| Well..... Jones Beach WAS going to be my last show for
the summer..... and then someone twisted my arm and I found
out I could get off of work a couple hours early... Next time
there is a show nearby and I say I'm not going, just tell me to shut
up. LOL
Last night rocked! The crowd was more responsive than the Jones
Beach crowd, but a little less responsive than Boston.... (which makes
it sound like a competition. LOL) Donna looked like she was
having a good time up there last night, and I know the audience was
having a good time too. There was a group of people there with silver
pom-poms who were dancing and throwing confetti..... You guys were a
show all by yourselves! (And I mean that with a great deal of
affection.)
The set list has been covered about a million times in other reviews,
so I'll just say that it was mostly the same as all the other
shows. Donna added a short version of the Joe Cocker song, You
Are So Beautiful, and also a cover of the Beatle's A Little Help
From My Friends - which was the setup for picking the divas and
divos for On The Radio. Once again, I missed out on the Try
Me/I Feel Love/ Love To Love You medley. Five shows and I
missed it every time. You know, if I didn't trust you guys I'd
swear the whole putting Love To Love You back into the show thing
was an urban legend. ;-)
There was one minor hitch that proved the adage that is anything can
go wrong, it will. As I'm sure most of you know by now, Donna
makes her big entrance by being raised up through Bruce's piano at the
beginning of She Works Hard For The Money. If you've seen it then
you know it's very cool - and if you haven't seen it yet, well....
you'll see, it's very cool. ;-) I had my digital camera last
night (shhhhh - don't tell the PNC staff) and I was all set to take
pictures of Donna on the piano. Up she comes, and I start snapping
pictures. And then....... down she goes. Oops. I thought
they might try raising her back up again, but a moment later she walked
around front. I suspect maybe the lift was malfunctioning because
they didn't even try to use it at the end of Last Dance when
Donna left like they usually do. The perils of a live performance!
One thing I haven't mentioned yet..... there was another song added
to the show. :-) Donna did part of I Got Your Love (a
couple of choruses and a verse) and I have to tell you that the crowd
ate that up! I think we might have a hit on our hands if we can
get radio to play it enough. (That's your not-so-subtle hint to
call your local Donna-friendly stations. ;-) ) It sounds
really good live and actually, it more than made up for me missing Love
To Love You FIVE times. ;-)
I have more to say - but I'll just say it in pictures
instead. :-)
- Cathy from Long Guyland and
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