Edgar Winter Late 1980s Riverside Resort, Laughlin, Nevada I always liked Edgar Winter, first and foremost because he was a keyboard player who tried to push some limits. I liked him even more after seeing this show. I never use flash for concert photography because it washes out the stage lighting, which is where most of the coolness comes from. This requires a slower shutter speed and selective focus because the depth of field is very narrow. Being albino, Edgar's eyes are more sensitive to light than most of us, and before the show, the light guys were remarking on how far they had been told to back off on spotlight brightness. I could see that this might present a problem. Fortunately, Edgar also seemed to realize this. In exchange for my thoughtfulness in not blinding him with a strobe and making him fall offstage or something, Edgar reciprocated by playing the lead to "Frankenstein" about 5 or 6 feet away from me. It was fun because a) sometimes he was so close I had to lie down in the lap of the woman sitting next to me to get him in focus, and b) the whole time it's going on, I know that I have entered Edgar's consciousness and we're both kind of messing with each other while he's playing. He is not only aware of me, but feels compelled to make my job easier and offered up many of his best keyboard/guitar faces/poses for my benefit. Great fun. He came back later for "Edgar playing sax" pictures.