This was a day of happen-stance. I wasn't supposed to be at work today, but got called in. I thought I was only going to be there for a couple of hours, but that turned into most of the day. During which, I just happened to go on Ticketmaster around 4:30pm to torment myself on what tickets were available for the Billy Joel concert Thursday night. To my utter shock, 2 seats 12 rows from the stage came before. It was a temptation impossible to resist. I IM'ed Darren and he was in. I had no choice. I had to go. And I could not be happier with that decision. Honestly, this was the best show I have seen since my very first in 1993. And in a second you'll know why. You know the drill...
Cold Spring Harbor:
* Everybody Loves You Now
Piano Man:
* CAPTAIN JACK
* The Ballad of Billy the Kid
* Piano Man
Streetlife Serenade:
* THE ENTERTAINER
Turnstiles:
* Angry Young Man
* New York State of Mind
* Miami 2017
The Stranger:
* Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
* Only the Good Die Young
* She's Always a Woman
* Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)
52nd Street:
* My Life
* Big Shot
* Stiletto
Glass Houses
* Sometimes a Fantasy
* Don't Ask Me Why
* It's Still Rock & Roll To Me
* You May Be Right
The Nylon Curtain:
* Allentown
An Innocent Man:
* Keeping the Faith
Storm Front:
* The Downeaster "Alexa"
* I Go To Extremes
* We Didn't Start the Fire
The River of Dreams:
* River of Dreams
Extra:
* Highway to Hell
* 17 years of being a fan, 15 concerts and the very first time hearing "Captain Jack" live!!! I've waited so long and each note was better than the last. To my surprise, not many people were standing, but that didn't stop me. I got the 1-2 punch of "Sometimes a Fantasy" and "Captain Jack" and that was what I needed. Whatever itch I had by going to all of these shows was finally scratched. And to have "the Entertainer" and "Miami 2017" included, while being 12 rows back was icing on the cake. I'm a very, very happy camper.
* "The Entertainer" was so awesome. It sounded absolutely incredible.
* Only one song left on the Wish List - "You're My Home". I have 2 more shows to get that one.
* Although he still didn't play "Vienna", Darren did get "the Entertainer", "the Downeaster Alexa" and "Captain Jack". "The Entertainer" was #2 on his Wish List.
* Before "Scenes", the band played the opening to Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir". Who would of thought I would hear AC/DC and Led Zeppelin at a Billy Joel show.
* Next show: Saturday March 4th!
Quote of the Day:
"I can't count sheep - I'm allergic to wool." -Rose Nylund, the Golden Girls
4 comments:
Wow. Just wow. Please let him add a Saturday in DC...
But after a while and a thoasand miles, it all becomes the same...
I can't get the entertainer out of my head, and that's not a complaint.
That's AWESOME that you FINALLY heard him play Captain Jack!!! It almost takes away from the fact that you're bordering on stalking Billy with the number of concerts you've been going to... almost...
Els - i am VERY happy for ya!!! and i guess even for darren
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