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Well my fellow Krallians. History was made last night. 3 of us from this very forum got the pleasure of meeting Diana.
Well...it all started like this. I never bought tickets for the SF concert at Davies symphony hall, instead Angelique (imnoangel1975) and I got tickets for tonights concert in Saratoga,CA at the mountian winery venue. Well...I thought to myself..."just because I don't have tickets for the San Francisco concert doesen't mean that I can't go and try to catch Diana at Davies Hall and POSSIBLY get her to sign my 1962 mark VI saxophone.." So, I walked the 15 or so blocks to Davies symphony hall from our apartment, and got there at about 2:45pm.
I got in good with the security guard and he allowed me to hang out with him, and while he was letting people in through the gates there was a woman with the name Sherry Wasserman that was first on the list, under Dianas name. We thought she might be a pretty important person, so the guard talked to Sherry and asked her if she might sign my saxophone and get a chance to meet Diana. Sherry told me, "well, i'll ask her if she's into doing that, and we'll get back to you..." I thought to myself...."yeah right...there's no chance...but just maybe." Well...while chatting with the guard it was about 4:30 now, and I see Peter Erskine (the drummer) steps outside for a smoke break, and I run up to him, and immediatally introduce myself, and told him how great I thought he was, and that I enjoyed the show in Vancouver, blah blah...and I asked him to sign the GITOR cd, and he was VERY cool about it. Very nice, and thoughtful. In fact...I told him I was interested in getting my sax signed by Diana, and he said he'd pass on the message to Diana and he'd get back to me in 20 min. Well, 20 min passed...no Peter...Finally about an hour passed, and he came out and said that she was aware of me and her manager was aware and to meet her at the stage door at 11pm. WOO HOO!! I was SOO excited to hear the news. So I thanked him, and gave him a high 5, and went out to dinner with Angelqiue and Joyanna who drove in from San Jose (and actually attended last nights concert). I was getting nervous as the time passed....I've waited for this oppertunity for a LONG time!
So at 10pm, Angelique and I leave the apartment, and head for the stage door. We waited until the concert was over, Joyanna met us out there, and we waited....and waited...finally at about 11:35, here comes Anthony Wilson, I said hello to him and Angelqiue got his autograph and told him how much he rocks. Then here comes Peter, and told me "she's coming". So THERE SHE WAS! So i was totally freaking out at this point...and i asked.."uuh, hi , uuh can you sign my saxophone, pleeeaaasse?" (i'm SUCH a dork) and she said..."HMMM....I don't know if I can do that....like I don't think i'm suppose to do that, I dont think you WANT me to do that"...So I said..."oh ok...well can you sign this program??" (joyanna graciously bought us programs) and she said "YEAH! I can do that!" and I told her how amazing I think she is, and how her music inspires me so much as a musican, and how I listen to her constantly and transcribe solos of hers ,and she interrupts..."You shouldn't do that!! You should be listening to Charlie Parker, Coltrane, Lester Young..." I interrupt ..."but I do listen to them too Diana!" Diana interrpts "No, sersiously, you shouldn't listen to just me! I'm serious, listen to this guy, and this guy and this guy....blah blah" I interrupt..."I do I do I do!" . We we're in somewhat of an argument, and it was GREAT!!! But she said she really appreciates how I am inspired by her musically ,but really listen to these other sax players and so on. She was totally cool, and really relaxed and fun about everything. Then I saw Michelle and told her that we were from the JP forum, and she said "OH wow!! how cool! that's great!" She was really surprised to see that 3 of us were there at the same time...and she kinda lit up, it was cool. We told her how much we appreciate her hard work that she does for us, and the presale tix and everything...and she said she was happy to do it for us. Such a nice girl. Diana and Michelle were nice enough to take pictures with us, and Angelqiue made a comment to her "sorry, we dont want to waste your time..." Diana replyed "You're not wasting my time...you are NOT wasting my time.!" Such a cool chick abou everything. I I have the scariest expressions on my face in the pictures, but oh well! It was a once in a lifetime thing. So, anyway...we thanked her again, and she got in the car and sped off. That was one of the coolest things that's ever happened to me, and I'm so glad I did it. SO thank you thank you thank you , Diana, Michelle, Anthony, and ESPECIALLY Peter Erskine for being so gracious, and going out of your way to please us fans! You're the best!
So tonight I'll see her in Saratoga, and I know it'll be a great concert! Here are the pics below of Me and Angelique with Diana, and me with Michelle.

