There was a period of time when there were so many bad feelings among the various members that a reunion seemed very unlikely,

Once I got to the boy, it's weird, but any feelings of being scared or terrified kind of left me. I felt panicky after I stepped back and the paramedics took over.

There were some mixed feelings about it initially because of the sensitivity of the topic.

It's definitely mixed feelings. I've been saying all year, 'If this is my last shot, then I'm happy that I'm going to get a chance to play in the playoffs.' But it's always tough to leave a team, especially a group of guys like this.

It's just a great joy to get back together on a stage 30 years later and be able to do it,

A couple of years earlier, I toured with Ringo Starr and played the House of Blues in Chicago. I remembered being struck by how (well-run) it was.