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like a rolling stone

Aug. 13th, 2009 at 12:05 PM

last night my friend laura and i drove down to my parents. mom and dad had two extra tickets to see willie nelson, john mellencamp, and bob dylan live at the storm stadium in lake elsinore. i've seen dylan once before and knew what to expect, as far as the other two performers i had no expectations. willie nelson played first and his voice sounded amazing, his son was playing with him and his sister came out twice to play piano. john mellencamp played next and was incredible, by far my favorite performance of the night. he played mostly the hits (i didn't realize how much mellencamp i knew) and one or two new songs. the only disappointment was that he didn't play jack and diane. dylan played last and while it is thrilling seeing him, the band overwhelmed his voice and he has arranged his old songs to the point of not being recognizable. we all agreed his best song was all along the watchtower. such a great evening, even in the sweltering heat (that's what frozen margaritas are for, right?).

{mom, me, and laura (dad's arm is in the bottom left corner}