Mission Concert

Our neighbor gave us tickets to go see Olivia Newton-John and Chris De Burgh at the Mission Estate Concert. The Mission holds a concert every year at this time and seems to sell out every year with a crowd of 25,000 people. Now for those that might be saying who are these people? I will fill you in. Olivia Newton-John is the woman that was the lead in Grease. She put on a great show. Of course she sang some of the famous Grease songs but she also sang a few songs off her new album, which she wrote when she was fighting Breast Cancer. She looked great and sounded great.

Chris De Burgh is known for his song "The Lady in Red". I love this song. Chris put on a very diverse performance. He started the show singing solo just him and his twelve-string guitar. His voice has quite a range and he had full command of the stage. He then finished off the show singing with his back up band and the Victor Wellington Orchestra. Most of the songs he sang were his own but there were a few covers. He told a few bad jokes as well but for the most part he we enjoyed his songs.



We went to this concert with our friends Roger and Helen, from England. They knew Chris De Burgh's music well and they were quite surprised that he sang cover songs. We all figured it was so he could please the audience. The Kiwi's seem to love Cover bands/songs. We see posters all the time reading for example Roy Rogers playing at the Municipal Theatre (of course this is just a look a like singing to piped in music). Very Strange?!

This weekend we also decided it was time to give our old car a new look. So Sunday we started sanding and spraying on primer. The car is looking better but that was not too hard.:) I have a blister on my trigger finger. We still have more painting to go so we will keep you posted.

P.S. Glenn has kept his beard (somewhat out of peer pressure) that he
grew on the trip down South. He will be getting it shaved this Friday
on EIT campus as a fundraiser for cancer.