Tag: concert
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Not finished yet
Several months ago I felt as if I had exhausted my repertoire of ideas for this blog. But I may have been wrong ! Recently I attended a performance of A Beautiful Noise in Toronto. It is a musical biography of Neil Diamond featuring lots of his music and actually two characters playing Diamond. One…
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Our Petula Adventures Across English Canada
As I indicated in earlier posts on this blog writing journey, I had unfortunately never heard of Petula Clark or encountered any of her music before the release of “Downtown”. I had no idea of her history in England or of her performing in French (and other languages) or indeed of her connection to the French…
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Our Petula Australia Adventure, Part 1
There are many fascinating aspects to travel, not the least of which is learning new things. There is always the information gleaned when encountering a new place about its history, customs, or how it resembles or contrasts with other places. But, for me,there is also learning some rather basic things such as the geography or climate…
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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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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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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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Petula Encores in Montreal
Petula Clark has often spoken about her concerts at Place des Arts in Montreal in 1969, a time when Quebec’s separatist politics was very much alive. Petula encountered the political tension during her performances and it ultimately led to her unexpected participation in John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s famous bed-in recording of “Give Peace a Chance.”…
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