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Pardon my slight deafness today--my ears are still ringing from last night's show.
A-r-e-t-h-a opened with "r-e-s-p-e-c-t"-- giving it to us with both barrels. No teasing, just right down to business. She was phenomenal--she just turned 60 last month (25th), weighs in the neighborhood of 300#, and still belts the soul and blues like it was old times. We fell all over ourselves as an audience--she was clearly among admirers. She adjusted her wrap--we went nuts. She took off her shoes and danced--we lost our minds. She sat down, played piano and sang--we practically set ourselves on fire from joy. So I'm pretty sure she felt appreciated.
It was a short program, with two sets and three curtain calls. We payed 75 US$ to sit in the nosebleed section. WORTH IT.
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So glad it went well - I'm very wary of going to see my idols in case I find they've gone soft over time, good to see Aretha's still got soul!
You would think that would burn a ton of calories!
I got my money's worth for sure at a Doc Watson concert in 1987.
Awesome. What counts is that you enjoyed yourself... and weren't attacked by acid dropping gophers. Encountering villainous drug-crazed gophers is always a risk when one goes to music concerts.
Sometimes it's the crowd that ruins it. Glad it went well and she's still kicking ass!
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