Joyous at the rediscovery that any given string of words might stir deep wonder at the gift of having been alive in time and place. A string of words like, “Tracy Chapman Live at Cabaret Metro 1988-05-7,” for instance.
@mbattles Oh wow! Strong possibility that Brian was there. He had a whole dorm-room operation of fake IDs for the Chicago clubs.
@ablerism This recording (on cassette, natch) is one of dozens from Aadam Jacobs, who worked sound at shows around town from the eighties through the aughts, which the IA is digitizing. I wonder if Brian ever ran into Jacobs back in the day.
@mbattles I am pleased to say that I saw her in Chicago, but it was several years later and at the Riviera. It was a great show.