MOTM

Went to the Robert Rich show in Des Moines last night - many thanks to
elle_web and hiw wife for hosting this event. A great time was had by all!

I got to meet Robert for the first time after having corresponded with
him via email for the last few years. I was honored to have several
stooge panels serving in his system.

He played 2 sets, reversed in order because his normal first set is
accompanied by a movie, and there was enough natural light in the room
to make it desirable to wait until sunset to show it. That worked out
better as far as I was concerned - he ended up playing a lot of his
earlier (MOTM-less) material first. The second set had several cuts
from Bestiary and Electric Ladder which were satisfyingly glorpy. I
finally was able to link the slide guitar with the sounds I was
hearing on the CDs. It is inspiring to see him play his entire rig - 3
ancient keyboards, modular, flutes, steel guitar, mixer and effects,
as one big instrument.

Robert is a super nice guy and has an embarrasingly sensible idea
about not being much of a gear slut - he would rather make music with
what he's got than chase after the latest and greatest (hanging my
head in shame).

Having said that though, we both agree - RELEASE THE CLOUD GENERATOR!

Moe