Saturday, May 12, 2007

The Beat Goes On

I've been a Lowen and Navarro fan since 1991 -- long before I got ALS, and even longer before Eric Lowen did.

Three years after his diagnosis, he seems to be doing fairly well. He graduated from scooter to power wheelchair in the past year and can't play the strings as expansively, but his voice remains clear and strong -- and so, evidently, does his spirit. (Click here for an article he wrote last summer.)

The band maintains a touring schedule that would wear down lesser mortals, and wherever they perform they offer several free tickets through the local ALSA chapter. This was the second year in a row that we enjoyed their largess.

L&N always put on a great show; neither age nor ALS seems to have the slightest impact. And the Birchmere is an ideal venue. Like their music, it's warm, accessible, and intimate. Good times.

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