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My beautiful wife and I went to see a show in Tokyo

We went to a show in Tokyo, Nippon Budokan to be precise, and it was what I hoped for.  The show did not disappoint neither did the crowd.  I mention the crowd because Japanese can coexist with shoving in this crowed place.  My wife is less a rock fan and more a jazz fan but she was dancing in the isle, a strange sight to me but a welcome sight.  Our seats Eric Clapton in Japan weren’t in the nose bleed heights but neither were they in the eardrum damaging area (but Eric Clapton does not damage that organ).  In the audience seating we go to were they can accommodate wheelchairs, sometime good and sometimes bad.  The crowd was very relaxed and enjoyed the show.  The security was tight but unobtrusive.  The performance was made up of:  Eric, two other guitarist, a bass, drummer, piano, keyboard, backup singer and a audience full of people keeping the beat.  I’ve seen other shows in Tokyo before and the crowds loved who they were watching but this time they were insisting on an encore, Eric did one but no more.  I found better photos of the show so please take a look.  The Japanese crowd does mesh with Mr. Clapton after all he’s been to Japan 17 times.  I hope it’s 17 time more, I’ll be there.