House of Blues, Las Vegas, NV
Woke up that morning, well afternoon and still couldn't get the performance from the night before out of my head. I was determined to shake the Vegas cobwebs and get the day going.
After some time at the tables, I headed back to the House of Blues for the final night. I guess they were having problems with the sound because the doors didn't open until about 12:30 or so for the midnite start. Settled in next to the soundboard with a couple of beers and was ready to go. the band promptly started and we were off. In true style for the day was the staple opener, King Crimson's Thela Hun Ginjeet and this is where Eenor makes his mark, DAMN! what seemed like at least twenty minutes of Les leading a charge. Some of the highlights were The Beatles Taxman, and a really spacey version of Calling Kyle. It was nice to see Les dig into the bag as at this time he was very fond of the cover tunes. Got a little bit of Holy Mackeral and Primus as well. The high point for me was the version of Cosmic Highway, this is the performance that I still use as a refernce to this day, Unbelieveable! He called on a special guest for this, San Francisco's own Eric McFadden. I have been a fan of his for a while and had always wanted to see him and Les toghether live, I got my wish. McFadden along with Eenor and Skerik was almost too much to handle. The Cosmic Higway led right into a version of Here Come the Bastards >Speghetti Western>Here Come the Bastards!?! led by none other than Tim Alexander, I was truly lucky and Les Never dissapoints me. What a weekend in Vegas! With all the noise and pomp going to Trey Anastasio being in town and the possiblity of Oysterhead, I left content knowing that I chose the right weekend.
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