A surprisingly good mix from a small PA helped the band hear the vocals and showed that this band still has plenty of life in them. Bill Greene took MVP honors with excellent bantor (channeling Kevin Finnegan) and a Twist and Shout that would have made John Lennon proud. After shaking a little rust off, the band was pretty strong with a 25-30 song 2 set performance. WITE LITE - SEAN'S GRADUATION PARTY - 05/19/18 Īfter the longest extended absence on record (I had to remember how to do updates!) WITE LITE returned in 3 piece form to play Sean Greene's graduation. The band is now setting its sights on another East Coast wedding but after last night, hopefully something sooner is in the making for the Best Party Band in the MidWest. And by the time Happy Birthday was sung followed by the Beatles version oof Birthday, the band had the crowd and never let up. The band would have none of it and immediately accompanied her for the song as well as Proud Mary. After reading a poem in tribute, she was going to sing Born to Run (Tom loves Bruce Springsteen) as a birthday gift using her iPhone for the music. The Weight had new life with the Acapella ending and Folsom Prison Blues got the entire crowd going after initially appealing to the younger crowd.īut it was Elizabeth LaKamp who came to deliver best wishes to Tom Westphal that turned the evening for the band. Nick Westphal joined the band for Glory Days and played solidly throughout with metronome like tempo and the band was in fine form throughout the night despite an extended absence. Perhaps it was the "Wham Bam Thank You Maam" references rehearsed over and over but the band played on and finished with Blitzkrieg Bop, Sedated, Sympathy for the Devil with a Hey Jude ending (a new staple for the band) and Fight For Your Right To Party (True Words to end the evening). Residents of Creve Coeur had other feelings complaining to the police that the band was too loud at 9:00 PM. With Kevin Finnegan emceeing the event and again using a home sound system, WITE LITE turned in a blistering show that appealed to the young crowd there for Nick's 27th birthday and for his Dad's 60th. You may be wondering why the link is above and also why ELIZABETH was named MVP. WITE LITE - WESTPHAL BIRTHDAY PARTY - 09/29/18
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