I sent my mom an email this morning to tell her that Kris Kristofferson was coming to the Ryman. We are all Kristofferson fans in our family (I was in my late teens when I found out that soemone other than Kris sang "Me and Bobby McGee"). Her reply:

of course, I've also seen Kris Kristofferson in concert. At that time, however, he was stumbling drunk and leaning on his wife, Rita Coolidge. Ah, the good old days.

Rock.