Trey continues to shine bright. I watched the stream last night hoping he'd get a chance to light things up with his current awesomeness, and he did not disappoint. The Mission in the Rain was a heady song choice to cover with TAB. It's played so tastefully. He could have crushed it, but chose the high road and kept it tight. The band sounded fantastic. An emotional and beautiful performance.

The real highlight for me was when he came out to start set 2. I was in Chicago for GD50, and the peak moment of the whole run was Scarlet - esp Trey's leadership during the bridge jam to FOTM. Sadly, Hornsby came in early with the vocals (which he went on to crush, mind you, just gorgeous), and Trey was forced to skip that beautiful last wah wah part of the intro to Fire because of it. There was a sigh from the crowd. Opportunity missed! Fear not, tho - Trey got another shot at it last night and closed the loop. And by the look on his face and gentleness with which he played those sweet notes, he knew it. You might also recall that at GD50, Bobby abruptly cut off the last jam spot in FOTM at the end of the song. They cleaned that up last night as well. Trey to the rescue! Each jam in Fire got the full treatment. It was a joy to behold. The interplay between Trey and Mayer is dreamy. Who is better at talking musically to another guitar god in these pairings than Trey? Johnny boy was blown away.

I did not watch much else of GD60 as I have a hard time with the slow pace. I'd bet my money tho that along with Sturgill Simpson's breathtaking rendition of Morning Dew, Trey's energy, playing and mastery of the patient exploration and ability to "ring those lofty bells" is the shining highlight of the 3 day celebration.

Soak it up phriends!