JSOnline: Gokey returns home, charms sellout crowd
Baseball Hall of Famer Leo Durocher once famously said nice guys finish last. It is perhaps significant that Durocher never met Danny Gokey.
If Durocher had been at Turner Hall Ballroom on Saturday night, he may have had to issue an addendum: At the very least, nice guys finish third with the promise of better things to come.
The “American Idol” third-place finisher was back in his hometown to showcase his debut album, “My Best Days.”" If Saturday wasn’t Gokey’s best day, it had to be a contender. Turner Hall Ballroom wasn’t due to open its doors until 5:30 p.m. Saturday, but the fans started gathering as early as 7:30 a.m. By 5:30 p.m., the line of fans hoping to get in ran down the street and around the block.
It was a capacity crowd that cut across generations and Wisconsin geography. Lured by Gokey’s cuteness and sweet-guy charisma, 24-year-old Ellisha Haeuser of West Bend attended her first concert. Kelly Townsend came in from Helenville with her 10-year-old daughter, Emma, for a special mother-daughter outing.
Indeed, family groupings were sprinkled through the hall. An evening with Danny feels a little like Sunday dinner at the Waltons’.
via Gokey returns home, charms sellout crowd – JSOnline.
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