Wow, we went to the Neil Diamond concert on the 17th. I wasn't sure what to expect, but it was worth it. He sang for 2 hours straight - talking very little - and did all the songs I wanted to hear.
It was very nostalgic for me. Your mom got me tickets to a Neil Diamond concert for Christmas on December 11, 1985. It was in St. Louis, and we lived in Edwardsville. I drove to the concert at the Arena, where the Blues hockey team played. I had 8-tracks of all his songs that I had played for years on the stereo, and had cassettes I played on the player in my car.
The concert was very crowded and it was close to Christmas so everyone was very cheery! It was wonderful, he did every song everyone wanted to hear. There were no cell phones then - on the slow songs people held up cigarette lighters to show appreciation. He did a Christmas medley and asked us to take out our car keys and jingle them. Imagine 19,000 people jingling keys, laughing and cheering and singing along. When we left, there were so many cars we couldn't move for a good long while. I put the cassette in my car, cranked up the volume, and everyone close all sang along with our windows rolled down.
When we got home Shellee looked at me and said with eyes wide "I knew every song!!!"
It was no wonder, she had heard them played in the house almost since she was born!
Love you TWO
Grandma Nici
