Message in the Music

As one of my birthday presents Jason purchased tickets to the Police reunion tour that was playing in Auckland. I was totally excited to get the gift, although Jason was not when I guessed the prize upon arrival in the mail three days post my birthday. I have always been a Police and Sting fan, having attended a Sting concert while living in North Carolina and spending many hours listening to both groups over the years. Even those who admittedly don’t like the bands will easily recognize their tunes when replayed on the radio. The Police are renowned, well respected, and popular even after their breakup, something very evident when thirty thousand fans turned up to watch them perform this past Saturday in Auckland. There was barely a spare space on the grassy hill of our general admission seats as we waited patiently through two frontline acts and a forty minute interlude before the band came on. Initially playing some of their lesser known tunes, I could hardly contain myself when the greatest hits began, even though I may have done no more then seat dancing. It was a great night and fortunately didn’t rain as predicted. It now adds to the list of concerts I’ve attended, and starts a newly realized tradition of attending a major concert in each city I’ve inhabited. Thanks, Jason, for a most memorable birthday present.