਍ഀഀ ਍㰀洀攀琀愀 栀琀琀瀀ⴀ攀焀甀椀瘀㴀∀䌀漀渀琀攀渀琀ⴀ吀礀瀀攀∀ഀഀ content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> ਍㰀洀攀琀愀 渀愀洀攀㴀∀䜀䔀一䔀刀䄀吀伀刀∀ 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䴀椀挀爀漀猀漀昀琀 䘀爀漀渀琀倀愀最攀 㔀⸀ ∀㸀ഀഀ Rick Roberts, 20 April 2017, Stargazer's Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO ਍㰀⼀栀攀愀搀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀戀漀搀礀ഀഀ background="http://www.StevenT.com/Reviews/RedRocks.jpg" ਍戀最挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䘀䘀䘀䘀䘀䘀∀ 戀最瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀椀攀猀㴀∀昀椀砀攀搀∀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䤀洀瀀愀挀琀∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㘀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀  䘀䘀䘀䘀∀㸀刀椀挀欀 刀漀戀攀爀琀猀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀  䘀䘀䘀䘀∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㘀∀ 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䤀洀瀀愀挀琀∀㸀㈀  䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀ ㄀㜀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀∀挀攀渀琀攀爀∀㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䤀洀瀀愀挀琀∀ 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㘀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀  䘀䘀䘀䘀∀㸀匀琀愀爀最愀稀攀爀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀猀 ഀഀ Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO

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The story or Rick Roberts is another ਍猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 猀甀爀瘀椀瘀愀氀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 ㌀㔀 礀攀愀爀猀 ⴀⴀ 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 挀愀爀 愀挀挀椀搀攀渀琀猀Ⰰ 琀爀愀甀洀愀琀椀挀 ഀഀ brain injury, and extensive rehabilitation, this evening Rick performed in only ਍栀椀猀 昀漀甀爀琀栀 ⠀㐀琀栀⤀ 猀栀漀眀 椀渀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 ㈀  礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 昀爀漀渀琀 漀昀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 愀甀搀椀攀渀挀攀 愀琀 琀栀攀 ഀഀ pleasant, intimate setting about a mile East of downtown Colorado Springs known ਍愀猀 琀栀攀 匀琀愀爀最愀稀攀爀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀猀 吀栀攀愀琀爀攀⸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀刀椀挀欀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀猀 爀攀栀愀戀椀氀椀琀愀琀椀漀渀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀搀 ഀഀ re-learning how to a) walk, b) sing, and c) strum a guitar with his right hand.  ਍吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 䤀 攀瘀攀爀 猀愀眀 刀椀挀欀 椀渀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 眀愀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀ഀഀ ਍䘀椀爀攀昀愀氀氀 刀攀甀渀椀漀渀Ⰰ 㤀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀  㠀Ⰰ 䈀漀甀氀搀攀爀 吀栀攀愀琀爀攀Ⰰ 䈀漀甀氀搀攀爀Ⰰ 䌀伀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀愀㸀⸀ 匀椀渀挀攀 ഀഀ then, Rick is now able to walk pretty well on his own without a cane, can speak ਍昀氀甀攀渀琀氀礀Ⰰ 挀愀渀 猀琀爀甀洀 愀 最甀椀琀愀爀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 愀渀礀 猀椀最渀 漀昀 琀爀漀甀戀氀攀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀攀洀漀渀猀琀爀愀琀攀猀 愀 ഀഀ vocal range comparable with what we heard in the 1970s. His pitch control tends ਍琀漀 猀琀爀甀最最氀攀 眀栀攀渀 眀愀爀洀椀渀最 甀瀀 栀椀猀 瘀漀椀挀攀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 挀愀猀攀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀猀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最Ⰰ ㄀㤀㜀㜀 ഀഀ hit number "Just Remember I Love You", but with effort he's able to convey a ਍猀琀爀漀渀最 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀猀 瘀漀挀愀氀 挀漀爀搀猀⸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀䠀椀猀 猀攀琀 氀椀猀琀Ⰰ 戀爀漀欀攀渀 甀瀀 椀渀琀漀 琀眀漀 ഀഀ segments with a break, included relatively new songs, including a beautiful song ਍愀戀漀甀琀 栀椀猀 眀椀昀攀 漀昀 ㈀㐀 礀攀愀爀猀 ⠀䴀愀爀礀⤀ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䰀攀愀爀渀椀渀最 吀漀 䰀漀瘀攀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 昀爀漀洀 栀椀猀 ㈀ ㄀  䔀倀 㰀椀㸀ഀഀ Same Mirror Different Reflections. Mary hosted a small concession table on ਍猀琀愀最攀 爀椀最栀琀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀栀漀眀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀氀猀漀 猀攀爀瘀攀猀 愀猀 愀 爀漀愀搀 洀愀渀愀最攀爀⸀ 伀琀栀攀爀 爀攀挀攀渀琀Ⰰ ഀഀ very interesting songs he performed included one about a sociopath ex-girlfriend ਍挀愀氀氀攀搀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䨀甀猀琀 䰀椀欀攀 夀漀甀☀焀甀漀琀㬀 昀爀漀洀 㰀椀㸀倀栀愀猀攀猀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䤀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀氀氀 䈀攀 夀漀甀爀 䐀愀搀搀礀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ ☀焀甀漀琀㬀一攀砀琀 ഀഀ Last Chance", and "Before You Call It Love", co-written with the late Little ਍䘀攀愀琀 最甀椀琀愀爀椀猀琀Ⰰ 䰀漀眀攀氀氀 䜀攀漀爀最攀⸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀刀椀挀欀 愀氀猀漀 瀀攀爀昀漀爀洀攀搀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 猀漀渀最猀 昀爀漀洀 ഀഀ his first two solo albums, including "In My Own Small Way", "In A Dream", "Jenny ਍䈀氀甀攀猀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䰀椀最栀琀猀☀焀甀漀琀㬀⸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀䄀渀搀 漀昀 挀漀甀爀猀攀Ⰰ 刀漀戀攀爀琀猀 猀愀渀最 愀渀搀 ഀഀ strummed ਍愀挀漀甀猀琀椀挀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀猀 漀昀 栀椀猀 洀愀樀漀爀 䘀椀爀攀昀愀氀氀 琀爀愀挀欀猀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䰀椀瘀椀渀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀 䄀椀渀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀琀 䰀椀瘀椀渀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ ഀഀ "You Are The Woman", "Dolphins' Lullaby", "So Long", "Someday Soon", and ਍☀焀甀漀琀㬀匀琀爀愀渀最攀 圀愀礀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ☀焀甀漀琀㬀匀琀愀爀搀甀猀琀☀焀甀漀琀㬀⸀ 䘀漀爀洀攀爀 圀椀渀琀攀爀 刀漀猀攀 戀愀渀搀 洀愀琀攀 ഀഀ Michael Reese accompanied Rick on several tracks with his electric guitar.

