SEPTEMBER 2010 GUESTBOOK ANDRE RIEU FANS
ANDRE RIEU FANS AND FRIENDS
UNITING FANS AROUND THE WORLD
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Posted by Moderator Jeanine Ann at September 1, 2010 
Categories: 1 GUESTBOOK
Tags: Andre Rieu Guestbook
Categories: 1 GUESTBOOK
Tags: Andre Rieu Guestbook
Happy September everyone. I hope it will be a much happier month for Andre.
And Sally, I hope you'll be feeling mch better too.
It's starting off as a good one for me. I've only got 10 days to wait now till I see Daniel O'Donnell in Sydney, AND, the most marvellous thing happened - I've won free tickets to see him the next night in Newcastle. So I guess I'll be following Daniel around all weekend - over 1200 miles of travelling. Am sure it will be more than worth it though. I'm trying to be patient, but the days are passing so slowly.
Hi Gill. Happy SEptember to you and all the fans on this site.You lucky girl seening Daniel in Sidney, We are going to Branson in november. For His shows there, we have been a fan of Daniels for a number of years. Have you looked up Daniel on face book. Also my face book jenny wilkinson.looking forward to hearing from you .
Sorry Jill spelt your name wrong. Fancy winning the tickets good on you.must be thrilled
Hi Jill, good for you. Tell him I said "Hey"!
Hi Jill How Exciting! My buddy Charles McMurray is a big fan of Daniels. I'm going to let him know you won tickets.
2 nights of beautiful singing and a lot of travel. I wish you all the smiles you can have!!
Enjoy
Thank you everyone. Only 8 more sleeps now....
I haven't been able to work Facebook on my old computer Jenny. It seems to jam up each time I try - it's probably me pressing the wrong buttons, but I'll have another try and see if I can find you.
I won the tickets from a competition Ovation Channel was running. You had to write 25 words on why you wanted to see Daniel. It was a big surprise when they emailed me to say I was the winner. 'Made my day' is an understatement. I organised and managed to fill a whole bus to see him in Sydney so will be fun to know I'll see the concert all over again in Newcastle. We have old friends there we'll stay the night with, so that's a plus too.
Hi Jill I wonder if Jeanine Anne would let you have my email address. Thats if you agree. Cheers
Yes Jenny
I'll be pleased to hear from you. I'd be happy for Jeanine Ann to give you my address.
Hi Jill Please remember Jenny and Tony from the Isle of wight. say see him in Branson. with Marge And Albert Kasemodel. He does know who we are best wishes Jenny
Nice to hear from you. You will not have long at the meet and great,mind you as you are so special,you will have longer. He will talk to you, I forget what I have to say when I get their. Have spoken to Daniel on the phone on2 ocassions,very exciting. In the note say jenny & tony Isle of wight. I gave him a dvd of his birthday show in oxford. Marge and Albert from South Dakota. He knows us all. It is a pity we can talk on face book. Daniel has a page. mine is jenny wilkinson. Cheers for now keep in touch. Hugs Jenny
WOW the best heading to start up with, & then those lovely photos to enjoy , bless you Jeanine Ann our Beautiful Man, its all the goodness in His face, I could sit & enjoy forever, I sincerely Hope He is starting to feel a little better , He must be feeling frustrated, not being able to do what He likes to do; Keep Praying all, there is much power in Prayer; SallY this is for you I had a phone call from S.A, from the Lady who will take cards to Nancy, I'd put my adress on the envelope, & she looked us up in the phone book, she rang to say thanks I'd also put in a big photo from You Raise Me Up she is going to laminate it for Nancy who has had a really NASTY STROKE, she can do nothing for herself but her mind is active, life suks does'nt it; are we praying every day for Himself ,my choice is I will, its purely a personal idea, & when you think about it what can You or I do that will help ALL THE RIEU FAMILY, just a few words , humble words will go a long way I imagine; now after all that I'm going back to Africa with my Jasper;xxxooo meow !!!
Happy September to Dear Andre and all my Andre friends around the world. Lets hope this month will see him in better health.Fantastic pictures Jeanine Ann Just how we love to see him,with a big big smile on his face. Sorry you are in such pain Judith,there is nothing worse than constant nagging pain. I shall say a little prayer for you and Andre at the same time as we all did on Monday. Love and hugs xx
I felt like listening to some good music today, so... I put on Trier and followed it up with GALA. 2 wonderful Germany concerts.
