Playing Boston is always special for me - I’m from here. And, though I can’t recall playing the Shubert Theater before, my first bass teacher, Cross Centamore, was the house bassist at the theater, back when they put on musicals.

(And, while I’m on the subject, you might check out Boston Rocks, one of the pieces on my new album - Earl Slick and Mike Portnoy rock hard on it.)

Anyway, we had a day off before the show - great for walking around, visiting some old familiar sites.

But here at the venue…

Dressing rooms here are, okay, just a tad old

but I’m happy to find I’m dressed right to blend in here

Back upstairs it’s almost time for the show

and another pic for my growing album of “Danny’s blurred sticks pics”

and our usual goings on

hmm… we’re needed to sign something before we go on - unusual to do it on the side of the stage, but why not

Danny’s really good at tossing his sticks out with accuracy

and though I try to get shots of the full scene, it rarely goes right. This pic would look better if Also Sprach Zarathustra were playing…

(a reminder: if you’re in a picture, clicking on it will take you to a larger version you can download)

A rockin’ evening for sure.

More soon.