Well . . . last Friday was our long-anticipated gig with Eddie Money. Bull City Syndicate was scheduled to open for The Money Man, as part of the NC International Auto Expo, at the State Fairgrounds.



Everything went off without a hitch . . . except for the miscalculation by the Auto Expo people in scheduling ANYTHING up against the ACC Mens Basketball Tourney. (Are they CRAZY!!!!????) In North Carolina, particularly in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area, college basketball is the official State religion.

We went onstage about the same the Duke game was beginning. Needless to say, the crowd was . . . uh . . . thin. Which, considering the 5,000-seat capacity of the Dorton Arena, left us all with a temporary feeling of disappointment.

But, I’m really proud of all the guys in Bull City Syndicate (and Eddie’s band, for that matter), in delivering a full-on, unabashed performance . . . which was enthusiastically received by the residual group of non-basketball fans who made their way to the arena.

The best comment of the night came from Eddie Money’s road manager, when he said to me, "Dude, if we were just a normal band, I wouldn’t want to follow you guys! You kicked ass! Fortunately, Eddie has 7, million-selling records, so we can hold our own with anybody. That said, you guys can open for us anytime."

And, he was right. Eddie’s not the young stud he was back in the day, but he and his band were tight, delivered the hits with passion, and were loved by their fans.



All-in-all . . . a VERY fun night.

Steve
Bull City Syndicate