19 h, aug 29, 2008 y - THE KIDS
SHIELA WITKIN MEMORIAL
REUNION CONCERT
Johnny Depp
DAY ONE
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Johnny Depp and The Kids performed at the Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert at Club Cinema in Pompano Beach, Florida on August 29 and 30 2008.
Good eyewitness account of the Kids on stage, written by John Linn. “After a heartfelt introduction the Kids came out to a wail of screams–many of them because the band is that good, and seeing them together is a rare treat. But also because the band’s guitarist, Johnny Depp, showed up to play with his old band. From the minute he took the stage a sea wall of camera phones lit up the entire venue, as desperate school-aged girls and even some rock hardened old dudes tried to snap pics of the Hollywood star,” writes Linn. “The cool thing was how graciously Depp and the Kids handled it.”
And how did the Hollywood star react to that sea wall of camera phones held high? Not by preening, that’s for sure. Writes Linn, “Johnny smiled wide, shook hands with some fans, but said nary a word, preferring to deliver his still-solid guitar work from a spot somewhere behind his band mates. Even though most of the eyes in the crowd were clearly on him, Johnny, looking more boyish than ever in an outsized t-shirt and a flannel clasped around his waist, somehow redirected that energy. In the end, I think people managed to get past the celebrity and focus on the Kids’ music–an unconventional mix of power pop and Costello-infused lyrics that lingered on the crowd long after the last note rang.”
