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Wednesday night Greg, Mia, Sharon and I went to see Elton John and Billy Joel in concert at the new Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita. The concert was great.
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The pianos rise from under the stage and they do a few numbers together. Then, Elton John does a set by himself, then he leaves the stage and Billy Joel does a set by himself. They finish with a few more songs together. Ending, of course, with "Piano Man."
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Billy Joel is much chattier with the audience, and is very expressive.
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He got the audience laughing and gave us a range of emotions.
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He also did a number playing the guitar. I didn't even know he played the guitar, but I saw it with my own two eyes. He gave us some of that more typical rock and roll persona than being behind the keyboard all the time.
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Naturally, watching both of them play the piano was wonderful. Billy Joel's piano rotates a couple of times so everyone gets a chance to see his fingers on the keys.
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Elton John seems to be much more about playing and singing - more serious and focused.
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Both of them were great.
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The lights play a part in the show too, accentuating various songs.
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I really recommend the show. They were fabulous individually and together.
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2 comments:
Wow, Patsy! You got some pretty good shots there. This was the next best thing to being there. Thank you.
Thanks... I was impressed with what my little point and shoot was able to get. We were waaaay back - nearly at the top of the arena - but it did pretty well.
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