[Vigilanteman]

I promise not to laugh. One of my fond childhood memories was when my parents took the family to a Louis Armstrong concert in a venue near the Kansas City railway station where Mom had driven us all to pick up Dad who was back from a business trip.

This was in the early 1960s when I might have been 7 years old or so. I'm sure old Louis was on the steep downhill side of his career by then and that the tickets could not have cost much, because Dad and Mom had six kids and couldn't afford much. I don't even remember his legendary music, but I do remember the raspy, gravelly voice, the enthusiastic demeanor and the shiny teeth. Especially the shiny white teeth.

Sort of like a kid who goes to the circus and remembers the elephant taking a dump more than anything else.

[nevergore]

BTW, the only other A list musician that played at our venue was George Thoroughgood (sp?)....

We used to book The Delaware Destroyers on a regular basis (his backup band).....

As a thank you (and off the books) he played at our venue for 3 sets.....

I have a picture of him and myself singing Bad to the Bone on our stage.....

Owning that venue for 3 years, it was a fun and wild ride.....