Kelly, Diana, Angelique (wow...I look scared...I wonder why?)


Kelly and Michelle (yet again...why do I look so scared??)

So first off, I just want to thank my #1 sweetheart for posting a message about our little adventure last night. It was fun re-living it. Secondly, I'd like to send out a BIG THANK YOU to Diana and Michelle (although I'm not sure they'll read my little post), as well as Peter Erskine and Anthony Wilson for being so gracious to everyone outside Davies Symphony Hall waiting for the thrill of meeting them all.
Kelly didn't really talk to Anthony Wilson much, it was a "hey Anthony, wassup?" kind of comment, which was cute. I walked up to him and asked him if he wouldn't mind signing my GITOR CD. He let me know he was in a rush but signed it anyway. As he was signing, I told him how much I appreciate his work and that I think he's really an amazing musician. Then he really sweetened up and said "thank you soooo much, what's your name?" I told him my name and reiterated to him how much I love his music. As he was leaving, he said "thanks a lot, Angelique." REALLY nice guy.
Peter talked with Kelly the most and he was so kind and laid back. Even as a security guard wanted to give Kelly the boot, Peter told him "hey, she's cool". So I just want everyone to know that he really was awesome to work as our emissary last night. What a cool, cool dude!
Diana is as lovely a person as one could hope. She was friendly and accommodating and really beautiful up close and personal. She's a flawless beauty in person (a little on the skinny side, but gorgeous). Her sister's not half bad herself! Yowza!
Anyway, that's the long and short of my experience last night. I still can't believe I was able to meet them all and will always remember how I stood outside like a lousy groupie and fawned all over Diana Krall. (hahaha)

That is so cool. I did the same thing-got in good with the security guard outside Radio City Music Hall on the last night of DK's tour with Tony Bennett and got to meet her outside the stage door as she was emerging and got the program signed. So I know your excitement. You must be feeling really pumped up. And you got to meet Michelle too who is really a terrific person. What a bonus!

What a cool story and experience for you - Kelly and Angelique. That was awesome. I don't think I will ever have such luck. I am a little too shy and not that brazen... or rather I don't have the guts like you guys do! Can't wait to hear your concert review. Thanks so much for posting the pics. 2 more days left for me!!!

I'm sitting here laughing my head off!! You folks don't know, but Kel writes exactly like she talks! But, it was her talking that allowed us to have the special opportunity we had. It was everything Kel and Angelique said it was. I owe you folks a review of the SF show, as well as one for the Mtn. Winery (although I think Angelique's will be great, cuz she took notes!), but I'm a bit too tired to do them tonight. Anyway, it has been a very special two days for this fan. Reviews tomorrow, I promise! But here's a preview- there were two very special guests in attendance at the Winery show!

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Krall tilts toward jazz at Davies

By Jim Harrington

CONTRIBUTOR
DIANA KRALL long has been the jazz world's version of tennis-playing hottie Anna Kournikova.

Her potent combination of good looks and big talent makes Krall a very marketable commodity and a way to introduce non-jazz fans to the genre.

And, at least until recently, the 39-year-old Canadian vocalist-pianist has seemed more than willing to play the part of jazz beauty queen.

Doubters need only take a look inside her 2001 CD "The Look of Love." The booklet doesn't show Krall playing piano or singing. But it does feature plenty of pictures of her long legs and sexy "come hither" looks. There's even a swimsuit shot.

But her beauty is just part of the equation.

Tuesday night during a sold-out show at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Krall proved once again that she's even better at playing than she is at posing.

Despite the crossover success she's received with her latest CD, "The Girl in the Other Room," Krall seemed determined to remind both new and old fans to still file her under jazz.

