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The Inspirator
After a good, but loud set by Dio we were anticipating Deep Purple to continue to rock us and we were not disappointed.
I first saw Steve play at The Glass Onion in Augusta,Ga. around 1970 with The
Dixie Grit. I followed his career since. I bought The Dixie Dregs' first album
in Augusta and had the opportunity to hear them work on original material at
his parent's country house. I had been telling my daughter, who is 14 and loves
music,
what a dedicated musician Steve has always been, since she is learning guitar.
She was amazed. Her words were "he does it with such ease." Of
course I reminded her how much work he had put into his craft most of his life.
So congratulations on a great performance, Steve, you have a new
fan.
Ian was incredible on vocals as well. It is obvious they are all in good shape.
It was great to see Roger on bass and Ian on drums. Although I
have been a Purple fan for 33 years and went to a lot of concerts in the 70s
I never got to see Deep Purple in concert so it was a very
special evening sharing it with my daughter.
I loved their enthusiasm and the fans do too. So to anyone who doesn't like to see them smile I guess you just need to stay home.
Thanks fellas, for giving us some special memories. Of course Scorpion rocked us into the evening with a high energy set that was awesome. All in all a great show. I hope to see Deep Purple again. Maybe I can make up for lost time since I never got to see them until now.