Cher at age 73 looks amazing… like a woman many years younger. Yes, she has had multiple cosmetic surgeries, but there’s no denying that she still has the moves, energy and attitude.
As I watched the concert, I wondered what was the “youth tonic” rock stars know about that the rest of us don’t? I’ve seen Paul McCartney (76 years old) in concert performing both solos and with his band for hours on end without leaving the stage, playing several different instruments and his voice as strong as it was many years ago. Mick Jagger (75 years old), still runs around the stage like a teenager. Although Jagger has recently had heart surgery, he is already working out and dancing again getting ready for another strenuous tour. Is performing their “drug”? I may never know the answer to these questions, but I have a hunch that they are living in the moment, doing exactly what they want to do, and keep moving every day. They are not ready to quit…
Cher opened the show by doing a monologue of her life. She told the audience how upsetting it was turning 40 because several show biz people implied that she was past her prime. Cash-poor at that time, she managed to keep moving forward, building onto an already brilliant acting and singing career, never giving up. She ended the set with a question to her fans, “What’s your Grannie doing tonight?”
At that moment I, “Mimi“, ( as my grandsons call me), wanted exactly “what she’s having“…