Welcome to the maiden voyage of "Byrd's Blog"... a place for quick tidbits, musings and behind the scenes doings.

Attended a couple of Loop concerts (in addition to jumping on-stage to greet the crowd) last weekend. Cinderella at the Star Plaza Saturday night and George Thorogood at the House of Blues Sunday. Cinderella rocked as always (they are a TERRIFIC live blues-based rock band akin to AC/DC, Zeppelin, The Stones, and Aerosmith being mixed together in a blender. I urge you to check them out sometime... you will be VERY impressed!), even though Tom Keifer was having some trouble with his voice due to allergies that kicked up when they hit the Midwest. George Thorogood also rocked the house with his patented take on Chicago electric blues. It's a simple concept, but boy, does it work. George was in a playful mood before the show with me backstage, and that carried over to the performance as well. The capacity crowd ate it up. After getting to know George over the years and having him tell me often of his fondness for the Rolling Stones, I realized that night how much he has been influenced by Mick Jagger. To say that George is the embodiment of what Mick would be like on stage if Mick sang AND played guitar would capture the stage mannerisms of George Thorogood nicely. No wonder Mick asked George to open for the Stones back in the early '80's.