SHARING THE SHOWS
Brother Jeremy felt like resting again, so it was just Mom and me for this concert. We agreed she’s not a selfie girl, so this selfie is just one of me. Yaaaaayyyyy!
This concert involved performers singing songs from the three performers. Elvis started by performing “CC Rider,” which I can can’t imagine anybody but the Grateful Dead doing. Still, the performer did an adequate job. I mean, my head was bopping and all (though it really doesn’t take much to do that). Anyway, he followed with “Burning Love,” “Love Me Tender,” “Suspicious Mind,” “Can’t Help Falling In Love (With You).” All the time, I couldn’t help but think of that scene in Forrest Gump where it’s implied that Elvis says to a young Forrest, “Show me that funny little walk you just did.” And I must confess I had to Google some of the lyrics to find a couple of the correct song titles; as much as I love music, my Elvis knowledge is deficient. I know, I know, I need more concerts. Next up: Madonna. She stuck with the lighthearted stuff, given the family-friendly nature of the cruise. The lineup consisted of “Express Yourself,” “Material Girl,” “Vogue,” and “Holiday,” the latter which had a red, white, and blue theme. Holidays on cruises: keeping America great, that’s what I say. And her male backup dancers were pretty skilled. Finally: Michael Jackson, white glove and all. I guess the suspicions of molestation haven’t affected his iconicity. Oh well, judgments aside, I do dig his old stuff. His lineup; “Wanna Be Starting Something,” “Smooth Criminal, “Thriller” (during which he moonwalked across the stage), and “Billie Jean.” Prior to “Billie Jean,” he asked the crowd, “Do you want to hear one more?” As this crowd is more conservative than the jamband shows I normally go to, yelling “twelve more” will just have Michael Jackson saying, “Bartender, don’t give me what he has. I have pride!” Elvis and Michael both engaged with the drunken energy of the crowd nicely. One dude yelled, “I LOVE you, Elvis” to which he replied, “I hope you’re alright, sir!” Another dude was dancing pretty provocatively to Michael’s stuff, to which Michael said, “Bartender, I’ll have three of what he’s having.” At the conclusion, all the performers got up on stage to perform a mashup worthy of Glee and the Pitch Perfect franchise. The songs were so plentiful they have to take real list form: 1) Queen – “We Will Rock You;” 2) Joan Jett – “I Love Rock and Roll;” 3) Rick Derringer – Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo;” 4) Steve Miller Band – “Rock n Me;” 5) Beatles – “Rock and Roll Music;” 6) Loggins & Messina – “Your Mama Don’t Dance; 7) ________ - “Rockin’ Robin,” 8) Van Halen – “Jump;” (an inconsistency with the “rock” theme here); 9) Kiss – “Rock and Roll All Night;” 10) Rolling Stones – “It’s Only Rock and Roll; and 11) Queen – “We Will Rock You.” It was pretty cool. Of course, I’d be remiss if I didn’t say the glaciers and nature of Alaska weren’t the ultimate concert.
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