POCO/Loggins and Messina LIVE at PNC 8/22/09

Here's something for you folks to ponder: Is there a better way to cap off a great summer than a POCO/Loggins and Messina Concert? I think not! Sean and I had been planning this night for months. It started off as a dare, we went to a POCO concert in Wyckoff a few years back and said if they were ever touring again we'd go. When Loggins and Messina announced they were teaming up with POCO, Sean said it was a no brainer. We got tickets back in April and every few weeks we would remind each other it was coming up. Finally the big night came and we had a blast.
It was a bit of a rocky start because it was raining on and off all day, although our seats were protected by the overhang at the PNC Bank Arts Center so we weren't too concerned. The drive down consisted of comments like "It's passing" and we'll be alright and we were right on the money. Even though dark clouds followed us down there and we drove into a brief shower, we didn't get wet. By the time we took our seats, it was just very overcast and even a cool breeze was blowing.
POCO was the opening act, which was the driving force to get Sean to go. Even though the drive was a bit hairy by the time they start both Sean and I were slowly relaxing. They played for a good 45 minutes before Jim Messina joined them. They played all of their hits and Jim Messina's guitar playing was excellent. The "opening act" was a class act!!
I will never forget the introduction Jim Messina gave Kenny Loggins. You could tell that even though they broke up and reunited they always remained friends throughout the years. You could tell they have aged a lot but they still have the same spark. I have wanted to see Loggins and Messina in concert ever since my friend Cathy from high school introduced their music to me back in 1997
It was a fun night for Sean too, once we got t here. I caught glimpses of him tapping his feet to the beat of the music!
The intermission was interesting because I met this fellow that was in a bad car accident. We chatted for a bit and he just was such a nice guy I needed to give him a shoot out. The pitiful thing on my part is I forgot his name, so did Sean. Hey it was the end of the evening g and we were both tired. So if he's out there reading this entry, drop me a line at kc2gik@justinmattes.com and you'll get proper recognition
Also if anyone happens to know any POCO members or Loggins and Messina drop them this website. Ya I know the chances are slimmer than I am that they'll actually read this entry. However I did write an e-mail to Kenny Loggins once and his simple reply months later gave me the inspiration to continue composing, whether it be poetry, letters...or this blog

Kenny wrote:


God Bless
Keep in touch....and keep writing

Love
Kenny


Loggins and Messina Revisited

Loggins & Messina Website

Kenny Loggins's Website

Jimmy Messina's Website

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trip to CT-- Branchville School visit Part I

This should be a very interesting post because originally I was going to write about my trip to Connecticut after it happened but since my writing is part of my presentation, I was asked by the people who invited me to write something of a preview prior to going up there so I could show the kids some of my writing. It all started with an e-mail from Tim Stentiford, a license plate collector friend and editor of the famed PLATES Magazine explaining how Kurt, his son, was having what they call a "Diversity Day" at his school. Kurt suggested I come up to speak and when Tim presented this idea to the rest of the planning committee, they loved it. Talk about your ego booster, this is right up my alley. I have spoken about myself at various venues before, even on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC My mom kept saying I had to prepare but I didn't know how. I have been bouncing a few ideas off my mom and am getting my thoughts together. I decided instead of typing them just in W
More Posts to Mattes's Madness

One Contact - Five Lighthouses--W9C

Back in the summer I wrote an entry in here about my Lighthouse phone contact with Bill,N8ET , so now I had to top that with a five lighthouse PSK contact in Wisconsin! I was orginally going to wait until I got the card like my other contacts but I think at this stage of the game you can take my word for it. This contact was with a husband and wife team also known as "Team Cheese"--WI9TC (I love the callsign). Like the contact with Bill, they were in the line of sight of five lighthouses located on the Wisconsin shores of Lake Michigan. As soon as I saw them on the BeaconBot (the e-mail reflector used to notify people of lighthouse activations-) I knew I had to take my best shot. There were tons of stations dying to get a contact. Well after some monitoring of the waterfall and waiting for a break in the QSO's, I dropped my call. Unfortunately I was getting overpowered a lot so I actually wound up waiting for quite awhile. Although I have to admit it was also fun just
More Posts to Mattes's Madness

Trip to CT-- Branchville School visit Part III

People tell me not to dwell or harp so three entries about the visit to the Branchville Elementary School might be pushing it. However the closer I get to going up there, the more I have the urge to write about it! Call it a way of comprehending what is going to happen. I have told everyone I know about this trip which makes it seem like I am going up there for more than a day. Although the is the same reaction when I went do to Washington DC on my own, to visit Jane in Tennessee or even the license plate convention in Alabama two years ago. These kids are definitely going to bring back to a time with mixed feelings. I mean the kids I'll be speaking to are same age when things starting getting real tough. It was the perfect storm back then. My body was getting worse, and the more I tried to hide it, the more evident it became. I never wrote this before but since I could remember I) was made to wear a helmet while walking around the halls. I fought this hard and finally in fourth g
More Posts to Mattes's Madness