...last night at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, on a bill with the Derek Trucks Band and the Allman Bros. Band. Quite a show. Trucks went on at 6 PM and Petty didn't finish until after 11:30, so it was quite the evening of music. There were 30 min. breaks between bands, but it was still a lot of music.

I've seen the Allmans several times (and they were as good or better than ever); highlights were In Memory of Elizabeth Reed and an amazing version of Whipping Post. This was the first time I've ever seen Petty, though, and he put on a great, great show--all of his hits, very well performed. And the equipment on that stage was to die for! Petty, Mike Campbell and Scott Thurston all play through gorgeous dual Vox stacks, and I've never seen so many different guitars used by one band in my life. Yikes! Especially Rickenbackers. But you name it, I'll bet they played it! (oops, sorry, Robert--no '51's!).