A Little More on Slim Whitman
Not counting Daryl Jenks, I saw four major concerts in Portland in the early 1980s: Devo, Willie Nelson/Kris Kristofferson, Jan and Dean, and Slim Whitman. With apologies to Jan Berry (who died not long after I wrote about him), the Jan and Dean show was the worst of the lot. Slim Whitman was by far the best. He and his son Byron gave a good show for the audience, and he patiently stayed after the show to sign autographs. (Not sure where my autograph ended up...pity.)