Ok, Ok....
As susan said, we headed over to the Colosseum to stand in line before the show.
Dad and Sierra had great floor booth tickets given to then from the Seven Star Secret Service providers....lol... So, they stood in a different line and were entered just a tad bit sooner than we were. Upon entering and after the quick search through our belongings, we were all given a red feather boa. Now, what in the world was this for? We knew something special was going on for the show tonight, but were still unsure what!
We politely put our boas on and fluffed our way past everyone else wearing their boas. Attached to the Boas were little tags that said these were gifts for us to wear during Elton 200th show. This evening was a celebration of his 200th show here in Vegas and upon entering the arena we were agreeing to be photographed or filmed for any production covering this performance. Wow!!! Cool!! now we knew what all the hubub was about. That explains all the feathers and the cake. I am sure that cake would either make an appearance on stage or back in the green rooms.
Once we got past all the very enthusiastic ushers (all of whom seemed to be over 65 year old ladies, and really LOVED their jobs of telling people where to go) we all headed to the first bar. While standing in line at the bar we watched one usher directing people loudly for a bit.
She was so dramatic, that soon everyone in the line started mocking and mimicking her. She took the teasing in stride and laughed with us. Then, with drinks in hand- Susan, Chris, Wes, and I could see Dad and Sierra in their sweet seats from our seats up high in the nose bleed section. Actually, even in the higher seats, they were great for the show. We didn't feel that we missed a thing.
The lights dimmed and the music started and very soon we were to be entertained by the fabulous Elton. We shook our boas (spreading red feathers everywhere, including in our mouths--- bla, splaath, thaugh, paa... I hate feathers in my mouth...
There he was!!!! Elton in all his glory..... we could see him... well.....
he shuffled from the right side of the stage...... little baby steps... all the way to the middle of the stage... with his white patten shoes and his long elaborate jacket with tails .... bowed for a second in the middle of the stage... then shuffled to his piano.... sat down.... and started playing.
He looked good, and sounded fine... except.... he did not even attempt to sing any of his falsetto notes. Those he left for the backup singers. His stage was full of color and there was a giant screen behind it to project pictures for the songs he played.
My favorite of course was the song that he used the film footage from Justin Timberlake's video "This Train.." However, Elton used the graphics from the video, slowed it down, and played "Rocket Man". I figure this was Elton's way of saying that although he himself was the Rocketman back when that song was popular, Justin is this generation's Rocketman. I love JT and anything that has to do with him. So this was by far my very favorite part. Go JT!!!! Go JT!!!!
All of the music was very entertaining. There were giant letters for E L T O N that raised and lowered throughout the show. The videos were very retro and in the old MTV music video style. We were having a great time enjoying the show and music.
Then Elton got a little strange. He sang "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" and the video that went with it was very over the top. You would have to see it to believe it. It was one of those moments when you just sit back and watch with your mouth wide open - not really knowing what to do with the information that is being received by your brain. I did this for about 4 minutes, then I decided .. ... it's vegas, and I just need to get another drink to deal with this.
Elton then stood up.. shuffled to the middle of the stage.... made an announcement about how proud he was to be doing his 200th show, and how excited he was that his two bodyguards got married to each other last weekend. (gay pride... as a result of legalizing gay marriage) He returned to his seat and began a list of songs that were accompanied with very large blow up balloons with symbolism. You figure it out......
I am not posting all the pics I have, as (like susan said) they are not dis friendly. I had to edit and take one of them off already because I could see a little nasty in the side of the pic and thought... oh, NO!!! can't have that!
The show was fabulous in every since of the word. I was not expecting it to be as graphic as it was, but .... ya know... I should have.... it is Elton and it is Vegas.
We left the arena with our boas in tow. Feathers drifted behind us as to leave a crumb trail for all to see. As we fluffed through the casino, people everywhere wanted to know were and why we had the boas. We would just smile and fluff on by.
More on that later....
I am so naive sometimess. 
Good grief. 
