Yes, these fellas still rock....
Last night I went to see The Police at Nikon Stadium on Jones Beach Long Island with some people from my work. Our company was given 8 tickets and only 6 people from my office claimed the tickets. Um, Excuse me????? If you're given FREE tickets to see AMAZING musicians- TAKE THEM!
So one of the ladies that was already going claimed the extra tickets before I could get one for J. Sorry BroadwayBlooper fans. Only one went on this wild ride.
Sting (vocals, bass guitar): SO sexy..... needed to shave (there was a little too much grey showing through in his beard), but his tight pants and washboard stomach (which he showed us during the final encore) made up for any sign of age on his face. He had a stong voice and great energy throughout the entire concert. My favorite part of his performance was when a neon green, mushy, Koosh ball type toy was thrown onstage and he was so intrigued by it he said "I think I'm in love" bit it and proceeded to hold the toy as he went offstage after the set. Let me remind you that this man owns about 10 houses all over the world.... and he falls in love with a mushy ball toy that is probably made for 5 year olds.... Hi-larious!
Andy Summers (lead guitar, vocals): Although he didn't age quite as nicely as the other two, Andy could still break out those guitar solos without breaking a sweat. While Sting was playing up the audience, he was rocking out on that guitar. Very impressive.
Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals): He made some funny faces when the camera hit him, but thats because he was WAILING on the drums. This guy reminded me SO much of my friend Brendan that it was scary. A pretty skinny guy sporting the trademark Brendan bandana around the forehead with extreme energy and the stage presence of one of the Beatles. He was so captivating to watch that the audience actually broke out into riotous applause every time he transitioned from random percussion intruments (including a large gong and hanging chimes) to he drumset. This transition occurred several times in the middle of songs. He was genius.
I had a great time listening to all the famous hits of the band (my favorite of the night was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"). And I feel very lucky to be invited to all these AMAZING concerts! Keep 'em coming!
Last night I went to see The Police at Nikon Stadium on Jones Beach Long Island with some people from my work. Our company was given 8 tickets and only 6 people from my office claimed the tickets. Um, Excuse me????? If you're given FREE tickets to see AMAZING musicians- TAKE THEM!
So one of the ladies that was already going claimed the extra tickets before I could get one for J. Sorry BroadwayBlooper fans. Only one went on this wild ride.
Sting (vocals, bass guitar): SO sexy..... needed to shave (there was a little too much grey showing through in his beard), but his tight pants and washboard stomach (which he showed us during the final encore) made up for any sign of age on his face. He had a stong voice and great energy throughout the entire concert. My favorite part of his performance was when a neon green, mushy, Koosh ball type toy was thrown onstage and he was so intrigued by it he said "I think I'm in love" bit it and proceeded to hold the toy as he went offstage after the set. Let me remind you that this man owns about 10 houses all over the world.... and he falls in love with a mushy ball toy that is probably made for 5 year olds.... Hi-larious!
Andy Summers (lead guitar, vocals): Although he didn't age quite as nicely as the other two, Andy could still break out those guitar solos without breaking a sweat. While Sting was playing up the audience, he was rocking out on that guitar. Very impressive.
Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion, vocals): He made some funny faces when the camera hit him, but thats because he was WAILING on the drums. This guy reminded me SO much of my friend Brendan that it was scary. A pretty skinny guy sporting the trademark Brendan bandana around the forehead with extreme energy and the stage presence of one of the Beatles. He was so captivating to watch that the audience actually broke out into riotous applause every time he transitioned from random percussion intruments (including a large gong and hanging chimes) to he drumset. This transition occurred several times in the middle of songs. He was genius.
I had a great time listening to all the famous hits of the band (my favorite of the night was "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"). And I feel very lucky to be invited to all these AMAZING concerts! Keep 'em coming!
Oh, and did I mention that the Opener was Elvis Costello??? Freakin' Sweet.
~B
3 comments:
Gah! Elvis Costello opened for The Police?!! And you saw 'em for FREE? Damn, you really are living the dream.
Jealousy, part deux.
1. So very jealous.
2. Very impressed that young women like old rockers.
3. I saw The Police and Elvis (separately) before you were born. GAAA! But I'm still younger than Sting.
4. A friend of mine saw The Police on their first US tour. This was in a club in Pittsburgh with an audience of maybe 50. He said Sting grossed him out by asking him to find some girls for him. Sigh. Had I only been there, I'd have helped out.
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