5 com simonandgarfunkel "I'm going to see them again in 20 more years " Before the end of their final song, officially "The 59th Street Bridge Song" but better known as "Feelin' Groovy," the duo shadowboxed before holding each other's hands above their heads " Simon belted out "Bridge over Troubled Water" and Garfunkel easily hit the high notes on "The Boxer As he introduced "Slip Slidin' Away," Simon told the crowd he's recorded many songs as a solo artist "that I wished I had Artie's voice on "And it occurs to me that it's been 50 years of this thing we do," he said " Until a performance at the Grammy Awards in February, the pair hadn't played together since 1993 ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€?ââ‚¬â€? On the Net: Simon and Garfunkel: http://www Paul was good too, but Art was wonderful," said Fran Pantuso, 42 Breaking a two-decade drought without a concert tour, Simon and Garfunkel took the stage Thursday night before an enthusiastic audience that seemed happy to relive the popular songs of their youth Unbelievable," said Tony Stringent, 43, of Hazleton " The band's management called Thursday night's show in Wilkes-Barre, about 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia, a warm-up concert They next play in Auburn Hills, Mich "We met when we were 11, we started to sing when we were 13, and we started to argue when we were 14," Simon joked to the crowd The duo, which has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States, played crowd favorites "Scarborough Fair," "America" and "Mrs Simon & Garfunkel Open 'Old Friends' Tour Oct 17, 7:31 AM EST When Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel began to play "The Sound of Silence" midway through their concert, fans grew so frenzied it froze the singers Simon turned 62 on Monday and Garfunkel turns on 62 on Nov In a line from "Old Friends," the singers ask: "Can you imagine us years from today, sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be 70 The audience of 9,000 was more balding heads and graying hair than 20-something rockers, but there were lots of smiles, bobbing heads and clapping hands all around Robinson When the lights came up, Simon, with guitar in hand, and Garfunkel, wearing his signature black vest, took the stage to a standing ovation to kick off their 40-date tour ââ‚¬â€? their first since 1982-83 Garfunkel said the two met in the sixth grade in 1953 , on Saturday and Sunday, and are scheduled to hit 29 cities over the next two months "I thought Art was absolutely fabulous " "They sound as good now as they did back then The two opened the show with the song "Old Friends" ââ‚¬â€? also the title of the tour ââ‚¬â€? whose lyrics could serve as a reminder that their friendship, strained at times, dates back to childhood "The Sound of Silence" was released in 1966 The concert was punctuated with mini-standing ovations, both when familiar tunes began and when they ended Before the concert, a video montage showed scenes of Simon and Garfunkel and news events from years past ââ‚¬â€? the duo in their youth with full heads of hair, a shot of the first moon landing, a peace sign made of airplane contrails That their friendship has been rocky is no secret The two shared a smile as Simon improvised on guitar until the din died down