Ticket Stub Time Travels

 3 years ago today... November 29, 2018 - Phoenix, AZ  Justin Timberlake brought his "Man of the Woods" tour to Talking Stick Resort Arena. This man can dance, as was evidenced in this show that included a stage that went the length of the arena, giving all concert goers an up close look at one time or another. While I haven't purchased any of his albums, I Can't Stop The Feeling that I would gladly see his show again.

 3 years ago yesterday... November 28, 2018 - Phoenix, AZ  Fleetwood Mac played a classic rock concert at Talking Stick Resort Arena. This version of FM had Mike Campbell of Tom Petty's Heartbreakers on lead guitar in place of Lindsay Buckingham. This "Evening With..." show was filled with greatest hits including seven songs from Rhiannon and five from the debut FM album. Here's a link to the setlist: https://www.setlist.fm/.../talking-stick-resort-arena...

 10 years ago... November 27, 2011 - Phoenix, AZ Clint Black played a country concert at Celebrity Theatre.

 16 years ago... November 26, 2005 - LaQuinta, CA PGA Tour journeyman Fred Funk won the Merrill Lynch Skins Game over Tiger Woods, Fred Couples and Annika Sorenstam at Trilogy Golf Club. A last minute addition to the field, Funk won 15 skins and $925K over the two-day competition. Fred was a friendly and funny guy who was happy to be there. Freddie and Annika engaged with the fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. Tiger and his then caddy Steve Williams were rude standoffish jerks, clueless than this was a silly-season made-for-TV fan-driven event. We attended the pro-am day and the first day of competition.

 38 years ago today... November 25, 1983 - Tempe, AZ  Comedy and music was featured in "An Evening With the Stars," a charity fund-raising performance from Robert Klein and Paul Williams at Gammage Center. United Cerebral Palsy benefitted from this show which was unwritten by one of my advertising clients. I handled pre-show publicity and a media tour. The Wrigley Mansion Club hosted a cocktail reception with the stars following the performance. Klein was coming off a couple appearances on Saturday Night Live and HBO specials. Williams penned some of the most popular songs in modern music at the time like "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "We've Only Just Begun" for the Carpenters, "Old Fashioned Love Song" for Three Dog Night, the Love Boat theme and "Evergreen" for Barbara Streisand in a Star Is Born, among many more.

 19 years ago today... November 24, 2002 - Phoenix, AZ  The King of the Blues, B.B. King, brought his road show revue to Celebrity Theatre.

 41 years ago today... November 23, 1980 - St. Louis, MO Stevie Wonder and his band Wonderlove played a concert at the Checkerdome. Although it was nearly Thanksgiving, Stevie was touring behind his new album "Hotter Than July," which introduced his hits "Master Blastin' (Jammin')" and "Happy Birthday," dedicated to Martin Luther King and the proposal to create a national holiday in his honor.