"I'm 82, but I'm not dead."

Nice review of the King of the Blues, BB King, who played the other night at Billy Bob's in Texas. He'll be playing up here in Concord, NH soon, where he always puts on a good show, as his biographer is a Concord resident.

"There's a wholly appropriate air of reverence before King takes the stage, an air of reverence that is subsequently and completely dissipated by the man himself. He's a certifiable legend, closing in on six decades of making music, but he's far from ready for mothballs.

Backed by the sparkling octet known as The B.B. King Blues Band (which included some punchy horns and a couple of native Texans), King ambled through a 100-minute set featuring the staples -- show opener Let the Good Times Roll, When Love Comes to Town and the timeless finale, The Thrill Is Gone -- and plenty of crowd-pleasing banter."

http://www.star-telegram.com/live/story/566528.html