I was telling Richard someone missed a real opportunity to protest the Republican National Convention with a boom box blasting The Pill.
For those of you who have never been to the Grand Ole Opry, it's a pretty good value for the money. You see several headliners and smaller acts in between. So in addition to Miss Loretta, we saw Jimmy C. Newman, Roy Clark, Jean Shephard, The Whites, Patty Loveless, Connie Smith, the original folks who sing Rocky Top and of all people, Jessica Simpson.
Roy Clark is getting on in years. I remember him from his days on Hee Haw and I have to keep reminding myself that Hee Haw was at least 30 years ago. Jean Shephard is a real hoot. The Whites were good too. They did a gospel song but also one of my favorite Carter Family songs "Fair and Tender Ladies." Roy Clark introduced Jessica Simpson and was very sweet and polite to her despite her lack of clothing.
Seriously. Marc and I kept waiting for a major costume malfunction scandal. I mean, Dolly Parton dresses like that, sure, but I trust that Dolly has been in the business long enough and is knowledgable enough to keep her considerable assets from popping out and accidentally killing a stage hand. Jessica is going to have to earn that trust over time. She sings real good and her songs were not bad given current country fare, but I would have been more than willing to overlook the dress if she had stood still and sang some Patsy Cline.
From my point of view, Miss Loretta was still the highlight of the evening. Even though she's in her 70s, she still brought the house down. I wish her good health and I really hope she has some more good years of performing in front of her.
I'd like to post a video of her performance or a review, but the media only covered Jessica and her Opry debut. You can take a look at it, just click here.
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