Anyone else have a Favorite of the Day?
Hi Sally. My favourit of the day was Andre live in Australia. The skaters and debutants, do it for me. Such a spectical cheers
musik zum traumn(spelling?) Then I love that Flying Dutchman!
As you guys were talking about your favorites from André, I went to look at my stuff and noticed that there was quite a mess everywhere. the DVDs not in order anymore or the CDs. I took them all out and started to cataloge them, boy what a job, did not know I had so many. I started with the Videos from l994 until 2000 , then the DVDs, but I went by the year they were produced as show, not as DVD, so that kept me for a while and this in 4O C, I was soaked, during this I looked at the first part from "Australian adventures", and then I quit. The CDs and all my interviews from Germany and France have to wait until I am in the mood again, which might never happen, haaaaaaa! Sometimes you guys talk about one DVD or CD and I think, never heard of it, but then I found it. I find also that André has a lot of titles that are confusing, very much alike, "Romantic moments"-" Romantic Paradise" then I have some in English titles, German titles and even 2 in French, which I bought for my husband: Romantic moments and la vie est belle I have in all 3 languages, boy, I have to build on soon an annex for André Rieu. Jeanine Ann, if I would like you get berried in my André memorabilia, I would need an extra coffin. Well it was fun and also lots of work.
HA, Jeanine Ann would love that!
Yes I would love that. : ) If I would be buried with all the Andre stuff I have, Clyde would have to leave me outside the coffin. haha
Speaking of NZ, I wrote to Reuben and he said he is in the Northern part of the country and he is okay. Doesn't think there were any fatalities which is good. Big hugs to all!
Haaaaaaaa, I berried instead of buried, well that´s the German in me.
I heard Andre and Orch play La Canzone Del Volga, a beautiful piece- and can not find the sheet music. Where can one get this sheet music?
Thanks
Robert
My favorite is still Maastricht 3, I have goose pimples on my goose pimples every time I watch it, what was achieved with all those wind players is just so amazing, & to hear Panis Angelicus, sung so beautifully by Mirusia,with the wind players softly softly, it is such a beautiful dvd, now we Have My African Dream, the two discs are really good, very funny, extra emotional for the audience, very emotional for Andre' also, He's an amazing Man, what He & His People do, blows me away every time, & the fact that He allows us to share this Raw Emotion , what A Man, His Gift to us of Himself , is really BEAUTIFUL;
I hope to hear in the near future of Andre's improved health. He really is a great person and has brought much joy to many, many people. God bless. I also wondered if there was any news when My African Dream will be released in South Africa. I went to 2 concerts here in Cape Town and we still have no release date of DVD. Cant wait!! Lots od hugs Julie
Judith You take care of your lovely self, we are all of Gods Children, & extra special, Pain is a real BBBBth,never ending at times I am thinking of you & often say an ave for you,I am good at that, I will continue this if thats ok with you, take good care of yourself other than that, play a bit of Music from that Man that plays a "Fiddle" ha ha. my grandson when He put Jasper on the site put a marker on my screen that reads cat& fiddle, no respect ha;
Fay, that's funny, about the cat & the fiddle. Remember the little nursery rhyme,"Hey, diddle, diddle! The cat and the fiddle,The cow
jumped over the moon; The little dog laughed To see such sport, And
the dish ran away with the spoon?.
