Posted on 06/08/2014 7:26:40 AM PDT by harpu
ARLINGTON — That roar you heard or felt coming from here around 7:30 Saturday night? Earthquake? Tornado? Nope, but close: A force of nature named George Strait had just walked onstage at AT&T Stadium for the final show of his Cowboy Rides Away tour, a two-year, cross-country sweep that he says will be his last.
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The 104,793 people in attendance made history — the event marked a new record for largest indoor concert in North America, easily zapping the earlier high mark of around 87,500, set in 1981 by the Rolling Stones at the Louisiana Superdome. Coincidentally, 1981 is when Strait launched his career with the single “Unwound” and the album Strait Country.
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Yep, George, we believe you do. And we’ll be right here waiting when you decide to ride back out. And hey, Poteet and San Antonio, no offense, but after this show, George Strait is ours.
(Excerpt) Read more at popcultureblog.dallasnews.com ...
The reason George is not performing any more, is because his last name is “Strait” and is thusly intolerant of gays.
Ha ha! That is great.
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