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MUST WATCH: Garth Brooks Sings “The Dance” To Fan With Cancer In Minneapolis, MN (VIDEO)

11 Nov

I haven’t been a country music fan for a long time, to be honest until a few years ago I didn’t even listen to it but I did have the opportunity to see Garth Brooks at Wynn and that goes down as one of the best shows I’ve EVER seen. After that show I felt like I had known Garth Brooks his whole life. It was a special show and will always be one I remember. Since then, I’ve become a country fan and seen a staggering amount of country shows and always held that Garth Brooks show as the creme de la creme. Also since then, Garth Brooks has headed back on tour now that his daughters are off to college (he’s a family first guy and I LOVE that the most about him) and this video below from his show a few nights ago in Minnesota is even more reason to love one of the most celebrated musicians of all time. You can read more HERE but in short, woman has cancer and holds up sign which reads “Chemo this morning, Garth tonight. Enjoy the dance.” Garth see’s the sign, woman gets to the front row where he serenades her to “The Dance,” hands her his guitar, kisses her on her forehead and then addresses the packed house. Watch it for yourself, it’s a powerful moment.

Music is so powerful and truly the universal language, people like Garth Brooks don’t come along that often and thank God for people like him. So yes, fuck cancer and for everyone battling this terrible disease, I hope and pray you stay strong and beat it.

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Revisited: Catching Garth Brooks at Wynn/Encore Las Vegas

23 Jul

Country music is pretty foreign to me.  Sure I know a bunch of the artists and I could probably name a handful of songs but its one genre of music I’m pretty much lost with (I’m trying to improve).  But I do know who Garth Brooks is and since he started a residency at Wynn/Encore Las Vegas I always wanted to see his show.  This past weekend thanks to a dear friend, I got that opportunity.

Friends of mine have raved about the show and called it a must see but I don’t think any of that could have done justice for what I experienced. Hands down one of the best shows I have ever seen in Las Vegas (I rank Elton John’s Red Piano and the Beatles LOVE as the other two) and I may as well clump it into that category of memorable shows.  If you haven’t seen it, it’s just Garth Brooks, a guitar and a stool serving as a resting spot for two bottles of water.

To any real fan, now I get why it’s so special and such a coveted ticket. For someone who really doesn’t know his catalog of songs, this was like a Garth Brooks 101 class taught by the man himself.  Sitting there and listening to one of the most successful musicians tell his story and how he came to be, truly amazing.  I love that he takes you back and shares his inspiration for his music, let’s you in on his upbringing and how he got to where he is today (nice job Steve Wynn, this was done right).   And as he spanned the years, a pleasant surprise was when he brought his wife Trisha Yearwood on stage (to a rousing ovation) and had her perform a few songs.  Seriously that was an incredible treat and now I can say I saw two music legends in concert on Saturday night.  Even with that, my favorite part of the show was learning what an inspiration James Taylor was on his career.  I for one had no idea and hearing the stories and the first time he ever met his idol, that was cool.  The rest of the show was just awesome as he ran through a bunch of hits and favorite songs; a whole two hours and fifteen minutes of Garth Brooks.  Final song of course one that I knew, “Friends in Low Places.”

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