Van The Man

A few months ago, Avie and I had the wonderful experience of seeing Van Morrison perform a concert at The Hollywood Bowl. The 2nd half of the show featured a (literally) once-in-a-lifetime experience of seeing Van and his band perform the entire 1968 classic LP Astral Weeks in its entirety. Van has been one of my great heroes for a long, long time.

"The only thing I love is the music. The rest of it is pure shit." - Van Morrison

This photo was taken on our cellphone of Van's image in the jumbotron or whatever it's called....

Saw you early this morning
With your brand new boy and your cadillac
Saw you early this morning
With your brand new boy and your cadillac
You're gone for something
And I know you wont be back
I know youre dying, baby
And I know you know it, too
I know you're dying
And I know you know it, too
Every time I see you
I just don't know what to do
Slim Slow Slider, from Astral Weeks

The concert was simply sublime. I was wonderfully pleased that in the 1st half of the concert he performed "Summertime in England" from his late 1980 LP Common One. I could almost see the "red robe dangling...."

A CD version of the two-night event is available now; a DVD is due out soon. Watch it, then go outside and boogie. It's a marvelous night for a Moondance.