Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary Herald
Yes I was at the Rod Stewart concert last night at the Saddledome with B. Yes the music and performance were predictable. Yes he is cliche. Yes he sang Maggie May. Yes he kicked a hundred soccer balls - with great skill I might add - into the audience while he sang Hot Legs. And yes he is aging and unable to belt out with the same volume as he could three decades ago. But, so what. When the guy smiles or grins you see one cheeky guy. Fun loving. Entertaining. The real McCoy or in this case the real Stewart. You want to sing along with him. You know the lyrics and you love the songs. You want to dance. You want to forget the wrinkles and arthritis and the greying hair. You want to get on board that Love Train and enjoy Havin' A Party. I had a great time. And today as I shopped at the Farmer's Market and sold a bazillion shirts at BR, I couldn't help humming Some Guys Have All the Luck and First Cut Is the Deepest. Long live Rod Stewart.
4 comments:
Rod Stewart was my first concert...nothing like the first time!
not cool, mommy. i leave town for like two days and you go to rod stewart. not cool.
Koowell! LT
Hey Bonnie -this is Kim. We were at the concert as well - I had so much fun and even G was tapping his foot. I loved that he sang all those old songs and also the fact that he's still working - not too many performers stick around that long. I agree... long live the Stewart
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