CONCERT REPORT: Cairns, Queensland, Australia –26th Nov 2013
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 3:18 am
Linda please do your usual intro. I just wanted to say this:
Cairns Pre-Concert Report 26.11.13
The sun has broken through the clouds here in Cairns and despite the forecast of thunderstorms this afternoon I have a feeling that this is going to be a wonderful day/night! I’m listening to local Cairns radio at the moment and they are repeatedly saying that the concert tonight is “The biggest musical event to hit Cairns in years”. Sharon Robinson and Roscoe Beck were specifically named and the band mentioned as a unit. Also stated is that there still are seats available – unbelievable! I’m lucky enough to have a dead centre front row seat. You know the price for that privilege is almost HALF of what I paid for a centre sixth row one in Melbourne. It’s hard to explain that because the venue tonight is agreeably more intimate than those big stadiums down south and you would think because of logistics etc. it would cost more.
The night I arrived I was standing by the window of my hotel looking at the view when a shadowy familiar figure in the hotel opposite caught my eye. I was tired from travelling all day and thought I was seeing things and I probably was. But yesterday when I went for a walk to take photos of this giant tourist cruiser ship literally parked a couple of blocks from the main street, I had a chance encounter with Leif B, Mitch’s guitar technician on a park bench between the two hotels. I had met him before briefly on a couple of occasions. We had a very interesting conversation about many things. And so the adventure continues .......
Cairns Pre-Concert Report 26.11.13
The sun has broken through the clouds here in Cairns and despite the forecast of thunderstorms this afternoon I have a feeling that this is going to be a wonderful day/night! I’m listening to local Cairns radio at the moment and they are repeatedly saying that the concert tonight is “The biggest musical event to hit Cairns in years”. Sharon Robinson and Roscoe Beck were specifically named and the band mentioned as a unit. Also stated is that there still are seats available – unbelievable! I’m lucky enough to have a dead centre front row seat. You know the price for that privilege is almost HALF of what I paid for a centre sixth row one in Melbourne. It’s hard to explain that because the venue tonight is agreeably more intimate than those big stadiums down south and you would think because of logistics etc. it would cost more.
The night I arrived I was standing by the window of my hotel looking at the view when a shadowy familiar figure in the hotel opposite caught my eye. I was tired from travelling all day and thought I was seeing things and I probably was. But yesterday when I went for a walk to take photos of this giant tourist cruiser ship literally parked a couple of blocks from the main street, I had a chance encounter with Leif B, Mitch’s guitar technician on a park bench between the two hotels. I had met him before briefly on a couple of occasions. We had a very interesting conversation about many things. And so the adventure continues .......