I turned 70 on Thursday and devised the perfect celebration for the event. My wife and I and one of my golfing buddies and his spouse purchased tickets for The Greenbrier Classic and went up on Wednesday to watch some great golf and enjoy a musical trip down memory lane. The tickets were a fantastic bargain. For $159 per person, we got tickets to the entire tournament, including practice rounds and the musical concerts on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights. Rooms at the Greenbrier were reserved for PGA personnel, so spectators had to stay elsewhere and we got rooms at a motel within commuting range. We went up Wednesday, played golf in Roanoke on the way, then finished the trip in time for the concert on Wednesday night..Lionel Richie and Toby Keith. Thursday and Friday we watched "The Old White" eat Tiger and Phil's lunches while munching on snacks of our own. The course has awning covered bleachers on most holes that offer great views, but if you really want to get up close and personal, bring a "bag chair" and sit right on the edge of some greens. I was pleased to note that the pros use some of the same phraseology I go to when they miss "four footers". Friday night we listened to "The Fray", a group I knew little about, but did recognize a couple songs and a guy whose songs are anthyms that invoke memories of much of my adult life....Rod Stewart.
For a milestone week in my life, I couldn't have found a more enjoyable or appropriate way to celebrate. My Dad loved to play golf and during the part of my childhood that our family lived in Roanoke, he frequently played the golf course that we played onWednesday. My best friend and I were reluctant caddies on many rounds played by our Dads and two of their good friends. I had not visited the course since my childhood and truly loved going back and remembering banter, slices and shanks from sixty years ago that are a rich part of the memories I have of my Dad. The songs of Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart are background music for some of the best years of my life. Toby Keith is my current favorite performer. His ballad.. "She didn't Say No, She Said 'Hell, No!" pretty well sums up my bachelor days.
Three days was quite enough for old geezers like us, so my wife and I gave our tickets for golf on Saturday and Sunday and the Jon Bon Jovi concert on Saturday night to a young couple we know well and came on home today. Will enjoy watching the rest of the tourney on TV and reflecting on what a great time we had recalling the many great times we've had.
For a milestone week in my life, I couldn't have found a more enjoyable or appropriate way to celebrate. My Dad loved to play golf and during the part of my childhood that our family lived in Roanoke, he frequently played the golf course that we played onWednesday. My best friend and I were reluctant caddies on many rounds played by our Dads and two of their good friends. I had not visited the course since my childhood and truly loved going back and remembering banter, slices and shanks from sixty years ago that are a rich part of the memories I have of my Dad. The songs of Lionel Richie and Rod Stewart are background music for some of the best years of my life. Toby Keith is my current favorite performer. His ballad.. "She didn't Say No, She Said 'Hell, No!" pretty well sums up my bachelor days.
Three days was quite enough for old geezers like us, so my wife and I gave our tickets for golf on Saturday and Sunday and the Jon Bon Jovi concert on Saturday night to a young couple we know well and came on home today. Will enjoy watching the rest of the tourney on TV and reflecting on what a great time we had recalling the many great times we've had.
