Funny how things work sometime. There's this girl I went to school with in the 6th grade who found me on Facebook. So I was flipping through her pictures from the 80's and saw a name I recognized along with a face that looked familiar. I gave the guy a shout asking if he was related to a certain someone I knew, and lo 'n' behold, he was the brother of a guy who taught karate when I was in high school. We had a good streak of chat in which the topic of 80's came up & he mentioned the Legwarmers. I had never heard of the Legwarmers before this but apparently it's a pretty popular concert to go see around here. It sounded like a lot of fun so I started asking people if they wanted to go. Turns out a lot of people have already been and said it was a great time.
To be honest, I was not big into the 80's when it was the 80's. For whatever reason, I tend to be behind on all the latest fads. (I think I lived in a box as a kid.) It was only after I'd gone on to college that I started listening to 80's music. A friend of mine is all over the 80's thing tho, so once she was on board to go, I had my tickets. I managed to round up several other people to go also, and it turned out to be a really great time - as expected :)
Entertainment began as soon as we walked into the theatre. Everywhere everyone was dressed like the 80's. It was quite fun to see people dressed up in headbands, pony tails, tennis player outfits, leotards, as Michael Jackson, George Micheal, Guns 'N' Roses, etc. I almost felt out of place not dressed to the decade. Clearly, dressing up is the thing to do & I wished I had. Oh well. Next time. The fun turned up a notch with the band's opening song - Eye of the Tiger. One of my favorites :) From 9:30 to 1 am, the band belted out hit after hit from the 80's - Livin' on a Prayer, Like a Virgin, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Glory Days, Summer of 69, Karma Chameleon, Sweet Child 'O Mine, Jack and Diane, 99 Luftballoons, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, It's the End of the World, Jesse's Girl, We Built This City on Rock & Roll, Jenny (867-5309), Hey Mickey, and more. Closers (encore) were Fight For Your Right and Pour Some Sugar on Me. Particularly fitting for me since these were songs I actually listened to in the 80's and not of the many I came to enjoy after the fact.
A whole evening of entertainment for $17. You can't beat it really. Definitely a must do if you've lived in the 80's or like 80's songs. Just be prepared for the massive crowds.
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