Krall, who also performed Wednesday at the Historic Mountain Winery in Saratoga, opened her San Francisco show in challenging fashion with a yet-untitled instrumental track that was a zigzagging tribute to the great Art Blakey. The song moved like a pinball, and Krall nearly tilted the musical machine as the tempo and mood changed countless times.

With that firm declaration, Krall had properly warned fans of Norah Jones-style jazz that they might be in the wrong building. And some definitely agreed. Dozens of listeners made an early exit, some leaving well before the halfway point of the two-hour show.

That's not to say that Krall hasn't softened her approach a bit to help reach a wider market. Her performance often felt closer to Joni Mitchell than, say, Marian McPartland. She's definitely embraced a singer-songwriter vibe for many songs.

The 19-selection show focused strongly on the gold-certified "The Girl in the Other Room," the singer's best work to date. She tested out much of this new material last year at Yoshi's at Jack London Square. This performance was far superior to what she presented the Yoshi's crowds, which included hubby Elvis Costello and pal Tom Waits on opening night.

Krall's breathy version of Waits' "Temptation," which is also featured on "The Girl," was one of the true highlights of the Davies concert. The singer was artfully restrained as she gently fueled the words with a near-smoldering sense of longing that was perfect for the sparse Western-tinged musical backdrop.

The one song noticeably missing from the show was her husband's "Almost Blue." That forlorn track is the best thing on "The Girl" and it would have certainly translated well in concert.

The singer was backed by a terrific band that featured guitarist Anthony Wilson, bassist Robert Hurst and drummer Peter Erskine. These guys are all bandleaders in their own worlds and it was truly amazing to see them take the stage together. But Krall is such a major player that she can get basically whomever she wants.

Although each of the three accompanying musicians was given plenty of room to shine, Krall was clearly the brightest talent on the stage.

She made the most of her time, using the evening to fully illustrate her vast versatility. She roughed up Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow" and melted through Mose Allison's "Stop This World." She played it straight with the classic "S'Wonderful" and pranced like Fred Astaire through Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance.

She also made fans long for the vocalist to record a strictly blues record. Her version of "Love Me Like a Man," a song written by Chris Smither and adapted by Bonnie Raitt, was deliriously fun as Krall crooned like Billie Holiday and played like Fats Domino.

The concert ended with a three-song solo encore highlighted by the tender Krall-Costello composition "Departure Boy.

Krall had certainly tipped her longstanding equation in favor of talent by the time she wrapped up the last song. The standing ovation that followed had nothing to do with her looks.


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Diana Krall scattered her show with American songbook jewels. (Bob Larson/Contra Costa Times)

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Posted on Thu, Jul. 22, 2004



With no jazz in sight, Krall still mesmerizes

By Andrew Gilbert
TIMES CORRESPONDENT

DEEP INTO Diana Krall's two-hour performance at Davies Symphony Hall on Tuesday night, some dolt in the balcony bellowed out "Sing 'Peel Me a Grape,' Diana!"

Up until then, the pianist/singer had focused mostly on music from her new Verve CD "The Girl In the Other Room," an album that departs considerably from her previous repertoire of standards, Nat King Cole numbers and sassy Dave Frishberg ditties like "Grape."

In response to the suggestion, Krall offered a sarcastic, slow, get-this-through-your-thick-head solo instrumental rendition of Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In," noting later in the show that shouted requests weren't surprising. "You pay ridiculous tickets prices, and you think you can hear what you want to hear," she said.

While some of her longtime fans are clearly distraught by the move, Krall has escaped from the jazz reservation, both through her marriage to Elvis Costello last year and by gratifying her own musical curiosity. She built her phenomenally successful career on crooning beloved tunes with her bluesy, emotionally restrained (or to her critics, constrained) delivery, and has now ventured into confessional singer/songwriter territory, with some rewarding side trips into attitude-laden hipsterdom.

With a new book made up largely of her original tunes, many co-written with Costello, and songs by Mose Allison, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits, Krall has expanded her emotional range to suit her material, and her voice is more expressive than ever.

