Wednesday night I received a call from a friend offering Elton John tickets for a show at our local civic center.  It was really a last minute thing.  I had no idea that Elton had rescheduled to play in Tallahassee.  I believe he canceled his last performance due to illness.  So I did some scrambling and I was able to get a babysitter which has proven pretty hard to do even with notice.  I think my son is an angel but then I am his dad;) 

The concert was AMAZING.  Elton ROCKs!!!  His talent, showmanship, skill are unmatched in any concert I have attended.  No he doesn't do flips or bite the head off a bat, but he really is a force of nature when it comes to his voice and piano playing.  I am very very grateful to have been able to go to see him.  There is one more thing about Elton that makes him special and different.  He is very humble and generous.  He signed autographs on stage and when the audience called for him after minutes, he and his very talented band reappeared in different more casual attire as if they were ready to go home. To me this really showed that he cared about the audience enough to provide an extra level of detail that I have not seen before.   The show raged for three hours and the list of songs was formidable.  There is a lot more to say about his show and him personally but I am not eloquent enough to do him justice.