I saw my second John Hiatt concert last night, and as was once suggested, I did Bring the Family. Actually, the family brought me. The Son Unit (who heads for college next month) arranged it. The show was at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens, which, as you might guess, is a lawn-and-foliage-based venue. I first saw him sometime in the late 80’s or early 90’s at the Center Stage theater. He was with Sonny Landreth, and I was close, so I could catch all the wildman antics and mugging. This time we were way in the back because we were late for the opening act and didn’t want to wander through the bodies looking for a seat.

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