I guess this is full circle 2... It was not without some trepidation that I went to the Honda Center to see Tina Turner this week. Trepidation, you say? to see the incredible Tina? I love Tina Turner--it's just that I have so many incredible memories of seeing the Ike & Tina Turner review back in the day--&, well, I didn't want those memories tarnished. I probably saw them 25 times when they used to play at a place called the Cinnamon Cinder. They would do 3 shows in one night in different parts of LA (Long Beach, Hollywood & North Hollywood). They'd pack everybody up & had a little trailer in back to haul the gear. Every single show was a nothing held back, gritty, glitzy, soulfully raw tour de force performance. I remember one night Tina tore her dress & sexily slithered off stage--her back to the audience & returned a few seconds later hardly missing a note or a gyration. Anyway, I should have known that ms Tina would not disappoint. If anything, her voice may have been even stronger & the show was awesome. No half-stepping, half hearted notes or abbreviated show here. She's still doing several shows across town, but now they're big arenas a day apart. I don't know anyone who's earned it more.