Summer concert #4: The MuddCatts

Tonight's concert enjoyed great weather and started right on time, with Family Center/Arboretum Director Janet Schaffer introducing the MuddCatts. Most of the show was Beatles' oldies, complete with British-accent dialog/trivia by guitarist "John Lennon" (Mark Nix, a life-long Texan). They did 45 minutes of rather good Beatles tunes, with pieces from throughout the entire history of the band (which recorded >200 songs, the number 432 was mentioned).

Then the most amazing thing happened: Elvis showed up! (see photographic evidence below) He did Blue Suede Shoes, Burnin' Love, Suspicious Minds, but then came the inevitable letdown: he admitted he wasn't the real Elvis. He (John Mandell) went on to give a touching tribute to the life of "the king". An Elvis medley followed, accompanied by a chorus of maybe a thousand Woodway crickets. The concert ended around 9:30 pm with an Elvis/Beatles medley, and an expression of appreciation for the Woodway DPS and the Arboretum. The band stayed for photos and autographs, despite the warm weather and their bulky "get-ups" (their term for the signature Beatles suits they wore). The MuddCatts do private gigs, and their website is here. This was my all-time favorite Summer Concert.

Next week: The Elephants (see their website here).
Elvis lives! And he tours with The Beatles. Who would have guessed?