A friend on Facebook today had some people in Virginia talking about the 50th Anniversary of the iconic Marshall Tucker Band.
I had no idea it was fifty years for the band. Most of the original band members have been replaced, but that list of love songs they have is still impressive.
You have to remember it was Running Like the Wind in 1980 which was ‘my’ song on that journey to Montgomery, Alabama with a ring and two plane tickets to a Bahamian Island to propose to Auburn Chick back in the day.
In fact, Running Like the Wind was on the playlist for our wedding on the boat dock there at Like Kiowa just outside of Gainesville, Texas.
So… I looked up the tour dates and there they are scheduled for March 17th at the historic borderline iconic Paramount Theatre in Denver.
With Dave Mason no less as the backup. Not as good as Firefall when they played with MTB in Oke City in 1980, but it still could be a very nostalgic night for me and Auburn Chick on a visit to see the grandchildren.
Of course…I’ll have to figure out some way to avoid talking about the pathological sociopath Lincoln Riley with Chris Jackson…but I think I can smooth my way around that.
Maybe there’s an Avalanche game or a University of Denver hockey game that week-end as well. Or maybe even a Nugget game. God…I love being a grandparent in a real major league city.
You see, Oke City Thunder fans…. Denver is a bonafide major league city, while Oklahoma City only pretends to be one.
Truth hurts.
Sam Presti-Hinkie come with me to Denver and you won’t ever have to tank again, buddy.
I can’t wait.