[Slowhand] 62 ....so many rivers crossed...

[Garret74 at aol.com]

Well, I pretty much agree with everything that everyone's said. I saw this  
tour in DC, and Eric definitely was more laid back than I'd seen him in the  
past.
But I did enjoy Doyle and Derek...and Tim Carmen and Chris Stainton...Hell,  
the band was the best I'd ever seen him with...Now, I loved Gadd and East as a 
 bottom, but these guys brought something a little different and very cool 
with  them to the game.
 
Eric hit a solo that night on Old Love that I will remember for the rest of  
my life. It was really the only time he stepped out that night...but just that 
 one moment...well, no one can play like that. And just that one moment 
satisfied  me. Because there were other things in the show that were delightful...
 
I've seen a lot of musicians, a lot of bands...all the greats at one time  or 
another. I've jammed with Danny Gatton before, and I've known a lot of very  
talented and special people.
 
There is no one like Eric Clapton, and it's foolish, in my opinion, to try  
and firmly place him to one slice of time or one moment, or one band  or one 
genre or milieu...it's not just the guitar playing with him...it's the  whole 
package of what this man is.
 
It would be like saying Michelangelo should only paint, or only sculpt, or  
only be an architect...
 
So many of you guys are boxing Helena...you want him to fit in a little  
niche of your liking, and you throw a little hissy fit when he doesn't do what  
you want him to do.
 
Can you imagine being Eric Clapton and having to live up to your  
expectations?
 
Garret



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