A GREAT CONCERT! A GREAT ENTERTAINER!

Upon walking onto the grounds of the Livestock Rodeo Arena in Mercedes, TX the first thing we saw was this Longhorned steer.
He didn't look too happy, to me. He was meant to be an attraction, for picture taking.  They have a saddle on him and he's probably accustomed to it.
Guess we are in Southern Texas!

Our reason for going to Mercedes was to attend a concert, by Blake Shelton, country singer.  If you don't know country music you really should listen to a few of his songs. For instance:
The Baby - Austin - Old Red - Some Beach - Hey Romeo

Blake Shelton's songs were funny, romantic and touching.  He talked to the crowd about how nervous he was coming down to South Texas, so he picked a song that everyone could relate to. Then he sat down and sang the song from creditreport.com! 
It was very funny--if you've seen the commercials with the guy in the pirate hat--you know what I'm talking about.  The crowd broke up, screaming, laughing and enjoying the spoof. 
We found it extremely interesting and eye-opening to watch the crowd.  The average age at the concert would've been approximately 20 something. 
Down here the majority of music is country.  The young people were  decked out in cowboy hats, boots, jeans, decorative and name belts.  It was quite cool that night but "looking good" was more important than a warm jacket.  One thing everyone had in common was a personal light ~ in their hand ~ camera phones!  Might be better than the Bic lighters of days gone by!
Look at the second picture of the concert - the crowd had more cell phones than AT&T! 
         
      ~ A GREAT CONCERT ~ A GREAT SINGER ~ A GREAT NIGHT IN TEXAS ~