Issi Dye and Glenn Douglas @ Greenmount Surf Club June 6th 2019

On Thursday night June 6th I went to the Greenmount Surf Club to see Issi dye and Glenn Douglas which it was my first time seeing Glenn. I walked to the club, showed my card and saw legendary Brisbane rock and roll singer Johnny Gray. the show started @ 7pm with Issi and Glen backed up by Les doing the Roy Orbison classic hits from the 60's and 80's as well as doing an Elvis Presley song with people dancing and Glenn doing leads with Issi doing the harmony parts and there was an interval where I saw Les, drank Coke Zero, went to a room where I saw Issi as well as meeting Glenn and got photos and saw Johnny Gray again. The second interval was with Glenn and Issi doing the Everly Brothers stuff which the classic Everly Brothers hits from the 50's and 60's which they sang great together as well as doing an Don Gibson song too as well as Roy Orbison song Penny Arcade and wore black clothes as well as issi saying the happenings at CRO as where he was performing that weekend. The show finished @ 9pm, thanked Issi and Glenn, went to 7-11 where I bought 2 Coke Zeros and went back to Bella Mare. It was an FANTASTIC show which Issi and Glenn singing so well together as well as doing an great job doing Roy Orbison and the everly Brothers which they did brilliantly too and Les doing an great job being the back up. Set 1- working For The Man Blue Bayou Running Scared Uptown Blue Angel Claudette In Dreams You got It Only the Lonely Wonder Of You Dream Baby Lana Leah Crying Pretty Woman Set 2- Walk Right Back Cathy's Clown When Will I Be Loved Crying In The Rain Till I Kissed You Sea Of Heartbreak Bye Bye Love That's Old Fashioned Bird Dog All I Have To Do Is Dream Ebony Eyes So Sad Devoted to You Penny Arcade Wake Up Little Suzie

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