Pneumonia for Amatuers (or Elton John Live in Downpour)

Last night was the first of our "Visits with English Queens" that we'll be undertaking within the space of a week - Elton John live in concert at Brookfields Racetrack (now home of Mercedes-Benz World, an amusement park for luxury German motors).

As you might expect for July, middle of a British summer, the weather was horrid - torrential rain and cold. Jamie, Heidi and I were drenched within minutes, despite my wearing a giant bright red rain coat and Jamie wearing several stylish bin liners (I think from Stella McCartney's new line):


Elton was in fine form despite the rain, and played a good mix of his new songs which we didn't know, and most of the oldies which we sang along to with great gusto, much to the dismay of those around us.

It was an odd crowd - mostly people our parents ages, dancing wildly despite their advanced years and the rain, plus two very drunk older lesbians who were extremely entertaining, especially when they fell over in the mud.

The rules of the concert strictly banned all recording devices, however they didn't ban mobile phones so I managed to get the following videos:

Pinball Wizard, as performed by Elton (he was the original Pinball Wizard in the stage version of The Who classic):



And Your Song:



Goodbye Yellowbrick Road:


and finally, Tiny Dancer:

Sorry about the rather crap video quality, tinny sound, and shaky camera work. In my defense, it was taken on my mobile phone, and I defy you to do better with yours.