Stones Concert

 

Matthew and I went to the Rolling Stones concert on Friday night at Mercedes Benz Stadium. 

Section 334 row 18.

The cover band the Ghost Hounds were the opening act. They cranked it up not long after 730.

By the time they went off over an hour later, the Benz was packed.

The Stone came on at 9 pm, opening with "Start Me Up".

Keith Richards appeared animated.

Mick Jagger skipped and strode all over the huge stage. 

When the band was introduced, keyboardist / music director Chuck Leavell received one of the largest receptions. Leavell has been a Middle Georgia resident for the past 60 years, and was a former member of The Allman Brothers Band.   

With Mick, Leavell contructs the play list for each concert. After Chuck joined the Stones in the early 80's, he organized all the Stones music to help make it more repeatable and long-lasting.

The Stones played long and hard, preforming up to 11 pm.

Before the Stones returned for their encore, the crowd saluted them with flashlights. 

MIGUEL CABRERA [B-R Bio] is the only native Venezuelan in the five-hundred home run “club”. Cabrera retired with 511, tied w/Mel Ott. The next closest Venezuelan is Andres Galarraga at 399. The next closest active Venezuelan is Sal Perez at 255, now in his 14th season. Only Cabrera, Aaron, & Mays have a career batting averages above .300 as well as 500+ HR & 3,000+ hits. Cabrera played for the Tigres de Aragua of the Venezuelan Winter League in December 1999. He was traded to the Detroit Tigers in 2008 where he played until the end of his career in 2023. He received enough Rookie of the Year votes to tie for fifth with Brad Lidge in the 2003 ROY voting.