Spirit Magazine - April 2013 - (Page 63)

“Hey, you’re...” Orr never claims to be Stewart—but he wouldn’t mind the perks. eorge Alfred orr always expected to be a performer of some sort. Of course, he didn’t expect to be doing this when he was a boy in the central lowlands of Scotland. He’s the first son of a Scottish father and an English mother—the same pedigree as Rod Stewart. Orr’s father was a veteran of World War II, a playwright, and an operatic tenor with a blue-collar upbringing. While most of the women in the neighborhood didn’t work outside the home, Orr’s mother was a waitress, a baker, and a bread truck driver who instilled in him the value of a good education. He was a solid student, but throughout his youth he became increasingly interested in entertaining people. At school, Orr was the class smart aleck. At family gatherings, he learned how to play to a crowd. He remembers sitting around the fireplace while on holiday as a kid. The extended family would come over, and little George and his father would sing a series of traditional Scottish songs, the same ones his father’s father used to sing. “In those days, family was the only entertainment we had,” Orr says. “You had to be entertaining. Everyone we knew was a performer or an artist of some sort. We were used to removing our embarrassment and getting on with it.” The afternoon after the show at Johnnie Brown’s, Orr is at a bar called The Field. It’s an Irish pub situated underneath a giant banyan tree in Dania Beach, about 35 april 2013 spirit 63

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Spirit Magazine - April 2013

Spirit Magazine - April 2013
Contents
Gary’s Greeting
Gary’s Greeting en Español
Star of the Month
Freedom Story
From the Editor
Your Words
Your Pictures
Media Center
Eat Drink Sleep
The Numbers
Wise Guide
Business
Almost Famous
Not So Fast
Your Adventure In...
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Calendar
Fun!
Spotlight
Community Outreach
Route Map
Terminal Maps
Rapid Rewards Partners
Flight Service
The “If” List

Spirit Magazine - April 2013