A Little Ditty About Jack And Diane

On October 26 we went over to Richmond to EKU's regional arts center to see John Mellencamp in concert. Like many in my generation I am a fairly recent convert to Mellencamp. I remember him early on as John Cougar , country boy from Seymour,  Indiana. He was slow to catch on to the Rock and Roll scene and changed his name to Mellencamp, which is his given name. I've grown to like his somewhat unique style of rock which includes an electric violin and an accordion, which are both pronounced on some of his bigger hits. The opening act for the concert was Carlene Carter, the step daughter of June Carter Cash and Johnny Cash. Her father is the traditional country singer Carl Smith. She sang about eight songs by herself with most accompanied by her guitar and one on an electric piano. One of her stories was when as a child she was out in the yard of the Johnny Cash estate one Saturday morning when an Army Huey Helicopter landed in the back yard and a young soldier jumped out and went to the back door wanting to see Johnny Cash. As it turned out it was Kris Kristofferson, a member of the Tennessee Air Guard who had piloted the chopper in to deliver a song he had written , that he hoped Johnny Cash would sing. It happened to be "Sunday Morning Coming Down" , and the rest is history. Carlene said she was 61 years old, but was a very pleasant surprise. After she played the opening act John Mellencamp came out with a terrific Rock and Roll band and played most of his hits from 30some years. Sandy told me John was in some kind of relationship with Billy Joel's ex , Christy Brinkley. Seems the old girl likes aging rockers. I think that she was the inspiration for "Uptown Girl".I also don't know how Sandy knew about John and Christie, but women just know some things. The concert progressed and he sang the little ditty about Jack and Diane by himself. Actually theaudience sang most of the song with him and did a great job. The audience really got in the swing of things when he sang, "I fought Authority and Authority Always Wins".It seems that the mostly late middle-aged audience had done their share of fighting authority.Perhaps the low point of the concert was when the middle-aged white women started dancing, a spectacle that  is always depressing. White women of that age have no rhythm and make complete asses of themselves. It's always fueled by $6 beer.Then the same group wanted to take endless selfies of themselves and their drunken best girl friends with smart phones as big as I-Pads. They lit up everyone 4 rows behind them, oblivious to the anger and threats from the aggravated spectators .I saw the same foolish white women at a Seeger concert. What is it about middle aged white women and alcohol??The Concert ended with "Cherry Bomb". I give the Concert a B+. I like some of Mellencamp's music a lot more after seeing the concert. I give the drunken white women dancers an F for totally abject behavior.Their dancing is irredeemably bad and a burden on the whole Caucasian race. By the way, what is Beyoncé doing on the CMA awards, with the foul mouthed Dixie Chicks? The Dixie Chicks have way overdone their welcome in the country music genre. They have talent but no one cares about their opinions. They are from Texas, not California.It's almost Election Day. Could it be that this Horrendous period of time is just about over in two days? Either way we lose, but maybe it will end.