Last night, I went to the final It's Thursday party in Antioch, Illinois, to see the great Blooz Brothers Band put on a show. There is a four man horn section, bass and lead guitarists, drummer, and organist along with Jake and Elwood.
The whole pavillion seating area was packed. Hey, it was free. Hard to beat that these days.
The band played one song, then there were all these flashing lights and sirens as several of Antioch's finest "escorted" the Bloozmobile (replete with a huge speaker on the top) into the parking lot.
Jake and Elwood then made a mad dash up to the stage, uncuffed the brief case, and proceeded into "Everybody Needs Somebody" after thanking Antioch's law enforcement. They played several Blues Brothers songs as well as one Doobie Brothers and Sly's "Thank You Fa Lettin' Me B'Myself."
Unfortunately, I saw them covering the control booth and a few minutes later, Elwood said that a storm was about ten minutes out and we should start preparing, but the show would go on. Not having rain gear and not liking to get rained on, I left with heavy heart. I was having a really good time.
Hope They're Back Next Year. --RoadDog
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