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I'M glad I got to see Kris Kristofferson play live. I just wish it had been 40 years earlier. There are no singer/songwriters that I know of who are still in their prime at age 77.
Kristofferson's efforts were admirable, his attitude gracious. There was no attempt to deceive: it was simply Kris and his six-string guitar and harmonica for the opening set.
He reeled off 15 songs in 45 minutes in that first set.
His voice was genuine, his timing dramatic. You could almost feel the emotional weight in silence from the first song, Shipwrecked in the Eighties.
The crowd, a great many of his generation, were on his side from the first note.
Even a few catcalls and shout-outs. They were hanging on every word, and even though many of his tunes are short, they are poetic and personal.
In the final stanza of Me and Bobby McGee, he offered, "Feelin' good was good enough for me, Janis, and Bobby McGee".
The second set featured Kristofferson's daughter, Kelly, and a surprise appearance by Charlie Owen.
There is no doubt about the quality of his songs, that's why he's a legend. Long may his words live.