The Gambler

[ilovewomen]

I woke up this morning to read that Kenny Rogers passed away yesterday.

So many good songs from over the years.

Rest in Peace Kenny.

[Hunter VanDyke]

I grew up listening to him too. He had one of the first videos on CMT. Sad news. Rest in Peace Kenny.

[ilovewomen]

The first time I heard him he was with The 5th Dimension and I was in the Army

[Bit Banger]

38 minutes ago, ilovewomen said:

The first time I heard him he was with The 5th Dimension and I was in the Army

I think you mean The First Edition.  
I remember him from The New Christy Minstrels, a folk group of the early 60s.

RIP

Edited March 21, 2020 by Bit Banger

[Kaduk]

 

[Hunter VanDyke]

8 minutes ago, Kaduk said:

 

Beautiful voice. Beautiful songwriting. 😥💙🙏

[Nicholeofdenver]

Oh that voice...RIP Kenny Rogers A legend lost but not forgotten

 

[ilovewomen]

40 minutes ago, Bit Banger said:

I think you mean The First Edition.  
I remember him from The New Christy Minstrels, a folk group of the early 60s.

RIP

Thank you for correcting me.  My memory doesn’t always remember correctly.

I do remember the New Christy Minstrels too now that you brought them up.

[Audrey Astor]

So sad.... His music told great stories ( and I understood him) 👼🙏😢

[Vassago]

He ducked out at just the right time. There are no more knights in America.

[Mustang87]

He was one of my favorites since I was a kid. He will be missed.

[pointymoustache]

Didn't know he waspart of the New Christy Minstrels. Thanks for the info I have a couple of vinyls of them.

[Bit Banger]

1 minute ago, pointymoustache said:

Didn't know he waspart of the New Christy Minstrels. Thanks for the info I have a couple of vinyls of them.

He played bass, double bass, and sang vocals.

[Seeker5280]

My favorite is..........

What condition my condition is.

[Guest]

In early 1971, I was at Texas A&M University being tested in Math for a scholarship. After the tests, a few of my high school buddies and I walked into an auditorium where the cadets were setting up chairs. On the stage was a band doing sound checks. The singer came down to the edge of the stage where we were standing and said hi, I’m Kenny Rogers and this is my band, the first Edition.  Then he played what condition my condition was in. I didn’t know him then, but I stopped and bought his record on my way back to my hometown. My brush with greatness. 😀

[tide32]

12 hours ago, Dwayne said:

In early 1971, I was at Texas A&M University being tested in Math for a scholarship. After the tests, a few of my high school buddies and I walked into an auditorium where the cadets were setting up chairs. On the stage was a band doing sound checks. The singer came down to the edge of the stage where we were standing and said hi, I’m Kenny Rogers and this is my band, the first Edition.  Then he played what condition my condition was in. I didn’t know him then, but I stopped and bought his record on my way back to my hometown. My brush with greatness. 😀

Fifteen years ago, we were getting lunch at a restaurant in Kauai . Kenny Rogers was at the table next to us. My wife started talking to him and he turned out to be a great person and funny as hell. RIP Mr Rogers.

[Kaduk]

1 hour ago, tide32 said:

Fifteen years ago, we were getting lunch at a restaurant in Kauai . Kenny Rogers was at the table next to us. My wife started talking to him and he turned out to be a great person and funny as hell. RIP Mr Rogers.

1 hour ago, tide32 said:

Fifteen years ago, we were getting lunch at a restaurant in Kauai . Kenny Rogers was at the table next to us. My wife started talking to him and he turned out to be a great person and funny as hell. RIP Mr Rogers.

Multi-talented---> Kenny did a substitute week as guest host on the Tonight Show once.I thought he was a Great interviewer and could of made a career out of that if he had wanted.

[whosyourdaty]

I liked when he did this Geico commercial ...

 

Not as good as the Eddie Money one but still good.

 

[ilovewomen]

4 hours ago, whosyourdaty said:

I liked when he did this Geico commercial ...

 

Not as good as the Eddie Money one but still good.

 

Personally, I think Eddie Money was overrated. But then again, I think Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are overrated.

I for one can’t sing a lick. They wouldn’t even let me in choir in grade school I am so bad.

But I know what I like and don’t like.

Edited March 23, 2020 by ilovewomen

[average1]

On 3/21/2020 at 0:04 PM, Bit Banger said:

I think you mean The First Edition.  
I remember him from The New Christy Minstrels, a folk group of the early 60s.

RIP

I remember playing "What condition my condition was in" on the radio when I was a DJ many years ago.  Damn...I'm old.

[whosyourdaty]

16 hours ago, ilovewomen said:

Personally, I think Eddie Money was overrated. But then again, I think Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber are overrated.

I for one can’t sing a lick. They wouldn’t even let me in choir in grade school I am so bad.

But I know what I like and don’t like.

I was strictly speaking about the two Geico commercials, not about the artists themselves.

That being said, I'll take rock over country most days.

[ilovewomen]

I can’t stand the Geico commercials.  

[Bit Banger]

37 minutes ago, ilovewomen said:

I can’t stand the Geico commercials.  

But do they make an impression?  Do you remember their name?

If “Yes”, then they worked.

[wglide2003]

Bit this one is for you.

 

[Bit Banger]

Thank you.  I’ve never heard or seen that before.  SEG through the whole video.  Yes, there are places down here that seem that lonely.  He was a native Texan, born in Houston.