dancing under moon on a rainy day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R42C6xhNvLI&feature=related

This is the Van Morrison performance we experienced at Jazz Fest. Notice Van solo on this harmonica (one of five instruments he played) with the effusive energy of an indomitable 25-year-old, and the joyful hard-living blues of a mortal 65-year-old rocker (how can a man be so ugly and so suave at the same time, he’s like a musical Bukowski); notice the misty moondance rain frame the painted yellow sun in the background; notice the black dapper suits and the gold microphone on a gold stand emblazoned with a gold “VM;” and oh yea, notice the damn good musicianship, the likes of which spanned jazz, blues, rock, reggae, Latin, Irish folk, and more. What you won’t notice is the wide weird range of fans, including the two toddlers next to me that ran around in circles and let it all seep in.