| Submitted by: Candace Gregory (firegrl@sierratel.com) I was one of the first to stand in line to see David at the Warfield. I had only missed one concert run that David had made to California EVER!! And most times, I see several concerts in the tour. So, I was so excited to see David in a small venue like the Warfield. I got in line around 1200 and the doors opened around 700. This was a very long time to stand/sit/lay in line, but sooo worth it. I made it to front row in front of the stage and had to endure this horrible opening music. Everyone was yelling to turn the volumn down, but nobody could hear or cared. Then David came out, so close I could touch him and he did touch my hand three times. He was close and personal. He was humerous and human. I remember once he messed up and made a little face that only a few of us could see, kind of like saying oh well. He had the crowd going, no doubt about it. This was the best concert that I had ever seen and David was at his best. It would have been a great concert to videotape. Early on in the concert he ran his hands across the hands of the front row and touched mine (did I mention 3 times?). Although I am not a teeneybopper, being 41, I was thrilled. Reeves was hot. As he came close to the edge of the stage and ripped on his instrument, I was blown away. I used to play piano when I was younger and my inspiration from the early 70s was Mike Garson and there he was, with his flowing fingers, playing those famous riffs he is best known for. God, what an ultimate concert! And Gail Ann Dorsey was so close, her voice, that bass and the way she moved to the music, the way she interacted with David. Most of the folks in the front row was very young and they did not know many of the older songs. But I sang every one with David, word for word. I had bought the ticket from a ticket agency for $100 and this was a birthday present to myself. I have sat in the second row and 4th row on David's past concerts, but this closeness of the Warfield, the tightness of the crowd was so special. My life has grown with David's over the years. Many times his words have helped guide me or give me strength or open my eyes and heart to thoughts and feelings that I had never envisioned that I would have. He has made it easy for me to face the strange. It is dificult to explain this obsession that I have with David. This is why words don't work to explain what a life experience being at the Warfield with David was.
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