Two Saturdays ago my dear wife, Carrie, and my brother-in-law Stevarino went to see John Fogerty in Evansville at the Ford Center, a nice new multi-purpose facility that opened in 2011 in style hosting a Bob Seger concert. I was not there.
John Fogerty is a concert you wish you could take everyone you know to. Everyone gets it. I wish everyone got The Moody Blues. That just ain’t gonna happen. You listen to The Moody Blues and you are left with a certain amount of thought that goes into what is going on. You like what you think, or you run away from the very thought.
With son Shane.
Fogerty is a special case. His music is straight-forward unlike anything else I have ever witnessed. He smacks you in the face with a brand of original 60s/70s rock and roll that almost seems like it was made up…a point in time you think you know but don’t understand how it can be so good. It is that good. And the old boy can still sing. We could go on for pages about how he was cheated out of a fortune that would probably make him the richest man in American music, had he played his cards right. He didn’t. He got record company cheated like so many others in those days.
You rock and roll aficionados notice Kenny Arnoff playing drums. The whole band was great.
As I write these words, I am listening to The Lovin’ Spoonful. John Sebastain is a genius. I would listen to him read the phone book. “Darling Be Home Soon” is a favorite. It reminds me of old friends. It is right up there with Barbara Streisand’s “Places That Belong To You” when it comes to remembering old friends. The older I get, the more I seem to lose track of my old cronies. I suppose that is the way of the world. Most of you might remember “Do You Believe in Magic” or “Summer in the City’ or “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice”. Those are more recognizable Lovin’ Spoonful songs.
I could go on. I probably should write some more about music, cause I sure don’t know much about college football.
Last week was an abysmal 7 winners and 6 losers. Pathetic. I am embarrassed. There, I said it. It must get better. This week, it will.
U of L beats Syracuse…I was in Syracuse this summer…drove through there. Basketball country.
Boston College beats UMass….the Massholes should have stayed in FCS.
Minnesota beats Indiana State…nice trip for the tree boys….they will have fun then get chopped down.
Penn State beats Pitt...used to be the backyard brawl on the last game of the year. Good to see these two playing again. Might be close. Pitt might win.
Michigan beats Central Florida…I need this game to help my percentage.
Ohio beats Kansas…Coach Solich can’t get beat by the Jayhawks. His Nebraska pedigree won’t allow that mess.
Florida beats Kentucky…poor UK. You gotta feel sorry for this bunch.
Notre Dame will beat Nevada….wake up the echoes after a loss to the Longhorns.
Duke beats Wake Forest…Blue Devils go 2-0…then it gets tougher.
Alabama will beat WKU…of course they will, they can’t be beat.
Indiana will beat Ball State….they darn well better.
Ole Miss beats Wofford…Wofford is just fun to say.
Marshall will beat Morgan State…Carrie and I will be at The Joan for this one. Kelly Green Out.
That is it sports fans. I can’t write anymore about College Football today. I start having visions of last weekend. It was ugly. It has to get better.
Tomorrow night the NFL begins with Denver hosting the Carolina Panthers in a Super Bowl rematch. Peyton Manning is gone and so is most of my interest in this game…and most other NFL games that don’t have a Manning playing. Go Giants! Isn’t one of Cooper’s boys on the way to the NFL? Please say yes.
Have a great weekend….and don’t forget to…
Speak the rights.
Talk about a guilty pleasure, I have moved on to Michael W. Smith….“Go West Young Man”.
Danny Johnson