Hi All on a beautiful UK evening. Sometimes it's great to be alive. I do hope Andre is feeling a bit better. Just wish we had more updates but the Rieu family are entitled to a bit of privacy.I must get myself a copy of Maastricht 3. Everyone seems to rave about it. I love the cat and fiddle bit Fay. I have a 14yr old nephew that can't undersand my Andre obsession and has a little joke about it. All in good fun though. I love it when the 'kids'
interact with us 'olds'Both generations have something to give to each other. Makes the world go round. Andre has an appeal to all ages too .Hope Judith you are feeling better today. I went to visit a very dear friend in hospital today who has had a stroke. She is improving day by day which gladdens my heart. We have all got to think possitive thoughts Hugs to all xx
Hello everyone,a bright Andre'Day to all of you, I wonder How Our Beautiful Man is feeling toDay, for His % Marjorie's sake I hope He is feeling a little better, In My African Dream, Andre'said His violin is going to be in a book,a man is writing a book on Stradivarious & the violins ,might be a good read for those interested In Violins, its cruel to call them fiddles, (the youth of today) they are such beautiful instruments when played correctly,!!, it never ceases to amaze me the Glorious sound that comes to us when played correctly, & what a sound we receive from Andre' especially on the cd You Raise Me Up, its soooooo Beautiful, have a good day all.xxxooo Meow
Where is everyone, Have you all gone to Maastricht to visit Andre' & Family, ha ha if only that were possible, the Dear Man , i'd not wish that on Him He needs Time out for Himself, Marjorie & all the family, especially those darling Granbabies, & to get well, otherwise He will be worn out,we can't have that happening now can we, mind you I would'nt mind being His Hot Water bottle, but I fancy Jeanine Ann Would be there before me ha ha;
Fay, I did visit Maastricht tonite, then shared love around the World on a beautiful ship, very relaxing!
Hot water bottle eh? Nice idea! Andre & family are still in my prayers & hope we hear again soon that he is still on the UP. xxx
HI everyone. I would sincerely like to thank Julie Fay and Sally for their cards and prayers for Nancy. Also a special big thankyou to Sally for the two DVD's which I know that Nancy will love watching over and over.
Being new to the Fans and Friends web site it is lovely to know that people care so much for others. God bless you all.
Angie K
September Greetings To All Of You!
A few observations from my "side if the
fence." You have not been to a Andre Rieu Concert until you have been to one in Maastricht. I just got my Maastricht
II DVD. All 3 of them are fabulous!
Some day I would love to attend a concert there. Melissa Venema playing
the Trumpet is wonderful. Have both of
CD's. Can not wait for the new Maastricht DVD "A Midsummer Night Dream"
to come out. I think it was a big mistake to let Susan Erens leave the Orchestra. Would be interesting to know
whitch orchestra members are married to each other. Kindess reguards to each of you. Woody Fitch
To those of us who celebrate the holiday, I wish everyone a safe and pleasant Labor Day weekend.
We don't usually travel anywhere anymore and we don't labor much either.
This always seems to be summer's last fling , an unofficial end to summer, so to speak.
Seasons come & seasons go, much too fast anymore, at least it seems so to me.
Well I feel myself getting mellow now so I will go & find something to do.
Happy September Day to all.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR UP-DATING NEWS:
I JUST WANTED TO SEND "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
WISHES TO OUR Jan McG.- her Birthday is on SEPTEMBER 4TH, and I think it is already the 4th in AU???? So hope you are celebrating. I sent a cake and flowers, (hee-hee-hee)
let me know how they arrived. Play the
music, with a song in your heart.
Wow Jan McG Thankyou for sharing this picture of yourself with us. You look absolutely Fabulous Ooh LaLa !!
Hope you have a Magical Happy Birthday my friend filled with love and laughter
Big Birthday hugs xx
Thanks Josephine. I've had a lovely day! Didn't know the photo was 'outed' - one of the few in great lighting - ha, ha!!!HUGS xxx
Hi Judith and thanks. Today has been a lovely song. Thanks so much for lovely flowers & yummy cake. More later. hugs xxxxxx
A most Happy Birthday to Jan McG!!! I hope you are having a wonderful day my friend. Play some of that Andre music and have a great time.
Well this has never happened in my years of blogging. I put a comment pending on and was working on it and somehow Debbie came in a her comment took over my spot. So Jan these are my words but I cannot find out what Debbie wrote.
Debbie, sorry do you want to try again please, thanks. BTW Prudence is working on the Birthday page so if you can hold off a day on the Birthdays then we will not need to move a whole bunch of greetings. Thanks
Never mind. It seems to have been a bit confusing but I've had a great Birthday & Fahter's Day weekend.
