The Police!

This year for my birthday, Michael gave me tickets to the Police Concert! (This was not a benefit concert for the SLPD, but the name of an 80's iconic band.) I have been a fan of the Police since the 8th grade and this was their final reunion tour. I was so excited! This was also a big deal since we have only ever been to one concert since we were married and that was 8 years ago and that time it was for personal fetish of Michael's. :)

The concert was held at the USANA Outdoor Amphitheater. We had obviously never been there before, again because of our said lack of concert-going over the past few years. It was a cool place and a lot easier to get to than the old concert venue at Park West (though not quite as pretty, but still, it was prettier that I expected.)


We had a great time going together - it was the first date we'd had this summer and it was fun to have such a long one. I loved the concert - listening to that music brought back so many memories of sitting in Allison Burbige's bedroom or driving around in our old suburban with my High School friends. :) Plus it was a gorgeous night to go to an outdoor concert. We watched the full moon rise over the mountains to the east, behind the stage. I LOVE summer nights in Utah. They are always pleasant with a perfect breeze. Lately I've been craving being outside at night - but usually by the time I've put the kids to bed and cleaned-up I just need to fold laundry or get other stuff done - or I just don't do it. So I was SO GLAD to have the chance to just enjoy sitting outside all evening. And the fact that Sting's voice was serenading me in the backgroud? Well, it doesn't get much better. Oh wait, yes it does, because I got to sit with my honey. :)

Here a couple of clips. (This time I think the grandma's may be the least interested.)



King of Pain. My all-time favorite Police song.

And now, the classic:



Only disappointment: they didn't play Syncronicity 2! I kept waiting, but no luck. My first theory was that Sting was saving his voice so he could get up early to perfom with the Tabernacle Choir the next morning, but that wasn't the case either. I guess they couldn't fit him into their Pioneer Day program.

Okay, for those who found this post utterly useless, next time the post will be back to the kids.

And for those of you who still need a cute little kid to look at, my sister Sarah had her baby and you can click here to see her!