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[cupcake_goth]

 Instead of the usual horror movie fare for the weekly Friday Night Horror Movie gathering, our hostess decided that everyone was tired and/or had a stressful week, so we were going to watch something else. We watched Rocketman, the biopic of Elton John.

Now, Elton John was part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I had the entire Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album memorized when I was 9 or 10. So I figured I'd enjoy the movie. What I hadn't realized was that it was a magical realism trip; essentially the love child of Velvet Goldmine and Moulin Rouge. In other words, I loved it, and I'm about to go buy a whole bunch of music from my childhood.

I would also be searching for tickets for his upcoming performance for the farewell tour, but I can't really justify $200+ for seats in the nosebleed section. Dammit, because I'd love to see him.

Comments

[oldhalloween]

There are contests running to win tickets for the farewell tour. :o )

[staxxy]

bop street on market in ballard is likely to have lots. you could call and ask

[trystbat]

I feel the same way, down to the rueful $200 tix.

[tiggymalvern]

Rocketman really was a delight, wasn't it? I went in with pretty medicore expectations, but I loved it.

[carmenbeaudry]

I’m going to the concert, due to rich generous friends. This will be the third time I’ve seen Elton John in concert, the first time was in 1977, second with my child beasts at WSU when Katy was a senior. He puts on one hell of a show, and he rocks a lot harder than his later albums would have you think.

[sistawendy]

Onto the Netflix queue it goes.