DMB

Last night was DMB at the DTE. I was able to meet up with Bill for some tailgating before the show. Bill and his wife Christine were with some friends from the neighborhood, who were celebrating the night with Julie. Julie is a huge Dave Mathews fan, and this will be her last show. Julie has terminal cancer.

Through some hard work by neighborhood friends, Julie was able to meet with Dave behind stage before the show, and she was given the opportunity to request a song.

The show was everything I had expected it to be, the touring saxophonist Jeff Coffin (from Bela Fleck & the Flecktones) even played a couple of songs with both an alto and a tenor sax at the same time, never seen that before.

About half way through the show, the band played an extended version of Warehouse, and the band just went off on an extended jam. I could only imagine what Julie was experiencing, as the band elevated the night's performance and the crowd's intensity, as they put their full energy into the song for her. This was her moment.

I feel fortunate to have been invited into this circle of friends on this special night, and to have had the privilege of meeting Julie.

This was Julie's night.