Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker

August 17th 2008 marked the second time I visited Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys California. One special thing about going to Ironstone is the dinner. Last night's dinner had these really great phyllo dough mushroom rolls along with a nice piece of salmon with some tender jasmine rice....those mushroom rolls...MMM the kind of things dreams (hahaha my dreams) are made of.
Gah. The only downside of dinner is that if you have a party of less than 10 you're seated with other people. Why do I always get the drunks?
The people at my table complained about everything, it was so annoying. That aside, the food was great and as the hot head Chef James came around I was more than happy to tell him so.

Joe Cocker came on first and rocked the house. He did a stellar performance of tons of hits. May classic rock never die.
His bass player was awesome, I love chick bass players and she is just another outstanding example of chicks who rock. The croud was pumped when the Steve Miller Band came on! Steve kicked it off solidly and the intensity of the show seemed to grow with each song. If they were tired after the last 40 shows in a row they did a good job of hiding it!

Through countless guitar changes the show carried on through all their greatest hits. I didn't realize how many different keys their songs were in until I took a look at their set list. Wow, enough to keep 2 or more guitar techs busy!
Norton Buffalo is a fantastic harmonica player and percussion virtuoso, my only regret with Norton is the frequency in which I see him limits my ability to gush over his many talents.
I was impressed by the presence that Kenny Lee Lewis commanded during the show, not only masterfully playing what seemed like effortlessly but working the croud at the same time. Maybe it had to do with my seats being on his side of the stage this show but I don't think I've ever noticed his dimples before. Check out my flickr for how helpless I am to the power of dimples and for the rest of my shots from this show. This show was fantastic!

Joe Cocker pictures - http://flickr.com/photos/rockoncali/sets/72157606818464112/

The Steve Miller Band pictures - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockoncali/sets/72157606818487832/Check the video bar to the right for two videos from the show too!