We were up early but no workmen. Perhaps Noel misunderstood the conversation with the builder. Anyway it was not problem as most of it can wait.
We did a few jobs around the house and garden and had an early lunch.
By late afternoon both Michael and Joanne had arrived and also Gerry and Toni and we headed of to Dexters Bar and Grill in Weybridge for dinner but had a couple of glasses of Moet first.
It was quite a rushed dinner but enough time to down two bottles of a decent Chablis. As we left the restaurant is started to rain heavily.
By the time we arrived at the outside of the arena the grass was already very muddy but we bought some wine in plastic
bottles at a rip off price of £24 per bottle just to keep our spirits up.Elton came on ten minutes early just as the rain really started chucking it down and it was only Jen and Noel who stood up to dance and join in. Two people out of the 20000 seemed to be enjoying it unless it was the booze beginning to take over. Needless to say Michael was perhaps slightly embarrassed with his parents but then both he and Joanne joined in. Most people seamed to be sitting rather than stand and dance perhaps they did not want to get to wet. There were people arriving as though it was an outside summer evening ball and not dressed for a very wet evening in Brooklands.
Elton and his band played for two and a half hours non stop and was magnificent. All the new and some of the older great numbers were played. He had a slight sore throat but you would never know it. It was also quite annoying at one time because there was this oldish guy with grey hair and glasses and back from his french holiday in the crowd who kept on shouting out 'Rocket Man' between all of the songs until Elton sang it. Jennifer reckons he was pi**ed.
Noel had forgotten to take his camera to this event, anyway Michael will be on St Johns duty there on Sunday and will take some pictures .
We trudged home through mud and puddles and got back about 11 pm. The Groves family really enjoyed the event as did Toni although I am not sure Gerry liked it as much as us. This was Gerry's first outdoor rock concert and so to go and sit in the pouring rain was not the best start.
A really great evening and well worth the cost of returning to London
