OMG, this is sooo blog-worthy…


Asia were the prog supergroup responsible for such bloated AOR standbys as “Don’t Cry,” “Wildest Dreams,” and the tune that propelled the Steve Carell vehicle The 40 Year-Old Virgin into the home theaters of…well, 40 year-old virgins, “Heat of the Moment.” They’re also on tour now with the original line-up, boasting a free show at […]

by Chris Ayers

Asia were the prog supergroup responsible for such bloated AOR standbys as “Don’t Cry,” “Wildest Dreams,” and the tune that propelled the Steve Carell vehicle The 40 Year-Old Virgin into the home theaters of…well, 40 year-old virgins, “Heat of the Moment.” They’re also on tour now with the original line-up, boasting a free show at Mohegan Sun Casino. While standing in line, a stocky older guy who looks a bit like Tom Jones approaches us and offers us front-row seats. Skeptical but curious, we follow him into the venue, and sure enough, we’re seated in a private booth at center stage. Turns out this guy is Jimmy Pine, world champion blackjack player, who just finished some consulting for the new film 21, starring Kevin Spacey. So, a night of greatest hits, able covers of King Crimson’s “In the Court of the Crimson King” and Yes’s “Roundabout,” and Pine’s tall tales of excess…what’re the odds?

 

Comments

  1. Commented by: Chris Dick

    Dude, I bet you were grinning ear-to-ear. This is so “Ayers zone.”


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