Bingo Jingo appeared in the 2nd set... and something new.

It was Rico-Town! The extended Jam between Dave and Rico was fantastic. The audience went wild as Rico started doing the dance... Billy put the head-set on again and we heard his electronic "vocoder" voice.... "Can you take me to Rico-Town?"

Russ polled us... as to whether we wanted Black Diamond or Tourist in Paradise for the encore. It was a tie (in my opinion) but they launched into Black Diamond. By the time "Purple Haze-Fire" rolled around, the audience was in a frenzy. I was sitting in my chair, smiling and cheering (and trying not to get stepped on while clutching my cameras) - but I heard something that made me stand up and start screaming.

Russ and Rico took off on a jam that was very much NOT HENDRIX. I thought I was listening to SevenDust (a metal band from Atlanta, here's the link - listen to Prodigal Son http://sevendust.com/).

It was my 79th show, and it just proves that I haven't heard it all....

Pictures in a little while, I just finished peeking at them.

I'm still trying to decide... many pics to choose from.

I thought some folks might like this one:


and one to hold you over...

I edited my pics for a few hours late yesterday morning through mid-afternoon. That included cropping the best pics to put in my blog recap and Facebook photo album recap. As with my Smooth Jazz for Scholars recap, I led off with pics on the way to Chelsea Piers: from Exit 39 on the L.I.E. (I-495) through Manhattan to the Piers entrance on 12th Ave.
Here's the blog recap. Again, I was only on the 6:30 cruise. So, I missed out on the really, really, really good stuff, and only saw the really, really good stuff. Enjoy.

Glad you got your photo of Lady Liberty! It is nice to cruise around Manhattan - but my heart still aches each time I see the "hole" where the Twin Towers used to be. : (

Can't wait to see more photos! : )

Yes... we drove by the spot on the way to the pier. I remember when the Towers weren't there, and then one day it seemed as if they were always there.

In the mid-90's, I worked on Liberty St, and often walked over to the World Trade Center.

I don't think we're ever going to forget that day.

I put photos from the cruise in the photo forum.

Please take a peek at Mike's blog recap, he has a lot of detail about the songs....

Any word if Ripps are scheduled to hit South Florida? It is one of their usual stomping grounds. I could not get up to Melbourne or over to Clearwater. Very depressed if they will not be playing here. Thanks for any info you can provide.