And so it goes...

I would just like to go on record saying that Billy Joel is AMAZING. A-Mazing. I just got back from the Billy Joel/Elton John Face-to-Face concert and I can honestly say that it's the best concert I have ever been to. Ok, I will give you that I haven't been to all that many concerts, but it was still the best. Here is my theory on concerts: unless I LOVE the artist and can sing at least 5 of their songs, I am not paying for a ticket! It seems frivolous to me to spend money on a ticket to a concert just to go.

Let me just tell you about the interesting things we saw tonight...

-> So the snow just melted here in Fargo...therefore it seems like a great idea to park in a grassy field right? Yeah! Hilarious for those of us who were watching these people who thought they were so much cooler than everyone else and getting a primo parking spot when they were completely stuck in the mud!
-> Could someone please explain to me why some people think it's great to get tanked at a concert and then dance around like an idiot? The funny part is it's always the super geeky, unattractive set who do this. Do they not understand that when you are a goofy looking person, it's even worse to be drunk and goofy looking?
-> and then there was the post-concert concern...after having been stuck inside the stuffy, stale Fargo-dome for 3 and a half hours, why must people walk out the door and light up a cigarette IMMEDIATELY? Here's me...."Ahh....fresh...oh, awesome, fresh second-hand smoke! Just what I was hoping for!"

But back to the concert....did I mention that Billy Joel is amazing? There were a couple songs I wish he would have done that he didn't, but really all I could do for the entire concert was sit there in awe. The man is almost 60 years old...he is such a gifted musician...to watch his fingers play the piano and hear him sing was enough to bring me to tears. I am sooooo lucky to have gotten to go to this concert. Elton John was enjoyable too...I just happen to prefer Billy Joel...

The whole experience makes me think of how lucky I really am that my parents introduced me to great music at a young age. I think about that with my kids from time to time...I wonder what timeless artists they could really listen to now. When I was young, my parents brought me up listening to Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, Peter Paul and Mary...all amazing musicians. They wrote their own music, played their own instruments, sang beautifully! What do we have today for our kids to listen to? Britney Spears? Oh, yeah, she's really talented! So sad! I guess I will have to bring my kids up with the same music I listened to when I was young...that is where the true talent lies!