Still, her Davies performance Tuesday was geared to please a wider range of her fans than last year's shows at Yoshi's, when she barely played a jazz tune. Clearly, Krall hasn't forsaken swing. Backed by Anthony Wilson on guitar, Robert Hurst on standup bass and Peter Erskine on drums -- in other words, the best band money can buy -- she often turned around on the piano bench to better watch one of her sidemen take a deft solo.

Scattering American Songbook jewels throughout the concert, Krall followed her hard bop instrumental opener with an anguished rendition of "All or Nothing at All." She brought terpsichorean grace to her brisk foxtrot through Irving Berlin's "Let's Face the Music and Dance," but she was at her idiosyncratic best on a whiskey-tinged version of the Gershwins' "But Not For Me," which she sang with such late-night-saloon melancholy you could almost hear the shot glasses clinking in the background.

Of her original material, by far her best piece is the new album's title track, a forlorn, lovely song that she rendered with Costelloesque incisiveness. Fueled by Erskine's masterly brush work, Krall raced through Bob Dorough's "Devil May Care" at breakneck speed, and she seemed to identify with Mitchell's weary "Black Crow."

It was only at the end of the show, with her full-throated belting on the Bonnie Raitt-associated tune "Love Me Like a Man" that Krall gave her blues sensibility free rein.

The rootsy sextet Ollabelle opened the show with a half-hour set that was badly compromised by a fuzzy sound mix. Playing spirituals, delta blues and old time gospel, with a particular affection for the haunted sacred blues of Blind Willie Johnson, the band has an interesting concept and knows all about the joys of four-part harmony. But their arrangements, which include electric bass, electric piano and organ, too often drained the songs of their life and death drama. When you sing about Satan, you better be scared, scary or both. Ollabelle was too darn cheerful.

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Krall sleepwalks through gloomy set

Joe Brown, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, July 22, 2004

Sulky, sloppy, sarcastic and strangely out of it, Diana Krall's Tuesday night performance at Davies Symphony Hall was so odd it was often comic. At times it seemed as if it must be a put-on, at others as if Krall was out to win the title of the Courtney Love of jazz.

Perhaps marriage doesn't agree with her (Krall married rock star Elvis Costello in December). Or maybe the platinum-selling pianist and singer is just tired of touring. Whatever the cause (her attitude throughout the show was a distinct "whatever"), Krall followed a determinedly downbeat set list, with most of the lyrics focusing on failed love or dreary road weariness.

It was like an expensive, bizarre bait and switch: Krall, who has played on her leggy blond glamour in the past, even looked markedly different, almost confrontationally drab. Draped like furniture in an aqua poncho over jeans and heels, curving like a kidney bean into the keys, she rarely smiled, hiding her face behind her long Linda McCartney-circa-'74-style shag.

She was stalwartly supported throughout by a chops-laden trio of pros: Anthony Wilson on eloquent hollow-body electric guitar; Robert Hurst on nimble, supple standup bass; and the precise Peter Erskine on drums. They warmed up with a skittering instrumental workout inspired by Art Blakey, which Krall called "I Don't Know" -- she hasn't gotten around to naming it.

Krall built her career on well-chosen standards, but Costello reportedly has encouraged Krall's songwriting, and the show sported a handful of Costello- Krall originals, patterned rather obviously after Joni Mitchell, who Krall nodded to with a respectful cover of "Black Crow" complete with pecking percussion on the piano strings.

From her new album "The Girl in the Other Room," Krall played the noirish title track, the rambling and sophomoric "Abandoned Masquerade," and "I'm Coming Through," which took more than a sip of Jobim's "Waters of March." The very last song of the evening was also its high point, Krall's own "Departure Bay," an extended, austere meditation on her home in British Columbia -- she might join the ranks of confessional singer-songwriters after all.

