Thursday, February 17, 2011

Well Worth The Money...Twice

Our tickets - and we even showed up on the right night!

 We actually got to see him! (Big Sigh of contented relief...)
 
It took two tries with a few years in between, but last Friday night, along with 15,000 or so other adoring fans, we witnessed some real Eric Clapton magic happen.

pre-EC Mojitos


Can't believe I waited so long to use this!


Abu Dhabi Airport














The Quick-n-Dirty On Our EC Night...
We had a smooth flight over (where I discovered the pure JOY of my Kindle... amazing how a flight without a squirming kid can be downright enjoyable!)...
Checked into a very cool hotel room...
Had a scrumptious dinner just before sun set on an outdoor patio facing the water (with a minty mojito in hand)...
Then off to the concert with a fun group of new friends...

And...

EC sang and played his heart out, and I said a silent prayer of thanks to the Big Guy, as my husband happily bopped to the beat next to me, that neither EC nor C & I had any 'incidents' that prevented us from finally being in the same place at the same time. Completely awesome show on a warm moonlit night in Abu Dhabi...Yay!
Great night. Really, really great night.

Abu Dhabi was a whirlwind trip for us, but we liked what we saw. The process to let us crazy Canadians in through customs & immigration wasn't even that bad. I think we will go back - perhaps a shopping weekend?

PS - Ella survived her first night away from me very nicely, thanks to my mama. Thanks Mum! 

A most excellent weekend.


7 comments:

  1. Great Show! Let's do it again soon... for a third time! :o)

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  2. Great to hear you actually made it - and had a blast as well!

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  3. Hi Tasha,

    nice to hear you had a fantastic evening with EC ;-) Watching the videos on youtube,it`s amazing to hear just EC without any other guitarist on his side!!
    So I´m looking forward to the shows in May at the RAH, my favorit venue to see EC ;-)

    Greetings to Doha from Germany

    Sally

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  4. So glad I got to babysit while you were off enjoying EC. A win win scenario!

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  5. Sally - It really was a great show. He is getting older, but his talent just gets better (as does his voice). When will he be in your area? Part of this tour?

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  6. Tasha, Germany is not part of his tour in 2011.So I fly for the shows to London in May.

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  7. Of course! Royal Albert Hall... I am a bit slow catching on! Very cool!!

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