Okay, I admit it. I am a Neil Diamond fan. There! I have said it.
When I told people that I was seeing Neil Diamond in Concert at the Holllywood Bowl Last night, they scoffed and laughed at me. WHO? They said. NEIL DIAMOND!!! Hel-LO!! Legend.
My man and I have loved Neil Diamond since FOREVER. I grew up listening to my parents play Neil Diamond so I was a fan . . . but not a SUPER FAN! Can I just say that sitting in the tree people section affords you a view to some of the strangest SUPER FAN sights ever! Like I said, I am a huge fan, but not THAT kind of fan! Yes, I know all the words and yes, I did partake in the audience participation part of "Sweet Caroline" and yes, I did cry when he sang "Play Me" (couldn't help it. That was our first dance at our wedding!). Get it? FAN!! I am a FAN!!!
However, these people were SUPER FANS. There was more granny gyrating that I care to remember, more men singing and air guitaring, and women standing and obstructing my view and smacking into me than I care to remember. When Neil would say "Hello LA!!!" They would shout back. "Hi NEIL!!!" From the TREE PEOPLE seats. As if he could hear them. CRAZIES!! My man and I realized that as much as we love Neil Diamond, we are NOT super fans. They are some kind of crazy.
In other news . . . I finished Lord of the Flies . . . a while ago, but just haven't had the desire to write about. The finishing of that book coincided with my 40th birthday and I am still ruminating about that. Anyway, it started off slow (see previous post about my cheating on Lord of the Flies) but picked up some momentum towards the end when things on the island started to fall apart. I read it a long time ago in High School and then again when I was pregnant with my first child. But I didn't remember all the nuances of the story. My kids and I watched the movie one time so it was fun to talk to them about it. At one point, they had a friend over and out of the blue I said to one of my boys "It wasn't the twins that killed Piggy. It was Ralph." Their friend looked quizzicallly at us. "Really!? I thought it was the twins." He turns to his friend and proceeds to tell him that it is this book I was reading and tells him about my quest. SOOO CUTE!!
So I am a cheater once more. I have opted for something OFF the list. I understand why it is OFF the list, but still, need to read it. I am reading the Diary of Anne Frank at the moment in preparation for my trip to Amsterdam. I am leaving October 20th!
I can actually say that I have never read the Diary of Anne Frank. I was in the play when I was in High School. I was the the mom! So I know a bit about it. I also studied Holocaust Literature in Grad School, but still had never read it. The thing that strikes me is that she is the same age as my kids are now and she writes with such authority and control and style. She writes well beyond her years. She also had a mind of her own. LOVE IT!!!
Birthday Present: Family and Friends know me well. I got Starbuck's gift cards and Gift Certificates to Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. My two very favorite things: Books and Tea! WOO HOO!!!
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