wow. i had to sacrifice. while really anticipating going to erev simchat torah services tonight (and seeing a whole torah unrolled in the sanctuary), when presented with a free ticket to see Tina at the HP Pavilion.....wow...unfortunately no contest. i partially rationalized that i will be going to services this morning, and i had helped with the dinner tonight. so i felt better. (it is unfortunate that i got the ticket because the original owner actually just came home from the hospital. the thought of a ticket being unused was also a strong incentive.)
nath had actually come to services. we had not touched base and so she was surprised that i wasn't there but she called Jackie and found out that i was seeing Tina....so i found two messages from her at home.
exciting show. lots of technical wizardry. pyrotechnics. hydraulics at the end where Tina walks out onto an apparatus that levers up and swings out over the audience...like a cherry picker. video montages (my favorite was the one with Mick Jagger while singing Jumping Jack Flash). costume changes. amazing quartet of backup dancers...they do the kind of dancing that Tina used to do but she is now 68 years young. they were incredible. she still has great legs and does some good signature strutting. great duo of back-up singers. musicians were loud (many of them look as though they've been with Tina for a long time...aging white guys on guitars, keyboard and drums and backup vocals). they all seem to have a lot of fun. it's labeled the 50th anniversary tour. wow.
backstory: when i was in Madison WI (in 1968, i think, and linda was actually there at the time) visiting friends, there was a topless dance contest at a local bar, and i danced to Proud Mary. which of course was the main closing number (before the encores) and had everyone out of their seats.
so thank you to my anonymous benefactor. it was a great evening.
more on songs later.
