Rubber Soul The Tribute

May 10 - LCO Casino, Hayward, WI

It’s been a while since Rubber Soul took a road trip. Our 3-hour rain-filled drive got us to the vacationer's paradise of Hayward WI .

The show was a concert/ theater venue in the LCO Casino. The room had a high ceiling, so the Lads decided to put me way up in the air. I must have been 6 feet above them. I almost needed a ladder to get to my drums. I guess you could say “I got high with a little help from my friends”. My ego was sky high!

It was an early show time of 7:00 PM, so you could enjoy the show and gamble the evening away.

The full house audience posed a bit of a challenge; they were sitting at tables, arms crossed and not convinced that RS was going to give them what they came to see. By the end of our British Invasion set we had them wanting more. No one left during our short intermission. That led to our Sgt. Pepper era. By the end of the set, the audience demanded more. Numerous encores later they left with a feeling of what it would have been like back in the day.

It’s an honor to pay tribute to the Beatles!

It was nice to see some familiar faces (Joy, Jim & Judy) making the trip. It made this venue feel a bit more like home.

Jimmy RS thanks you for all your help! We also enjoyed meeting some new Beatle People at and after the show.

Terry, Jack, Chris and others, you’re good people.

Alas, I did not leave the casino a richer man.

Ringo