Last night we went to see a play about Bob Wills, featuring Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel. The music was great! At one point there were 6 fiddles on the stage being played and all of them were excellent. Four were played by girls with their ages ranging from 14 to 22. At the end, Asleep at the Wheel then did some of their western swing songs, so it was like getting a concert with a play. It was particularly funny to us when they joked about Turkey and Lubbock. The city folk there had no idea of the point of some of the jokes.
We hadn't been to anything since February 18 of last year when we got Sandy. The tickets were $55 each, so it wasn't cheap. That has been one of the most disappointing things about living here. We got to see lots more people & plays in Odessa and Amarillo than we do here because we just can't see paying the tickets prices they charge here.
The highlight of the evening was during the latter concert portion when Ray Benson, the lead singer & lead guitar player for Asleep at the Wheel, brought Leon Rausch on stage. Leon is the last lead singer of the Playboys--Bob Wills sang some (when he was sober) but usually others carried the vocal lead and Bob Wills played fiddle and said "Ahhhhhhhh-hhaaaaaaaaaaaa" a lot. He sang a song and sounded great. We had no idea we'd get to see one of the Texas Playboys in person. He is a true legend of western swing music.
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