Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

The Red Voodoo Tour

Sometimes you go to a show and the performers appear that they don’t want to
even be there, that they are just going thru the motions.  Then there are
times like this evening that the performer goes out of his way to make it a
memorable experience.  My wife, daughter and I arrived at the pavilion about
7:00 and proceeded to our seats.  While waiting for the show to start my
daughter could hardly control her excitement, afterall this was the closest
she’s ever been at a show, though this was the third time she’s seen Sammy.
We were third row in the Pit, Dead Center.  I walked up to one of the
Security Guards and asked if there was anyway to get the sign my daughter had
made up to Sammy to sign.  They told me about 3-4 songs into the show come
over to the aisle and they’d help me get up to the front and get it signed.

Seconds before Sammy came onstage a woman turned around and asked “are you
Chris” to which I acknowledged and she told me her name and I’m sorry I don’t
remember who it was but you know who you are.  You turned around and gave my
little girl one of those red glow in the dark sticks,  THANK YOU.

Sammy came out in his usual Cabo——Revival.  About halfway through Revival
my daughter held up her sign that said ‘I Love You Sammy and Sammy stopped
in his tracks and blew her a kiss and you could read his lips as he said
‘Thank You that is great’  during Fall in love again the security guard
caught my eye and waived to me to come down.  When he finished that song he
came down to where Brittany and I were standing and he said “He had to take
care of his biggest fan” which is not far from the truth.  He took the sign
from my daughter and showed it up to the closed circuit camera for everyone
to see.   And then politely signed it and gave it back.  Throughout the show
he would walk by us and wave at Britt or blow her a kiss.  Which just made
her blush, then towards the end of the show she was sitting down in the seat
and he walked by and asked if she fell asleep.  Sometimes things just work
out absolutely perfect, this night did.

As far as the show,  this was probably one of the better concerts I have ever
seen, the band was very crisp and sharp.  From the opening notes of Cabo to
the end of Returning of the Wish, it was just a great get-down Rock-N-Roll
show. Some of the highlights were of course Eagles Fly which is my
daughter’s favorite,  Bad Motor Scooter, Three Lock Box, and well if I stated
the best songs I’d have to put down the whole set list.  Anybody that still
has the oppurtunity to go see Sammy, please do not miss him he
whole-heartedly appreciates his fans and deserves our support.

Thanks to Chris Smith for the review!