I haven’t written about the concerts I’ve attended in years because I got behind then decided, the hell with it. However, I couldn’t let Tom Jones appearing in Austin slide! At 82 going on 83, he’s still got it. Women still throw the underwear on the stage. They’re now granny panties and most need to walk up there to do it, we all have lost our throwing arms to aging too.
The show was the much delayed Surround by Time tour with a string of tunes Tom had been putting off if he lived this long, namely Bobby Cole’s “I’m Growing Old,” which he opened with. You can see the whole show via this link. I was really impressed he chose a Todd Snider number while he made three overrated talents sound better: Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and Leonard Cohen. As you’ll see, he only sang four of his big hits. Initially I was bummed yet I left very happy. Now I’ve seen Tom Jones in Vegas, doing a showcase of what audiences know him for and last night, Tom Jones on the road, promoting his latest album. Both are different shows and awesome. Should Tom live long enough to produce yet another album followed by a kick-ass tour, will I go? I’ll do my best and I hope to land a closer seat. Seems StubHub (Ticketmaster’s scalping holding company) teamed up with AARP to lock off the first dozen rows.