So for the past few weeks, the Hilton has been hyping a Queen "tribute" band with big posters in the lobby, signs on the elevator and clips of the concert on the in-house TV channel. I've always been a big Queen fan (stop snickering . . . right now), since I was a teenager in Ohio and I first heard "Rhapsody in Blue." I have to admit, every time I saw one of those ads, the adrenyln pumped in me just a bit and I was curious. Normally I'm a big cynic . . the first to roll my eyes at such schlock . .but this was a "Queen" tribute. That made it different. :-)

Anyway, the day of the concert, Gary, Tony and I were in the lounge having dinner and I admitted to them that I kind of wanted to go check it out, but didn't buy a ticket in time. Oh well, too late now. I get back to my room about 9 p.m. and Gary calls and tells me he scored 2 comp tickets and asks if I want to go down to the ballroom and check it out. "Duh!" Don't need to ask me twice.

I already had a few drinks in me from dinner and as soon as we got there we started with beer on tap. It wasn't long before all my inhibitions came down. I was dancing and swaying and clapping like a school girl. After a while we shared a cigar . . . and if that wasn't the icing on the cake. I was flying high. Later, when I was telling Derek about all this, he said, "You totally went all 'Will Farrell' on Gary, didn't you?" and I have to admit that is exactly what I did. I was completely Will Farrell in "Old School." Woooo wooo . . . Par-tay!

I had a great time. The band was a really good copy -- I could have had the same experience with the real thing and come away totally satisfied that I went to a great Queen concert. . . .which I never had the chance to do for real. So, what the hey . .
Anyway, go here to see the pictues.