If you still doubt that country music is a typical American phenomenon, you should watch this George Strait DVD. Many cowboy hats, among the musicians as well as the audience, the music is 'neo-traditional country' and Strait comes riding into the hall on horseback. George Strait, one of America's most successful country performers (his aptly titled 2004 collector 50 Number Ones sold more than five
… million copies) performed on March 3, 2002 to close the Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo at Houston's gigantic Astrodome Stadium, Texas, and it shows on this DVD. For the last time: after this the Astrodome will no longer be used. The DVD title For The Last Time does not mean that Strait will not perform anymore. More than 68. 000 people bought a ticket to come and see Strait and his band, which are standing on a revolving stage in the center of the room. Also in the audience were former President George Bush (Sr.) and his wife, with whom Strait and family had come to stay for a weekend in the past. Strait receives an award from Bush as a memorial to this historic event. Except for the concert, there are no extras on the DVD. (IV)more
