A fond farewell
by Mike on 4/9/24The Lyric - BaltimoreI didn't know Buddy is 87, soon to be 88. I thought he was somewhere around 81 years old. He seemed a little tired and confused at times, but fortunately he had Bobby Rush with him. Bobby helped him hold the show together and made it even more entertaining for us, as did Buddy's son. Altogether, it was great seeing Buddy for my first and maybe last time. The band backing him up was pretty good. I may be getting too old to go to live shows, since the bass was way too loud and boomy for me, but at least I could hear the keyboard player this time. By the way, the keyboard player did a journeyman's job in introducing the show and in talking Buddy off the stage at the end. Everything considered, it was great seeing Buddy live and I won't be forgetting how much fun my son-in-law and I had.