Sometimes life throws you a curveball! You wake up and start your day just like you would any other. You are sure and confident in what lies ahead of you. You go through your normal tedium, blissfully unaware of what the universe has in store for you. Then without warning, or even a memo in your inbox, life hits you with its little surprise. Yesterday was that kind of day.
I started it off as a normal workday. Everything in front of me was transparent, or so I thought. I would go to work, finish early and return home. The weekend was layed out for me. It was actually kind of jam-packed. Almost every moment accounted for. On Thurs. and Fri., I would finish my diving certification and put in another two dives. I would stay at a rest house that was very affordable, convenient and came highly recommended. As an after thought, I had agree to accompany some friends of mine on Wednesday to go see the old crooner Tom Jones at the Intercontinental Hotel in Muscat.
This last item was really not particularly looked forward to. I mean, hey it was something to do. It would probably be lame right? I had imagined Tom (who is like 70) to come on stage with a nurse and a respirator. I saw myself leaving early, and getting a good night's rest for an early start the next morn. I had also rehearsed what I would say to mt friends as I excused myself from the venue. That was the weekend I saw for myself. I saw it as clearly as I could see my next meal.
Like I said, sometimes life throws you a curve-ball, and 'beans' you with it.
Tom Jones and his band took the stage with the vim and vigor of a young rock ensemble. They were tight, energetic, and convincing. He played most of the old stuff that everyone comes to expect from him. He played 'It's not unusual', 'Sex-Bomb', 'What's new Pussycat' and many other of his time-honored classics. He also played a few other songs, covers actually that I did not expect. He did an awesome version of 'Momma told me not come' that found me 'boogieing' like a mad man, dancing with my bottle of wine (which was my drink that evening). It was a great show!!! I was totally unprepared for what was in store for me last night! Usually you get totally let-down when a rock-show isn't what you expected. It's always that the band wasn't as good as you were told they were. It is a rare surprise indeed when this happens in the opposite direction!!! Now I fully understand why he was knighted, and why he is touring at age 70. He is still going strong while other rockers 20 years his junior have already been put out to pasture. The show stopper for me was when he and his band launched into Prince's 'SMF' (sexy mother fucker) and proceeded to tear it apart, that I realized this was probably one of the best shows I had seen in quite some time!!
Way to go Sir Jones!!!
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