I saw Patti Smith and it was Amazing

I sat down a few times to write about what I saw but honestly I can’t do it justice. I laughed, I cried, I wished I was living in New York City in 1969.

There’s a short summary of the show posted on Line Out. The writeup gives an accurate blow-by-blow but doesn’t do much to explain what it felt like.

At the end of the evening Patti performed an staggeringly awesome and heartfelt a capella version of “Because the Night” wherein she asked us to help her sing the refrain. There’s a video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHiHq6VoHrQ (she begins singing a few minutes in)

I love that she narrated the guitar solo, Literal Video style!