Okay, I admit it. My musical taste tends to be decades ahead of my actual age. While my contemporaries were Jamming to the Pearl, sinking in the Hole, meditating to find their grunge-filled Nirvana, I always tended more to music of my parent's generation. I once heard Matthew Perry remark in an interview something to the effect that if you were a woman, under duress in any way, and sang about it, he would buy your album. That is pretty much true for me, but you also need to be over the age of 40 or preferably 50.
That said, imagine the sheer joy I felt today when I found out that at the end of April, Shlomo and I will be sitting 5th row center to see the Queen of Soul herself, Ms. Aretha Franklin. There seem no more appropriate words than, "I love you, ReRe!"
I have seen my share of my favorite performers...Barbra, Bette, Dolly, Emmylou, etc. However, Aretha's Gold is literally the first cd I ever bought. I think I know every word to every song on it. (That could partially stem from the fact that it was the only cd I had for about two weeks...captive audience!) I even purchased the cassette single (I know I am dating myself with that reference) when she sang Nessun Dorma as a pinch hitter for Luciano Pavarotti at the Grammys one year to universal acclaim. I found that she and I sang a lovely duet in my car.
Needless to say, this will be an incredible night for me. My expectations are high. In fact, I almost have diarrhea just thinking about it. I will spare you with my daily countdown until the show. For the record it is 213 days.
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I almost wish you had referenced me with regard to the diarrhea comment. But I didn't give you props for the sewing idea, so we'll call it even.
Dolly's on DWTS tonight!!!
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