I worked the Rene Marie concert at Mercyhurst this past weekend. It was a simple show – most jazz bands have something odd in the tech rider, but Rene’s didn’t even mention lights and hardly mentioned sound. It helped that the entire band, Rene included, were really nice people. She had a fantastic voice and it’s hard to believe, watching her up on the stage, that she’s only been singing for 14 years or so.
After the concert Sunday we packed up some of the sound system, and at 7 in the morning on Monday we drove down to the Community Shelter. Apparently, Rene does a concert at a shelter wherever she goes, having been homeless once when she was a kid.
I’m still favoring my left arm a bit, still wrapping the elbow when I’ve got any lifting to do.