Published January 16th, 2008
The Idol of American Youth, et al
The Nashville Symphony announced its 2008-2009 schedule today. Even though it’s more than a year from now, I may have to try to figure out some way to attend this pops concert, either through my symphony connections or by getting my parents to get an extra ticket for that night’s concert when they make their reservations for next year. (They have had a ticket package with the symphony for several years now.)
My brother and I went to see Riders In The Sky at a taping of their public radio show, “Riders’ Radio Theatre,” many years ago at TPAC. Here’s how long ago: their guest star for one of the two episodes taped that night was a young up-and-coming country star. Michael and I looked at each other and said something like, “Wow — he’s good.”
His name was Garth something-or-the-other.
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