Madonna!

Last night I was so privileged to see the infamous Madonna in concert in San Diego. This was the fifth time I've seen the Material Girl live:

1. 1987 in San Jose - The Who's That Girl tour
2. 1990 in Oakland - The Blond Ambition tour
(skipped the Girly Show tour - not exactly my favorite Madge phase)
3. 2001 in Los Angeles - The Drowned World tour
4. 2004 in Inglewood - The Re-Invention tour
(skipped the Confessions tour - didn't want to go to Inglewood again)
5. Last night - the Sticky and Sweet tour in San Diego

11 years of attending Madonna shows, and I'm not tired of it yet! Last night's show was not my favorite, but it was an amazing show, nonetheless. Madonna is beautiful, tireless, and so talented as a performer. She mostly performed songs from her newest album, Hard Candy, but she threw in some old classics too. My favorites were Into the Groove, La Isla Bonita, and Vogue. My recommendations for Madonna, just in case she reads this...

• Keep touring. You are awesome. Your 50 years barely show and you looked great on stage.
• Play more oldies!! Holiday! Like a Virgin! True Blue!
• Please stop playing guitar. Please. You were not good at it in 2001 and you're really not much better now. Stick to the singing and dancing.
• Don't play Petco again. A baseball stadium is not a great place for a concert. Due to the angles of the stadium, there were really no great seats, as far as I could tell. A baseball venue is maximized for watching a huge field, while the concert stage takes up maybe one-tenth of that field at most. Our seats, right behind home plate, felt like they were a mile from Madonna.