From Grammy Suz to Suzie Q Rolling Rocker

Today we took our grandkids Leo, Fischer and Rocky to the play place at the Mall, out for ice cream and then to a fancy toy store. Leo wanted a $28 plastic fishing poll.....but settled for a trip to the dollar store to buy play dough and a new car for Fischer.Rocky loved the ice cream.....the cold made him make the funniest faces..wish we'd had a camera.

On the way home . Greg said " I have a special date planned for us @ 5pm" He wouldn't tell me where. He had checked the calendar to be sure I didn't have anything planned in that time frame. So off we went......to guess where? The IMAX to see the brand new Rolling Stones' Shine a Light" show. Now for those of you who don't know us well, we have loooooooooooved the Rolling Stones for many years. Greg even saw them on his mission with permission from his mission president in Baltimore. Then many years later when Jordan was turning 13.....they were coming for the "Steel Wheels" tour to Birmingham, Alabama where we lived. We had 2 really expensive tickets given to us ( people were paying $750 for a ticket). I really wanted to go...but he wanted to go more...or should I say I wanted to let him go for his birthday. So he and his dad went on a school night and had the time of their lives. He got home at 2am and went to school a super-star the next day. Fast forward.....

We moved to Richmond. The Steels Wheels tour was at the IMax and it was one of the first things we did when we got settled in Richmond. Greg said he saw more at the IMAX than he did at the live concert. It was a blast for me. I totally rocked out the whole time....and was glad I saw it after all. So now all these years later......about 15......Martin Scorsese did a new production with 17 cameras. It was awesome. They didn't play as many of the old songs I love, but it was very entertaining. To watch Keith Richards on the guitar and Charile Watts on the drums is amazing. And the energy of MIck, is something to behold at his age. A news commentator said "there is probably a baby boomer out there that can sing better than MICK, but no body can move as much or as long" So true. They closed with "Satisfaction" and I was satisfied. What a fun afternoon.

Now, I have never been a big fan of their lifestyles or the like, but they are amazing musicians. They even did a country western song. It was a fun surprise and another rock n' roll memory I share with Greg Romans. It is amazing how I can change rolls in one day..... some grandma's are still so hip :)