SONY'S BEING WEIRD AGAIN: While trying to update my Buy Mathis Music page, I noticed something weird at the Sony store. They are selling three individual songs of the wonderful All About Love album: Could It Be Love This Time, Like No One In The World, and One More Night. Unlike the single recordings one may be familiar with from their father's record collection, though, these are download only! Interesting. And if I know Sony, they are probably fully copy-protected to where moving them off your hard drive onto a zip is impossible. So who needs this?! Put the whole CD in the drive and enjoy. Sometimes I don't get what goes through the HEADS over at CBS.
THE BAY STATE: I came THIS CLOSE to being in Massachusetts this weekend for the Hyannis concert, but in the end I decided against it. For one, Hyannis is equally far from the airports of Providence and Boston, about 70-75 miles. This means no easy public transportation to get to it. In fact, it's about as troublesome to get to as Atlantic City is from either Philadelphia or Wilmington. Now, when I go to a Mathis show, that's generally the only thing I came for. I fly in, find a place to spend the night, go to the show, sleep, eat and go home the next morning. For weekend trips such as this I don't generally have time to go sightseeing through the country on the way to the venue, especially if it's going to cost me extra money (as in a car rental) to do it. Thus, I have an Atlantic City concert ticket I've never used as a reminder to choose my trips more carefully. Besides, anymore I'm to the point where if I go, I'd like to be assured I'll hear something I haven't heard over the last 12 years. I don't want to spend over $500 just to look at how pretty he is or what the hell color jacket he's got, or hear a live version of a compilation! Of course, that's just me.
I'm hoping that before the end of August I'll have an account of whether the song repertoire has varied sufficiently during one of the Massachusetts concerts! Stay tuned.
ON WITH THE SHOW: As of this writing, it's still a go for the shows in Hyannis, Massachusetts, at the Cape Cod Melody Tent on Saturday, August 4 and Sunday, August 5, so apparently he's over his bug. Whew! New Englanders can also still buy $52 Super Saver tickets for the North Shore Music Theatre concert in Beverly, Massachusetts, north and east of Boston near Salem, on Wednesday, August 15 and Thursday, August 16. Looks like the only seats left are way the heck in the back, but it should be a good seat for hearing! It's a very ROUND venue, so bring binoculars, and if you see my good bud Jon-Daniel there, tell him hello for me.
It's still a GO for the concert in Saratoga, California (a suburb of San Jose) on August 30th, and it's looking as if it's sold out. Check the link in case of a change of plans or new ticket availability.
Three casino shows are set for the fall: Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut (about 50 miles SE of Providence, Rhode Island) on October 5th and 6th, at the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19th and 20th, and at Caesars Atlantic City November 9th and 10th. Tickets may not be available yet, call for details.
MORE NEW CONCERTS FOR 2002! Looks like February 2002 is booked solid! I don't see a Valentine's day concert yet, but he's spending a lot of time in South Florida. I see dates for Fort Myers, Florida on George's birthday (22nd) at the Barbara B. Mann Hall, and Miami Beach, Florida (is this different from plain old Miami, Florida? I don't know!) at the wonderful Jackie Gleason Theater on the 24th. Earlier in the month shows a Feb. 7th concert in waterlogged Houston, Texas at Jones Hall, and a Feb. 9th show in Savannah, GA at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Later in the year I see a show in Charlotte, North Carolina (watch out, Fab) at the Ovens Auditorium on May 4th. I doubt that tickets are on sale yet. 2002 is looking wonderful (nope, won't do it) with Johnny Mathis is still very much in demand!
Unfortunately, still no Canadian or other foreign dates that I can see. Looks like he's left you guys for good.
In the meantime, to those who have lived in the United States without having seen Johnny Mathis in concert, what's up with that? There is ample opportunity, so lose your mistrust of the flying machines and go.
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