2012 has arrived and so has the end of my Manilow Musings. I was listening to a Streisand song on the drive back to Dallas last week and she was talking about the song we all sing on New Years's Eve, Auld Lang Syne and what it means: for the sake of old times. So, for the sake of old times, I'm going back to the beginning--the first time I ever heard Barry sing live and what the music meant to me.
I had just finished chemotherapy and treated myself to the concert in San Antonio in the middle of the summer outside. I was about 12 rows back and had no knowledge or information about the Manilow fan world. I was suspended in time by the Mayflower music and the few songs he did from Harmony that I had never even heard before. Thus began my real love affair with the magic of Manilow's music.
It will be nice to return to that magic. To coin a line from "Julie and Julia" and apply it here--I'm in love with the Manilow in my head; and the Manilow in my head truly is ALL about the music. When I listen to Here at the Mayflower, Paradise Cafe, Harmony and most recently 15 Minutes I I am reminded of why I began this journey and why, even though I will no longer be involved in the fan world, I will always and forever be in love with the music of Manilow.
After all, it truly is "music too magic to end"!
Over and out,
Texas Fan
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2 comments:
Hi Suzanne,
I agree totally with where you are coming from. I am leaving the whole fan world behind me. It will make for some good conversation with friends in the future.
I am remembering my first time in Vegas and also the reason why I loved the man in the first place all those years ago. Those are the memories I will hold on to for the future.
3 years ago changed my life forever, at times not for the right reasons! But right now I am moving into a new phase in my life in 2012 and hope I can right the wrongs I have done this past couple of years with my family.
New beginnings and friendships taking on a new meaning.
It has been interesting reading your blogs and thank you for stepping out there and saying a lot of things some of us have been too scared to say.
Love you
xxx
It's was a good ride and I feel badly it's ending but some good things never last. Good luck to you and I'm sure we will meet some day.
Jude
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