Yo Quest - great job last night - u guys definitely opened up some peoples eyes to what the roots are all about and the level of talent u guys possess. To be clear tho, u didnt get "the only standing ovation", but I do think you you stole the show (the only performance I enjoyed more was MMW with Oliver Wood)

Also, I thought that order of the show was a little whacky and illogical - agreed? And LOL at Cat Power doing an Eric Burdon cover and Jack Elliot doing fifty choruses on Knockin on Heavans Door......Really a strange, anti-climactic ending.............


>that was covered by cat power.
>pretty awesome vesion i might add.
>we did "masters of war".
>
>i can't really describe the feeling....maybe it was lowered
>expectations or a lil doubt creeping in on some "mmmm wonder
>what a "rap group" is doing at a dylan tribute.
>
>but i really feel like last night was a tipping point for us
>(we "white striped it" with just me and kirk and damon on the
>tuba from the jeff bradshaw brass band)
>
>dare i say it was like motown 25. im not certain what the
>results will be but shit is not going to be the same on that
>set again.
>
>we came out in all army fatigues.
>
>and did a mars volta esque/zappa version of this protest song
>(lyrics are soooooo relevant for what goes on
>today)---incorporating in the gap band's "you dropped a BOMB
>on me" and hendrix's "MACHINE GUN" for added spice.
>
>most of the renditions of the night were incredible in its
>silence. i wanted to go electric to sorta be the sore thumb in
>the acoustic at atmosphere sorta like newport 63 (ha ha).
>
>for roots fans just imagine if there was a way to show a
>Riqless highlight reel of a roots performance to an older rock
>fan. take my drum solo, take kirk's guitar solo, add theatrics
>and musicianship tricks, add some cover songs, add dynamics
>(we went from "s----i---l--e--n---ce....to
>ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGH!!!!!!!!! on this roller coaster
>version of this song)
>
>i know for a fact that we won the respect of our peers that
>night (cyndi lauper just might be my new best friend---she was
>more hip to us than most vets....she LOVES game theory
>("although the second half makes me kinda sad"----lol!), jill
>souble was another longtime fan----the reason im so amazed of
>these facts is because we are so out of the socializing loop
>(unless we do shows with other acts) i have no clue that mofos
>even know if we are alive or not. but the cats from the Allman
>brothers were cool as shit, Chan from Cat Power and i traded
>Memphis musician notes, joan osbourne (i think she was a lil
>miffed at me for this is the second album i said "no"
>to---time was of the essence and i couldn't commit) Roseanne
>Cash called me a lik heartbreaker (lol) and once again Sandra
>Bernhart can never remember the story of when we first met in
>1996 (she did the scared white lady in an elevator bit at some
>hotel we happened to be staying in that had 80 loooooooooooong
>floors.---when her assistant ---who got on a few floors
>below---validated me then it was "oh he's safe". but the
>visual of a dark ass hotel hallway and then seeing this
>sinister monster inside changed her whole body language (face
>to floor, no eye contact. etc---i mean it was effed up but i
>"guess" i understood) even breaking the ice with a "king of
>comedy" compliment couldn't break the ice....i was like
>"damn....how many rapists can quote classic scorcese filler?
>
>anywho....
>
>after the performance we got the only standing ovation of the
>night. and ....man i cant describe it. all in the streets
>people waiting for cabs and walking to the parking lot all had
>the same story "my kids are SO jealous you performing and they
>are not here to see it!"---i mean like this was rippling
>throughout the whole audience. we made a mark last night. i
>can really feel that something is gonna result of this.