I guess I really should have kept all of the politics out of: my post. It
was really supposed to be about Elton more than Hillary! I was just still
flying from my experience last night.
Even though I sup****t her, I will do as Denise suggests and check out the
other candidates websites. I will also check out the movie about Hillary
that you suggest. I will give my full sup****t to Obama if he wins the
nomination. Sorry, but I just can't vote for a Republican! I think, that
as
Denise said in her post, the most im****tant thing that all of us can do is
to GET OUT THE VOTE!! Let your voice be heard, and take part in the
process.
And now, back to Elton.....
> Hillary will never be President. However, she is an amazing woman. She
was
> amazing in Bosnia, where she escaped a hail of bullets. She was
incredible
> in Whitewater, stupendous in Travelgate, and even more amazing in when
her
> health care proposal failed the first time.
>
> There is a great movie about her life. If you are interested in two
sides,
> go check out: http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/
>
>
> "Brian Gold" <bgold50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:C4234766.53984%bgold50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> 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.html
click 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 visit
>> www.hillaryclinton.com and 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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