An American Badass

My iPhone photo of Kid Rock & The Twisted Brown Trucker Band 8/15/10

Billboard Magazine's August 7 cover shows a deflated beach ball and the headline, "Cruel Summer. Ticket Sales Down. Tour Dates Canceled." Last week in struggling Detroit, Kid Rock packed 'em in for three nights running at DTE Energy Theatre. (Or Pine Knob as Kid Rock referred to it throughout the show.) I was fortunate to attend the Sunday evening show with my wife and friends (thanks Greater Media) and we had a great time. A fantastic "escape." Rap, country, blues, a bottle of Badass American Lager, slow ballads and raw energy for over two hours. The crowd never sat down. When Kid Rock and Jamey Johnson came to the end of "Turn the Page" none other than Mr. Bob Seger came on stage to belt out his signature "there I go" which brought down the house. That beach ball might not be pumped up, but "with the echoes of the amplifiers ringin' in your head," we still are over a week later.