Possum

George Jones
02.13.02 - Stockton, CA - Fox Theatre
02.16.02 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Resort
It was a dream come true... George Jones live in concert.  George Jones is simply the greatest crooner of all time and I had waited a long time to see The Possum.  Well, I got to see him twice in 4 days !!! What a time !!!
02.13.02 - Stockton, CA - Fox TheatreAs a big fan of "true country" today was both a good day and a bad day.  Waylon Jennings, one of the best voices in music, passed away today.  He will be missed.  Tonight, at the end of "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes", he added some touching comments about Waylon.  It was very moving.   
When I saw that KAT Country DJs were there with all their glory I couldn't resist.  I asked the morning show DJ why they were there if they never played his music.  "Well, we only play what the record companies allow us to play." he replied.  If you live in the Stockton / Modesto area, try switching to 93.9FM KEJC - they play REAL COUNTRY !!! [click here for the 93.9 website]
George was awesome !!! He said his throat was sore but he went on anyway.  
Here was the playlist:
Hightech Redneck
Once You've Had The Best
The Race Is On
Bartender's Blues
Black Mountain Rain (Instrumental)
Choices
Sinners & Saints
A Picture Of Me Without You
I'll Give You Something To Drink AboutWho's Gonna Wear Their Shoes (with a special tribute to Waylon)
One Woman Man
50,000 Names
Fire On The Mountain (Instrumental)
Tennessee Whiskey
The Man He Was
Medley of:
Share My World, Window Up Above, The Grand Tour, Walk, Through This World With Me, White Lightning (INCREDIBLE!), She Thinks I Still CareHappy Birthday (to some lady named Fran)
He Stopped Loving Her TodayGolden Ring - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
Rocking Chair - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
God Bless The USA - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith on lead vocals

02.16.02 - Kelseyville, CA - Konocti Harbor
This is the greatest venue to see a performer like George.  Our table was five rows back (table 79) which gave us an incredible view of the stage.  Uncle Dennis was supposed to make the trip with us but had to work.  Since it was impossible to sell a single ticket she gave it to a guard outside and told him to just give it away.  About half way through the show a woman joined us and then switched with her husband so he could watch the end. 
The opening act was California Cowboys, from Vacaville.  A pretty cool band. 
The show was almost the same exact show as in Stockton except for those that sat close enough to see him get really upset at the sound crew because of some technical problems. 
 
Jones Boys
Ramblin' FeverMuscle Car Man - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
The Sweetest Thing - with Sherry Copeman-Smith
Mama Used To Whoop Me With A George Jones Album (That's Why I Sing This Way) - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
Don't Rock The Jukebox
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Hightech Redneck
Once You've Had The Best
The Race Is On
Bartender's Blues
Black Mountain Rain (Instrumental)
Choices
Sinners & Saints
A Picture Of Me Without You
I'll Give You Something To Drink About
Who's Gonna Wear Their Shoes 
One Woman Man
50,000 Names
Fire On The Mountain (Instrumental)
Tennessee Whiskey
The Man He Was
Medley of:
Share My World, Window Up Above, The Grand Tour, Walk, Through This World With Me, White Lightning, She Thinks I Still CareHappy Birthday / Happy RetirementHe Stopped Loving Her Today
Golden Ring - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
Rocking Chair - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith
God Bless The USA - with Barry Smith and Sherry Copeman-Smith on lead vocals
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Emily on piano

Dateline 02.04.02 - Stockton
One of the proudest days of my life was when Emily called me at work to tell me that she wanted to take piano lessons.  As a musician, I never wanted to force my children into music.  Both of my daughters are true music lovers and from a very young age I could always tell that they would grow up to play an instrument.  Well, enter the second proudest day of my life.  Today, Emily said she wanted to play a song for me she "wrote" last night.  My eyes filled with tears of joy when she played her little 4-bar gem.  She even learned to make a chord... WOW !!! ... along with a great little melody.  I am soooo proud of her !!!
spkListen to her new song - take one 
spkListen to her new song - take two
spkListen to her and I play our new song
Songs were recorded from across the room, literally, with a cheap computer microphone. 
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Who's going to win

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Who's gonna win the superbowl??? Who cares!  Yeah, I know... no one cares.  Well, there's one big reason to watch: to find out what the heck this MLIFE thing is all about... great hype!  I'll be watching... who knows... maybe it's a new multi-level marketing, pyramid-scheme cult that is going to take over the world !!! Well, we'll have to wait !!!
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