Today Craig and I had a fantasy fulfilled. We saw the incomparable Tom Waits in concert. He has not performed in California since 1999. It was at the Bridge School Benefit put together by Neil Young and his wife Pegi. We had the most amazing time. We drove up to Mountain View to see this show. Neil Young opened the show with "Sugar Mountain." It took our breath away. We went on to see Regina Spektor, Sara and Tegan, My Morning Jacket, John Mayer. But we were just waiting for Tom to come on. In fact, I was just DYING for John Mayer to end because I couldn't wait anymore. It was so great when Tom finally came out. He was backed by the Kronos Quartet and they were fantastic. Tom put on an incredible performance. We loved every song and were so happy that he started with some old stuff. He was also hilarious!! Before he did his last song, he said "You know, . . . I learned at a very early age that I could hypnotize chickens." He also went on about how he used to swallow dice during the prohibition and how it looks good on a resume. The concert continued with performances by Jerry Lee Lewis and Metallica. For all you Tom Waits fans out there, he did:
- Down in the hole
- Cold, cold ground
- Little drop of poison (played in Shrek II)
- The part you throw away
- God's away on business
- The day after tomorrow
- What keeps mankind alive
- Diamond in your mind
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