Duran Duran moves into the lead

In a recent post I listed the artists that I had seen most live in concert, with several tied at two times each.  Well over the weekend Duran Duran moved into the lead when Jim and I went to see them at Marymoor Park Sunday night.  They have a short summer tour schedule planned with just a few dates in the States starting here, which was quite exciting for Seattle fans.

The concert was everything I expected and one thing I absolutely didn't expect.  Four of the five original members were there (Andy Taylor has decided to focus again on a solo career) sounding as strong as ever.  Simon LeBon was in fine form, interacting with the audience and putting his all into every song.  There was a nice mix of old and new songs, from "The Chauffeur" and "Hungry Like The Wolf" to "Sunrise" and tracks from their latest CD.  (I must confess I don't hear their new music very often so I don't know the titles).  The weather cooperated - not too hot and not too cool as the evening went on.  Marymoor Park is not the best place to see and hear a concert but the crowd didn't mind, singing along with all the classics and responding to Simon's encouragement.

I've known subconsciously that there were going to be events that were going to trigger some emotions regarding the loss of our old dog Eli, I just didn't expect one of them to be a song at a Duran Duran  concert.  As Simon introduced "Ordinary World" a wave of emotions came over me, and I was crying before he even started singing.

"What is happening to me?
Crazy, some would say,
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away...

But I wont cry for yesterday, there's an ordinary world,
Somehow I have to find.
And as I try to make my way, to the ordinary world...
I will learn to survive..."

Cry I did throughout the song.  I'm pretty sure it caught Jim off-guard, since I had been singing and dancing up to that point in the show. 

As we made our way back to the car I was mentally comparing this concert to the show we'd seen a few years ago at the Everett Events Center, and decided that they were both strong in their own element.  Trying to compare an indoor show in the middle of a tour to an outside show at the beginning of a tour just doesn't work.  Both were a lot of fun, and if they come back again we'll probably be there, inside or out.

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[Jim Smith II]

Yeah, that caught me a bit off guard...