It’s not Kanye West. It’s not Elvis Costello. In fact, it’s nobody you’ve ever heard of.
The opening act for Sunday’s Rolling Stones concert at Cessna Stadium is . . . drum roll, please . . . Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Seriously. I’m not kidding.
This band, with a punk-alternative flavor inspired by Iggy Pop, currently has the No. 5,494 CD, according to Amazon.com. They’re big in pockets of Europe, I’m told. Specifically a 3-mile stretch of Portugal.
This has to be a joke, but it isn’t.
And it will only feed Wichita’s sense of inferiority and again make us the butt of jokes. Van Morrison, Alice Cooper, Three Day’s Grace, the Dave Matthews Band and Elvis Costello are among those opening for the Stones on this tour. And we get _ who again?
Can’t you just imagine the Stones’ management on the phone with recording artists in an attempt to find an opening act. And everything is going along smoothly until word comes that they have to open in Wichita.
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I’m seriously disappointed in this. Seriously disappointed.
Word is, we’re going to learn either today or tomorrow who will be opening in Wichita for Sunday night’s Rolling Stones concert at Cessna Stadium.
For a week now, I’ve been throwing out possibilities _ well-researched possibilities I might on _ on the Sports Daily radio show. Some of them include: Alan Jackson, Elvis Costello, James Gang, Boy George and Culture Club and Jerry Lee Lewis.
From what in-the-know people tell me, it’s sounding as if Elvis Costello is a pretty good possibility. I’m hoping for the James Gang because of the obvious: Joe Walsh. He’s in my favorite group, the Eagles. He spent his earliest years in a house about six blocks from where Sunday’s concert will be performed.
What do you think? Better hurry and reply to this one, an announcement could be coming any second.
I like television. Always have. So one of the reasons I love the change to cooler weather is because I have a little more opportunity to watch the new September shows.
So far, one stands out: Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. It’s written by Aaron Sorkin, famous for The West Wing. He is brilliant. The dialogue on the show is crisp and witty. At first, I was concerned that it was a little bit too crisp and too witty. I don’t know too many people who talk the way the actors talk on this show. But I’ve decided to be a proponent of smart because there’s a whole lot of dumb on the airwaves.
I love Matthew Perry in this show. I think Amanda Peet has a chance to be the break-out star. The entire cast is great, including the very funny D.L. Hughley. I’m excited about this one.
I also think The Nine, which debuts Oct. 4 after Lost, could be exceptional.
Tell me about the new shows that have intrigued you. Maybe I’ll give them a look.