This was my first "Deer Creek" show and even though I missed out on some legendary history, I was still blown away by the venue and the surrounding scene. Add that it was Mike's birthday and the excitement level was very high! I was not disappointed!

Mike's bass playing was on display out of the gate with a crowd pleasing Theme before launching into Boogie On with a nice Happy Birthday guitar vamp during the intro.

A couple songs later I finally got my 2nd Esther. Took 15 years to get my first one, then 12 more for the second so I was stoked!

Buried Alive, a perfectly placed Alaska, my first jammed out Mull (is it still Mull?), Birds and a somewhat sloppy Cavern ended the first set.

Set two started with a decent No Men, the inevitable DWD, a touching Joy into Ruby Waves and a tremendous Lizards! Fluffhead brought the house down and then a high energy Chalkdust.

With another birthday nod to Mike, Contact was the encore followed by a high energy First Tube to propel us into the rest of the weekend!

Blown away. So glad I finally made the effort to make it out to Indy. Ready for night 2!