Shortly after I moved to Brooklyn in January of 1998
GodIHateYourSteveWynn, Lux and I went to some basement in the city,
where Steve Wynn of the Dream Syndicate was playing a solo acoustic
show. He was trying to plug his latest album, of which he releases about
50 a year, and nobody was really giving a shit, everybody kinda milling
around chatting. After I had partook in a few warm Heinekins I thought
I'd do Mr. Wynn a favor, and I started shouting out Dream Syndicate songs
I wanted to hear, and he finally shrugged "fuck it" and played whatever I
shouted out over the next 45 minutes or so.
I've always hated that "Only in New York, kids!" saying, but later on
while standing there talking to Steve Wynn I remember thinking "there's
no way I'd be standing here talking to Steve Wynn after picking out his
set list anywhere else."
ANYhoo, they played a reunion show in Cleveland a coupla weeks ago and you can see the whole thing here.
Here's my favorite Dream Syndicate song. You're goddam right he played it that night in Brooklyn.
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