Wanne Music Festival, Live Oak, Florida June 2010
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers with Drive-By Tuckers Chicago, Ill July 2010
Government Mule with Jackie Greene Des Moines, Iowa August 2010
Government Mule with Yonder Mountain String Band Iowa City, Iowa October 2010
About the Author
jorge
Grew up in Central Iowa, in and around Des Moines. As a young child I was influenced by jazz, via my mother's record collection. My first concert was probably a jazz concert in the Rose Garden at the Des Moines Art Center. My mother passed away listening to music.
At around 14 I began to attend "rock" shows. First one, The Denver Pop Festival at Mile High Stadium in Denver Colorado. It was here that many of my musical preferences were born. Besides being tear gassed, I was introduced to The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Frank Zappa and The Mothers, Iron Butterfly and Tommy Bolin with Zepher, to name a few. The festival is most memorable as the final Jimi Hendrix Experience performance. It was also the precursor to Woodstock.
In the years to follow I attended concerts regularly in the Midwest, from Minneapolis to Chicago. Too many to recall, unless you ask...
In December 2010 I began iamnotjerry.com. The name came from years of people stating, "Hey Jerry, you are alive" at concerts and festivals, the purpose remained the same, help support "LIVE" Music.
My Dad went to the Tom Petty/Drive By Truckers show in Chicago, he’d seen them both before and said Tom Petty was incredible but he felt that somehow DBT was off. I dunno, I wasn’t there, but I find it hard to believe.
I was in the pit for the 1st three songs of DBT and Tom Petty. DBT sounded good up close, but once I left the pit the sound/mix deteriorated. That was not the case with Tom Petty however.
jorge
Shook your hand when you were shootin’ Yonder, glad to see the pics & know you got down there for Mule! Good work