On November 8, 2004 I performed at the HHH Metrodome in Minneapolis at a benefit for Mark Hershkowitz. Mark was a pivotal member of the TV sports community in the Twin Cities, and was very sick. So a benefit was arranged to help with his medical expenses, and I was asked to play. It was an honor to perform at the event, in front of a few hundred members of the TV community gathered on the infield. There was a silent auction, and we raised about $20,000.

At the time they asked me to play, I had no band. I was performing either solo, with either bassist Tim Bolduc or sax man Dennis Landeen, or both. But I wanted to pull a band together for this event. It is a very big room after all. So Tim enlisted his friends drummer David Hill and guitarist Matt Leonetti. With very little time to prepare, we had exactly two rehearsals and on we went.

Needless to say, we had great time playing in front of 200 or so people gathered under the vast Metrodome roof. And while I have had some experience playing to nearly empty rooms, this was the most empty seats I've ever played to. Something like 49,000 empty seats. Metrodome soundman Jeff Pedersen recorded the show, and finally I have begun mixing the songs. And I've posted the first one, "Beverly's Boyfriends", on my myspace page. Check it out. I'll mix some more of these songs and post them. And maybe I'll even release a "Live At The Metrodome" CD.

One more interesting note. This was the first and last performance of this particular band. Which, I believe, makes it the only band to ever do it's debut and farewell performance at the Metrodome on the same night. Cool.