Man on the Street with Greg Kristapovich
“How about that Summer Concert Series at Ironstone? Who would you like to see perform there next year?” (asked in Murphys)
“This year I think it was amazing! I saw Willie Nelson, and Bonnie Raitt – (last year), and both of them were really interesting. Who would I like to see next year? Boz Scaggs, maybe. I’d like to see maybe a Cajun band like BeauSoelil. I think that would be fun!” – Tom Carson, Copperopolis (retired)
“I liked Chris Isaak and Boz Scaggs, and Steve Miller, and Sheryl Crow! I liked all of them! But, you know, I would like to see Sting. I’d like to see Rob Thomas – again! That would be great! And I’d like to see this group called The Wreckers; it’s Michelle Branch, and I forgot the other girl’s name. But they’re really good! So the Wreckers; and Pink would be great! The girl named Pink. And Faith Hill, or Tim McGraw; or some of those big country stars. Alan Jackson. All those would be good.” – Debbie Dowling, Douglas Flat (cosmetologist)
“Oh, I loved the concert series! It was good. It was really good! But I’d like to see the Doobie Brothers again! And Foreigner! I love them! Yeah, Foreigner is great! I’d love to see them! Michael McDonald! I haven’t seen him in a while, but I like him! And Heart! They were good (2006)! And Bonnie Raitt: I like her! This was the first time I’d seen her in concert!” – Kelly Murphy, Murphys (fire inspector)
“It was the best year, yet! They had good value. They had, like, good opening acts. Blind Boys of Alabama were awesome! The Chris Isaak double-bill with Boz Scaggs was good! The packages were good. You were getting to see, basically, two headliners! This year they had good diversity. What I’d like to see is jazz. They need to have more jazz; maybe some of the smooth jazz, and some up and coming popular jazz; maybe a jazz festival! And then, in terms of another artist that I think should be there, and I think would sell real well, is The Pretenders. Crissie Hyde and the Pretenders! They’d be perfect for Ironstone!” – James Werthman, Murphys (brewery manager)
“I thought the whole series was great! And I would love to see Steve Miller – again, next year! I’d also like to see John Mayer! That would be good!” – Pat Gulyas, Murphys (antique shop owner)
