Raging Bikeaholic

The last time, some years ago, that we went to the Soaring Eagle casino in Mt. Pleasant for a concert, I swore we would never go back.
I forgot.
Carolyn had mentioned more than once .. much more than once … that she would like to see Bobby Vinton when he does another concert here. We missed the opportunity some years ago when he played an outdoor venue in Frankenmuth, and couldn’t get down to Holland last year to see him. So, I happened to catch an ad showing that he was playing in Mt Pleasant on Mother’s Day. How apporpriate. So … I got us tickets.
Understand that we’re talking a performer that had his hits … are you ready for this (talk about making us feel old) … in the early ’60’s! More than FORTY years ago. So, I’m thinking we’ll be among the youngest folks there.
And I was mostly correct … the vast majority was the walker and wheelchair set, although there were many of us fifty-somethings.
And the point of all that preamble is that we’re talking a crooner, and we’re talking the age group that isn’t inordinately fond of boomboxes and amplifiers and car windows vibrating from the bass volume. And, I forgot why I vowed never to go back to the Soaring Eagle venue to see another concert.
Yeah, you guessed it already … it was somewhat loud. Somewhat being a term that means, in this instance, eardrum shattering. I think that if you have a concert where you have to either bring hearing protectors, or place your hands over your ears to get the volume down to where words might be distinguisghed .. it may be somewhat loud. The only explanation that I can possibly think of is that the sound engineer is totally deaf and gets the volume up to the point where THEY can HEAR it (being deaf and all).
I would hazard a guess that this concert … with Bobby Vinton, just as the last one with Charlie Pride … broke every freaking noise law in the state. And no, I’m not being facecious … I had a headache for a full day after the show.
What a way to spoil a concert … considering that Bobby Vinton was totally entertaining. Man, not only does he still have his voice, but he played a trumpet, a sax, a clarinet AND a piano … and played every bit as well as the professional musicians backing him up. Awesome.
Fortunately Carolyn enjoyed it … since her hearing isn’t quite as sensitive as mine.