Kenny Chesney Went Out Last Night
To quote his own song, Kenny Chesney went out last night. And one thing started leading to another. I don't know if he was hitting on everybody and their mother, or if people were doing body shots up on the bar, but here's what I do know.
First, Chesney and Steve Miller (of "Jungle Love," "Fly Like an Eagle" and "Jet Airliner" fame) taped an episode of CMT Crossroads in downtown Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium. They probably had all kinds of fun doing each other's songs for two solid hours. Then came the brilliant idea to sneak into Tootsie's Orchid Lounge for an impromptu jam session. So the guys walked across the alley between the Ryman and Tootsie's and snuck in the back door, because as Chesney said, "If you're at the Ryman ... and you want to do it the way the old Opry stars did, everybody knows it was out the back door of the Ryman, cross the alley and sneak in the back door of Tootsie's. Kristofferson drank there. And Willie, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline. If I was gonna show my friend what this experience was all about -- especially after a night as great as our Crossroads taping had been -- then we had to do Tootsie's!"
The story is that they took the little stage in the bar's front windowsill around 11 p.m. and played songs like "Fly Like an Eagle," "Take the Money & Run," "Abracadabra," "The Joker," "Rock'n Me" and even Hank Sr.'s "Mind Your Own Business." Oh, and they did do at lease one Chesney song too -- "Living in Fast Forward." The way Chesney described the night was one where "you could tell that everyone listening was suddenly 17 years old again and right in that moment of being young, being free and being so alive and in love with music."
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Phillip says:
Man….did that ever suck
Sam says:
Phillip i don’t want to know what you suck. Kenny is great!
truthteller says:
Gee, Kenny’s talking about the old Opry stars — wonder why he doesn’t play the Grand Ole Opry show. Either he doesn’t get asked to do it, or he thinks he’s too cool to be on it.
molly says:
that man just turns me off, I love me, who do you love?
Phillip says:
Sam, why don’t you want to know? Don’t be shy. Do you like boys?
Granna says:
Kenny Chesney does not and has never appealed to me! Looks or music! Kenny needs to grow up. He’s 42 acting like he is still in school! However, I think I would have enjoyed Steve Miller!
timcun says:
I would have loved to either be at the Crossroads taping at the Ryman or at Tootsie’s when Kenny and Steve Miller just showed up and played. That would have been such a blast. I think Kenny is awesome!
QueenCamRothschild says:
Kenny Chesney,went out last night really connects, hope to hear your version of “Short Skirts” by Ken Sapp Jr or ksapp47 or kfun68 on youtube . Kenny Chesney your immage is so much like Ken Sapp i cannot tell the diffence in his christmas video on You tube. His name is Ken Sapp Jr and i really like his song with a message and like you Kenny Chesney he can move a crowd with his finger. Your music Kenny Chesney country artist with you songs gives me messages of a real kind country lifestyle and you really move the crowd with your fingers. i love your music heart felt grace ascending melodies with a message and entertainment that truly works. My prayers go out to you.
Hillybilly Girl :)~ says:
(Granna) I think Kenny is great an sexy an everyones looks are not everything its all of whats inside an in your heart, an in my heart i love Kenny looks an all. Besides its his bussiness if he wants to stay young people do it everyday by plastic surgery, an all availble in any other way, just so happens hes all natural an jealousy will get U no where. Kenny I think youll sexy as hell do all you want an stay young.Luv You Kenny oxoxox