My wife is a ridiculous Chicago fan going back to when she was a teenybopper growing up in Elmhurst, Queens. I have seen Chicago in concert with her every year since sometime in the 1980’s including a show at Westbury Music Fair with Peter Cetera still in the band. The concert at Caesars in Atlantic City is one of my favorites as we stayed overnight and the venue had Vegas style table seating with waitress service. I do not think the Caesars venue is set up the same way any longer but at the time (could it be seventeen years ago?) it was a great place to see the band and a lot of fun.

The band has changed personnel numerous times through the years and is in the midst of yet another transition with the long time drummer and the latest bass player/vocalist leaving and a lounge singer type who does not play bass stepping in. Fortunately Robert  Lamm is still a mainstay on one of the keyboards, and two thirds of the road warrior horn section are hanging in there for this upcoming tour, but it is starting to feel like the end may be near on this fifty year anniversary tour. At some point I expect that the Chicago brand name will continue on tour indefinitely with entirely replacement players and a video montage of the glory years. As for now,  Chicago definitely gives you your money’s worth and their endurance and energy is amazing.

Happy wife; Happy life.

Happy Man

Rock on!

GQ