Eddie Money et al. at Konocti Harbor Resort and Spa
We have here in the Bay Area a thing called the "Konocti Harbor
Resort and Spa," which features rock and roll shows as part of its
vacation getaway packages. We always enjoy perusing their upcoming
attractions, because this venue has an uncanny instinct for bringing the most
aged and forgotten losers out of the woodwork (probably, we're guessing,
because the Spa is not offering large checks and thus attracts only the most
desperate of touring acts, or those most willing to exchange performance for
massages). Recent guests have included Eddie Money, Christopher Cross,
Foghat, the Stephen Stills Band, Gordon Lightfoot, America, and something
called "Electric Light Orchestra II," which probably features Jeff
Lynne's cousin Ed or something like that. An appearance at Konocti can also
serve as an unmistakable sign that someone's recently prosperous career has
begun the old drift into the crapper (Billy Ray Cyrus, June 13-14-15). Then
once in a while they'll throw you a curve by booking someone like James
Brown. The Hardest Working Man in Show Business must need a vacation
once in a while, too.