Hey, C.R.
You probably know that Brian Johnson is the lead singer for ACDC. You know the band…Highway to Hell, You Shook Me All Night Long…It’s A Long Way To The Top If You Want To Rock And Roll and countless other screamers? He lives in Sarasota Florida. Average age probably 60 plus. That’s okay. Brian is 60. Saturday night, Brian gathered two members of the Who back-up band, the drummer and lead guitar player, the bass player for ACDC and the lead guitar player for Skid Row and put on one of the best FREE hour long concerts I’ve seen in a long time, in the parking lot of a small Irish Bar on Gulfgate Drive in Sarasota. About 200 people showed up. Before the show, I asked The British singer what it felt like to perform rock classics at his ripe old age. He said…”If these reprobates,” referring to the stellar musicians, “can do it, so can I!” Later in the show he said…”I’m glad I don’t do this for a living! Sh–, this is a lot of work.”
I have never see a band work so hard and have so much fun!
Saturday I signed Stuff To Die For at Circle Books on St. Armand Key. It’s a great little book store in Sarasota and I always have a great time. About half way through the signing Jerry Springer showed up. He bought books!!!
(not mine.)
Sunday Linda and I flew back to Ohio. We went from Sarasota to Baltimore, then to Dayton. Sitting next to me for two hours was actor William H. Macy. We talked about the Hollywood writer strike ( he is in the writer’s union), his wife…Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewife fame, and his career. Fargo, Bobby, Wild Hogs, etc. What a warm, friendly guy!
It was an intersting couple of days.