Greetings from the San Francisco UFO gig

Greetings from the San Francisco UFO gig .Me and SKID met up at the Independent on Divisadero in the middle of no parking central. After driving the long trek and finding parking finally, me a Skid managed to get in with a Heineken in our hands very quick and very close to the stage. Not a very rowdy crowd as the Pound gig but still full of fruits, nutz and some tight security watching people like a hawk and taking the cameras from them. I saw a guy lose his camera taking a shot of the set list. I got one or two of Jason checking his set before it started. I waited till about the middle of the gig to try my usual sneak a shot (yes I'm a frigging rebel and proud of it) and was busted instantly by a security guard (much smaller than me) and didn't ask me for my camera of 900 dollars ...hahha .So I then chilled out for another few short moments than attempted and of course was busted once again. So I took 55 shots during the last 2 songs. They where totally rushed and not even to my standards. There are a few I really do like though. I tried talking to security and even have a business cards with my name ,MSG and UFO logo on it but no go .I showed them all the shots of Phil and drinking the beer and others I brought but Vinnies guitar tech told me he would get me to Vinnie but flaked the last second and through me some plectrums with Vinnies name on it. There was no meet and greet..

All in all a very good rock show and a different chemistry once again with no Pete Way. Phil was forgetting verses but you come to expect and have a good time with it. It was great to hear a few numbers I haven't heard live. Cherry is great song! Also Pack It Up And Go was a huge surprise and I think me and only a couple people knew that one. All though they cut my favorite song from Sharks...Fighting Man.Vinnie had a bit of a slow start with all the older looking Shrapnel heads staring at him then all of a sudden kicked it in to HIGH gear when he played Lights Out. He played with much more tone and really sounded much like Uli with the speed and arpeggios...but missed the emotional leads from MS in Let It Roll. Jeff Kollman was very enthusiastic and tried his best to not come close to the Pete Way antics and really was in to the crowd. Would have been cool to hear him on the axe. Paul Raymond was all smiles as usual and Jason is just. Full Shred. Wish he did a solo but guess its not his thing. They did the Who won't get fooled again segment with Phil screeching that great and well known part that capped off the night with a very different emotion from the classic Who song. There was a great moment at the last part of the gig when Phill told the lighting crew to take the spot light off of him and reverse to the balcony when a woman flashed the ol bloke not once but twice...

Thanks to Skid for meeting up once again from foreign territories and a very non flaking great night of UFO.Next time I will grab the owner and call Batttty and demand back stage!!! Hahaha.. Thanks for posting the review Battttty...Axe http://axeslinger.com