hey brian,
glad you had a good time... i'm sure the energy in radio city was
intense!
i'm an obama sup****ter and seriously hope he continues to do well...
elton's
endorsement doesn't change my opinion at all... but i agree strongly
with you
about getting people out to vote... and yes, visit websites, do what
you can to
learn about the issues and the candidates... in the spirit of
fairness, obama's
site is www.barackobama.com, and (how's this for equal time?) john
mccain's
is www.johnmccain.com (i notice that senator mccain doesn't wear lapel
pins
either... lol)
but i'm sure this was an evening you'll never forget... i've seen
elton as many
times as you, and i have no doubt he was on top of his game last
night... no
doubt well worth every penny. :)
denice
On Apr 10, 4:26 am, Brian Gold <bgol...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> April 9th, 2008...What an incredible night! I had the privilege of
attending
> Elton's benefit concert for Hillary Clinton at Radio City Music Hall in
New
> York City.. The night started with Hillary's campaign manager giving a
> rousing speach that really got the sold out crowd going. I expected
Hillary
> to be there, but to my surprise and pleasure, he introduced "The Clinton
> Family"! Out walked Bill, Hillary, and Chelsea Clinton! What a thrill to
be
> in the same room with the last great President of the US, and the next
> President of the United States! Both Bill and Hillary gave short
speaches. I
> was especially impressed when both Bill and Hillary thanked Elton for
his
> humanitarianism and the incredible difference he has made in the fight
> against HIV and AIDS. Hillary also thanked "Elton's partner, David" for
all
> of his help with her campaign.
> Then the incredible moment came when Hillary introduced Sir Elton
John!!!
> All 6000 (give or take) of us were on our feet screaming. Elton hugged
the
> Clintons and then sat at the piano as the Clintons took their seats. He
also
> said a few words about how Hillary is the only candidate that he would
> sup****t, and what a great president she will be.
> He was resplendant in a bright red ****rt, black pants with a red stripe
down
> each side to match the ****rt, and bright red shoes to match! His long
black
> jacket had an intricate sequined design on the right sleeve in beautiful
> shades of red, yellow, gold, and blue. On the back of his jacket was an
even
> more intricate design of a rocket with much decoration around it, also
in
> beautiful bright colors. This red tinted gl***** with "EJ" in
diamond-like
> cristals on them completed his outfit.
> I was wearing David's Versace pants and beautiful Versace suede coat and
the
> EJAF Rocket Man tie! The pants and tie I bought at "Out Of The Closet 4"
in
> London, 2002.
> For those of you who have never been to Radio City Music Hall, let me
tell
> you that it is not only a beautiful art deco theater, but it was built
to be
> acoustically as perfect as possible at the time. The only theaters I've
been
> to with better accoustics are Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera
House
> in New York, and the Sidney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. So not
only
> was Elton in great voice, but the sound was phenominal!
> This was a solo show. A shorter version of his usual solo shows, but
> incredible from beginning to end. His voice was as stong as ever, and
his
> piano technique was, as always, flawless. He started the show with "Your
> Song", followed by "Border Song". He went on to play hits and non-hits
(but
> great songs, such as Ticking, Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes,
> Carla/Etude into Tonight). During Levon, he got the lyrics just slightly
> wrong ...instead of singing "Levon, Levon likes his money"... he sang,
> "Jesus, Jesus likes his money"! I don't know if the Hillary sup****ters
who
> are not diehard Elton fans even noticed, but it was pretty funny. A very
> sight mistake on the piano Carla. Highly unusual for Elton. During
Crocodile
> Rock, he sang "I remember when rock was young, Me and Hillary had so
much
> fun"! By this time (toward the end of the show) the crowd was on its
feet
> and going wild!
> His last number, dedicated to Hillary, was I'm Still Standing, and we
all
> were! It was quite a finish to an amazing show.
> The Clinton's took the stage again, and Hillary said what we were all
> feeling..."WOW!!!" She thanked Elton again for sharing his enormous
talent
> and for helping her raise $2.3 MILLION dollars in one night! She shook
hands
> with about half of the first row, and then left the stage.
> I have seen Elton somewhere between 50 and 60 times live in concert, but
> this was one concert that I will never forget. A thrilling night, and a
> piece of history.
> Radio City has a very cool website. Go
to:http://www.radiocity.com/seating/index.htmlclick
on "Lower Mezzanine"
and
> then click on seat E203 (toward the bottom left). It will show you the
view
> from my seat as a real photo that is also moveable if you scroll or move
> left or right.
> The ticket prices ranged from $125 (what I paid) to $2300! As Hillary
put
> it, "It sold out in a nanosecond"!
> While I realize that everybody has their own political point of view,
and
> will vote as they choose, I'd just like to add that especially after
seeing
> Hillary in person, and seeing Elton's sup****t for her, I believe that
she is
> absolutely the candidate that this country needs to be the next
president of
> the United States. If you are an undecided voter, please at least
visitwww.hillaryclinton.comand see what she has to say. Especially if you
live
> in a state or territory with an upcoming primary. PLEASE get out and
VOTE!!!
> Tell your friends to vote. Drive neighbors to the polls. Encourage
everyone
> you know to vote. And hopefully for Hillary Clinton. She's an amazing
woman.
> Elton's sup****t is just one more reason to vote for her.
> The political arguements here are, of course, my own opinion. I'm not
trying
> to start a political discussion., but I'm just so excited about the
concert
> that I couldn't help sharing my feelings about the entire night.
> Oh, and Elton really seems to like the name, "One Night Only". That was
the
> title of this concert! And even though the DVD release of his Greatest
Hits
> Live was also called "One Night Only", it was actually recorded during 2
> back to back concerts at Madison Square Garden in NY! Most of the
footage
> was from the 2nd night.
> I've seen Elton somewhere between 50 and 60 times in concert (I've lost
> count). This concert will stand out as one of his best, and one of the
best
> nights of my life.
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