I have a Lou Reed entry in my concert archive as Lou having played on Monday, February 13 at some unknown venue somewhere in New York. I checked the date to find that a 2/13/06 concert scheduled at the Crobar (a place that I do not believe that I ever seen a show at) was canceled due to “illness” as reported by the Brooklyn Vegan. I have no recollection of this, or a rescheduled date, but I have been fortunate to catch Mr. Reed through the years at the Bottom Line, Studio 54, Beacon Theatre (a benefit show with Peter Gabriel), a Broadway theatre, Madison Square Garden “Bobfest”, and one of two other shows along the way. Lou Reed was an all time great and he was always one of my favorite artists with a great band backing him. This trip down memory lane with Lou somehow reminded me that I once saw Andy Warhol seated at a table at the Bottom Line for what I think was an early Joan Jett “solo” performance following the release of “ Bad Reputation”.

Sally Can’t Dance

Rock on!

GQ