I drove to work this morning in absolute silence. I wanted nothing to disturb my thoughts. The occasional monotonous clicking of the turn blinkers and the humming of the engine and the road under my wheels were the only sounds. I usually have one of Leonard’s CD’s surrounding me to greet the morning, but not today.
I think I am starting to come down to reality again. Saturday night’s concert was such a high. Trouble is the higher you go the further you fall. On a more positive note, in the long run, “it is better to have loved and lost then never to have loved at all”……to have experienced something so unique and beyond words than to have never had a chance to do so even though you know that it must end.
You look forward for almost a year to just three hours of a world few even get to dream about let alone enter…..and then it’s gone!! You wonder how a few hours could make you say and feel things you would not normally make public but here I am, doing just that!........
HELP Dr H Guy
Now, I am no stranger to Leonard’s words or concert lines. I know every line of every song by heart. I have untold audio and video of him which I constantly play. But when he sang those same songs at the concert it seemed as if I heard them yet again but in a different light. Such is the magic he and they conjure up.
I have a sneaky suspicion that most all who see Leonard feel this way after a concert.
From Joey -
A warm thank you to everyone who attended the Brisbane performance; hope to see everyone again soon.
A return thank you to Joey and all the UHTC crew for all the unseen work they do
....and the last part of his quote is very interesting "hope to see everyone again soon"
Anyway, back to the Brisbane concert itself. A small detail that was not spoken about was that during Take This Waltz Leonard sings "I want you, I want you, I want you" as "Te Caro, Te Caro, Te Caro" singing the words to Javier Mas.
Susy, I'm glad you liked my photos and maybe Matilda has found some new friends backstage
Cheshire gal, I'm also happy that my photos and words pleased you
Maybe I should just call the kangaroo Mat or Walt. I think he could be as above.
Funny thing I have just realised, is that when I tossed him it was at the end of Take This Waltz (ing Matilda)
Thanks Linda, I wish you had been here too
.....and I am also now the proud owner of a new unified heart T-Shirt, a unified heart silver ring, a unified heart silver medallion and a programme for 2010.
All in all, a concert to remember and cherish for more reasons than one.