On 2016-09-08 6:08 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/8/2016 9:19 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>>
>> I don't want to hear all the "old" songs performed by Granny Joan
>> and Grampa Paul. Actually, they sounded fine, I just didn't want to
>> see that crap. And those shows are always the old songs. Since
>> these has-beens are still performing after all these years, did
>> they not write any good NEW songs? No, they just lived off of
>> royalties until they ran out of money. Now they bank on the
>> nostalgia to keep alive. Notice the audience on these
>> presentations. All old people. hahaha
>>
>
> Some of us old (but sill ruggedly handsome) old farts like some of
> the old songs. Yes, some should retire but others still put on a
> good show. Eric Clapton was pretty good.


It was almost exactly a year ago that I was staying at a hotel in
Newport Beach and George Benson was performing there. I was on my way
to the pool and asked my wife about the key to get into the pool area. A
nicely dressed fellow said "It's okay brother, I'll open the gate for
you". It looked and was about to ask.... but no, it couldn't be him. He
was much too young looking to be George Benson, who is in his 70s. It
was him. He looked just like the 40ish guy on Benson albums from the 80s.