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Martha (Mrs. VAXman), Kris, (My son) and myself arrived in Keswick at about 5:30pm and parked in the lot behind the Theater. We walked to the tavern across from the theater for some dinner and libations. After dinner, we hung at the bar until about the time the show was to start. I recognised a few faces from myriad other gigs while pouring back a few pints and chatted with them. About an hr. before the show George Roldan (ROSfest organizer) entered the tavern. He waved and immediately made his way around the bar to talk to me. We pured back a few Guinness. Chad Hutchinson (NEARfest) was also there. I talked with him briefly to outside the tavern on our way to the theater.
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (TLLDOB) was executed well. I've seen TMB to Foxtrot and Selling ENgland By The Pound (SEBTP) so I knew what to expect in terms of performance quality. The set was spot on from what I've seen from pix and brief film footage of the original shows.
My son Kris didn't know what to expect and, of course, did not understand the double entendre of TLLDOB's tracks such as bits from Back In NYC through Carpet Crawlers but he still enjoyed it.
The only disappointment was with the attendees. People were up and down throughout the entire concert. I can understand a need to go to the toilet but there were crowds in the lobby making much noise throughout the gig.
There was a bit of a "wardrobe malfunction" during the Colony Of Slippermen. The "ballons" used during the "dock the dick" segment deflated prematurely. He was supposed to use these to create the stretching of the member noise and then pop the ballon when the member was segregated from its host... Oh well... still a great performance.
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