I just went to my first PP last year, and I got to thinking how cool is it that Glenn was able to get my two favorite musical entities together - WOMD (I'm afraid that may be as close to Savatage as anyone's ever gonna get again!!) and Edguy. It was sooooooooooooooo cool to see black shirts descending on Earthlink Live!! You just had to see a black shirt anywhere and knew what you had in common with them!!
And that venue - HOW PERFECT IS IT?? You can sit (and at my advanced age - I have to sit every once in awhile!!) or stand. GREAT acoustics, large enough stage (almost large enough for even Tobias Sammet!!), but very, very intimate.
And the crowds. Damn!! I'm older than probably all of you, so I've been going to rock concerts for over 40 years. I REALLY get tired of the crowd antics taking away from the music. OK - I've moshed and crowd surfed, but THIS crowd is there for the music!! DID YOU HEAR THAT?? This crowd is there for the MUSIC FIRST (someone needs to remind MTV and VH1 of that)!! These are, IMO VERY intelligent music fans, and there's plenty of booze, energy and fun, BUT NOTHING DISTRACTS FROM THE MUSIC!! I love this event!!
That brings me to Glenn. From what I understand, until a few years ago, he was just another fan of music. Got into the promoting business and year after year has improved the level of talent he brings to Hotlanta. Just wanna thank you, bro, for bringing acts to the US that most of us would probably NEVER see live (I NEVER thought I'd see Edguy!!). I can't imagine how much work you put into this thing, but is is the best-run show I've ever been to!!
It was too cool last year to see you holding that bottle of Jack up to Jon Oliva during his set!!
Anyway, thanks to Glenn for pulling this off every year. I hope to meet you this time around.
Chris
Just outta curiosity, I would like to hear your story of how you got into this biz!!
