Kenny Chesney

It was a bit of an outside-the-box idea but getting tickets to see Kenny Chesney close out the Stampede last night at the dome was a great decision. Earlier in the week I picked up some great tickets to the sold out show on kijiji for about 20% LESS than face value. Penny and I went out for supper (sans enfants) before the show at the Boxwood (great food - very cancer diet friendly) and then walked the six or so blocks over to the Stampede grounds. We missed opening act Doc Walker (not too sad about that). Kenny was fantastic. He's a great entertainer and gave off the impression that there was no place he would rather be than there on stage last night. He's got a great voice and his songs sounded smooth and clean. The funniest part was the drunk couple that was sitting in front of us. The dude kept turning around to talk to me but the combination of his slurred speech and loud music meant I didn't understand a single word he said. Not one. I left there wondering what he was talking about and he probably left there thinking we were best friends. When Kenny Chesney comes back to Calgary - go. It's a show not to be missed.