The maestro is in a good mood. It is felt, it is visible and already it turns the concert into a holiday. Richie played with great enthusiasm, teased keyboardist Rosenthal, jumped on the podium for the drum kit and put his feet on the bass drums,
provoked the audience with intros to “Lazy” and “My Woman From Tokyo” (although these songs themselves were not played – from DP’s there was only “Smoke on the Water”), and in general was, as they say, in shock. And all I had to do was watch his hands in fascination, listen to every sound he extracted from the well-known white Strat, and once again understand that I adore this musician.
Drummer Bob Rondinelli made a very strong impression. This is the first time I’ve se