Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair, Ringgold, VA on September 20, 2002 |
The crowd gradually got larger and larger. There were several stands of bleachers and a large area right in front of the stage with plenty of room for standing. We all know it only takes one person heading to the front of the stage to get everyone else moving and, sure enough, about 20 minutes before show time, one lady grabbed center stage, that was my cue! I got what I think was the best spot, to the right of Marty's mike (if you were facing the stage) between two monitors this is where he chose to step up to the edge of the stage to play and carry on all night! From what I heard, the whole area for standing was full and the stands seemed to be pretty full as well.
Kenny Vaughan did his "Walk Like That", which you just don't seem to get tired of. Brian Glenn did a solo as well, but I'm afraid I can't remember the name of the song. The band seemed to be having a lot of fun and so was the crowd. It was very hot and muggy and Marty was lookin' for some iced tea! Some gentleman in the crowd came to the front of the stage with two tall glasses which Marty grabbed up quickly, he poured one into the other and made a mess, then took a big gulp. One of the stage hands started to take away the partially empty cup and Marty said, "Oh no! Bring that over here I can't get my lips around it over there!!!"
There had been an announcement for a Fan Club Meet 'n Greet before the show, to be held after the show was finished. The line was really long, turns out they were not checking for fan club members so we had to wait a while. Helen Sue and I both had our membership cards signed and got hugs. Marty looked really good and seemed really glad to see us, which always makes you smile! Concerts take forever to get here then they're over too soon! Hopefully, I'll have one more to look forward to before the end of the year and we all know they're definitely worth the wait!
Review and photos by Serena Wimmer, Copper Hill, VA |
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