Hi Suezq!  Yes Shock Top!!! Thank You... All I could remember was the character atop the keg handle, an orange slice with a Mohawk? LOL. Yes it was really good.

Yes I agree, these solo shows are so different on a personal level, I know I got choked up at the beginning of The Greatest Discovery and during Tonight as well.

Cant wait to meet you guys!

Thanks BJB!

I was smiling at Mary making these phone calls.... she is so funny but so gracious to do so! As for the weather, I honestly think that was the windiest/coldest combo Ive been in. Ive been atop Mt Killington when it was 40 below in a ski suit, but I dont remember it being that cold.. (I was much younger and probably had a buzz lol) I didnt really have a winter jacket this trip either. But it was great!

Thanks for the report, Jusified. Good to hear you all had much fun there

 

Just loved your review & pictures, thank you so much and.......

CHEERS JustifiedAt5

 

PAUL,

WHAT GREAT REVIEW AND WONDERFUL PHOTOS.  I HAD THE BEST TIME IN COS.  LOVE THE BEER YOU HAD...LOL   THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU DID TO MAKE THE COS EXPERIENCE SO WONDERFUL!!

MUCH LOVE

MARY

 

ELTON SOLO COLORADO SPRINGS

WAS

THE GREATEST DISCOVERY!!

 

 

I HAVE BEEN AN ELTON JOHN FAN SINCE IS WAS 14 YEARS OLD AND HAVE TO BEEN TO MANY, MANY CONCERTS.   IT HAS TAKEN ME ALMOST 36 YEARS TO FINALLY GET TO SEE A ELTON JOHN SOLO CONCERT. FRIDAY IS HERE AND AS MOST OF YOU KNOW I ALMOST HAD PNEUMONIA LAST WEEK, WENT TO THE DR. ON WEDNESDAY TO SEE IF I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRIP TO COLORADO.  THANK YOU DR. FOR THE BIG DOSE OF MED'S SO I WAS ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRIP TO COLORADO.   RIGHT ON! I AM ON MY WAY.....I AM ON THE AIRPLANE LISTENING TO ELTON MUSIC AND SO EXCITED!!!   IT WAS A GOOD TRIP, THEN THE PILOT COMES ON AND TOLD THE CREW TO PLEASE RETURN TO THERE JUMPSEATS AS THE WINDS OUTSIDE OF COLORADO SPRINGS ARE VERY HIGH AND THAT IT WILL BE BUMPY RIDE FOR THE LAST 20 MINS.   WELL OMG...BUMPY WAS A F'N UNDERSTATEMENT....IT WAS MORE LIKE BEING ON THE "HULK" ROLLERCOASTER RIDE AT UNIVERSAL IN ORLANDO.....LOL!!  YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP IN THE PLANE..THEN WE CAME IN SO FAST YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT WE WERE ON THE SPACE SHUTTLE, THEN WE LANDED ONE WHEEL AT A TIME INSTEAD OF THE 2 BACK AND THEN THE FRONT.  WELL.. THANK YOU GOD WE ARE ON THE GROUND AND IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE IN COS.  

 I WAS OUTSIDE THE AIRPORT WAITING FOR THE SHUTTLE TO GET ME FROM THE HOTEL. THEN I GOT A CALL FROM ELIESE (AKA COLORADOGIRL) & BILL WHO WERE AT THE WY ELTON SOLO CONCERT.......THEN  I HEAR IS ELTON SINGING..... "TAKE ME TO THE PILOT"......HE SOUNDED SO WONDERFUL.....BUT I JUST STARTED LAUGHING.....THINKING HOW FUNNY THAT I JUST HAD THAT MEMORIABLE AIRPLANE LANDING MINUTES AGO AND NOW ELTON IS SINGING "TAKE ME TO THE PILOT".....HA HA HA!!!!      THANK YOU SO MUCH ELIESE & BILL FOR CALLING ME, THEY LET ME LISTEN TO 3 SONGS.....I WAS SO EXCITED!!!!!!  WOOOHOOOOOO.....IT IS FINALLY HAPPENING.....I AM GOING TO SEE SIR ELTON SOLO.........THE ELTON GOD'S ARE GOOD!!!!

 

MORE TO COME

 

PART 2

 

GOT TO THE HOTEL, MET UP WITH PAUL, IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HIM.  THANK YOU PAUL FOR GETTING ME DINNER WHILE YOU WERE OUT AS IT WAS SO LATE WHEN I ARRIVED EVERYTHING IN THE HOTEL WAS CLOSED, THAT WAS SO SWEET OF YOU! 

SATURDAY.....IS HERE AND I OPENED UP MY DRAPES TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VIEW OF THE SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS IN COLORADO SPRINGS!!  WOW !!!!

ALL THE EJ.COM FORUM MEMBER'S WERE MEETING FOR LUNCH.  GOT CALLS AND EVERYONE GOT ON THERE FLIGHTS AND ELIESE AND BILL HAD MADE IT HOME SAFE FROM THE BLIZZARD IN WY AND WERE ON THERE WAY TO COS.  THEN PAUL AND I MET ELIESE, BILL, TIM & MARIBETH AT THE HOTEL FOR LUNCH (OTHER'S ARRIVED LATER IN THE DAY).  IT WAS SO GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN AND HAVE LUNCH AND HEAR ALL THE WONDERFUL SIR ELTON EXPERIENCES THAT WAS SHARED BY ALL.   IT WAS A BLAST TALKING AND LAUGHING WITH EJ.COM FRIENDS.

