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A Hell of a Warm-Up

/Pechanga Casino, Carlsbad, California
Dayve Stewart holding his tenor saxophone on stage in front of a large Al Green screen
Stage right, before the doors open. Carlsbad, California.

Tonight we are on stage with Al Green at the Pechanga Casino in Carlsbad, California. I am not going to lie, we are anticipating the Hollywood Bowl, so it is great to have a warm-up show. But to warm up in front of thousands of people is a hell of a warm-up, and we appreciate it.

We appreciate everyone coming back and reliving their memories. Let's Stay Together. Still In Love. Love and Happiness. Those songs do not belong to us. We just get to carry them for a couple of hours.

Looking forward to making another memory tonight.

View from the stage of an empty theater house lit by overhead stage lights
The house before it fills.
A hand holding tonight's setlist while the band sets up behind it
Eleven songs. Every one of them a memory for somebody in that room.
A sticker-covered saxophone case resting on a hotel bed next to an open suitcase
The case that has seen every city on it.
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