Irma Thomas kicks ass--

[medjuck]

Saw her last night. I had seen her once before at Jazz Fest and enjoyed it but not as much as this time. Her band is called The Professionals and they were. At one point she stopped the show to lecture someone she noticed surreptitiously recording it. Asked him how he'd like it if she stole his pay checks. She asked for requests and people knew way more of her songs than I did. She's in her seventies but I can't believe her voice was ever stronger. Great show, unfortunately not in a hall that made it easy to dance-- despite her encouragement to do so.

[paul secor]

Saw her last night. I had seen her once before at Jazz Fest and enjoyed it but not as much as this time. Her band is called The Professionals and they were. At one point she stopped the show to lecture someone she noticed surreptitiously recording it. Asked him how he'd like it if she stole his pay checks.

Doesn't she know that music is supposed to be free and that it belongs to anyone who wants to have it? She should check with certain folks around here.