Patti Smith

Patti Smith

For the last eighteen Years, the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless has put on a benefit concert. They heard that Patti Smith was going to be on tour this year, so they asked her to do this year's show. It was at the Park West Theater. Cyn and I took her sister, Melissa, who's been a big fan for a lot longer than I have. She'd never seen Patti before. We got there pretty early, and were near the stage, just left of center. I always forget that at these shows with a lot of old people, you don't have to arrive early to get to stand near the stage, though I was a little annoyed at some of the old people pushing in front of us when the show started.

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