MORE TO COME

 

PART 3

 

 

OFF TO THE CONCERT.....I HAVE TO SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO ELIESE & BILL FOR A RIDE TO THE VENUE & BACK, WHAT A LIFESAVER THEY WERE.  I HAD NO IDEA HOW COLD IT WAS OUTSIDE.  THE WIND WAS VERY BAD OUT AND ADD THE COLD ON TOP OF THAT.  ALL I CAN SAY IS ...OM FG.....I HAVE NEVER BEEN THAT COLD IN MY LIFE!!!   IT WAS LIKE BEING AT THE NORTH F'N POLE......ALL THAT WAS COMING OUT OF MY MOUTH WAS THE BIG "F" BOMB WORD ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT.......HA HA HA !!!!   THAT WAS AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NOT SOON FORGET....LOL   BOY, MY BLOOD IS THIN FROM LIVING IN FLORIDA....LOL 

INSIDE AND THOSE WONDERFUL ELTON BUTTERFLIES STARTED WITH THE THOUGHT OF MY FIRST ELTON SOLO CONCERT ABOUT TO BEGIN.

 

THE WAIT WAS OVER........ELTON IS HERE!!

 

SIR ELTON CAME OUT AND WAS LOOKING HANDSOME AS EVER IN HIS ROCKETMAN JACKET!!  STARTED WITH "YOUR SONG".   WOW...THE SOUND OF JUST SIR ELTON AND THE PIANO WAS AMAZING.  I WILL NOT DO THE SET LIST AS EVERYONE HAS IT BY NOW.

 

PHENOMENAL!!!!

I CAN NOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING THE SIR ELTON SOLO CONCERT WAS.   MY HEART WAS JUST SO OVERWHELMED... I WAS IN TEARS A FEW TIMES...THE HAIRS ON MY ARMS WERE STANDING ON END, I HAD GOOSEBUMPS ALL OVER AND I HAD TO PICK UP MY JAW OFF THE FLOOR ALL NIGHT, AS I WOULD CATCH MY MOUTH HANGING OPEN IN AWE!!!!  PAUL AND I HAD SEATS IN ROW 11 AND WE COULD SEE SIR ELTON'S HANDS ON THE PIANO AS HE PLAYED.  I THINK I HAVE MADE IT TO HEAVEN NOW!!!  

  

HERE IS SOME PHOTOS AND VIDEOS I TOOK.  THE VIDEOS ARE NOT GREAT QUALITY AS I AM STILL TEACHING MYSELF...BUT THE SOUND IS GREAT. 

SIXTY YEARS

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w1XwkzrwPE

MONA LISA & MAD HATTERS

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwFKqcnGnW4

 

 

MORE TO COME

 

PART 4

 

LOVE THE GLASSES, TONGUE AND YUMMY TO THE HAIRY CHEST!!!!!  ;-)

I HAVE TO SHARE, AS YOU KNOW I WAS SICK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE MY USUAL SIGN FOR THE CONCERT.  SO, I TOOK THE "WATFORD" SCARF WITH ME TO THE CONCERT.  WELL SIR ELTON WAS DOING HIS STAGE WALK AROUND.  HE GOT TO US AND I HELD IT UP AND PAUL POINTED AT IT AND SIR ELTON LOOKED AT IT AND POINTED A COUPLE TIMES AND SMILED AND SAID YEAH.....SO WE GOT SOME LOVE FROM ELTON!!!

SO GLAD TO SEE SIR ELTON BACK AS PRESIDENT OF "WATFORD"

 

HERE IS SOME MORE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS

 

"NIKITA"

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erh55SstIuU

"ROY ROGERS"

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtuWhYjCLRs

 

 

HERE ARE TWO VIDEOS THAT I THINK JUST SHOW AND SAY IT ALL ABOUT BEING AT A SIR ELTON SOLO SHOW!!!

"TICKING"

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-VpECOxaa4

 

" TAKE ME TO THE PILOT" INTRO

(IT IS JUST MELTED MY HEART & MADE IT JUMP AT THE SAME TIME)

h**p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrSN0PQa36g

 

THANK YOU SIR ELTON JOHN!!!
FOR ONE OF THE BEST ELTON EXPERIENCE'S OF MY LIFE!!  WHAT A MUSICAL GENIUS!!!

WHAT A PHENOMENAL EVENING!!!

 

LOVE TO ALL

MARY

 

Wow Mary!! Thanks for the report, photos and videos. Oooh, Nikita sounds SO dreamy! I know what you mean about trying to get clear videos. I had a hard time getting the camera to focus (I think you and I use the same camera) for videos and just had to start over again several times until it decided to focus. Glad you had a great time in spite of the cold. Just play your Nikita video and listen to Elton singing. That ought to warm you up!