Tonight I went to my first Sing Live UK rehearsal. This rehearsal was for their 10th anniversary concert that will be sung at the same place at the same time on the same date as their first concert was 10 years ago. This adds an extra special meaning to this concert and it was very fun to listen to John put an extra special spin on everything.
The rehearsal was at a little methodist church and they about had the place packed out! A little bit of history to add to this story. . . the pews had dividers going down the middle of them from when the men and women used to sit on separate sides of the church!
So back to the rehearsal. It's fun to do the admin stuff in the office but when you go to a rehearsal and hear them filling the entire room with singing it's just awesome. While sitting and listening to the songs I have lots of time to think. Music brings back so many memories from the familiar songs and the new ones are fun to listen to as well.
The first song that they opened with was Starlight Express. I saw Starlight Express when I was in high school with a friend so that song took me all the way back to my high school days (because their sooooo far away :-)
Another song that was sung tonight was from My Fair Lady, which was a medley and had "On the Street Where You Live". This is the solo that my brother had in a high school play that he did. The familiar songs brought comfort from the memories. I am going back to the big group rehearsal on Sunday and am looking forward to hearing it all again and meeting even more people. I was able to meet some very nice people tonight ... but some couldn't understand me with my "accent". That still boggles my mind that people think i have an accent.
(A shout out to my Lever neighbor and good friend, Sallie Anna: all the songs that were sung tonight we from musicals and I thought about you since we share a common love for them)
On the way home, John was feeling peckish (hungry) and wanted to stop for the 2nd best fish and chips in England. He was very disappointed to find that they were closed at 10pm when we stopped after the rehearsal. I guess we are spoiled coming from America where everything is open late!
I would like to send a special message out to my mom for a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I know she won't want me to tell you that it's her 50th.. but I'm very far away so she can't do anything about it so I'm safe to share that with you. It's officially June 4th here being 12:30 am so I have the privilege of wishing her a happy birthday first and being the first to give her a hard time about the big 5-0
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