Arizona Oprey

We have been having a good time, just living here in Mesa.  Visiting, potlucks, etc.  The weather continues to be uniformly lovely.

On Wednesday we went to the Arizona Oprey put on by the Braleens, a talented family who have 15 people involved in the enterprise, some behind the scenes.  We went to a noon show that had a Rock and Roll theme. (They have a country show, a mixed show, and others.)  The performers were all seasoned musicians.  The one who acted as MC could play countless instruments, including the keyboard, trumpet, sax (several sizes), and the guitar.  There was one stage and then large screens on each side so that you could see everything.

There were 500 people at the show and they served a full meal to them in, I think they said, 22 minutes.  Wow!  And the coffee, tea and lemonade flowed throughout the meal.  Each table sat 8 or 9.  We went with two other couples and there were four others at our table.  They were friends of our friends.  Since you can see that the numbers don't work, Dalton sat on the end of our 8 and one man sat at the next table where he knew people.

The show was fabulous.  They sang and played all sorts of old R&R, with the arrangements that were from the original hits.  Great voices and talent on instruments!!

I didn't get great pictures - I was enjoying the show and didn't feel like concentrating on pictures.  Here are a couple to give you the feeling for it.

It is a bit hard to see but there are a line of instruments all across the front and they play them all.

This is  man who was the MC.  He was with the Tokens years ago and is the high voice on the Lion King song,  The Lion Sleeps Tonight or Aweemewheh (sp??). 

We were obviously over to the side but this gives you an idea of the set-up.

The tickets were $32 each and you got a full hot meal for that and about 2 1/2 hours of entertainment. Well worth the price.