Us + Them

BOOKENDS: Sunday, we ripped up to another country (specifically, Canada), to catch the Roger Waters Us + Them tour finale. We had the chance to see the show a few months back down in Tacoma. It was so good, we wanted more, and that's what we got.

We left the Seattle area around noon, and made good time to Vancouver. We went to Renee and Jim's place on the University of British Columbia campus, hung out there for a couple of hours, and then made our way to the show. 

We had nice seats - the first row up off the floor.

I never thought I'd get to see "Great Gig in the Sky" performed live once, let alone twice. It was remarkable.

If you're at a Pink Floyd/Roger Waters concert, you have to expect flying pigs.

 This show did not dissapoint.

In the photo below, the pig is just feet over CJ, Christian and Jim's heads.

Roger Waters always has been, and always will be (I'd wager) a political person. This tour is no exception. Common themes throughout were the refugee crisis and his obvious disdain for the current U.S. president.

The concert was a multi-media affair. Huge screens were used dynamically throughout the last half of the show, and during "Dark Side of the Moon," cool lasers were employed.

At the end of the concert, tends of thousands of papers rained down from the sky. 

This was the message ... 

In other news, this much lighter message was on a delightful mousse cake after the concert, back at Renee and Jim's. It was delicious!

 We had a sunny, swift drive home, save the 40 minutes or so at the border.

All in all, a wonderful 24 hours.