Tag: writing
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The Magic of Petula Clark: The Reality Always Beats the Anticipation
Have you ever wondered if reality can truly live up to the excitement that anticipation creates? When Petula Clark released her autobiography Is That You, Petula? about a year ago I along with many others anxiously awaited its release. Is there genuinely more happiness in thinking or dreaming about something than actually experiencing it ?…
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More Petula UK Enchantment : From the Seaside to Drury Lane
In October 2016, we took in our second UK full tour; Petula had a wonderfully full schedule during that two‑plus‑week period. We were fortunate enough to see her in many cities. I’ve already written about several of those stops in two earlier posts — The UK Enchantment and The UK Enchantment, Part 2. But there…
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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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“Our Petula in Vegas Adventures”
I’m about to wrap up this blog with two final posts—this one about ‘Our Petula-in-Vegas Adventures”, and the last will be Part 2 of our Australia journey. I’ve truly enjoyed the process of remembering all the places we travelled and the wonderful concerts we were lucky enough to experience. It has been a surprisingly joyful…
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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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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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Birthday Celebrations with Petula (sort of)!!
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, UK In June 1987, April 2007, and May 2014, my husband and I marked milestone birthdays with celebrations centered around Petula Clark concerts. Two were carefully planned and one unfolded spontaneously. Yet each time, as a special birthday approached, we instinctively knew that the most meaningful gift we could give each other…
