A night with Sir Elton John... from the nosebleed seats

As soon as Sir Elton John walked on the stage, his black penguin tuxedo caught my attention – the suit jacket read “Stardust Kiss” in pink letters – and I was only able to make this discovery thanks to the amazing zoom feature on my digital camera. John opened the show with “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” and seemed completely ready to begin his rock concerto.

That night, Elton was all about business, focusing on the 9000 people who went out to see him April 6 at the American Bank Center; and of course he was focused on the music.

As soon as he touched the piano keys and I recognized “Tiny Dancer,” I could not help but be tremendously jealous of the people “down there” sitting in front-row seats.

I kept on thinking, “They are definitely not excited enough!” However, the nosebleed seats I had, far from the stage, did not stop me from connecting with John and his piano.

I could tell John was full of excitement that night. Every time he decided to run back and forth to the front of the stage and talk to the crowd or when he decided to jump on top and around his piano, everyone went crazy.

The hits started right away with “Rocket Man” and “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.”

As soon as he played the opening chords to “Bennie and The Jets” (my favorite song by John), a big crowd ran up to the stage and all I wanted to do was jump from the second-floor seat I had to join the lucky crowd.

I even thought, “Perhaps I could get really lucky and land on the stage.” The energy level was totally raised to the top with the songs “Crocodile Rock” and “I’m Still Standing,” which reminded the crowd to get on their feet and start dancing.

The night was glamorous and magical in a way and I’m sure met everyone’s high expectations. However, it all made perfect sense since no one could expect anything less from Elton John.

In his 40-plus-year career, Elton John has sold more than 250 million records. He has placed a single on the top 40 every year from 1970 to 1996.

Two of his albums debuted at the top of the album chart, 1975’s “Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy” and “Rock of the Westies.”

Elton left the stage that night, only to come back with an encore, playing “Your Song” and “The Circle of Life” to close the show.

I can speak for myself and the other 8999 attendees — we all hit the Jackpot on April 6.

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Jonathan Resendez

Mon Apr 19 2010 03:37

"Your Song" is about, oh, four million times better of a song than "The Circle of Life." Unless a baboon came out on stage and held up a lion cub that would grow up to be a badass.

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