but I will say this:<\/p>\n
I hadn’t realized how much I had NEEDED (yes, NEEDED) to hear Liza sing “New York New York” LIVE – until it happened. I wasn’t walking around thinking “something is missing … what is it? what is it?” I wasn’t conscious of it – but when I heard those first chords – and I knew what was coming … it was like my entire soul and spirit lifted up out of myself in response. It was like:<\/p>\n
YES. YES. Here it is. The moment I have been waiting for.<\/p>\n
It was almost like an out of body experience. It satisfied some deep deep yearning within me, something that has to do with my childhood, my memories of her movies and where I was at in my life when I saw them, the knowledge of her mother, and THAT whole history … to see Liza, age 67, with her hip replacement, looking absolutely unbeLIEVable – singing that damn song … live … and she was in GREAT form, she shimmered, she was transcendent … her voice was there, the gestures, the showmanship, the generosity …<\/p>\n
I will never. Ever. EVER. forget it.<\/p>\n
It was beyond my wildest dreams. I’ll write more. But that’s it for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
but I will say this: I hadn’t realized how much I had NEEDED (yes, NEEDED) to hear Liza sing “New York New York” LIVE – until it happened. I wasn’t walking around thinking “something is missing … what is it? … Continue reading