Elton John

Blossom Music Center
Solo Tour 1999
Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Wow! Another great show! How does he do it?? I had never been to this venue before, Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls (near Cleveland). Three hour drive for me. Nice place, outdoor pavillion with lawn seating. Ihad a fourth row seat, my sister had a 12th row seat, we were both on the left side of the floor, right in front of the booming speakers!! At the end of the "Adia" intro, Elton walks right out, directly towards me, stopped right in front of me - I had made my way to the right side of the stage - and bows, smiling, then makes his way across, gathering a few flowers as he went. He was wearing a lime green suit with silver sequins, black t-shirt, and blue-tinted glasses. Yes, he is more in shape, looking great!! After just a minute, he begins the show with "Your Song". This crowd seemed more enthusiatic than Dayton, in spite of the the 90+ heat! Whew! Gradually my sister and I made it up to empty seats in the FRONT ROW!! On the right side of the stage it was hard to see Elton, so we stood a lot, right against the stage to get a good view. The one drawback was that I could not see his hands playing, and we were too close to seethe overhead screen. He really seemed to be enjoying himself, and stated that he was glad to be back there, it was one of his favorite places.> After a rousing "I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That" I knew my moment had come. He started at my side of the stage, and he walked directly towards me, with that cute smile, as I raised up my flowers and card forhim to take. He took the flowers, I raised my other hand and he held it for a glorious few seconds and said "Thank you!" Ahhhhhhh! I wish I had mywits about me to say something better, but all I could say was "Elton, you're the best, you're the best!!" He moved on down the line, and I was just inawe!! I can hardly believe it! I'm glad my sister was there as a witness!!Also, a little girl of about 4 was lifted by her mother onto the center stage,and she walked down to Elton on the left side of the stage to give him flowers! She got a little kiss on the top of her head by Elton and security walked her back to her mother! Awwwwww....> We stayed up in the front row for the rest of the show, standing quite a bit, and, of course, dancing! He changed a couple songs, including adding "Candle in the Wind". (Set list below for those who want it.) I justloved that intro to "Take Me to the Pilot". Again, I am amazed at this man's talent! After singing "Recover Your Soul", he swallowed his Diet Cokewrong and had a little coughing spell, after which he sang a bit of "I knew anold lady who swallowed a fly...." --funny!! He came back for his first encore, and again, headed straight towards my side of the stage!!! I held up my program and this is when I got my autograph!!! Whoo-hoo!! I just floated through the rest of the show!! I accomplished all I had set out to do!!! (Sidebar: My sister held up a ticket stub for an autograph, but he said he wasn't doing those -boo-hoo! - but he said it very nicely!! ha! Good try, Cara!) For the last encore,he came out in silky-type maroon striped pants, with a grey short jacket, andI think he changed to pink-tinted glasses. Thank you to all of you who gave me ideas, suggestions, and tips!! As Elton said - he has the "greatest fans in the world!!" And good luck to all of you with upcoming concerts!! The solo concert is not to be missed! .

Your Song
Skyline Pigeon
The Greatest Discovery
Border Song
Talking Old Soldiers
Daniel
Honky Cat
Rocket Man
Sacrifice
Better Off Dead
Blessed
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Ticking/Carla/Etude
Tonight
I Dont Wanna Go On With You Like That
The One
Mona Lisas and Madhatters
Take Me To The Pilot
Recover Your Soul
Candle In The Wind
Levon
Crocodiel Rock
Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me
Cirlce Of Life
Bennie And The Jets
The Last Song
Reivew Provided By Jodie Holley