There are certain things that occur every year to signify the changing of the seasons: Tigers opening Day is the official start of Spring, Lions losing their first game signifies the start of Fall, Red Wings first home game the start of Winter, and finally Eddie Money at Pine Knob the official start of Summer! Last night summer officially kicked off in the "D", even though the calender says 6/21/10 as the start of summer.
The lovely BLT and her favorite Rock Dogg were on hand for opening day and our 33 Eddie Money concert. Perfect weather, a crowd of approximately 12,000, and the Money man in rare form. For those who have been witness to the rise and fall of the Money man, we never know which dude is showing up. The band that played yesterday was incredibly tight, perfect sound, decent staging, and they even rolled out 3-4 new songs that were all quite good. Detroit has always supported Eddie Money better than any venues on earth! Why? Because we like to party and Eddie can throw a great party, which he did last night.
The opening act, Jessie Money (papa's little girl) came out and threw down a very entertaing and energetic set. Eddies little girl has grownm into a HOT LADY! What legs, boobs, and smile! Strong voice with good range added to her outward appearance. The 40 minute was mostly possitively received by the late arriving crowd. The parking lot was full of tailgators until about 8:45, then a steady stream of people filled the hill to capacity and the pavillion was 2/3 full.
FYI, smoking is still permitted everywhere except the pavillion and Starlight VIP lounge. Great news, the Starlight has improved its buffet significantly and added more ala-cart choices.
When Eddie took the stage at 9:00, the band spun into Two Tickets for Paradise, Baby hold On, and Shakin to get the crowd into it. All of the classics were played with great entusiasm by the band and Jesse Money complimented all with strong backing vocals. The fast paced, 19 song set wrapped up just before 11:00. thjis dogg feels it was Eddie Money's best performance in many years! Perhaps our 8th row seats helped,, but all I can say is "great job, guys"!
We were joined by Jane and Paul for the evening. Perfect company, both! Ran into a zillion friends, long time Pine Knob employees, and my oldest friend Larry and his girl, Miss Jennie. Good times had by all. Sidenote to the steroid, muscle bound asshole sitting behind us, "take a chill pill"! No one was impressed by your glare, muscles or constant running to security to ask us to sit down. Buy a phuckin CD and stay home MORON. Concerts are meant to party at. Other than that ogre, all was cool.
Great way to open the outdoor concert season.
Weather A+
Crowd B
Atmosphere A
Sound A
Staging C+
Warm Up act C+
Lighting C+
Good Times B+
Overall i rate this performance a strong B to B+.
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