Thanks for the well wishes. HUGS xxxxxx
Hi All, has anyone heard about our sister
fan site in New Zealand? They got hit by a nasty 'Earthquake', and from the news it was a mighty jolt that woke them up on Saturday. Looks like lots of damage, but
reporting on any people being hurt is coming in slow. Lets pray these hearty people are holding their own. Whereabouts is Reuben's fan site located at? Sending prayers and good will to the people of Christchurch. We're all here for you. May God give you strength as you go about bringing
your homes back together again.
Judith, I was on his site earlier & it seems not to have been bad in his area, around Tauranga. I was relieved for that as it's he's the first personI thought of when I heard the news.We wish all NZ people safe & sound. Reuben's site is http://www.nzfansofandrerieu.com/
Thank you Shirley, makes me breathe better
knowing that most of our friends from NZ
are and were not among those in the wake of yet another disaster which seems to be
making this holiday week end terrible in various places. Mother-Nature is blowing
off some steam and cutting some vacations shorter. I have had no plans,
as I just stayed put visiting new doctors, and making my life play out like a soap-opera. Sadly, these doctors
do not win any prizes for their looks, if anything, they add the pain-0-meter,
add more pain to my eye sight. One more to go to on Wednesday. What an education in pain - nearing the 6 year
mark, since that Saturday when head met
door. Change the subject! Hope everyone
has a positive Saturday.
Oh A Very Happy Birthday to you Jan McG. are you doing anything special to celebrate, can't think of a better way than watching a few Good dvds, Possibly Andre's plus a nice mug of Hot Chocolate with a big slurp of Baileys; all jokes aside , Happy Happy Birthday to You; sorry I don't know how to put all those lovely cakes & things on , next year I'm going to go & do some courses, all I know now is what Narelle Taught me, thats just the basics; I'm not doing Scripture next year I decided that after 23 years I'm losing my patience, there's very little respect for religion from some students, you only need a few in a big class who aim is to belittle The Good Book, enough from me , have a great Andre' Day, & I think keep up Those Prayers for Our Lovely Man; xxxooomeow
Hi Fay, thanks. I had a lovely day with my 88 yr old Dad & my brother. (Lunch with the girls yesterday). It was very special! My Dad watched Andre while Adrian helped me with a big job in the garage for a couple of hours. I didn't know that my Dad also loves Andre and thinks he is a wonderful man! Super special was Dad & I talking about Andre, his music etc., & how much my Mum would have loved his music & concerts, as most of the music Andre shares is what my Mum used to sing. Dad thinks of Mum thru Andre's music as well. We shard a tear or two (it's almost 2 yrs now since she died). Just wonderful to share this on my Birthday & Father's Day same weekend and see & feel the healing - no grief today, just lots more healing shared between us & a great sense of peace. I never shared with Dad all the crying I did since I found Andre. I think I've said before that it was almost as if the Angels introduced me to Andre to help me heal after Mum died. We also talked lots about religion (we are Catholic) & our spiritual beliefs regarding loss, the hereafter.
Good for you taking a course! I say that as long as the brain is working we can 'keep on truckin'. It's understandable that you've lost 'some' patience Fay. You can lead a horse to water etc.,....but even when you meet ignorance, resistence, negativity - you never really will know how many in this lifetime you have touched & helped until you're past those pearly gates. Perhaps, at sometime you may come across 'just one person' in this life who frustrated the heck out of you with their attitude toward God, who comes back to you at some time with a story of hopelessness and a 'thank you' for who you are and what you did!
I'm still praying for Andre, and also those in Christchurch.
xxxxxx
Jan, I didn't realize it was your birthday nor did I know that Father's Day in Australia was different from ours. Now I see that it is the first Sunday in September whereas ours is the third Sun in June. So, to say Happy Birthday to you I must & it sounds as if you had a very special day with your father too. very nice.
