Mike Gordon

Mike Gordon and his five piece band came back to the State Theater on Friday. Teri and I each got a set of tickets due to some miscommunication. We finally decided to try to off-load one pair a few days before the show. Tickets were still for sale so people were offering below face value to get a good deal. I was trying to get them back up to $40 for both having spent another $8.20 on fees. We decided to try our luck on those in line to purchase tickets before the show rather than go out of our way to meet up and sell for under face value. It ended up being a wise decision as the show sold out the day of and all of the sudden I got a few more emails pleading for tickets. It took two seconds to sell each for $25 as we were walking in the show.

They took out a lot of the side tables and the venue was as full as I've ever seen it. They came on about on time and put on a great show. We got a good spot near the front of the left side during the first set. The band throws down some good grooves and solos. The guitar and keyboard player did a few great extended jams. Mike had a microphone on stage to direct the band on what to play next. The did two nice sets. We relaxed in the balcony during the second set. Usually I relax and rest my legs in the first set and get down during the second set but we had a great view and were feeling good.

The previous night Mike and the band had dinner at Argia's. He twitted the above pic within 15 minutes of us picking up our tix at the box office and were very tempted to stop in and say hi.