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OK, I know, I'm 47 years old, but I have to admit I love Britney Spears. What it is exactly I can not pinpoint. The music, the image, the dancing, the expert packaging, the possibility of a Stage 4 choo-choo train wreck always around the next corner? One can only listen to the voice - low, throaty and sexy, so many times, but I am always drawn to an underdog who perseveres.

As of late, I am happy her life seems to be getting back on track and her current tour, which at first seemed like a bit much to take on considering her past and very public melt-downs, divorce and subsequent court ordered custody loss of her kids to her ex Kevin Federline (no great role model there either, but at the time a more sane parent), has been going along smoothly.

I mean how does someone of her status go from this to this?

Is it the constant pressure to be "on" or is it drugs and too much partying? The rebelliousness of someone who has too many yes people around and wants to shock and break free?

This brings me to the fact that last Sunday my friend Erin and I made the trek to Anaheim and saw the Circus tour come to town. Back when I was working at an ad agency here in San Diego we always chatted it up in the mornings before the rest of the crew arrived. We said that if she ever got her stuff together enough to go back out and tour, we would go, as each of us had never seen her live.

Well as I have seen in countless videos and MTV show openers and closers, Britney delivered the goods and is one extremely talented entertainer. The show started off with the Pussycat Dolls, whom did nothing more than bounce around in scantily clad sequined undies and work their individual stripper poles, while lead singer Nicole Scherzinger kept to distancing herself from the rest of the girls and making sure everyone knew she was the star.  Their last two singles have been released as "The Pussycat Dolls featuring Nicole Scherzinger." Now that's enough to cause some tension for sure.

Back to Britney, whose team created an atmosphere of a 3 ring circus at the concert: she brought the action to the ring in the middle of the Pond, and the audience’s seats surrounded it. It was the idea of a traditional 'big-top circus' with a Britney Spears twist. This circus was unlike anything Ive ever seen before. It was sexy, fun, explosive, and full of surprises… mainly all the pre-show and in between costume change acts. While avoiding the traditional circus elements as live animals, they created something innovative and exciting using contortionists, acrobats, magicians, dancers, lighting, fire, and other special effects. It was sensory overload and I had a blast.

I recently heard of the possibility of her taking the show Down Under, but today read of an extension to Russia. She will be going to St.Petersburg for her first concert in Russia. PMI, the organizers of the concert, say the venue is still being discussed. However, according to the official booking operator, the concert will take place at the ice hockey arena. The date is July 19, and tickets are already available for preliminary booking.

The performance in St.Petersburg will be part of Britney’s global tour “The Circus Starring: Britney Spears” launched in support of her latest sixth studio album, “Circus.”