Random Thoughts:1.One thing about this reunion tour that is not always possible is the fact that the band that played with James Taylor and Carole King in 1971 is the SAME band that is playing on this tour.
2. When we got to the arena, I realized that I was finally going to a concert where I was not the oldest guy there. It looked like a Boomer AARP Rally (including the Band).
3. One difference from recent concerts is that the line to the Men's Room wasn't because of too much beer. It was old guys with bladder issues!
4. Another weird thing was after the show we went to our truck expecting a crazy traffic jam. We were one of only four cars leaving the lot. Everyone else headed across the street from the arena on Broadway where there are blocks of clubs and live music places.
5. The flood has really messed up the downtown area and the Opryland area, but it did not slow things down. Across the street from our show was a Dierks Bentley concert at the Ryman and a few blocks further was the Grand Ole Opry's temporary home with an all star line up including one of my favorites Kathy Mattea. At the Stadium was a National Rod show with 2,000 hot rods and custom cars!
6. Driving by the Gaylord Hotel, Opry Mills Center and the Grand Ole Opry was sad. All the parking lots were jammed with construction tents and trailers and workers in Haz Mat suits going in and out. Things won't be the same until December, but Nashville is still COOL!
7. Friday night we had an excellent dinner at "the Depot" in Springfield, Tennessee with Bill and Leslie Foutch (Carol's Nephew and wife). Great time! Good Food! Neat City! Great Company!
8. At one point in the concert after they had sung, "Shower The People With Love" and "You've Got a Friend", James Taylor said, "We know we are in the Bible Belt but that was the part of the show we call Hymns for Agnostics!" It got a big laugh.
9. James Taylor sings exactly like he did 40 years ago. Carole has lost a bit but her voice is just as strong as ever. They took turns singing, talking about their songs, and singing together. The audience was great and let them sing! AND for the first time in about ten concerts we were not seated by people who sang along to every song. There probably weren't 10 teenagers in the entire arena! Just old people with money. The seats around the stage went for over $1,000 each but the proceeds form those seats went to charity and to date these seats have raised 1.5 million so far on the tour.
10. If you want a taste of the show download or buy their new Reunion CD it has 15 songs in the order we saw them. At the concert they added about 6 additional songs.
We got to Nashville Friday afternoon only to realize that all my shirts were still at a Little Rock hotel. I got to get new shirts and my other shirts got to vacation in Little Rock until we met up with them Sunday afternoon. They had fun and so did we!
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