The Only Thing Hotter Than Chris Isaak ...?

... Is the Fox Theater when the AC is broken in the middle of July ... Good Lord it was sweltering at the show, but I survived, Chris survived. All the people who showed up survived and we had a mighty fine time. My review will be in tomorrow's paper but for your own personal enjoyments here are some quotes and highlights from the Chris Isaak show Tuesday night.
































He totally wore this same suit at the Bako show.

Chris on Bakersfield vs his hometown of Stockton: "Stockton is a lot like Bakersfield without the glamour."

"People come to Stockton and go, 'Wow, if you just keep working on it in a few years you could be a Bakersfield!'"

Chris on the broken AC in the Fox: "If you're complaining about the heat you're a whiner. I'm wearing a damn pink wool suit ... and sequined underwear."

"I'm sweating like a hooker in church over here."

Chris on the crazy drunk ladies: "Please don't display yourself to the band. It's like putting a biscuit on a dog's nose."

Chris to a fan who shouted "I love you": "It's easy to shout that in the dark. What will you say when you have to face me in all my manliness?"

Chris on singing falsetto: "A lot of singers with high voices are masculine."

Chris comparing his falsetto to KD Lang's voice: "I can sing just as high as KD Lang and now that I'm taking steroids, I can sing even higher."

Chris on the crazy drunk lady who tripped over the amp on stage: "Whoops!"

Chris on the crazy lady gyrating in front of him by his microphone stand: "See, she's got the right idea. She's dancing against the pole and that's where we get our tips."

Chris to a fan who asked him to play "Streets of Bakersfield:" "What? Streets of Bakersfield ... (half-singing) You don't know me but you don't like me ... Buck Owens would come out here and slap me."

• Number of times Chris jumped into the audience and ran around like a mad sexy animal: 3
• Number of times a drunk crazy lady burst onto the stage and had to be wrangled off: 2
• Number of wardrobe changes: 2 (the pink suit and a "disco ball" type suit)
• Number of drunk crazy ladies invited on the stage to dance with Chris: About 12
• Number of drunk crazy ladies who tripped over an amp and fell flat on her ass: 1
• Number of drunk crazy ladies who ripped off their shirt on the stage: 1
• Number of drunk crazy ladies who groped Chris: too many to count
• Number of times Chris gave Buck Owens a shout-out: 2
• Number of times Chris held an incredibly long note: too many to count

Thanks for the memories, Chris!