybe grandparents, bringing the next generation to the show. I saw a young girl around the age of 10 wearing a LZ t-shirt dancing in the aisle! Everyone was up and down the whole night, but everyone stood through the whole of Stairway to Heaven. (as it should be)
I couldn't help but wonder how he does it every night. It's a very emotional tribute and he appeared to get choked up at least once. He truly misses his Dad and is sad that they didn't get to play together. I'm so glad I went and didn't listen to the nay-sayers who are criticizing this program. Jason and his band mates do a stunning job of paying respectful tribute to the music. It's clear he fully understands his fathers contribution to the world of music.