Category: sixties stars
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Our Australia Petula Adventure, Part 2
Our three‑week trip to Australia was certainly the longest of our ” Petula Adventures”, and one we likely would never have undertaken without the added incentive of seeing Petula perform. It wasn’t that Australia didn’t interest us; it was simply that the long flight felt daunting, especially as we got older. But how glad we…
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December Petula Concert Memories
At the beginning of December 2017, then in our seventies –after having been fans for over fifty years- my husband and I set off on another “Petula Adventure” –this time to the southern United States. Because our home is near to New York state , we had easy access to Buffalo International Airport and flew…
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Petula : the Glenn Gould Prize Jurist
Many considered Glenn Gould to be a genius. The famed Canadian classical pianist was renowned for his interpretations of Bach and he was celebrated for his innovative approach to music. It seemed unlikely that Gould would be interested in the pop music of his time. But Gould developed a fascination with the music and the…
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Something Different: Petula in Branson with Andy Williams
Often times people fear retirement –it can feel like an end –an end of work and thus an end to meaningful contributions to the world at large. I suppose in a sense that is true –but it is also a time of opportunity and freedom. So meaningfulness and contributions do not have to stop :ask…
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A November Adventure: Petula in Paris
November has never been my favorite month. Where I live, the weather turns colder, and as I write this, we’re experiencing an early snowfall—something many find delightful. But I’m not one of those people. I prefer long, sun-drenched days. Still, I’ll admit there’s a certain coziness to November, and time to sit and reflect. And…
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Just Petula and her music!
A retirement spent travelling to see Petula Clark perform in over seven countries and three continents–our “Petula Adventures” are the subject of my blog.
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Never Enough
At the beginning of December 2017, then in our seventies –after having been fans for over fifty years- my husband and I set off on another “Petula Adventure” –this time to the southern United States. Because our home is near to New York state , we had easy access to Buffalo International Airport and flew…
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The Anticipation or Reality: Which is Better?
As Far As a Petula Clark Tour is Concerned-it’s the reality! Petula Clark is about to release her autobiography, Is That You, Petula? tomorrow; in some parts of the world it may already be on bookstore shelves as I write this. It has gotten me thinking about whether the anticipation actually is ever totally fulfilled…
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Enchantment:The UK and Petula Concerts, Part 2
Cardiff, Glasgow, Salisbury, Manchester visits! Having thoroughly enjoyed the 2013 UK Petula tour, we came again to London in 2016 for another Petula Adventure. . The highlight of this trip was not only seeing some new places in England, but also travelling to Cardiff in Wales and Glasgow in Scotland, cities we had never before …
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Enchantment : the UK and Petula concerts
The first time I travelled to London was actually not to see Petula; it was August 1987 and I was visiting my brother who was working there for a summer. But it surely paved the way for my continued enchantment with the city and all of the UK. On that trip I went to the…
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