It was a special night from every perspective, and while I can honestly say I've seen hotter performances from GPN, I can't say I've ever seen them at a time and place that I have enjoyed more.  The intimacy of the setting, the good vibes from the staff, the positive reactions from the crowd (those there for GPN and those there for Levon), the comraderie created by the pot luck offerings in the food and merch room all combined for a fantastic evening.

My single favorite non-musical moment of the night was Grace's little valley girl moment.  Grace remarked that the first time she heard of Levon Helm was in Matt's living room in 2002.  Matt had said, "I want to start a band with you."  and then showed a video of "The Last Waltz" and he said, "That's the kind of band I want to start with you." Grace said she replied, (in a perfect valley girl voice) "Okay."

I enjoyed the Levon Helm band more than any other time that I had seen them.  I've been a fan of Larry Campbell  since I first saw him play with Dylan in the 90's.  The vocal counter balance between Teresa Williams and Amy Helm was outstanding, and Teresa, on her gospel number, performed with a ferocity that I had never seen from her before.  Finally, when GPN joined the Levon Helm Band for "The Weight" it appeared (I had trouble seeing at this point) that Cat had taken over on bass.

In the 35 years that I have been attending Rock and Roll shows I may have had as good a time, but I can't say that I have had better.