Wednesday, August 8, 2001 - The Martini Bros. at the Whitaker Center

Wednesday, August 8, 2001
The Martini Bros. at the Whitaker Center

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Deuce, Mike, and Rej played at the Whitaker Center a year ago for the Hot August Night with Darcie Miner and the Badlees. Okay, so it was August 11, 2000, but a few days do not make much of a difference. This time the Martinis played with Delbert McClinton. Sitting in the beautiful theater, the audience was composed of McClinton fans and we were unsure of how much they would enjoy the Martinis.

The stage set up was different from the usual. Rej’s drum kit was set up on far stage left instead of behind Deuce and Mike. It was due to having two stage set-ups - McClinton’s and the Martinis - at once. On stage right was a keyboard, which Deuce joked about and said that their keyboard player did not show up.

Bopping in our seats and mouthing the words, those around us could tell that we were fans. After the guys finished, the woman beside Melanie commented that she enjoyed the band and liked the bass player the most : ) After they finished, we were treated to a special backstage visit to say hi and to tell them that it was our "Martini Bros. one year anniversary." Hopefully there are many more to come!