His response: 'Everybody's in the same boat, just keep driving around until you find a space.' We missed one of Mathis's two sets entirely, and had to walk through a smoke-filled casino to secure our seats (folding chairs) in a non-tiered, no slope, auditorium to catch his second set. When we were finally back at street level, a parking attendant was twirling his flashlight and we asked where we could park.
Drove to the top of the four-level facility to discover that it terminated in a dead end! Each car had to make a K-turn to turn around and drive back down. When we entered the casino's parking garage, the electronic sign at the entrance said there were 58 empty spaces there were none. Finally secured a parking space at 8:45 pm (you read correctly).
We drove on to the casino property at 7:15.
Should have stuck with our memories - but not because of Johnny. Had last seen him in the summer of '64 in Atlantic City, NJ. Went to see Johnny Mathis at Chumash Casino on Valentine's Day.
