| The Hollow Cane Clicked Like Ever After |
| by Tim |
| I have been a Beefheart fan for about 30 years now and have many stories I could tell about how I feel and about collecting his music etc., but will save all that for another time. One story I would like to tell, though: I saw The Captain at Irving Plaza in NYC the day after John Lennon was killed (12/9/80.) The crowd was in a melancholy mood, waiting for the show to start. When the Captain finally hit the stage, he began the show with an improvised soprano sax solo, which lasted for a few minutes. When it was over, he bent over the mike and said: 'That was from John, through Don, for Sean.' It was a profound statement that was breathtaking. I'll never forget it. Pure genius. |
| -Tim, April 1998 |
