My wife and I had mixed feelings when we found out the show's name. George spent many years trying to live down his old reputation and In our opinion he more than paid his dues for his errors. However, the title grew on us and by the time of the show we figured that George himself might have even liked it.
We have been serious fans of George since 2007 when we first started going to his concerts. We saw about 20 of his shows over the last six years. And we were fortunate enough to actually be at the concert in Knoxville. We are not wealthy and could not travel as often as we would have liked or we might have seen more. But we got to know George a little. We spoke with him a couple of times, once at a show (backstage) and once at a fan club party in Franklin, Tennessee. We have also spoken on several occasions with his wife Nancy. Both Nancy and George were very friendly and gracious.
The Tribute Show was awesome and we enjoyed the performances. We were especially impressed by the performance of Wild Irish Rose by Megadeth. While we are not fans of Megadeth, we were actually pleased with their rendition of George's song. I think even George himself would have been impressed.
As exciting as the tribute show was, however, we would have rather seen George himself. He will be missed by just about everyone I know and certainly by anyone who actually knew George personally. He was a great man and we take comfort in knowing that he is with God and the Angels tonight.