The night started off with a nice get together of fans from all over the world. We all met outside the venue. There were many stories being told, of everyoneâs Rod Stewart experiences that they all had.We all got together and took a group picture. Three of us girls had Rod Stewart sneakers on, so we included them in the picture too.
It was time for the show to start, so we went off to our seats Maureen and I were in the 10th row, right next to the water. It was a beautiful night with no rain. Cyndi Lauper was the first on the stage. She was wearing a black pants suit, with some nice colors on the side stripe. Cyndiâs first song was, âShe Bopâ. She sounded amazing. When she did, âTrue Colorsâ you could see everyone liked that song a lot. She sang for about 90 minutes. Cyndi at one point started to sing, âSailingâ and then she said I know this is a Rod Stewart, song letâs forget it and go on.
Now was the time that we were all waiting for, Sir Rod Stewart opened with âSoul Fingerâ. Rod looked fantastic as usual. He was jumping around running from one side of the stage to the other. Thatâs Rod.
Rod was wearing his black pants with silver sequins, on the back pockets that looked great on him. The next song he sang was, âinfatuationâ a lot of fans love this song. Rod seemed to be in a really good mood. He even mentioned that it was not raining because, almost every time he comes to Jones Beach it rains. Next, on the agenda was âSome Guysâ followed by âTonightâs the Nightâ and âYou Wear it Wellâ. Followed by one of my favorite songs âForever Youngâ he did that so good, I could listen to this song all day.It was now time for, âCanât Stop me Nowâ I know every word to this one. What a terrific song. I want to thank you for this song Rod. Rod said, âSit down for something slowerâ. Rod and the band were all in a line in front of the stage; Rod was sitting in the middle with his fuschia colored suit that looked very good, with his blonde hair. He sang, âFirst Cut is the Deepestâ âOoh La Laâ and another favorite of many, âYouâre in my Heartâ at that point a lot of banners and Celtic shirts were brought out in the crowd.
Rod started to get things going a bit faster now with, âMaggie Mayâ that had everyone on their feet. Rod and his son Alistair, were kicking soccer balls out to the fans. Alistair kicked one right behind me, way to go Alistair.
At one point Maureen had a sign that said, âRod would you please sign my tattoo of youâ. Sean Stewart walked by then Maureen asked him to sign it âyou want me to sign it?â He asked.she said âyes please.ââ About Âœ hour later Penny came by she saw the sign and also signed it for Maureen at this point all she need was Rod. Maureen was so happy she has wanted Rod to sign her tattoo for many years. At one point, Di Reed noticed us and waved and gave us thumbs up to us.
What a great feeling to know that they recognize their loyal fans. Rod spotted Maureen waving the sign at him and told the stage guy to get the sign so he came to her to take a picture of it but something got thrown up on the stage that looked like a very large red pair of underwear well at that point we lost Rodâs attention he liked the underwear. He started putting them on it was so funny everyone was laughing. It fit him nicely because he was now singing the song, âIf you think Iâm Sexy â . Yes we do till the next time.
New York, Forever Fans
Barbara Holland
Maureen Gale
Photos Barbara Holland
Montage Tommy Kevitt
