On Christmas, I revealed to Jena and Gary what the three remaining activities were on their Christmas family gift so they could get excited about the upcoming events.
The first one happened the Tuesday after Christmas at Abravanel Hall in Salt Lake City. We headed first to the Food Court at City Creek Mall for dinner and then walked through the mall to get as close to Abravanel Hall. A storm had come in and it was freezing cold outside. Not quite the winter wonderland walk I was hoping for when I first planned it.
We went to attend--
This is a group which has been around about 26 years after starting as students at Utah State University. It is an a cappella group of 6 men. They do a wide collection of music, but mostly have performed during the Christmas season. We have attend several of their concerts over the years and have some of their CDs. This was their last concert. About 10 years ago, one of their members passed away due to cancer and this past January, another founding member passed away suddenly from a heart attack.
Getting fancy with our posed pictures with the stage behind us--before the show shot.
It was a very sweet concert with a mix of their Christmas songs and some of their classic numbers such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, Farmer Tan, and The Lion Sleeps Tonight....and of course, a tribute to John Huff who had passed away with the throwing of rubber ducks on to the stage! Here is an example if you have never seen the Rubber Duck song by John Huff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UlASVugk
I loved the whole concert and while it wasn't earth-shattering or life changing, I felt so glad that we had been there to see them say goodbye to their fans in this last show. We are so blessed to have opportunities like this during our lives.
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