Road Report: Y&T & RK in Northern California

Checking in from Petaluma, California, where I am spending the weekend opening for Y&T. Last night's show was awesome - we are at the Mystic Theatre, which is a beautiful venue, the sound is killer, and most of all, the crowd is INCREDIBLE. What a great bunch of people - they gave my Ohio People a run for their money. There were times during my gig when I just stopped playing and singing, threw my arms in the air, and the audience kept on singing the song. So cool.

My good buddy Eric Martin (vocalist for Mr. Big, Eric Martin Band, etc) joined me onstage to sing Humble Pie's "30 Days In The Hole", he's a killer singer and a great dude.

These shows are an annual event for Y&T, and this is their homecoming party every year - so they raised the bar even higher than they usually do, with a very long (2 1/2 hours!) show which included a lot of extra material. They sounded amazing, and were kind enough to invite Eric & I onstage with them for "Summertime Girls" (this is becoming a tradition I can live with).

Tonight promises to be more of the same - the show is sold out, and there is a pre-show party which I feel compelled to attend...I will let you know how it goes.

HUGE thanks to Dave & Jill Meniketti, bandmates Phil, John, & Mike, Chrys and all the Y&T crew, Eric 'E-Mart' Martin, everyone at the Mystic Theatre and Notable Entertainment, and especially all the super cool fans who are making this weekend one of the high points of '06 for me.

As of right now I am watching THE Ohio State Buckeyes beat Michigan, so it's already a good day....more later....

Thanks for rocking out with us at the Magical Mystic Weekend! You are an AMAZING performer and more importantly, an amazing man...listening to the CD as i head home. Can't wait until the next time! Mystic next year?

tara

I was at the Saturday show.
All you Keel fans know what your gonna get when Ron comes to town. You can feel his heart and soul in every performance.

What a special evening with Ron and the Y&T crew. Fans from all over the globe make the journey for this weekend every year and having Ron with us this time out raised the bar to a whole new level! I hope, one way or another, he makes more trips to the coast.

Ron was as gracious as ever. Felt like old times(exept I drink wine not beer now) Thanks Ron for putting up with my drunk ass. I got some good pics and video clips I hope to post.

So, to all the Ron Keel fans out there, keep the Y&T Mystic weekend in mind. We'd love to have you here with us and with any luck Ron might be a part of it again.

Rudy

Ron At The Mystic

Heres 3 or 4 pix from Saturday night and 2 vid clips. Because The Night and Tears of Fire. I look like Rons bitch in that photo


http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i115/reynosa1993/Ron%20Kee...

Great pix and videos!
I haven't seen a pic of Ron wearing nail polish on his left ring finger in decades...

[Edited on 11-21-2006 by mr.troy]

I was at bith shows & LOVED every second - it is a shame your set wasn't as long as Y&T's then we could have had 5 HOURS of ROCKIN' KICK A** MUSIC. I am hoping to get to the Vegas area to catch another show since I don't think I can wait until the next Mystic shows. Picked up your CD & haven't stopped listening !!!! Thaks so very much for a GREAT GREAT show ...

Along with the "Dog Tag" and "Keel" necklace????

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It's looking like March before I can put together some Ohio dates - will the ice be thawed by then? I am planning on having a kick-ass band behind me for that mini-tour of Ohio/PA/NY. More details soon.

That will be cool.
See you next week Ron.

been turning on a bunch of people to the CD here in AZ...my friend Brenda wants to come see your show in Vegas! Guess i'm making a road trip one of these days...
tara