I head out from home in the AM with a scheduled stop in Chester, MD to get a rapid COVID test which was required for admission to the venue. I checked in to my hotel and got settled in before heading out to Merriweather via Uber. The Uber driver dropped me off on the wrong side so I took a nice leisurely walk around the place. The weather was perfect. Upon getting to the VIP entrance I ran into Matt Hueston and a few other diehard fans. We chatted for a while and were finally let in after VIP check-in & verification of COVID tests or vaccinations. I had a pit ticket for this show and it was glorious to be on the rail. Brittany Howard opened for MMJ; she is a phenomenal artist. Jim’s voice was so much better than it was at Red Rocks in 2019. The rest did him very well. Made a few new friends as I always seem to do at shows and before we knew it the show was over and I was heading back to the hotel.