SOME GREAT THINGS ARE COMING TO THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY

This year's Academy Concerts schedule has some great stuff.  The academy is not going to make is easy to buy tickets unless you're a season subscriber but you can get information on:  www.usafaservices.com or by calling 719-333-4497, where, in my experience, they're always very nice.  I'm not being facetious, they really are.

So, the first performance of the year is August 23, the Air Force variety show, Tops in Blue www.topsinblue.com. This is certainly a screamin' deal - it's free, no tickets required.  First come, first served until the Arnold Hall Theater fills up.  The range of music is wide - everything from Latin to country.

Next, on September 19,  comes one of my favorite comedians, Dennis Miller www.dennismillerradio.com. Miller's known for a whole body of work. In addition to stand up and his own talk shows, he was part of the ABC "Monday Night Football" team and before that, anchor of Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live. You know you're in for a good time when a disclaimer at the bottom of the Academy's advertisement says, "This is a political satire show and not intended to offend anyone."

October 16, it's the big band theatrical swing review, In the Mood www.inthemoodlive.com.  Love big band music.  This has both singers and dancers.  It includes favorites from Glen Miller, Tommy Dorsey and Harry James, among others.

Then comes Camelot www.broadwaymusicalhome.com.  You'll know a lot of these scores, "If I Would Ever Leave You," for instance.

The Ten Tenors www.thetentenors.com sounds like a snoozer until you learn these guys are from Australia.  Apparently they're not above singing "Rawhide" or dancing in a Rockette-style chorus line.

Country music darling LeAnn Rimes www.leannrimesworld.com      plays January 22.

On February 5, it's The Pink Floyd Experience  www.thepinkfloydexperience.net.Yawn.

March 5 is Le Grand Cirque  www.legrandcrcqueshow.com

I do enjoy this stuff - to me it seems like the performers defy gravity.

It's a circus performance with acrobats and gymnasts from all over the world.