Free Rock and Roll Never Forgets (The Rock and Roll Trilogy) by Barbara Stewart Page B

~ What I choose is a big deal, and it has to be perfect. It’s not like you shop for stuff like that every day. And it ’ s not every day a girl gets to go to the Grammy Awards on the arm of a Rock and Roll God!
     
    To ease Be th ’s stress, Kimmy tried to make it memorable, taking her camera so they’d be able to remember the experience forever. They giggled and laughed in dressing rooms as they both tried on fancy dresses .
    Andy told Beth when she found what she wanted to call Roddy to take care of the bill. They narrowed it down to three choices - two gowns and a jumpsuit. Beth couldn’t decide. She went back and forth many times, and finally, left the final decision up to Kimmy. Kimmy would send her choice on to L.A. Beth had no idea what she would be wearing until she got there. It was unnerving and fun all at the same time!
     
    Traveler began their tour of Japan in Osaka with two shows and then journeyed to Yokohama for a night. They ended the tour in Tokyo with two sold-out shows. They were in Japan for ten days and it was a successful jaunt. The tour was done and they were heading home.
    Andy flew to Florida so he and Beth could travel to Houston together. Exhausted from the time difference, concert meltdown, and little sleep, Andy spent the next few days relaxing , while Beth fi nished up some things at work. He suggested Beth leave her job and come on the road with him, but she wasn ’ t ready. She liked what she was doing, and, to that point had been able to work around the time needed for their relationship .
     
    While in Houston, the weather was beautiful and they crammed a lot into the time they were there. Andy had business to tend to, so Phyllis and Beth spent a lot of time together.
    The three of them were able to carve out a fun-day. A side-trip to the Houston Zoo was great fun. Following the Zoo was a wonderful evening out at a little Cajun restaurant that Phyllis and Andy loved called One Crazy Cajun. It was a fun, little off the beaten path place with Cajun music, including an accordion player, and a huge dance floor. Beth looked around, and noticed pictures of Andy and the Traveler guys with the owner and staff of the restaurant all over the walls. The owners made a big deal over their local celebrity. People came to the table to say hello, but it wasn’t like an interruption. Most were people who Andy and Phyllis knew and they were stopping by to congratulate him or just say hello .
     
    February 12, 1979 ~ The food was wonderful but dessert was what Andy was craving. He ordered peach cobbler and said he’d “crawl over a dozen naked women to get it” - I made a mental note! The accordion player played some upbeat Cajun music and Andy pulled me to the dance floor, and I loved every second!
     
    Before they left for L.A. there was a small get together at Andy’s home with the guys and some friends, even Phyllis came. Andy sent a limo to pick her up and she loved it. Caterers were there, so all anyone had to do was eat, drink, and be merry, and there was much ‘ merry ’ . It was an evening full of excitement, and some nervousness about the award ceremonies . This was Traveler ’s first accolade. “The real honor is just in being nominated.” Andy told her.
     
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    It was beautiful in Los Angeles when they arrived, sunny and warm, even for California. Limos took them to the Beverly Hilton hotel, greeted like royalty as they arrived; Beth was in awe of all of it.
    On the day of the award ceremonies, Andy treated her to a trip to a spa with Dina. She wanted to look sophisticated , b ut it was important that it wasn’t anything too much.
    I n the limo on the way to there for pampering, Beth told Dina, “I’ve never been to a spa.”
    “It’ll be grand !” Dina laughed, “They’ll scrub you, pluck you, wrap you, color you, massage you, and fill you full of champagne!”
    They talked, laughed, and sipped champagne while being pampered from head to toe. When they returned,