Patti's and Lenny's 50th anniversary
Feb. 20th, 2021 03:46 pmThe 50th anniversary of Patti and Lenny working together was on February 10th, so they put on a little online show to celebrate. They played some songs, and told some stories about the old days. Tony accompanied on bass and keyboards.
"Ballad of A Bad Man" was a poem she read that night at St. Mark's Church. Lenny accompanied her, then and now. Patti described his playing as impressions of a stock car race. I think this has been repeated, but changing it to "imitation of a stock car race," or "sounds of a stock car race." At least that's how I'd heard the story in the past.

Setlist:
Redondo Beach
Pale Blue Eyes
Birdland
Ghost Dance
World Book Night (written, played and sung by Lenny, in honor of World Book Night)
A poem by Jean-Luc Godard as intro to
Seneca
Southern Cross
Strange Messengers
Ballad of a Bad Man
Notes for the Future (excerpts read as intro to)
Broken Flag
The show was 70 minutes long.
"Ballad of A Bad Man" was a poem she read that night at St. Mark's Church. Lenny accompanied her, then and now. Patti described his playing as impressions of a stock car race. I think this has been repeated, but changing it to "imitation of a stock car race," or "sounds of a stock car race." At least that's how I'd heard the story in the past.

Setlist:
Redondo Beach
Pale Blue Eyes
Birdland
Ghost Dance
World Book Night (written, played and sung by Lenny, in honor of World Book Night)
A poem by Jean-Luc Godard as intro to
Seneca
Southern Cross
Strange Messengers
Ballad of a Bad Man
Notes for the Future (excerpts read as intro to)
Broken Flag
The show was 70 minutes long.