i found out last minute that the gypsy kings were coming to salt lake, to play at the red butte garden. i LOVE that place... scott and i have been there before, to a diana krall concert a couple of years ago. come to think of it, that was the last concert we attended. :)
so when i heard the gypsy kings were coming there i was ecstatic! the story behind my infatuation for the gypsy kings is that when i was about 13 years old i wanted to learn how to dance so i wouldn't embarrass myself at church dances. but we had limited resources, and my parents couldn't afford to put me in dance lessons. instead, they bought me a gypsy kinds LP. i fell in love with their flamenco guitars the second i heard them play bamboleo for the first time. they sound amazing!!! the complementing harmony of their guitars blew my mind. i liked them so much i even rented a video cassette of one of their live shows in London, and i dreamed back then of going to see them live some day, but artists like the gypsy kings never toured in south america. oh well. so i would enjoy what i could, practiced dancing with my brother, and we became so good we actually won a couple of stake dance championships. :)
fast forward more than 20 years later, i heard they were going to be in town and i freaked out. :) i told scott about why i cared to go see them, and i even found discount tickets for the event. i told my sister about them... their concert happen to be on her birthday! long story short, in a matter of 2 days we had all purchased the tickets and were going to the concert together.
it. was. awesome! :)
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| Scott and I at the Gypsy Kings concert |
then a few days later was Adele's concert. i was planning on going, but watching it from a building across the street, since her concert was also at a park. so - yay! - free concert! :) honestly, as far as vocals go, she has been the most amazing live perfomer i've ever seen - tied with paul mccartney and placido domingo. well, different styles, but she's right up there with the best of the bests. she sounds just as good live as she does on the radio. maybe even better, because she has so much control of her incredible pipes, and she loves to show off to her audience. amazing, amazing, amazing talent. her performance of rolling in the deep was nothing short of electrifying! and the girl is only 23! she'll be one of those legends, and i'll be able to tell my grandkids i went to see an Adele concert - for free! :)
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| with my partner in crime, Michelli, leaving Adele's concert in downtown Salt Lake |
her rendition of Lovesong (originally by The Cure) is amazing:
Another favorite, To Make You Feel My Love:
2 comments:
i love how you fill up your summer with cherishable memories and that you make things happen. so cool. :)
life's too short not to. :)
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