The Rodfather!

What I realized last night was that we've hit an era of pop culture where the rock icons who launched in the '60s are now in their 60s.

Rod Stewart, who played last night at Asia World Arena, Hong Kong, is a bit more mortal. Mind you, he looks amazing for 64. His blonde hair still spikes up and he can still squeeze himself into a tight pair of jeans and make the ladies scream. And he did.

He didn’t even lack in the "wow" department -- the voice. It sounded raspy and worn as always, as if he gargled with Scotch before he sang each song. Hitting the stage with "Some guys have all the luck", he just took control of the night straight away.

He had a lot of help on that department though. At one point he joked, that he was offering "real value for your money up here." Indeed. He introduced his 21 year old daughter Ruby Stewart who sang “Son of a preacher Man” in one of the many mini quick breaks that he took. He had an elaborate stage with a highlander plaid curtain, a big screen and huge space to play. His band, decked out in matching suits, featured two drummers, two guitarists, two keyboard players, bass and three lively backup singers of whom one was pregnant. The band also had a totally hot female sax player who had men drool at her and a hot female violinist who made men sway to her tunes.

He wooed the crowd with classics “Downtrain train”, “Do ya think I ‘m sexy”, “Hot Legs”, “I don’t want to talk about it”, “Have I told you lately” and "Tonight's the Night before making some girls shed their tears to “The First Cut is the Deepest”.

The arena crowd was responsive, and, for the most part, was going wild over this spectacle. He managed to hype them up at the end with a classy “Maggie May” and a smooth finish with “I am sailing”.

It was a great evening and at the very end, everyone had the “Reason to believe” that Rod Stewart is still “The Rodfather” of what he is good at.