From: M15841@mwvm.mitre.org
Subject: Re: Billy Ray Cyrus/Darryl & Don Ellis
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean VA 22102
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 12:39:31 GMT

In article <morgan.1.0@nd.edu>
morgan@nd.edu (Lori J. Morgan) writes:
 
>
>To add to what Jennifer said...
>
>Myself and a friend also attended the Billy Ray Cyrus concert which was in
>Merrillville, Indiana, Friday, August 14, 1992.
>
>To start...Darryl & Don Ellis, who opened for Billy Ray...were awesome, I
>mean they were absolutely terrific!!!  I had heard of them in passing but
>never had actually heard anything they had done, being they are extremely
>new to the country music circuit.  My friend and I were so impressed by
>these brothers, ok...they were gorgeous!!  For those of you who have not
>heard or seen them let me put this into graphics for you:
>
>      Darryl:  He is 27, about 6'6 or so, nice physic, very clean cut and
>               boy oh boy can he ever move.  His personality is wonderful,
>               he has a way with knowing exactly what to do to get the
>               audience into it, not only the ladies, even the guys were
>               getting into it.  He took time for "EVERY" single person who
>               came to the stage and made them feel important!  (Not like
>               Mr. Cyrus who brushed off a small child bringing him
>               flowers...very wrong...NOT!!!)
>
>      Don:     He is 25, about 6'5.  (Yes, they are both up there!!!)  He
>               has dark hair, about shoulder length and naturally curled!
>               He does most of the singing.  He also can move, boy can he!
>               He also has a way with the audience!
>
>The two brothers are definitely headed to the top.  With the mixture of good
>looks, terrific personalities and wonderful sound they have what it takes to
>make it in today's country music business!!!  Call your local radio station
>and request their new single..."NO SIR", it is a ballad and kind of a follow
>up to Trisha Yearwood's, "She's In Love With The Boy"...it is great!  Look
>for their first album to be out in late September, 1992...trust me on this
>one...you'll be glad you did!!!
>
>As far as the entire concert went...we left Billy Ray...he was far too stuck
>on himself for us to even enjoy ourselves...he was into him looking HOT and
>him getting the attention, his concert had nothing, absolutely nothing to do
>with his audience and his fans!!!  These two "Billy Ray" fans are no
>longer...we left the concert and actually met Darryl & Don during the end of
>the Billy Ray concert...they are truly down-to-earth and really enjoy their
>fans and audiences...they play to make you happy and enjoy yourselves, not
>to make themselves look good!!!
>
>We then drove to the Indiana State Fair to hear how they (Darryl & Don)
>would sound and how they would do in their own concert...let me tell you my
>friends, it was just as good, if not better and more entertaining than on
>Friday...although it was a free concert...I would definitely pay more to see
>them than Billy Ray any day of the week!!!
>
>Let me know if anyone out there has heard anything further on this new
>talent and what you think, we're curious to hear your feedback!!!
 
BRC must have let success got to his head if all these comments about him are
true.  I saw him in Washington, DC, over Memorial Day weekend.  After the show,
I got to meet him.  He was a nice as could be.  Signed autographs until there
were no more to sign, talked to everyone in as polite a mannner as could be.  I
saw no ego that day.  Granted, he did do the dancing/gyrating/posing on stage,
but after meeting him, I assumed it was part of the act.  I have tickets to his
October concert here and am still looking forward to it.
 
Mary Brick