On Friday, February 28, 1992 at 11:57:17 AM UTC-6, Bob Taylor wrote:
> Avenue G and Jeff Sack are both part of Rich's backup band (I just
> saw the concert in Newburg, OR a couple of days ago). I'd give
> both and "OK", but nothing really new or special, but the sound was
> really lousy (small, unsophisticated PA in a big, echoey room -
> anything detailed turned into instant mud).
> The concert overall was great (if you ignored the sound quality -
> i used to run sound quite a bit, so if it's off, it bothers me -
> probably shouldn't, but it does.). I'm a big Jimmy A fan (i was the
> only one who clapped when Rich announced him as a founding member
> of Vector), but his stuff didn't come off well at all without a
> regular band (Rich & Beaker backed him up, and they clearly weren't
> comfortable playing his style of music) and decent sound - it was
> way too complex for the situation.
> Rich was great - i'd never seen him live before. He's completely
> unpretentious - the exact opposite of a lot of the current big
> set, big lights, bit costume tours. He came out in a faded t-shirt
> and ugly, baggy shorts that kept slipping down - no shoes, socks.
> He was great both singing and talking - he was really open and
> honest, which made him easy to like.
> Bob Taylor
> HP Vancouver
What was the name of the venue where Rich Mullins performed in Newberg, Oregon??