{"id":174,"date":"2009-08-07T20:31:26","date_gmt":"2009-08-08T00:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seanpallas.com\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2009-08-07T20:31:26","modified_gmt":"2009-08-08T00:31:26","slug":"elton-john-and-billy-joel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seanpallas.com\/?p=174","title":{"rendered":"Elton John and Billy Joel!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 522px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Elton John and Billy Joel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/seanpallas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/l-1600-1200-f7b435d8-2489-4e9b-bcdc-ec668722b2bb.jpeg?resize=512%2C384&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elton John &amp; Billy Joel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last weekend I fullfilled one of my lifetime dreams by getting to see Elton John in concert. As a huge fan of the piano, Elton John has always been one of my favorite musicians, and I feared I&#8217;d never get the chance to see him live. When he and Billy Joel announced another &#8220;Face to Face&#8221; tour, I was excited to hear they were performing in Philadelphia, but quickly became disappointed when I realized I was scheduled to be away on a work trip at the time.<\/p>\n<p>As fate would have it, my business trip was postponed, and I managed to score some last-minute tickets. So Jamie, my parents, and I were off to Citizens Bank Park!<\/p>\n<p>We had some really great seats, and Elton John&#8217;s show was fantastic! (Billy Joel did ok too.) We all had a fantastic time, despite the heat and humidity. Those guys played for over three hours! Class acts all the way!<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday we had our company golf outing, which also served as a fund raiser for the Mary Kate Memorial Foundation. We raised almost $7000!<\/p>\n<p>And I&#8217;m still going with P90x. I had to restart the program after my three-week vacation, but I&#8217;m almost done with week 2! Tony Horton is still kicking my ass, but I&#8217;m definitely starting some improvement. Only 13 weeks to go&#8230;ugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend I fullfilled one of my lifetime dreams by getting to see Elton John in concert. As a huge fan of the piano, Elton John has always been one of my favorite musicians, and I feared I&#8217;d never get the chance to see him live. When he and Billy Joel announced another &#8220;Face to Face&#8221; tour, I was excited to hear they were performing in Philadelphia, but quickly became disappointed when I realized I was scheduled to be away on a work trip at the time. 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