Hugh Laurie

We started our afternoon off by attending a birthday party for Harold Kunz. He has kind of adopted me since dad passed away and Audrey & Barbara (his wife) have a real neat relationship - they just adore each other. It was fun to attend the party and visit with their extended family that we've known for years. A delicious dinner (Cafe Rio type) was served and then had a fabulous talent show - some poetry, some singing, some dancing and some jokes. It was a great event and we were glad we were included. Then we headed downtown to see this performance:


Having just finished airing its eighth and final season of "House", Hugh Laurie is now spending his time touring the country and singing American South / New Orleans style blues music. We were able to get tickets to see him at the Fox Theatre tonight. Most numbers he played the piano and sang vocals, while sometimes he played the guitar and sang. The Copper Bottom Band was awesome accompanying him on the drums, guitars, horns, upright bass, keyboard & accordion. The person on guitar had (if I counted correctly) NINE different guitars! Laurie prefaced his songs with anecdotes and details about the artists who recorded or wrote them. He had such a different style than we saw with his "House" character - it was kind of weird to see him speaking nicely (and in the English accent). It was enjoyable to hear the various styles of songs he performed such as "Swanee River", "Battle of Jericho", "You Don't Know My Mind", "St. James Infirmary Blues" and "Unchain My Heart".