Seeds We Sow -- First Impressions

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Regina

But I think it's a bit much to suggest that someone who had prior substance abuse issues might be "medicated to the gills," simply because you don't like the way he speaks. And, for the record, I don't care for the canned speeches, either. But I'm not accusing him of being a drugged-out zombie.

It would be hard to mistake him for that considering he often interacts with the audience in concert and will spontaneously take a remark they say, make a joke out of it and use it as a running thread throughout the night. Far from being zoned out on stage, he is very alert. He hears what people are saying (and because his venues are so small, he hears what people are saying from rows and rows back). He frequently responds and for those close to him he makes eye contact. He's sharp, hilarious. He gives the speeches by rote, certainly, but he's far from phoning anything else in robotically when he's on stage.

Michele