Thursday night we went to Wrigley Field to see Billy Joel and Elton John. Our seats were just to the right of home plate and about halfway up-- would've been amazing for a Cubs game-- but Elton and Billy were mere specks in the outfield. Thank goodness for jumbotron! Still, it would've been worth the $55 a piece just to be at Wrigley Field on a beautiful summer evening. Temps were cool and breezy and I thoroughly enjoyed the twilight air-- seeing just a peek of the lake and the setting sun glimmering off the high rises. Amazing!
What can I say about the music? These are songs I grew up with. I remember feeling oh so badass senior year at Bishop Carroll HS when we sang aloud the lyrics to "Only the Good Die Young" in the cafeteria at a Friday night dance. One of the first things I drew in college was a graphite rendering of the cover of the "Glass Houses" album (yep, vinyl in those days). And Elton John-- who didn't watch Princess Diana's funeral and shed a tear during "Candle In the Wind"?
They performed for over 3 hours. And I only spent 18 minutes of that time waiting in line for the ladies' room. The only bad part of the evening was navigating through the crowd as everyone headed toward the Red Line after the show... it got a little claustrophobic.
And, yes, I was one of those idiots who actually paid $40 for a t-shirt that I'll hardly ever wear. Everything's a shopping opportunity.
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