Tom Jones FAQ
Q: What happened to your face?!
A: It got rocked off.
Q: Really? That sounds terrible.
A: Not so much. Happened at a Tom Jones concert.
Q: You went to Tom Jones. On purpose?
A: Yeah, we went with the company. Had a blast. Tom Jones rules.
Q: Why does Tom Jones rule? I thought he was just old.
A: The dude is almost 70, and he’s still an amazing performer. I was expecting an old man on a stool. But he had a great band, completely modern arrangements, and he put on a much better show than a lot artists half his age.
Q: How was the sound? It was probably terrible.
A: No, actually, the Mystic Lake casino has a really modern room. Found out afterwards that it holds about 2100 people, and it’s a really well-groomed room. The bass wasn’t overpowering, and the mix was nice even though they kept the volume low for the mostly over-50 audience.
Q: So he wasn’t boring?
A: Not at all. He had this great rapport with the audience. Always talking, always dancing. He kind of rolled his eyes every once in a while when he knew a line in the song or a bit of banter was cheesy, but it just gave you the feeling that he was letting you in on the joke. Pretty sure he shouted out to “Michigan” rather than “Minnesota” at the beginning, but whattayagonnado?
Q: Good setlist?
A: The guy obviously knows which side his bread is buttered on. Saved the 1-2-3 punch of “She’s A Lady,” “Not Unusual,” and “Sexbomb” until near the end of the show, and closed the encore with Prince’s Kiss, the first time most people in my generation had ever heard of the guy. He might have been pandering to middle America a little by doing country ballads by both George Jones and Merle Haggard, but I didn’t mind.
Q: Check you out. You sound like a fanboy.
A: Yeah, I guess I kind of am. If I wasn’t before last weekend, I sure am now.
Q: Oh my… you… You threw your underwear on the stage, didn’t you?
A: No, but even if I had it wouldn’t have been as good a moment as when one lady got pushed down in her wheelchair so she could throw hers.
March 18th, 2008 - Posted in Homelife, Music | |