Her voice -- sandpapered silk, Shirley Horn-slow, a kind of distaff Chet Baker -- was always right there, effortlessly straddling the divide between jazz and classic pop on numbers like a bossa-beat "Let's Face the Music and Dance." And though her energetic piano technique veered between playful and haphazard, Krall proved herself an unpredictable player, with nods to Bill Evans and Vince Guaraldi, dramatizing passages with her trademark explosive chord clusters. She tackled Tom Waits' "Temptation," which dwindled weirdly into a jammy, almost inaudible close, as if she was going to drift into the Dead's "Dark Star."

But the endless bummer of this erratic evening eventually tried the patience of an audience that had come to adore. "Give me a break, baby!" one fellow shouted from an upper tier after Krall couldn't remember who wrote "I'll String Along With You," which ended up on the soundtrack to "The Cooler. " In answer, Krall sarcastically noodled a lengthy solo piano version of "Don't Fence Me In," while her band stood around waiting through her indulgence. (Later, she would start, and then flub, a song she's played many times before, ironically, Mose Allison's "Your Mind Is On Vacation.")

Krall seemed intent on being shed of her easy-listening label and smooth- jazz fans. And the crowd (with a top ticket price of $95) had thinned visibly by the middle of the 90-minute set.

The entertainer almost perversely denied the crowd what they wanted. "Peel Me a Grape!" one fan finally begged from the balcony toward the end of the evening. "No. ... I can't," Krall sighed, refusing to play the hit, then tried to joke her way out of it. "You pay these prices, and you think you can hear whatever you want."

After the unnecessarily obligatory standing ovation (politeness is good, San Francisco, but show some discernment!), Krall came out alone and encored with rote, spartan versions of " 'S Wonderful" and "Frim Fram Sauce," standards she could clearly do in her sleep, which she very nearly did.

E-mail Joe Brown at jbrown@sfchronicle.com.

To Kelly and Angelique, I tried to remove your "rabbit" red eyes... Wonder if it's better!

Man...you two are sooooo lucky!!...im sooooo jealous of you guys!!! Thanks for taking the pics and posting them...they make the story more enjoyable!!!

Well, I'm afraid I don't have a story to rival yours, but I DID get to shake hands with Elvis last Saturday! Went to the last of his three Lincoln Centre shows - the one where Brooklyn Philharmonic premiered Il Sogno. Liked it very much indeed; a bit of Prokofiev, bit of Philip Glass, some flippant fairies, lots of brushed jazz drumming (which, btw, is done by Peter Erskine, on the London Symphony Orchestra recording of Il Sogno, to be released Sept. 21st) So yeah, Elvis was very gracious and much fun, chatting it up with da fans at the stage door after the show...
And then two days later I got to meet the lovely Ingrid Jensen; another Nanaimo-raised, Berklee-educated leggy blonde, but this one happens to be a brilliant trumpet player...
And then yesterday I got to chat it up a bit with magic fingers boogie-woogie piano boy Michael Kaeshammer...
Yep, yep; just doing my bit to promote Canadian talent...
So yeah, it's been a very musical week pour moi, covered many of the happenin' NY jazz clubs, need to go back for more... Anyhow, glad to see Diana is so kind to her groupies...

scielle

Pay absolutely NO attention to the review in the Chronicle! That guy must have just made up his review and phoned it in. Actually, that person didn't say, " Give me a break, baby!", he said, "Peel Me a Grape, baby!", then he added, "Please!". That's when Diana broke out into "Don't Fence Me In" as a response.

This concert was the most relaxed and comfortable I've seen DK. She interacted with the audience a lot, even taking time to give a class in "Jazz 101" as she put it, talking about Jimmie Rowles. She was very pleased that, when she mentioned his name, there was a great amount of applause, to which she said she could go on talking about him all night, which also received a lot of applause. Anyway, here is the set list as I remember it. I think I may have omited a song, and the list isn't exactly as perfomed, but here goes:

Untitled Instrumental (since she can't think of a title, she should call it "Enigma".)
All or Nothing At All
Stop This World
Temptation
The Girl In the Other Room
Abandoned Masquerade
Narrow Daylight
I'm Coming Through
Black Crow
I'll String Along With You
East of the Sun
Let's Face the Music
Don't Fence Me In
But Not For Me
Love Me Like A Man