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Prior to performing "It Doesn't ਍䴀愀琀琀攀爀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ 刀椀挀欀 攀砀瀀氀愀椀渀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 栀攀 挀漀ⴀ眀爀漀琀攀 琀栀攀 猀漀渀最 眀椀琀栀 䌀栀爀椀猀 䠀椀氀氀洀愀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 ഀഀ performed it for Stephen Stills who, in turn, mostly replaced the lyrics into a ਍渀攀眀 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 氀愀琀攀爀 琀漀漀欀 挀漀ⴀ挀爀攀搀椀琀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 猀漀渀最⸀ 䄀猀 愀 爀攀猀甀氀琀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀 刀椀挀欀 ഀഀ recorded his original version with Firefall, he had to credit the song to ਍匀琀椀氀氀猀⼀䠀椀氀氀洀愀渀⼀刀漀戀攀爀琀猀⸀㰀⼀昀漀渀琀㸀㰀⼀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ ਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀吀栀椀猀 猀椀琀ⴀ搀漀眀渀 愀挀漀甀猀琀椀挀 猀栀漀眀 ഀഀ demonstrated Rick's "Storytellers" skills, conveying amazing between-song ਍愀渀攀挀搀漀琀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 愀猀 昀愀爀 戀愀挀欀 愀猀 ㄀㤀㜀㄀ 眀椀琀栀 瘀椀瘀椀搀 挀氀愀爀椀琀礀 愀渀搀 栀甀洀漀爀漀甀猀 椀爀漀渀礀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 ഀഀ unlike those in two recent autobiographies, Song Stories and Lame ਍䈀爀愀椀渀㰀⼀椀㸀⸀ 䠀攀 攀瘀攀渀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 愀 焀甀攀猀琀椀漀渀⼀愀渀猀眀攀爀 猀攀猀猀椀漀渀 琀漀眀愀爀搀猀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 ഀഀ show. In particular he answered questions I posed regarding a song he co-wrote ਍眀椀琀栀 䌀栀爀椀猀 䠀椀氀氀洀愀渀 椀渀 琀栀攀 洀椀搀ⴀ㄀㤀㜀 猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀Ⰰ ☀焀甀漀琀㬀䌀氀攀愀爀 匀愀椀氀椀渀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀☀焀甀漀琀㬀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 漀瀀攀渀椀渀最 ഀഀ track to his first solo album Windmills called "Deliver Me".

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Rick eloquently verbalized countless ਍猀琀漀爀椀攀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 䜀爀愀洀 倀愀爀猀漀渀猀Ⰰ 爀攀渀琀椀渀最 愀 爀漀漀洀 琀漀 䨀愀挀欀猀漀渀 䈀爀漀眀渀攀Ⰰ 琀漀甀爀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 䐀愀渀 ഀഀ Fogelberg, auditioning for the Country-Rock Flying Burrito Brothers without any ਍攀砀琀攀渀猀椀瘀攀 欀渀漀眀氀攀搀最攀 漀昀 䌀漀甀渀琀爀礀 洀甀猀椀挀Ⰰ 攀砀挀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 挀漀挀愀椀渀攀Ⰰ 䈀漀甀氀搀攀爀Ⰰ 䌀伀 渀椀最栀琀挀氀甀戀 ഀഀ scenes, etc.

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Appropriately, Rick agreed to switch ਍昀爀漀洀 栀椀猀 䴀愀爀琀椀渀 㘀ⴀ猀琀爀椀渀最Ⰰ 愀渀搀 爀攀琀甀渀攀 ഀഀ his 12-string Taylor, guitar to perform a show-ending, appropriate "Colorado".

਍㰀瀀㸀㰀猀琀爀漀渀最㸀㰀昀漀渀琀 猀椀稀攀㴀∀㐀∀ 挀漀氀漀爀㴀∀⌀䌀 䌀 䌀 ∀㸀䤀☀⌀㌀㤀㬀洀 瘀攀爀礀 最氀愀搀 䤀 眀愀椀琀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀漀甀最栀 昀漀爀 ഀഀ over 30 ਍礀攀愀爀猀Ⰰ 琀漀 猀攀攀 琀栀椀猀 琀愀氀攀渀琀攀搀 猀椀渀最攀爀⼀猀漀渀最眀爀椀琀攀爀 ⴀⴀ 漀渀攀 漀昀 洀礀 愀氀氀ⴀ琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 愀氀氀ⴀ琀椀洀攀 ഀഀ favorites.

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