80s Cruise 2025

80s Cruise 2025

Another 80s Cruise has come and gone. And it went way too fast, of course. In most ways. Tragedy struck early. Our first show in Studio B on Sunday night was Faster Pussycat, a band I knew only one song by, which is not uncommon for some of the harder rock/metal...
Take It to the Limit

Take It to the Limit

Unlike any concert experience I’ve ever had! Almost like a 3-D movie-scape that 17,600 people have just been dropped into, the immersive experience “takes you” into whatever content has been created for the songs being performed. It’s like we’re all...
Wild, Wild West

Wild, Wild West

On Sunday, April, 13, we traveled to Grand Canyon West. Our first stop was Joshua Tree Forest in Arizona, just past Dolan Springs, AZ. I’m familiar with the Joshua Tree only because that’s the name of the immensely popular U2 album that solidified their...
Can You Feel It

Can You Feel It

On November 1, a long-time dream came true. I got to see the remaining Jacksons (sans Jermaine and Randy) perform a show at the Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati, Ohio. I had thought that Jermaine would be there, so I was initially a little disappointed, but once the...
Lionel Richie

Lionel Richie

From “Hello” to “All Night Long” and every song in-between, the Lionel Richie concert at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville was everything I could have hoped for! The only thing I might have changed would have been for him to sing “Lady,” which he actually wrote for...
John Oates Concert

John Oates Concert

The night of the John Oates concert finally arrived!  When I first saw it advertised, I debated about whether to buy tickets. I liked the venue, our little local theater, The Paramount. But I just wasn’t convinced I would enjoy a show by Oates without Hall. It...