Hi Shirley and Jan McG. Oh yes how we can never forget those we have loved and lost. My darling Nan I miss so much and so often. I spent so much time with her as a child and was the last person to see her alive. For many many years I would see someone in the street and think it was her. Then I lost my darling husband 15years ago. It is so strange. Although I am with another partner, so many times when I have been out for the day or evening it is always my husbands face that is 'in my head' that I am going home to ,to talk about things that happened. Then I lost my dear Dad 12 years ago. Oh how I so wish with each and every one that I had asked questions.About everything.There is so much I don't know and wish I did. But life goes on.We must live life to the full and try to have no regrets. xx
Hi Josephine & Shirley,
Getting over the pain is the worst & most difficult part and we wonder when it will end for us as we go about our daily lives, even in acceptance that someone is gone. It's nice when you arrive at that place of 'inner peace' & truly enjoy the best memories without heart wrenching grief. Of course I'm talking of my own experience, losing someone who died of natural causes at an older age. I know a few who have lost children, or lost partners quite young or under quite gruesome circumstances, & have friends die young. I am truly blessed compared to some who must surely suffer for much, much longer over their losses. It's a blessing for me that there were no words left unspoken, no questions outstanding, and no deeds not completed-good, bad or indifferent; we were honest
& loyal, & to have such amazing conversations with Dad about what he has experienced is just the icing on the cake. I hope this will be true with anyone else in my life. I still feel my Grandma & Grandad around me at times.
I'm going now before you think I'm getting tooo soppy! It's been a wonderful weekend. xxx
New Zealand is having a terrible day. I wonder if the pictures are being sent around the world. Christchurch is so badly damaged and now a plane has crashed on the Fox Glacier killing all nine people on board. It's too much for a small country all on the one day. Now they only have 3 hours daylight left as well.
Jill, I am so sorry to read & hear about New Zealand. It is tragic. A massive Earthquake and now a plane crash? This is terrible. I will say prayers for all the country and keep everyone in my heart.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Christchurch, the biggest city in New Zealand’s South Island, was extensively damaged early today by a massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake that flattened buildings, ripped up roads and cut power, water and sewage connections.
Seismologists said the quake was centered about 19 miles west of the city, and caused extensive damage because it was centered only 6 miles underground.
Oh Dear That gave my little old heart a jolt when I saw Earthquake in NZ. I have a sister in North Island so she is safe. Saw the word Tauranga and happy memories came flooding back from a couple of years ago when I viited her. She lived at Papamoa Beach a fabulous place very close to Tauranga. We visited so many wonderful places including Rotorua, Gisborne, Lake Taupo Te Puke,home of the tasty kiwi fruit and my favourite Napier a wonderful ArtDeco city. No news of our Darling Andre for ages. But as the saying goes 'No news is good news' Fingers and everything else crossed that this is true. We are enjoying a lovely 'Indian Summer' as we do so often in September here in UK Hope all my Andre friends around the world are well and happy especially Judith and of course our Birthday Girl Jan McG. Hugs to all xx
Hi Jan McG
Just to wish you a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY, I hope you have a great time with all of your celebrations.
with Love and Hugs.
Debbie xx
Thanks Debbie, it's been a lovely day! Hugs xxx
Jan, Hope you had lovely Birthdayxx
Hi Kay,
Thank you, I had a lovely day, and another today as my Dad & brother stayed the weekend. Also celebrated with friends on Friday. xxx
Hello Jill.
sorry to hear about the Earth Quake in New Zealand, and all so the plane crash.
I will keep all the people of New Zealand
in my thoughts and Prayers.
oh Dear New Zealand is not having the happiest of times as Sally says all we can do Is remember those suffering in Our Prayers, a little bit of good Andre's twitter is for the people, a different twitter from Himself is good I go to that each day as I log on; I just think we need to talk to The Big Boss & ask Him to look after those in these troubled times.?
I have been listening & watching the news about Christchurch & the plane crash in NZ.The mayor has said that there is not a house or family that hasn't suffered damage in some way and now it seems as if they have to be on the watch for gale force winds too. We can't help but offer our prayers & concerns for all those families & friends who have lost so much, but thankfully not that many lives have been lost.Also, if you want to see some aerial footage & some of the damage, you tube has quite a few videos.
A very happy birthday to Jan!!!!
Hope the gales force winds will not make more damage in NZ, pray for the victims and the ones from the plane crash. In the US the hurricane Earl is giving headaches, too for the East coast, hope he looses its force!
Thanks for Birthday wishes.
I was shocked by the NZ news. It looks quite devastating. Latest I heard sewage in flood waters due to Infrastructure being destroyed. I pray for all that human life & God's creatures be kept safe thru this. Also hope that those in Victoria's Nth East (OZ) be safe thru the deluge. Melbourne is feeling some impact with winds brewing up and heavy downpours but I don't yet know of any damage in Country areas closer to Melbourne.
