Parker in Memphis

 

Parker and his band performed at a the Overton Park Shell in Memphis on Friday Night May 30, 2025 as part of a FREE concert series. He was amazing, thoughtful and fun as he performed an incredible selection of his songs for an enthusiastic audience that included a variety of kids who found a reason to move and grove to the music. (The future of the Parker Millsap Franchise is assured if this is any indication).

I made the drive from Saint Louis and was treated like royalty by Ryan, Papa Doc and Sizzle. I ordered perfect weather and a crystal clear night to view the Crescent Moon on an absolutely perfect night to enjoy music outdoors at the Overton Park Shell in Memphis.

Fortune Favors the Bold! Thank you Parker Millsap.

 

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Tom Farrar (Papa Doc), Sizzle (Elizabeth Kenworthy Farrar), Ryan Farrar and Wesley A Morgan enjoyed a meal. Just a short walk from the home ofg Tom and Elizabeth we ate at Ciao Bella. Tom reserved a table for four for June twenty-something (by mistake) but they allowed us to dine nevertheless. I have a delicious Sauvlaki with the "other white meat" on a skewer. Tom brought a bottle of French red Chateau something from his personal wine cellar.

Your Waters - At the Pageant in Saint Louis my Brother (in town in March 2022) has his oldest, Meg on the phone. Is this song Parker performed about you Meg? "They're all about me", she replied matter of factly. 

Heaven Sent - Such a beautiful tribute and not to LGBTQ.

Truckstop Gospel - Glad to hear this classic Parker song.

Front Porch-ing - Dave Shogren and BCS band like this and and when Parker was in St. Louis opening for Poe Larkin I told him they must owe him royalty money.

Hades Pleads - Not sure the kids in the audienc jumping and jiving on the stage understood the reference to Dante's Inferno.

F*king around - Diplomatic self censorship.

Dammit - ...smoke em if ya got em...damn it you don't.

Before the Curtain Closes - stunning solo on-core.

A trip to the top of Outdoor World Pyramid and a quick peak at Bass Pro Shop and a cool tour of Sun Studio where my friends Jerry Lee Lewis, Karl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley once played (1957).