I first encountered Tim Easton about five years ago at a New West Records South By Southwest party. It was a hot day at an outdoor stage. I felt the presence of someone moving up beside me and saw from his name tag that it was Michael Corcoran, longtime music critic for the Austin American-Statesman.
Sweating profusely, Corcoran was scribbling like a man possessed. After several songs, during which Corcoran had consumed several pages of his notebook, he looked at me and asked, "Do you know who'
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Kenny Rogers is now 71 years old. And, as of a few years ago anyway, his boys can still swim.
Aftermath knows this because we were treated to a slideshow of Rogers' twin five-year-old sons - even some shots from the delivery room - as he sang the ballad "To Me" with the Houston Symphony at Jones Hall Thursday night. Cute kids and all, but it made for about five of the most squirm-filled minutes we've experienced at a concert, well, ever.
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