A to Z Challenge - 2020 - One More Night

I'm really stretching it here using "One More Night" by Phil Collins for my "O."  Phil is one of our favorite performers and although he has had some pretty big health issues, I was excited to see that he was touring.  In looking at some of the clips from his tour, I saw that he sat for the entire show and sang from his seat.  My husband was thinking that it would be a tame show and decided he didn't want to go so our son, Jeff, went with me instead.  We had a blast.

I went with this pretty paper collection.

Here's the first page.  Before the show they were flashing pictures of Phil from his younger days.  He really has been around a long time, both with Genesis (my "G" in 2017), and solo.  My son was indulgent of his mom and took the concert selfie with me.   

 Here are a few of the pictures I'm working with.  I'm excited to scrap the ones of Phil and his son, who is the drummer for the band now.  How cool is that!

Son, Nick, on the drums.

One of the few times he stood during the show.

He definitely has aged but he can still belt it out, even sitting! 

Here's the setlist from that show.  If you look closely, "One More Night" was not even on the list but given that his show was the "Not Dead Yet" tour, I think he wants one more night!  

In fact, he did do another tour which we didn't see but it was called the "Still Not Dead Yet" tour - lol.  It was last year at the new Chase Center they built in San Francisco and from what I hear it was another great show.  Even more interesting, there was talk before the coronavirus hit that Phil was going to get back together with Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks and do some Genesis shows in Europe.  I'm sure those plans have been changed now and Peter Gabriel was not mentioned to be with them, a fact that disappoints my husband.  If they come around again, I may have to go with my son!

Here's a bit of "You'll Be In My Heart" from that night.

And just in case you're a Phil Collins fan, I would recommend his book, also titled "Not Dead Yet."

Whew.  Not as detailed and definitely not complete but man I thought I was going to have to skip some and that would have made me sad.  We are on to the letter "P" tomorrow and then we have a day to recoup.  I just may make it after all!    

July-Jinks - 2018 #SLS Song Lyric Sunday

According to Helen at Words of Life, our theme for this week's Song Lyric Sunday is "Think." 


My offering...Chris Isaak, Think of Tomorrow:

Lyrics

The future looks so bright ahead, the past is far behind
I think of all the things we said, and you are on my mind
Think of tomorrow. Think of tomorrow

Mexico has sunny skies, Hawaii knows no rain
Any place you want sweetheart, I will buy the ring
Think of tomorrow. Think of tomorrow

Anything you want sweetheart, anything you do
Anywhere you go sweetheart, I will follow you
Think of tomorrow. Think of tomorrow

Think of tomorrow. Think of tomorrow
This car I drive is old and beat, it may not see me through
This car I drive is fine with me, it's headed back to you
Think of tomorrow. Think of tomorrow

Songwriters: Chris Isaak

We saw Chris Isaak last year at the Mountain Winery and he puts on a really good show. 

He was going to be there again this year but we are going to Oregon so we are limiting the number of concerts we see.  Plus, while my husband enjoyed it, this is not the type of music he prefers. 

Today also happens to be my son's 30th birthday so I am "thinking" about when he was born. 

Hard to believe he is 30 this year and I have to stop thinking about him as my "little blonde haired boy" and more like the man he has grown to be.  We are so proud of him. 

I'll leave you with Chris Isaak and suggest that you check out the other Song Lyric Sunday participants!