I'm a big fan of Dan Hicks also, and I've seen him in recent years in Minneapolis and he has been fabulous. I have one memory of seeing him in the 70's however on an "off-night".

A friend and I arrived at the venue more than an hour in advance, to get advantageous seats to the stage. As we ordered our beers, we saw a guy with his hand and forearm in a cast who had obviously been at the bar even longer still - it was Dan! He kept availing himself of the bar's services until just before showtime when his mates shuffled him backstage.

The show was 45 minutes late in starting, and he was bombed! Not a good condition with some of the lyrical gymnastics his songs take.

- Al