2 out of 3
Apr 10, 2007 22:14 Filed in: Observations
No, not a sports reference this time. Just feeling
extremely fortunate. Who would have thought that by
this time in my life that I'd have spent time in
person with 2 of my 3 idols from when I was 16. #2
was Bobby McFerrin and I got to listen with rapt
attention tonight at the Holland Center in downtown
Omaha. Terrific acoustics and amazing voice. Really
blew anything I could create from recordings in an
audiofile setup out of the water. Needless to say I
was moving to all of his music. Wish I sat down in
the orchestra section. I was online and chose "best
available seat" and it was in the last row of the
orchestra so I called and got a seat in the balcony
and didn't think to ask for one near the stage. He
had lots of audience participation even up on stage
and I wanted to ask him questions which all seemed to
be limited to those near him... next time.
For those who may get the chance,
don't ask him about or to sing "Don't Worry, Be
Happy". Crazy that the one song that made him
known to the world creates such a negative
reaction (though he was still in good humor
throughout).
*Still singing after all these years*
*Still singing after all these years*
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