Connie took me to the Celine Dion concert last night (well, sort of---I drove---I think she uses me for the free parking!). We started with dinner at Amerigo's---she paid for that too---my birthday treat. After a lengthy wait---turns out half the people there were going to the concert---we had a delicious meal. I hadn't been there is a few years. As we were dining, we could see the traffic backed up on Broadway as far as the eye could see. When we left, we went downtown the "back" way. It still took us awhile to get there. Butch had arranged for our parking. When we pulled into the lot, we were told that an attendant had been saving our spot right up front, directly across the street from the back door. Cool! We entered and got in the Will Call line to claim our tickets, only to be told that we had to go all the way around the block outside in 27 degree weather to the main box office. It was cold. We got the tickets and hustled to our seats as the opening act had already started. We had two very "happy" boys (if you know what I mean) that were sitting in front of us. I took several pictures for them. When the concert started, those boys were on their feet and dancing---in sync! We thought they might be singing and signing at the same time. They (or at least one of them) were very cute. Isn't that always the way? They turned back to us and said we needed to get up and dance. Connie told them that we were old ladies (ahem, speak for yourself you 60 year old, you). They replied, "well, so are we"! How cute was that?
Celine was absolutely amazing. I had seen her in concert about 15 years ago in Denver for the opening of the Pepsi Center. She put on a good show then. This show was great. Plenty of theatrics that included one segment where the male dancers rose out of the floor while holding a female dancer over their heads. They walked the perimeter of the stage with them all wrapped around them. Connie said she'd like to see Jack and Butch lift us! Know way would that ever happen! Celine had 6 costume changes and wore at least 6 inch spiked heels with every outfit. The whole thing was fabulous. Actually, we were really lucky because with those "happy" boys in front of us, we got two shows for the price of one!
When the show was over, Connie directed us out. When we finally exited, we were once again, all the way around the block from the parking lot---so much for "right up front parking"! I'll be Connie's date whenever. She sure knows how to show a girl a good time! But she better leave the navigating and parking to me!
How much fun!!!! What a cool present to give a friend!!!! I can't wait to see the pictures.
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