Emily turned me on to the Police while we were attending Center Grove Middle School in Greenwood, IN in 1986 and they quickly made my list of bands I wanted to see live in concert. Problem was, they broke up in 1984 and vowed to never record or tour again.
As most of you know they have been touring the country this year and we were lucky enough to attend last night at Wrigley with our friends Anna and Grady.
I thought the show was great for what it was - a tour de force of the classics that made them great. The reviews have been luke warm because the "music snob" reviewers want to compare the shows to when they saw The Police in 1980 at some 3,000 seat club. You're never going to get that experience again so be happy that they're touring at all!
I've been so lucky in the last two years to see three bands/performers that I never thought I would get to see; we saw Prince two summers ago (best funk band I have EVER heard), The Who last October, and now The Police!
We closed out the night by staying until closing time at our favorite dive bar Parrot's. You know a night has gone well when you're being told that you have five minutes to get out of what can only be described as a last resort bar!
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