Hi Bret. Not a fan of Elton?
Of the man, no. Of his music prior to 1980, yes.
I almost let this go but I feel there is an interesting story here. Care to elaborate?
Not that interesting a story. Back in the late 80's I dated a girl who was best friends with Linda Ronstadt's niece. We went to some benefit event, Reg was also there, and he was being a dick. Not to me, I was just an observer at a distance. This was when he was still recovering from throat surgery, so I suppose that could bring out the dick in any singer. So...yeah, just that I got the distinct pleasure of seeing Elton John fifteen feet away being a dick.
But I do like his early work, especially "Madman Across the Water", where Tiny
Bastige Dancer comes from.