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| Monday Memories: Did I ever tell you about Last Night?
Last night, Jason and I attended a John Michael Montgomery concert. It was awesome. It was at a Casino that is about an hour from our home and we stayed over night there after the concert was done. It was nice to have a night away from the kids and actually be able to speak to each other. We didn’t lose more than $5.00 in the slots, so it wasn’t so bad. But, I need to tell you about the concert. The auditorium was small. It was probably only a little bigger than a large high school auditorium. It is normally used for a bingo hall, so if you can kind of picture that, then you have an idea. The chairs were just packed in there and it was warm and smokey when we got to our seats. I wasn’t having much hope for a good time because I was already warm and I only had Jason sitting next to me so far. All that discomfort fell away once the concert started. I have seen him in concert before. In fact, this was my third time seeing him. His concerts in the past have been energy packed and wild. Time and lifestyle has changed him in that he is a little heavier and obviously older than I remember. He also had a bad cold you could tell, but in spite of that, he still was able to rock the crowd. It was probably the most intimate concert I have ever been to. There were times when he was probably less than 50 feet from us and sometimes it felt as if he were singing in our living room for us and a few friends. We had 8th row seats that were slightly stage right. (Or is it stage left?) He sang all the songs that I know and love including, I Can Love You Like That, I Swear, Be My Baby Tonight and I Love the Way You Love Me, as well as the crowd favorites, The Little Girl and a tribute to our troops–Letters From Home. For an encore, he came out and played Marshall Tucker Band’s Can’t You See. His guitar antics were nothing short of amazing. If you know the song, it has a long guitar solo towards the end and he was absolutely fabulous. During the song while his band was taking their solos and getting their love from the crowd, he was walking up and down the stage signing autographs and shaking hands. He really was there for us. It was really cool. I think we enjoyed him as much as he enjoyed us. I really enjoyed the intimate setting of the concert and I am glad that I have seen him more lively in other venues as well. If you ever have a chance to see him, I highly recommend it. I would say that you should see him in either setting. It was worth it to me. Links to other Monday Memories |
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