Scottrade Center - St. Louis - 10/24/13

[WalshFan88]

I just got back to the room.

I'm so happy I'm in tears. I'm in a daze and will do my best to remember what I can. It was the very best night of my life.

I'm not as good at doing these as some of you but here goes.

I met Brooke and her husband, and Molly and her husband. I had a grilled burger and a Coke. It was great to meet fellow Borderers for the first time. Very nice people.

JD opened the show. BOOOOOOOO! Nuff said.

Glenn and Don out for Saturday Night was cool. I think it took my neighbors by surprise. Bernie on Train was FABULOUS and I loved it. PEF was great too. Then Joe with Witchy Woman was great, he got a ton of applause on his guitar solo.

When telling the story about their apartment in the early 70s Glenn said they lived together. And added "in separate bedrooms, unless we had company". I rolled laughing.

Lyin' Eyes had a funny moment where during the "she won't have to worry", Glenn mouthed "much" which I found hilarious. Already Gone was a highlight of the night for me, being my 2nd fave Eagles tune. It rocked and it was on fire. I love the little couple video song intros they had, nice touch.

Those Shoes knocked my off my feet... Ok, bad pun but I'm serious. Maybe, just maybe, my favorite of the night. Definitely in the top 2. Joe totally rocks that one and it's so great they put it back into the setlist. ICTYW was a really special thing to see. It was great to see Timothy sing and enjoy playing.

The band was in a good mood tonight. Joe and Glenn kept cracking each other up and Glenn and Don had some funny jokes (some rehashed, some new, to me anyway). They seemed to have fun.

The band kept us up-to-date on the Cardinal game and Timothy yelled "Go Cardinals" and the crowd ROARED and ate it up. It was AWESOME to see. He seemed fairly chatty and talked a bit. His harmonica playing on DD was great.

A couple behind us got kicked out for being disorderly when asked to stop filming. He told them to go you-know-what themselves and refused to leave and police escorted them out. Not sure what became of that. It was towards the end of the night. They had asked them 3 or so times and the guy was a belligerent drunk and kept yelling obscenities during songs.

Hotel Cali was fabulous and of course a special thing for me to see, always is. But I have to be completely honest, it wasn't my favorite PERFORMANCE of the night, that award is tied between Already Gone and Those Shoes. And coming from me, that says something. It was really great. Joe was really "on" tonight and seemed to be enjoying himself and was in top form both in looks and skill. I was directly in front of him, 4 rows back. He is a GOD!!! I bow to the almighty Joe. Joe steals the show in the second half, no doubt about it.

Both Glenn and Don were "on" too, and sang great. I'm in awe of the harmonies in the band and how they still sound SO good. Timothy sang great and that was great to hear, as I said.

I have a new appreciation for Steuart Smith. I spent 97 percent of the time watching JW, but I did really become in awe of SS. He's not Don Felder, but no one is. But they did get a great musician and I respect him for his abilities. Do I wish DF was there, sure. But tonight's concert was NOT lacking and didn't keep me from enjoying myself.

My dad said it was his favorite concert, and to me it's by far the best thing I've ever seen and the best night of my life. I'm in sheer joy. I'm sure Brooke and Molly can tell you more, but it was surreal for me to see my hero straight in front of me. I am going to sleep a happy guitarist tonight.

PLEASE - go to one of these shows. You can tell they give it their all and they are on FIRE. Seeing Bernie Leadon was a great thing, and see him while you can. He's a great musician and he rocked (or twanged, rather) tonight.