Rogers looked a little gaunt, and he hobbled a bit as he walked back and forth across the stage, but he seemed to be in good spirits. Luckily, this was about as sappy and maudlin as the evening got - and we're talking about a show that also included 'Through the Years,' 'Lady' and lesser-known but no less sentimental heartstring bullseyes like 'The Greatest' and 'Buy Me a Rose.' Thank God the Roaster didn't have any pictures of his pets, or we would have been so out of there. All you want to do is renew your driver's license (or, in this case, hear 'The Gambler'), but the guy in front of you insists on whipping out his wallet and thumbing through umpteen family photos.
It was like being trapped in line at the DPS. Cute kids and all, but it made for about five of the most squirm-filled minutes we've experienced at a concert, well, ever. And, as of a few years ago anyway, his boys can still swim.Īftermath knows this because we were treated to a slideshow of Rogers' twin five-year-old sons - even some shots from the delivery room - as he sang the ballad 'To Me' with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall Thursday night.
