Not only did the 71-year-old rocker thrill the audience for two hours straight, but he was assisted by two of his sons - Shane and Tyler. Shane played an amazing guitar, while Tyler sang lead on a couple of tunes. We saw Shane play with his Dad last year when we saw the show at The Venetian.
Those two brothers have a band of their own, Hearty Har, but did a GREAT job complementing their Dad's work on all of the Creedence Clearwater Revival classics.
From the opening of "Proud Mary" to the encore finale "Fortunate Son," it was a rollicking evening of rock and roll. All of the great CCR tunes were performed and the audience loved every one. Lots of singing along and dancing in the aisles during the show. The Wynn Las Vegas theater is intimate enough that Helen and I could see clearly from our back-row, handicapped accessible seats.
Couple of interesting asides to the show. Helen used her phone to stealthily "broadcast" a few tunes to her sister, Susan, back in TC. They used some app similar to skype to let Susan see and hear some songs, including "Suzie Q." We were seated right near an usher, so Helen was careful in her trickery!
Also, the guy sitting next to me was a chatty fellow from Los Angeles. He asked if we were staying at Wynn and I told him "No, we live here." He explained he tried to get a room at Wynn, but the cheapest room was $900! And other places were charging $300 a night for basic rooms, he said.
He and his wife opted to stay 35-minutes away in Primm, at the California border, for $34 a night.
The only reason I can think of for the high room rates is that the ConExpo, a huge construction convention is underway now and the hotels are gouging those builder boy companies for the accomodations. $900 a night is way high, even for the Wynn!
Before the concert, Helen and I had dinner at a place called Oceans One at the Miracle Mile shops. It was an amazing bargain! Helen had a buffalo chicken wrap with French fries and I chose a 1/2-pound burger with fries. EACH MEAL WAS ONLY $5! And this was no dump. It's an elegant eatery with white fabric table cloths and an attentive wait staff. Since we had just ice water to drink, the bill was only $10.80, plus tip. I don't know how they can stay in business charging fast food prices for higher quality fare. We'll certainly be back!
And so our adventure continues...
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