MIXTAPE is a cover band that was the featured act at Flat Rock Playhouse this weekend. My BFF Cindyrella joked how it felt to be around humanity again, out of my self-imposed shell. LOL! Well, I must admit I was feeling awkward around strangers again. Yet it was nostalgic even before the show commenced. I look around me and everybody’s damn old! Am I that old, really?!? Weird thing was, the only people that I saw that seemed younger were the band! Ha!
Flat Rock Playhouse is a professional, non-profit theater located in the village of Flat Rock in North Carolina, known for quality productions of popular musicals, comedies, and dramas.
In 1937, under the direction of Robroy Farquhar, a group of actors organized themselves as the Vagabond Players. Around 1940, the Vagabond players settled in the Blue Ridge region of Western North Carolina. In 1952, the group purchased an 8-acre area of land in the Village of Flat Rock, where the theater is currently located. In 1961, the theaer was named the State Theatre of North Carolina by the North Carolina General Assembly.
It was only my second time at Flat Rock Playhouse. The first was many years ago, a play. I forgot the title though, sorry.
“Mixtape,” the rock tribute concert, isn’t easy to forget though. The music was my era: The best of the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. The show’s come-on says, “Come shake off the winter blues with this red-hot rockin' playlist.” featuring top hits by Toto, Bob Seger, Guns N' Roses, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, America, Guns N’ Roses, Allman Brothers Band, Jefferson Starship, Heart etcetera. I could sing-along with all the songs because I know them by heart: Africa, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Barracuda, It’s Alright, Stairway to Heaven, Sister Golden Hair, Pretty Woman, Shower the People.
Feels good to know I am this old and enjoying it. And yup I won’t trade my mixtapes with your millennial and Gen Z downloads and spotifys, LOL! 🎸🎼🎸
