The Bearsville Theater was built by Albert Grossman, one of the great music-biz mavericks: genius, crook, entrepreneur, thief, builder, destroyer, patron, asshole it all depended on what side of the table you sat, just ask Bob Dylan.

It’s a cool little venue just outside of Woodstock, NY: a very tranquil setting to spend a day lounging about waiting for show-time, lots of large oaks, maples and pines and a river running out back of the theater.

Load in was delayed because there was an auction in support of the local Democratic Party going on inside the theater. I bid on and won a signed Elliot Landy print of Bob Dylan, the photo used on the cover of Nashville Skyline. A very nice way to kick off the day. Things got even better when we got a call from Garth Hudson, who will be playing with us next month in Montreal. Garth asked if he could sit-in and get familiar with some of the material, which for us, is a great honour. He made it for soundcheck, missed the first set and returned just in time to help out on Blue Moon and Misguided Angel. It was a lot of fun. We hope to expand his repertoire for Montreal and hopefully include Powderfinger and Blue Guitar (which will be right up Garth’s alley).