David Cook
After high school, from 1961–1968, I was a member of the Society of Jesus, a religious order. It was a serious time for education, prayer, politics and service. There was not much time for rock n roll during these young adult years of 18–25. But it certainly was a time of a lot of rock n roll.
Flash ahead 41 years and I found myself going to a rock n roll concert tonight. For my wife’s birthday I cooked her a nice dinner and took her to a rock concert by her favorite singer, David Cook. David was the ‘American Idol’ TV winner the season before last, and my wife became one of his big fans. Tonight was his 142nd concert since last February and according to my wife, who has seen four of them, this was the best.
I have come to enjoy the rock n roll of the sixties but have difficulties with today’s rock with the heavy beat and, for me, the inability to understand the words of the song. But I must admit his and the band’s energy and the energy of the crowd was outstanding.
In the sixties I remember we were energized by music and by politics. These days I find young adults, 18–25, very energized by music but not much by politics. I thought tonight how if there was a fraction of the energy in the theater tonight about this rock n roll concert directed against the teaching of war and violence at Marquette University, we could easily eliminate the military bases on campus.
I am probably too old to get into the music of Dave Cook or other modern rock n roll singers but I am impressed by the enthusiasm he and his music invoke.
After his set he and the band left the stage. However, we in the audience kept clapping and shouting for we all knew he would come back for an encore. It was a long wait but he and the band came back to play some more rock n roll.
I might have missed the rock n roll years of the early sixties but now can be part of the encore in my life. Rock n roll is here to stay. Enjoy the Encore!
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