Hi all. All this talk of NZ made me take a look at the NZ website which I must admit I never knew existed. Very interesting to me as I have been to Tauranga to visit my sister as I said before. But wow. I didn't realise that Reuben would be such a young person. What a lovely young man and what a great singing voice.It's wonderful to have younger people interested in The Great Man. I do hope everyone is alright in Christchurch. Extra prayers I think tonight for them. The weather these days seems to be so unpredictable
Take care everyone xx
Reuben has a very nice site doesn't he? I think he sings so well too.
Thank you so much for this Jeanine Ann. I have seen quite a few Musicals and Phantom of the Opera is my favourite. I have seen it 4 times. Andre gets carried away with the emotion and feeling as usual. Takes you with him to another world, and those close up's of him are fabulous. Such a handsome man. As usual one thing leads to another so I went to you tube and watched Michael Crawford singing this.I love his interpretation.Thank you for My Way as well. Things don't always work out when you do it your way but thank goodness they did for Andre. No update on how he is doing. I hope he is feeling better. Like everyone else I hate to think of him being poorly
And another. . . . .
I hope that all Aussie Dads had a wonderful day with their kids, no matter what age - and vice versa!
I'm honoured to have an amazing Dad.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all the Dads in Australia!!
Happy Fathers Day to all the Dads especially Andre'what a lovely morning it is ,as its the 1st. Sunday of the month ,in our Parish we have The Sacred Heart Sodality, always we have To Jesus Heart All Burning, its old & so beautiful, A lot of the old Hymns we just don't have them anymore, then I come Home & what do I find waiting, My Way, there are many versions of it all beautiful, but played on The Violin By The Man, You can't top that can you WOW! Thank You so much sweet Lady for that My day is made, no update on Andre' which I hope is good,also hope He starting to feel a lot better, & does as He's Told by those looking after Him, He also deserves to have time out for Himself for awhile, His emotions must be drained,after watching My African Dream, with so much emotion shown, so many tears shed,never in all the dvds we have are the emotions so strong & beautiful, we are so lucky to be able to witness this,from our Lovely Man, & Pierre too; enough from me my emotions need to quieten down Have a lovely Rieu Sunday all.xxxooomeow
WEBMASTER SALLY: At 11:49 A.M., this
SUN AM, an E-mail was sent to you, in regard to what you've been waiting for! This may be premature, possibly the "carpet" may be rolled out for you, for what you want! GOOD LUCK!!!
have You all gone on a holiday, not much reading matter,are you all celebrating or something; wonder how Andre' is feeling I do hope the next news will be good news, also That He does'nt hasten back to His hectic life pace as much as He is missed, He needs to spend some time with those beautiful butterflys, even though they have a short lifespan, I would'nt mind being one in His Orangerie, to do a little flutter close to Himself, thats a thought Jeanine Ann eh; Night all, think I'll go to Maastricht tonight;;; God Bless You one &All xxxooo Meow
I am here Fay. It is a holiday here in America so probably not much activity on the blog. Everyone is having picnics, etc. I like that butterfly idea. I would love to be the biggest and most beautiful butterfly there and just softly land on Andre's shoulder and stay for hours. So nice to think about. Have a wonderful day and God Bless.
Please say more prayers for Cotton. We must force feed her again. She got over the infection but now will not eat. Poor baby has more problems. Hugs
Hi Fay, I'm still here.
I was just doing a countdown today for Andre's Melbourne Concert on 16th Oct.
I'm being selfish in that I really want him to be here, yet at the same time hoping & praying that he is doing whatever he needs to do to fully recover before he gets here. I saw his last TWITTER about his 'NEW SEELAND' friends. I had to laugh - don't know if was directly from him or a Staff member with lack of knowledge. Either way, at lest there is an update.
My heart is fluttering away with a big countdown just now. xxxxxx
Hello Jeanine Ann.
So sorry to hear that you are having problems, with your cat Cotton I really hope she will soon start eating and get better, I will say some more Prayers for Cotton hoping for a speedy recovery.
Take care.
Hugs.