Encore:
S'Wonderful
The first line from Your Mind Is On Vacation (She did it as a response to the THIRD request for Peel Me a Grape. She said she forgot the rest, but that it was, "A Good Song")
Frim Fram Sauce
Departure Bay

The standout songs were Black Crow (a great jazz jam version), GITOR(sexier than the recorded version), I'll String Along With You (Very romantic. She commented," This is the sexy part of the show"), Let's Face the Music and Dance (elegant and ultra-sexy) and But Not For Me (The best performed song of the evening. She did it solo, and she did the original intro to the song. She also threw in a quote from "Girl Talk". Just fantastic!)

It did take the band about four tunes to really get into the show, but after that, they were in the zone. They brought their "A" game. It also helped that, multiple hecklers aside, they had a great audience who was really into the show, unlike the toney folks who attended the Mtn. Winery show Weds. night. More on that one later.

Sax Lix told you about after the show. It was a thrill to have the opportunity to meet Diana, actually the whole band, and Michelle as well. I was particularly delighted to have a picture taken with DK. She was very sweet and very accommodating. The coolest thing was, although we were standing plenty close enough to take a good picture, she put her arm around me and pulled me even closer to her. Ahhhh! Lovely!

So, here's my review of the Saratoga Mountain Winery concert:
Beautiful venue! Ohmygod! It was a beautiful evening under the stars with the chirping crickets, there was plenty of wine and good food to begin the evening. We all hung out eating and drinking wine outside the concert arena (but inside the winery) during the opening act - Ollobelle. I didn't particularly care for their style of music so I was happy to lounge around laughing with friends.
Around 8:30, we heard the cowbell clang and that signaled everyone to get to their seats for Diana Krall's performance. Our seats were pretty decent, we were off to the side (Diana was facing us) but not far away.
Diana came out wearing jeans, black heels and a black flowing blouse with some sort of floral print on it. She immediately broke into "Sometimes I Freak Out" then "All or Nothing At All"and "Stop This World".
Diana stopped to talk at this point to introduce her next song that she "wrote with one of my favorite composers, Elvis Costello", and who happened to be off to the side in the audience sitting with Michelle. At that point everyone chuckled and someone shouted "Hi Elvis!!" which Diana quipped, "Hey - this is supposed to be all about me." Everyone laughed pretty hard and with an aw shucks kind of comment she said "I'm just jokin'."
Next came "The Girl in the Other Room". Then she said, "this next song was inspired by Jimmy Rowles" but there was no crowd reaction. She said he worked with Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald... still no crowd reaction. The she said "I still remember Jimmy telling me his voice sounded like a canoe being dragged across a gravel road and I that's what I'm trying to acheive." Still no laugh from the audience... she said, "you'll have to forgive me, I'm Canadian and we have a strange sense of humor". Poor Diana had a rough night, it was a really tough crowd! Everyone loved the music, but her jokes fell like a box of rocks. So she started "Abandoned Masquerade", "Temptation" and "East of the Sun". Then she paused to chat with the audience and introduce this next song which was from the movie The Cooler. The audience had no reaction and it looked to me like Diana was waiting for some acknowledgement from the audience. She said it was a very good movie, that everyone should check it out and that this song is from a very sexy scene... still no audience reaction... "This is the sexy part of the show tonight"... no reaction (it was getting kind of painful everytime a joke failed). So she started another string of songs "I'll String Along With You", "Let's Face the Music and Dance", "PS I Love You" and "Devil May Care". Diana left the solo work on Devil May Care for Anthony Wilson, who really rocked. That man always impresses me! But I missed her amazing piano work on this song - she really shines when she plays Devil May Care.
So Diana introduced this next song "This song is by Elvis Costello", a few cheers from the crowd and she said "I don't know what to say" so she played "Almost Blue". Next up, she played a Tom Waits song "Rain Dogs". I had never heard this song before but LOVED IT! Wow! I hope this winds up on her next CD. Next was "I'm Walkin'", which was a strange choice of song, but she played it well.
Diana came out for 2 encores: another Tom Waits song called "Time", which Ollobelle came out for and provided some wonderful vocal accompaniment and then one last song: "S'Wonderful".
I was so disappointed not to hear Narrow Daylight or Black Crow. But the concert was good and we couldn't have seen her in a more beautiful venue.
As we were leaving, Joyanna, Kelly and I met Bud in Virginia. So there ya have it folks, 4 Krallians all in one place! Bud, it was great meeting you! And Joyanna, we'll be seeing you tonight at the jazz club!

