Feelin' Alright Hat

In March of 1978 Jim was sent to the Cincinnati Gardens to tune the electric piano of Dave Mason. For doing this he was given two backstage passes to that evening's concert. I was thrilled to be asked and was in total astonishment as we were escorted to the back stage area. We wandered around a bit and then found a spot close to the stage to watch the show from the wings. Dave Mason came out of the green room and stood right next to me. Trying not to be too obvious I held my breath so I wouldn't scream with excitement and tapped Jim on the shoulder, nodding my head in Dave's direction so Jim could see that he was right next to us. As Dave Mason went up the stairs to the stage right in front of us I asked Jim to take a photo. I happened to mention that Dave Mason had a fantastic "a**" and asked Jim to be sure to get it in the photo. He did and now, 30 years later, I took that photo to the fundraiser where Dave was scheduled to perform tonight.

After about three or four attempts to interupt him, I finally had my chance to mention the past event and Dave signed the photo for me, straight up the leg towards that wonderful backside. Although he has, of course, aged over these past 30 years, when he hit the stage, you could close your eyes and not know that he had aged a day. He and his band were phenomenal and gave us a wonderful show. Tim and Doreen joined us at a table that was outside on the patio but near the door near the stage. We had a fantastic view and by the time the band started rocking into "Feelin' Alright" Doreen and I were inside dancing in the front of the stage like the young girls that are still part of our being. After the concert we rested for a while and took in the amazing sunset behind the Cincinnati skyline. As for the entire night, the hat says it all.