Old Time Rock and Roll

They don't make 'em like Bob Seger anymore. We have proof. At 72, the "old rocker" ripped through a two-hour, 21-song set at the Resch Center last night in Green Bay like he was in his prime. If you ask hubby and me, he still is!

I had given Jim tickets for his birthday in July so we have been looking forward to the concert for weeks. Got to Green Bay early for a quick "birthday dinner" then walked over to the concert venue a block away. This was our "Hollywood" lights picture.

And no, our seats weren't THIS good. But we were on the floor about 30 rows back. Not bad except for the inconsiderate chicks a few rows up who had to stand on their chairs. Thankfully, there were three big screens so we didn't miss anything. And you definitely could HEAR it no matter where you sat.

The only thing to adjust to was Bob's appearance. Most of the time he was wearing a Harley-Davidson muscle shirt (a nice nod to Wisconsin), jeans, and thick-rimmed glasses that clashed with his thick shock of gray hair. It took some getting used to looking at him when I picture him from old album covers in the '70s and '80s.

But the sound. That hasn't changed. When you could hear him sing clearly over the sold-out sing-along with nearly 9,000 fans, he was awesome! The same strong rocker voice we heard on the Greatest Hits CDs we listened to on the way over. Amazing.

And he rocked the stage. Just up there dancing and pumping his fists and making sure he addressed audiences on both sides of the stage besides front and center. Kind of got nervous the one time he said, "Hang on, I gotta catch my breath," but he was OK!

It was such a good mix of slow and fast songs that we just stood the whole time and sang and hooted and whistled and sang some more. I can't think of a better concert I've been to. And I know Jim has seen The Who at least three times but I am sure this ranks up there for him, too.

Probably helps to know EVERY song, right? Still, he'd say things like, "Let's see if you remember this." Of course we do!

Glad he played my favorite, Turn the Page, which he coincidentally wrote in Wisconsin (Eau Claire, if you didn't know). Alto Reed playing what Jim calls the "world's loneliest saxophone" for that song gave us goosebumps! Had to video that one. Shhh... don't tell.

Oh yeah, and obviously decent cameras were prohibited. Thus, my fairly crappy photos.

I also loved when he sat at the piano for We’ve Got Tonight. He told us, "This was my mom's favorite song and even though she died in 1989, I still play it every night." So cool. He later sat center stage and played acoustic guitar for Like a Rock. More goosebumps.

When he was done (allegedly), the crowd kept on cheering and, as predicted, he and the Silver Bullet Band came out for an encore. It wasn't until then that he played Against the Wind, if you can believe it. They actually did two songs.

Then he was done (allegedly) and people started to leave. But he came out for a second encore and two more songs. I love this guy! So dedicated to his fans. He was having so much fun and just wanted to share. Amazing, amazing, amazing.

I went online to find last night's set list. Take a look and see if you won't be singing your way to sleep tonight with a few of these:

Roll Me Away

Tryin' to Live My Life Without You

The Fire Down Below

You'll Accomp'ny Me

Old Time Rock and Roll

Mainstreet

Come to Poppa

Her Strut

Face the Promise

Like a Rock

The Devil's Right Hand

The Fire Inside

We've Got Tonight

Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser

Turn the Page

Ramblin' Gamblin' Man

Against the Wind (encore)

Hollywood Nights (encore)

Night Moves (second encore)

Rock and Roll Never Forgets (second encore)

Nope. Rock and roll never forgets – and neither will we. Rock on.