Great review, Angelique! I can't add too much more. Only, the opening act was Ollabelle. They were good. I actually like them. They're roots music, like The Band and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Not as good as those guys, but still good. I would have liked them a lot better if one of the lead female singers didn't try to do that swaying, hand-clapping pseudo imitation of June Carter Cash, and they'd let the guy who sang and played the organ do more. I'd like to see his solo act, western shirt and trucker hat in tow.

Like Angelique mentioned, the crowd stank! They were too toney and reserved. They were, however, cool enough to give EC a standing "O" upon his entrance. I thought DK was a riot, I like her jokes. She's very dry, but funny, so I dunno what was wrong with those people and their lack of response to her comments.

Oh, Ang forgot to add that when DK was referring to her Canadian sense of humour, she mentioned that article where she made gave that non-sequitor answer about being allergic to cats. Kelly, Ang and I cracked up at this, because we had talked about it the night before.

Oh, Ang didn't tell you about the seating we had. As it happened, even though we didn't purchase our tickets at the same time, we happened to be sitting in the same area. I had Sec. C, Row B, seat 31. Ang and her posse had Sec. C, Row C, seats 28-31. Kismet!

Hey Ang, I'm looking forward to seeing you all tonight! What fun!

Thanks everyone for your reviews. I laughed pretty hard at the Olabelle comment about the lead singer "swaying " June carter Cash style. My husband and I also thought that was kind of odd... it didn't quite flow. We met the two lead singing girls from Olabelle last night at the concert after DK's concert and talked to them briefly. Asked where they were from (New York). The blond had a strong European accent.

Cool report of the close encounter in San Francisco, ladies! Loved the pictures, and nice to get a first-hand report of a gracious Diana and Michelle and the band helping some fans to get autographs and pictures!

It was great meeting you all in San Francisco. I was very pleased to finally get to meet some forum members! I hope you didn't wait outside too long. You're a patient and very gracious bunch! Best, Michelle

Hello "M" and welcome back on the forum!

Thanks for the post, Michelle! We really loved meeting you in San Francisco; thanks for being so kind to us. Good to see you back on the forum!

No, Michelle, thank YOU! You and your sister were so kind in taking the time to meet and chat and pose with us. It was late, and I know that you both had a long day, so it was extraordinary that you'd be so willing to do all that for us. My only regret about that evening is not having the opportunity to chat with you much myself. Maybe next time! Anyway, thanks again.

Hi All, great article...hope to see DK and Michele in Toledo, Ohio...Hi Michele, thanks for the tickets and please pass the word DKJAZZDIVA will be in the house representing all of us here and we all send her and you our love...all I ask is please, please, please have her play Black Crow which is my favorite arrangement in the CD. Anytime I need energy or a pick me up I listen to that cut a few times...I just love her playing that piano with such intensity...Hope to meet DK and Michelle after the show...doubt if she'll remember me....but I will never forget my experience in meeting her at the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor...again thanks for the pics. Luv ANAE

Next up, she played a Tom Waits song "Rain Dogs".

Wow! What I would give to hear Diana do Rain Dogs - that's such a masterpiece!
And Jockey Full of Bourbon, Cold Water and Heart of Saturday Night - I remember Diana saying in some magazine interview that she considered those for GITOR. Perhaps they'll end up on a 'live' or 'in concert' release at some point. No complaints about Temptation having made the cut, but I'd love to hear her record some more Tom Waits - he writes such great, swinging, one-of-a-kind songs.



scielle