Concerts

• Gloria Estafan at Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH in August 96
• Tina Turner at Polaris Amphitheater, Columbus, OH in June 97
Did a fine show although the seats that we had bad sightlines to the stage.  Tina is well, TINA.  I was a little disappointed in the sound quality.
• Garth Brooks at Cooper Stadium, Columbus, OH in July 97.
The man does one helluva of show.  He played for almost 2 1/2 hours basically none stop in 90 degree heat and high humidity.  The audience stood for the whole show and helped sing a few of with and for him.  His concert is one of the best that I've ever been to.  Heck, the critic for the local paper, The Columbus Dispatch, who pans almost everyone, didn't give him a bad review or a great review but an average review.  An average review from this critic means you did a really great show.

• Jesus Christ Superstar at The Palace Theatre, Columbus, OH in May 96
• Miss Siagon at The Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH in August 96
• The Phantom of the Opera at The Ohio Theatre, Columbus, OH in August 97
THIS is a fantastic show.  Part way through the first act I wanted to get tickets to go see it again.  The singing, acting and effects were outstanding.  I thought, from a staging point-of-view, the scene where the Phantom and Christine descended into the catacombs underneath the opera house was especially good.  The only part I was a little disappointed with was the scene where the Phantom's show was done shortly into the second act.  Compared to the rest of the show it seemed to drag a little bit but looking back on the show, maybe that IS exactly what the director wanted.
• A Christmas Carol at The Ohio Theatre, Columbus in November 97

• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Well done murder mystery.  Haven't had the time to read the book the movie is based on but want to.
• Men in Black
A pretty good sci-fi spoof with a fairly original story.
• Air Force One
Okay movie at matinee prices with some stunts that really pushed the 'suspend reality' envelope.
• Contact
Great sci-fi with outstanding effect.  Very interesting story.
• Eraser
Not one of Arnold's best.  He didn't even take his shirt off.
• Lost World
Okay but nowhere near as good as Jurassic Park
• Michael

• Spent several hours hiking around and between Ash Cave and Cederal Falls in the Hocking Hills.  Hocking Hills has several state parks located in Hocking county which is southeast of Franklin county where I live.  Hopefully with all of the rain Ohio has had this year, the fall colors should be fantastic.
• Spent 2 half days and the better part of a whole day walking around the South Rim portion of the Grand Canyon.  Hopefully will have the several of the better pictures scanned and posted soon.

This page last updated 12/06/1997 17:50.