His performance was just awful at that time.
Spent more time talking, if one could call his verbal ramblings, talking, than playing a single note. His "band" were not too concerned about needing to play a single note either!
I was both embarrassed for him but also steamed to have paid for a couple of tickets plus parking for this event.
Some in the audience quietly mumbled and muttered their disgust at what was being foisted at us, in the name of a "musical performance, but there was no heckling going on in Kansas City. We're far more polite than St. Louis (who must be getting audience participation hints from Chicago.)
Smile.....
Saw Leon Redbone at a theatre in Stoneham MA about 10 yrs ago; there was a duo opening act who did 3 songs then Leon came on and did about 40-45 min. He said something along the lines of thanks for coming out, etc and the show concluded—but we thought it was a short intermission. we went into concession area etc and someone said uh, apparently that was the end of the show.
40-45 min.? Someone went backstage and convinced them we
were hoping for a bit more; his backing band came out and played a tune or two, then he did a few more tunes and that was it. I wasn’t expecting 2 hrs, 2.5 hrs etc, but 40-45 minutes was a bit short...we figured he was starting to get up there in age.