ROCKING OUT WITH THE EAGLES

What can I say?!! It was great; it was a blast; it was FANTASTIC!! We couldn’t have asked for anything more. Seeing and hearing the Eagles in person was an experience of a lifetime ranking up there (almost) with seeing Florida win the national championship in football.

First, however, there was the preparation. I had to get plenty of sleep to prepare for my late night. Then I had to buy ear plugs because I forgot to get some from Jim IV. Then came the awesome task of deciding what to wear (as if it mattered). Many outfits were chosen and discarded before I came up with just the right one. The genius, of course, wore khakis and a B² shirt, his usual uniform.

We headed downtown to the Sommet Center and began the search for a parking space. We found one two blocks away that we thought we were going to have to pay $20.00 for (apparently, the going rate), and the machine wouldn’t take our card or money. Oh, darn!!! So we headed on to the glorious night with our favorite group.

After waiting in line for about 30 minutes to get in, we found our seats and they were great!! Third row, slightly off center in the first balcony. We had a perfect view of the stage and the big screens. To top it all off, the two seats next to us remained empty, so after five minutes into the show, we scooted over and didn’t have to squash up to people we didn’t know.

Then the concert, itself -- what a time that was. They started off with four songs from their new CD and they were good, but then the man with the trumpet began to play and we all knew what was coming. It was my all time favorite --- Hotel California!!! The audience went wild, and I was right there with them. The genius, of course, just sat there and enjoyed the song, but he did clap when it was over.

The rest of the night was truly fabulous, all the old songs were sung and some new ones, too. They finished out with Take It Easy and Desperado. We scooted on out and were able to beat the crowd and be home in 15 minutes. It was 11:55, not as late as I thought it would be.

The night was truly one for us to remember and talk about for a long time.