Getting old......

As a Christmas gift for my hubby I got him Queen tickets. I LOVE Queen. In my humble opinion - they are the greatest Rock band around. However, should U2 surpass Queen in years of touring then maybe I'll give them the nod. They are the runner up though.




I was slightly apprehensive about going to the concert since Freddie Mercury is no longer with them. He was the most awesome singer, song writer, vocalist, musician, theatrical performer of our time.... And he was born in India (lil known fact).




I was a lil weary of Paul Rodgers filling in. The concert took off and I was still unimpressed. Brian May is still an AWESOME guitarist and Roger Taylor is still an AWESOME drummer.


Paul Rodgers sung some Bad Company songs that he excelled at of course... but his first few Queen songs were lacking something. Maybe it was the acustics...
Maybe it was the operitic, harmonious requirement he lacked.... He got the blues part....

Towards the end of the show after the tribute to Freddie Mercury things did a turn around... Paul Rodgers enveloped the songs, the personna and the concert rocked. It was most unbelievable how the concert turned around and actually impressed me. Oh how I wished that I could have seen Queen with Freddie Mercury live in concert. All I have are DVD's of past concerts. I still mourn his death. His life was cut short so tragedically. I remember going through an Alpha Program at our church after Rowan was born and hearing the teacher talk about "Famous People's" thoughts on God. He mentioned Freddie Mercury "who in his final hours dedicated his life to God....." To this day I still pray he was saved... Oddly enough (not to sound all religious again) I told Norm during the concert God gave me a verse 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”[f] 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the LORD shall be saved.” I know it was from God because 1.I do not know NKJV and 2. any time I can quote a verse I have not read in NKJV - I know it had to be God inspired....

All in all - date night was fun. We went to Harey Carey's for appetizers with some friends then home after the concert. I was in bed as soon as I got home. I am getting old..... There was a time I would be up til 0300 with friends after a concert.... Egads..... Those were the days of our life.... (pun intended)