We attended the Charley Pride concert at the Treasure Island casino tonight, first time there. My date just bought a CD of his greatest hits, we listened to it on the way there. It was a struggle to find one, I went to Cheapo, a used shop, and there weren't any. Nothing at Best Buy. Finally found it at Walmart, but had to scrounge around in the discount bin. But it was real cheap, just 7 dollars.
One recorded song we heard at the venue before the show began was by Crystal Gayle, 'Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For'. I had seen her at a free concert at Worlds of Fun, an amusement park in Kansas City, when I was a youngster. She did have her trademark long hair, all the way down to her ankles. She also referred to being born in a different town than her sister, Loretta Lynn.
I did gamble a little at the casino before the show, but not much, just a few dollars in a slot machine. Got a mushroom and swiss burger at a fast food establishment, then a big cookie at a cafe after that. I did like how Charley still enjoys performing, he was cracking jokes during the show. Like between songs, one fan asked for LP records to be signed, and how she recalled a show he did back in 1969. He asked if he ate well that night. He did play some early songs, such as 'Snakes Crawl at Night', apparently a song about a man shooting his wife for infidelity. Some even shouted out requests, I was one of them. I asked for 'I'll Fly Away', it was part of a gospel medley. It was familiar from the media coverage last year of baseball player Harmon Killebrew's funeral. Charley was a friend of Harmon's and sang the song at the funeral, it was near the end of the newscast that night.
Also liked hearing 'San Antone', and 'Kiss an Angel Good Morning'. Some others were familiar again, bringing back memories of my parents playing certain country songs when I was a kid. So now I have done two concerts where the performer was 'against type'- as I also saw rapper Eminem.
We also found the time to see a movie I have on VHS, 'Romy and Michele'. It seemed appropriate since I had just been to my class reunion. I like Janeane Garofalo, and she is in it. But I'm not sure if I have any other movies she's in. She's still largely a character actress, and has guest starred on some TV shows in addition to mostly small movie roles. I like her caustic, razor-tongued comedy. Even went to see her do a comedy show when I lived in Chicago, in 2002 as I recall.
One recorded song we heard at the venue before the show began was by Crystal Gayle, 'Why Have You Left The One You Left Me For'. I had seen her at a free concert at Worlds of Fun, an amusement park in Kansas City, when I was a youngster. She did have her trademark long hair, all the way down to her ankles. She also referred to being born in a different town than her sister, Loretta Lynn.
I did gamble a little at the casino before the show, but not much, just a few dollars in a slot machine. Got a mushroom and swiss burger at a fast food establishment, then a big cookie at a cafe after that. I did like how Charley still enjoys performing, he was cracking jokes during the show. Like between songs, one fan asked for LP records to be signed, and how she recalled a show he did back in 1969. He asked if he ate well that night. He did play some early songs, such as 'Snakes Crawl at Night', apparently a song about a man shooting his wife for infidelity. Some even shouted out requests, I was one of them. I asked for 'I'll Fly Away', it was part of a gospel medley. It was familiar from the media coverage last year of baseball player Harmon Killebrew's funeral. Charley was a friend of Harmon's and sang the song at the funeral, it was near the end of the newscast that night.
Also liked hearing 'San Antone', and 'Kiss an Angel Good Morning'. Some others were familiar again, bringing back memories of my parents playing certain country songs when I was a kid. So now I have done two concerts where the performer was 'against type'- as I also saw rapper Eminem.
We also found the time to see a movie I have on VHS, 'Romy and Michele'. It seemed appropriate since I had just been to my class reunion. I like Janeane Garofalo, and she is in it. But I'm not sure if I have any other movies she's in. She's still largely a character actress, and has guest starred on some TV shows in addition to mostly small movie roles. I like her caustic, razor-tongued comedy. Even went to see her do a comedy show when I lived in Chicago, in 2002 as I recall.
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