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| The Piano |
After getting some much needed sleep, we took the short drive to
The Hamilton. We got to park in a cool underground loading area, and it made me feel special, and happy we didn't have to hunt for street parking. The Hamilton is a beautiful venue, and the sound crew was extremely awesome to work with. The club has a house grand piano, that they ask all of the performers to autograph. There were some legendary names in there including Allen Toussaint, John Cleary and Billy Joel, among others. The last hands to play it were none other than the legendary
Dr. John. We are all huge fans of his, and often cover his tunes. Needless to say, Nicholas was very excited to absorb some of the Doctor's energy from the piano.
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| Soundcheck |
The audience was extremely receptive, and we made a great connection with the audience. We had people crying, laughing and dancing. It was the most connected I've ever felt with an audience at a live show before. It was truly magical. After the show, in the dressing room it suddenly hit me how exciting this whole adventure is and how special what we are doing is. Many times you don't realize this until you look back with the clarity of hindsight, but I definitely felt how special this moment was while I was in it.
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| Nicky D with his face in his phone. |
The people that came out stuck around to meet Nicholas and a few of them chatted up the rest of the band. Everyone was extremely supportive and showered us with praise and adoration. It was so uplifting. The goal of music, in my opinion, is to emotionally connect with people and provide them with hope, inspiration and love. We are doing just that. Mission accomplished.
P.S. Nicholas now also has a blog. Check it out
here.
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