Keb Mo in Tulsa

Having the job I have certainly involves its drawbacks -- travel, stress, long hours -- but it has its great benefits, too, like this trip to Tulsa. I'm in town for a new engagement that kicked off today -- and I also had the chance since I was here anyway, to catch a show by one of my favorite blues artists, Keb Mo.

He was plaing at Cain's Ballroom last night and I figured that since luck was staring me right in the face, I should buy a ticket!! This is the second time I've caught a Keb Mo show while on a project -- the first was in LA at the House of Blues on Sunset. Last night's show was just as good as I remember the first one being -- Just Keb and his rythm man, Clayton, playing the blues and telling stories.

Cain's is a fairly intimate venue, about half again larger than Gruene Hall, and about the size of the little theater at the Hobby Center. But unlike the posh Hobby, it was more of the nature of Gruene -- a historic dancehall, first and foremost.

Show was great, although I could have done without the drunks next to me running back and forth to the bathroom/bar, etc. By the time it was over, I was glad I took the chance to go see the show --

My only regret was not having someone to share the music with -- I caught myself so many times thinking how much Katie would have liked a particular song, or story; or how Pid would have loved the show -- every ounce of it; or how I noticed that they sold earplugs for $1, that I surely would have gotten Jackson before the show went on. Any of them, or all of them, would have made the music mean that much more to me, but I enjoyed it every bit.

So with the good comes the just a bit less good -- great show, but want next time to share the experience and the memories. We'll see Keb again, though -- that's for sure.