{"id":3931,"date":"2012-04-09T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-04-09T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/?p=3931"},"modified":"2012-04-08T07:23:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-08T11:23:07","slug":"sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Sir Elton in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In our 11th concert in only 18 months, we were treated to the ballads of Sir Elton John on Yas Island. He did not disappoint, rolling out some #1 hits along with some lesser-known tunes. He sounded great, so we couldn&#8217;t have asked for more (except a backstage pass perhaps). All in all, a great show by a great performer!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3931 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7065\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7065-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3942\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3942'>\n\t\t\t\tYay! Concert #11 in 18 months\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7023\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3937\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3937'>\n\t\t\t\tWe actually weren&#8217;t that far away for general admission tix\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7013\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7013-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3936\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3936'>\n\t\t\t\tAn artistic cutaway during a piano jam\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7031\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3938\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3938'>\n\t\t\t\tElton addressed the crowd a few times\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7034\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7034-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3939\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3939'>\n\t\t\t\tHe got up a lot in between songs, perhaps to stretch his legs\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/sir-elton-in-abu-dhabi\/img_7050\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/tuckers.cc\/brian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/IMG_7050-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-3940\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-3940'>\n\t\t\t\tRay Cooper was quite the dramatic percussionist\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T6SpLDLbn-Y?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In our 11th concert in only 18 months, we were treated to the ballads of Sir Elton John on Yas Island. He did not disappoint, rolling out some #1 hits along with some lesser-known tunes. He sounded great, so we couldn&#8217;t have asked for more (except a backstage pass perhaps). 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