The main bar at Shoreline turns out to be a great place to watch baseball - lots of little TVs, one huge TV and the music from the show being pumped in. The Other Ones improved steadily as their set wore on, but I have to admit I really wasn't listening all that carefully. The game was pretty exciting, with both teams pitching and playing defense really well. But in the end, the Giants couldn't pull off a win. They should have won the day before.

Now drunk and depressed, I made my way back up to the lawn just in time for James Taylor. If you only have one way to get over your team losing the Series, make it a JT performance. How perfect. He stuck mostly to the hits, Carolina In My Mind, Fire and Rain, Sweet Baby James, etc. The guy's voice has not changed a bit and he has to be the most relaxed, laid-back individual on the planet. He closed his set harmonizing with Neil on Heart of Gold and then left the stage to Mr. Young.

Neil Young never disappoints. Whether he is playing hard-driving electric rock or mellow acoustic stuff the guy is simply amazing. He followed up Heart of Gold with Old Man and Don't Let It Bring You Down, and then moved over to his old pump organ for Mother Earth and After the Gold Rush. His voice contains more raw emotion than just about anyone else. The show closed with most of the performers joining Neil and Pegi for Comes a Time.

The sets by JT and Neil more than made up for the crushing loss of the Giants. And while some of the performers didn't really do it for me, it was a great time, supporting a great cause.