[DANDOM-NYC] SPOILER: Beacon review 8/2

[Gena]

Just came back from August 2nd show at the Beacon. A great night!

Set list very similar to what's been posted with the exception of 
Summer in the City. Bummer.

Donald was in fine form telling all kinds of colorful tales, about 
Bob Dylan watching Hee Haw and Ray Charles delivering papers as a 
young boy, even though he was, as Donald pointed out "blind as a 
bat." He called Mike McDonald "White Lightning," I'm assuming cause 
of the hair.

Songs were mostly upbeat and danceable. Crowd favorites were Lowdown, 
What A Fool Believes and Takin it to the Streets. Seemed like a lot 
of Doobie fans in the audience.

The one misstep was Trouble Man. Marvin Gaye was such a talent that 
it is hard to hear anyone else sing this. It wasn't a great fit for 
Donald.

Catherine Russell and Carolyn Leonhart on backup. They did a few good solos.

Ultimately the show ran almost 2 1/2 hours with no intermission. A 
fun night. Now, we await Donald's tour for the solo album...