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the summer of 2000, my close friends Kevin and Shiloh took me to go
see Widespread Panic for the first time. They were avid fans of
the band and had to many of Panic's shows. Kevin convinced me
that Panic was a band that grabs the audience and pulls them in.
He was right. I was hooked. Since that first show in Dallas,
I have been to many others such as those here in Texas as well as some
in New Orleans, New York, and Atlanta. I am continually drawn
to the friendly, festive atmosphere and all the phreaks that celebrate
the joys of life as we know it. Concerts have become a reunion
of sorts for friends that I have met spreading from Las Vegas to Orlando.
After performing 80-100 nights a year for 15 years, the band is currently
on a well-deserved vacation until the spring of 2005. We will
be there at their first show back, no matter where it is. So if
you see the flashing Texas Longhorn hat, that'll be me. |
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