billy joel

Last night was the first of 3 Billy Joel concerts at the Dome in Northgate. We went along. He said he hadn't been to Jozi before because South Africa is off the beaten track for world tours. True, but only ten years ago-true. All the big bands have been here, it's just that he hasn't. We had golden circle tickets which was great and there was an awesome vibe without too many people behaving like idiots. In fact, I'm guessing that we were having such a good time, that people were giving us a wide berth - there was a whole lotta dancing going on. I ache this morning.

He only sang a few of the classics which was a disappointment - I'm never too sure why they do that. I mean you go and see Bruce Springsteen and he plays ALL his gold singles, and the audience go crazy for it. Does Billy like think he's like totally in this new phase and we've all been listening to his new music so that's what we're there for ? Sorry Billy, the answer is no. We want to sing along to all your fabulous hits. He's a legend, so why not play legendary songs. Having an audience just standing around because they don't know "this one", is just stupid for a live show. We want a little electricity.

Well, enough said.

Yesterday I took myself off to the local mall - Cresta - and got a bit of retail therapy. Mum needed some new pillows, and I found a few other bits and pieces for her 'pad'. Cresta is always bigger than what I remember, but I left seven years ago so thing do change. One thing that really struck me though is how people park in the mall's parking lots. There seems to be a general trend that you just park wherever you like, whether there's a bay there or not. If there are yellow stripes painted, you can just park there too. In fact there are 4x4's parked on the pavements. This isn't because there's a shortage of parking - it's just that people can't be bothered to walk any distance. A note to self : don't be intimidated by the painted stripes, as long as you're out of a thoroughfare, you can park there.