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Heard it through the grapevine

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The intent of this post is to prove that my true calling in life is to be a concert photographer.

I had the chance to see Credence Clearwater Revisited over the weekend. It’s actually the second time I’ve seen the band, and both times I am reminded of the sheer number of classic hits that CCR recorded. And, the fact that people from age 6 to age 96 know these songs. It’s amazing.

Did I mention the concert was free? On a bug-free, warm and breezy night on the Mississippi? It was really a gorgeous evening. (Ryan’s totally jealous that he was out of town. He wanted to go.)

Can you name 5 CCR songs? Here are a few, for all you trivia folks:

  • Proud Mary
  • Midnight special
  • Looking out my back door
  • Down on the corner
  • Hey tonight
  • Who’ll stop the rain
  • I heard it through the grapevine
  • Suzie Q
If you get a chance to see them in concert, do it. It’s fun to hear all the songs and sing along – you should have heard all the voices singing around us.

And, as an aside, we also saw the great Ozzie Smith at a speaker’s series on Sunday. It was kinda neat to see the Baseball Hall-of-Famer in person. I still remember seeing him flip on the field at Busch Stadium as a kid. Seems like a really good guy, just like I remember.

A few famous encounters of my weekend.

Tell me about the best concert you’ve heard/seen.

Comments

  4. Best concert……….probably Elvis up in Minneapolis or The Beach Boys at the Lake of the Ozarks. Worse concert……..I can’t think of one!

  5. Hard to choose just one concert… I’ve been to so many good ones!! You got some excellent pictures and who doesn’t love Creedence?! 🙂 And the speaker’s series sounds like it would be fun — how cool to see a baseball legend speak!

  8. Hmmm…best concert? Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney circa 2001. Worst concert? Rascal Flatts circa 2006. It was awful.

    And yes, you should be a concert photographer. If anyone can do it, it would be you.