Super Toad - Des Moines, IA on October 29, 1998 |
Hi everyone, This night has got to be one of the best "Marty Memories" for me (and for my husband Kevin too, although he doesn't get as excited as I do).
He next told the story of how he came to work with Johnny Cash. (it all happened in Iowa). How he married and divorced his daughter. "I'm glad I divorced her a_ _ !" he said "But don't tell her I said that or she'll sue me again"! The crowd went wild! Then he played 'Doin my Time'.
Wow! What a show. Almost 2 hours of Marty's music, stories, and fun. We'd never seen him in a Honky Tonk or bar concert and it was really a different show. He had so much energy and was really letting loose and having a great time. But wait, there's more. The M&G was even more exciting! There were 30-40 people in line and we were all getting a little restless since we had to wait about an hour. But when Mike finally let us in the room (by 10's) we realized why such a wait. Marty had changed. Had on jeans, silky shirt, black leather jacket and this really cool top hat! What a look! Mike was over talking to others and not rushing us thru as usual. "Thank You Mike" because we talked with Marty for almost 5 minutes!
Then came my turn. I showed him the newspaper from Kewanee, IL. (He made the front page). He said "What's this? Did I make the front page? Where is this from?" I told him Labor Day, Kewanee, but he didn't seem to remember until Kevin said "Hog Festival". Well then he said "Oh yeah, I was celebrating 26 years in music at a Hog Festival!" He tried to read to review (short caption under pix) but couldn't so he told me to read it to him! It started out about the local opening act and while starting to read it Marty acted like he was sleeping! So I said "OK, OK, I'll just read your part". So I did and then he signed it "To Lori, Hogs are Cool, Marty Stuart". I then had him sign my ticket stub also and brought up Sherry and the website. He first said "Mattioli" in a real Italian accent. Then said " she knows more about me than I do". I said yes, she keeps us informed. I told him he was great. He said 'Thanks for coming again." And we left. It was a great night I'll remember forever! Marty was so exciting, so funny and so awesome! Hope you enjoyed reading this and have the chance to see him soon. Review and photos by Lori Shirley, Boone, IA |
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