Sweet Baby James at the lake

Wow, has it been over fifteen years? That was the last time I saw James Taylor back in the bay area. He was performing up here in Tahoe and I wasn't going to go but Nancy had tickets so I was able to catch part of his show until the comedy show started than I had to take off. What a rush of memories though. it was back in the late 70's when I first saw Taylor while attending Humboldt State and then in the early 80's opened for him at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. Talking to him one realized right away that he had (and still has) the driest sense of humor. His music has always been like that of an audio photo album where each song takes you to a place that is forever preserved. Here's the guy who actually recorded his first album (back then they were called that) at Abbey Road Studio where The Beatles were recording what would be their 'White Album' back in 1969. On his first album Paul McCartney helped out playing bass on Taylor's original version of "Carolina in my Mind." Wow....