A few other random thoughts. 

I shouldn't have been shocked (but I was) by the almost drop dead silence during the acapella part of NBTW . We're talking a club in NYC with over 1,500 people in it. Sure, a yelp or two rang out but overall - quiet.

It's nice sometimes to move around and observe things. I make it a habit to scan the crowd and see who is singing along. Every show it's more and more and - it's to more and more songs.  Ah, Mary, Big White Gate, NBTW and recently Medicine are bringing in the crowd participation. 

There was no "after party" at the Middle East in Cambridge after the Boston show. Misunderstandings all the way around.

Grace asked everyone to "shake it" during Sweet Hands and they did, all the way to the back of the theater - project it sister!

Scott wanted to dispel the notion that Batson simply turned on the tape machine and sat down while the band played.  "He produced us", Scott told me, "but subtly. This record sounds like we sound."

The HOB staff in Boston must have been given "pleasant training". Everyone was really nice from bouncers to bartenders. I did not expect that. 

Thursday nights meal before the show was the best I've had in a long time. Yes, it's all about me. <a href="http://www.oleanarestaurant.com/" rel="nofollow">Oleana Restaurant</a>.

A beer at Terminal 5 costs $7.00 - welcome to New York baby.