Following the Bluenotes club tour which had a stop at New York City’s. The World, Neil Young took the blues lineup on the road to play the usual summer outdoor venues to include the Jones Beach Theatre and Pier in Manhattan. At Jones Beach, as I recall, the bulk of the Long Island crowd was bewildered by the show and the beach breezes took the wind machine effects sideways. The Pier gig, for me, turned into a wild night with a misplaced concert ticket, cab rides in search of local club dates, and my buddy Eric telling me that during my disappearing act I missed a killer version of “Tonight’s the Night” performed as if Neil wanted to get the bad taste of the under-appreciated Jones Beach gig out of his mouth and purge it from his memory for good with an inspired quick turnaround rock and roll performance.

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Rock on!

GQ