I felt the San Diego crowd was more receptive and enchanted by Andy McKee, some hecklers in Anaheim. James introduced the band as "Dinner Theater" and mistakenly said that the last time they played here was in 1993. Of course I could hear the DTFers in the crowd correcting him with a yell of 2006!
The blown tweeter was a terrible nuisance, and very noticable in the outer orchestra area.
I was trapped in a sea of humanity in what appeared to be a very OVERSOLD GA section. Started out in the middle GA section, but was dwarfed by tall dudes and some guy trying to appease his upset girlfriend who was uncomfortable being packed in tight with the guys. I eventually found a nice roomier spot in stage left near JP.
Tons of unchecked cell phone vids (which were well monitored in San Diego), so those might be popping up soon.
Highlight of show #30 was meeting Charlie Dominici in the lobby before the show. I asked him what his favorite track was on WDADU and he speedily replied The Killing Hand, although he clarified it was his least favorite to sing. He then proceeded to sing the 1st verse. We talked about the origin behind Light Fuse and Get Away, when he invited DT to his bombastic fireworks 4th of July party back in the 80's. Impressivly enough, Charlie then spontaneously sang the chorus and tricky second verse verbatim. A little private show for me and 2 other gracious fans (and a ton of DT fans walking by him none the wiser - HA!!). Lastly, we discussed his 04 performance at Pantages, and he joked that he had no idea what to expect when he took the stage, suspecting that he might get pummeled by tomatoes! A young fan suggested that if DT played a classic tune tonight, he should rush the stage and steal the mic. Charlie animatedly joked about the idea. A good sport and a gentleman.
Sound issues aside, it was a memorable evening.