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1.29.2008King George's Farewell Tour
 It's official! King George has kicked off his farewell tour. And, unlike KISS, he won't be back for a second, third, fourth or fifth go 'round. Last night's first show at the Capitol was awesome. Here's my review:King George: State of the Union I'll admit, King George is not one of my favorite performers. But last night he pulled out all the stops. The show opened with a lot of chatter by the members of Congress. Suddenly, a man appears at the door and shouts to the Speaker, "Madam Speaker, I present the President of the United States!" And from there, the crowd went nuts. King George came down the center aisle warmly shaking hands on the right, looking like he was touching lepers on the left. It was one of the best entrances I've seen. The only thing that would have made it better was pyrotechnics. But we all know that George is a simple man and he doesn't go for the cheap thrills. By the time he got onstage, he didn't have to say anything. But instead, he ripped right into his classics. My favorite is Iraq. He's been doing this one since 2000 and it never gets old. There's always a new twist. I think he adds a new verse every time I've seen him perform. This year it went something like, "Some may deny the surge is working, but among the terrorists there is no doubt. Al-Qaida is on the run in Iraq, and this enemy will be defeated." Sure, it was similar to last year's verse, but this year he added, "Our enemies in Iraq have been hit hard. They are not yet defeated, and we can still expect tough fighting ahead. Our objective in the coming year is to sustain and build on the gains we made in 2007, while transitioning to the next phase of our strategy." It was awesome because he was pretending there was a strategy! Talk about updating the old standards. I was blown away. He also did some new material that I can't say I liked so much. I think it was called Blame it on Congress. It was really more of a refrain that kept coming up in his other songs. He added it to Economy, Immigration, Wire Tapping and his #1 hit No Child Left Behind. It was the same thing over and over, "Members of Congress, stop dragging your feet and pass my bills. If you don't the American people will be..." Insert poor, overrun with Mexicans, attacked by terrorists and stupid here. To be honest, it was like going to a concert where the lead singer points his microphone to the audience asking them to sing for them. It's just plain lazy! I didn't pay the scalper $80 to see the crowd sing your songs! All in all, the show was predictable. In this case, that's not a bad thing. You know, I expected to hear the hits and that's what I got. Unfortunately, he tried to update the classics without putting any effort behind it. I hope George gets better as the tour goes on. I'll chalk last night up to opening night jitters. 
posted by Jim at 7:37 AM
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