I hope your Cotton will manage again, I cross all my fingers for her !!! How old is she??????? I have to put the breaks on my Max, he would eat the hole day, he has to loose one pound and I hope I will manage that not give in on his complaints.
WE GOOFED! We have the wrong date for Lyndall Freeman's birthday. It is the 7th of September and since it is already the 7th in Australia we must get our good wishes out for her. Sorry Lyndall.
Jeanine Ann, my heart goes out to you with prayers & thoughts for Cotton,cats are a real worry when they won't eat, I had A Siamese/Tinkerbell, who did that, my vet told me the life of a Siamese is 10 years, she was 19, a very old Lady, she was almost into Kidney failure, I had a few weeks to make a decision, my vet is so good He came to our villa, & put Her to sleep, He did a lovely thing when He took Her to His car,He put Her on the lap of His Nurse, I don't care if he went round the corner & put her in the boot, here He treated Her with dignty, we had Her cremated, I now have Her in a pottery jar, also another cat Crystal, they can both come with me when I toddle off, We have a group here called Pets at Peace, they come back with a nice card, candle, & the story of The Rainbow Bridge. It nice to have them back in the house, I felt much better when I bought Tinkerbell back home, Its crazy I know but when your pets become your "children" they are such faithful creatures, my cats have always lived inside only go out early in the morning, or in the winter, midday for a roll on cement & some grass; Andre' has said that when He practises His Violin their boxer sits & howls I'd like to think perhaps He's trying to sing along with Andre', we had a Poodle millions of Years ago it seems when the children were small, when Stephen practised His recorder She used to sing along, very funny it was, Oh dear memories they are so precious ; have a beautiful Andre' Day everyone;xxxooo Meow;
Thank you my friends for all your kind words and prayers for Cotton. We are now feeding her with a syringe twice a day. I hate it but it must be done. She is such a sweetheart. Throughout all this she is so nice and never gets mad. She has really gone through a lot in her little life. We will keep her going.
Inge she is 17 years old now and I can still remember the day we got her in Fort Myers, Florida in 1994, she was born in July, 1993 and was ten months old. She was so beautiful and fluffy and looked so regal sitting her her cage. The other white kitty who was also up for adoption ran from us and Cotton looked at us and I could just tell she was the one. That very night she was sitting on my lap at home. Now she sleeps on my shoulder every night without fail. Hugs to all
Your Cotton sounds a lot like my Moise, only he found us in Winchester Ontario, where my son lived at the time. Jutta was in Summer-skating school in Ottawa, only 5Okm from Winchester, so we stayed with Yves and went every morning to Ottawa. When we came home one night, Moise was sitting in front of the door in a thunderstorm , hauling and he had the white skin over his eyes, a sign that he was ill. I opened the door and he was inside. I sent my daughter to the corner store to get some food for him. He ate, like he had nothing to eat for days. I went later to an all night store and bought 3 cans , he ate them all that night. In the morning at 5.OO I let him out, hoping he finds his home. But he was back at 7.OO and wanted in. My son a journalist with the Winchester Press, put an add in the paper, that we found him. He was ugly and skinny and dirty. But nobody came in the 4 weeks we were there. I bought a liter box and more food, bathed him in apple shampoo and we took him home to Montréal. I took him to the vet and he said, I found him in the nick of time,he was starving a long time. Now we had him fixed and he had to have all his teeth extracted, except for he 4 big fangs because they were so infected. He was according to the Vet about 2-3 years old, if he was 2, he lived to b e 2O, could have been older. He was so affectionate and like your Cotton, he always slept on our shoulder. I did in his last year everything I could, even gave him injections of water under the skin every 4th day so he would not so much dehydrate, because his aging kidneys were failing. But last October he slept in for ever and I still cry when I look at his pictures.
I know how you feel Inge and I really know how hard that was for you. It even made me cry when I read your story. We do all we can for our pets but sometimes it is not enough and it is there time to say goodbye. I think it is one of the hardest things we go though as humans (except for the loss of a spouse or family member). We must remember that these pets are only loaned to us from God and sometimes he takes them back. But we will see them again - I know that. Hugs
I can't add much to your posting Jeanine Ann, out Furry Friends are so precious,they pick up on your moods ,my Jasper is so precious, but He also has His moments, at times when he wants to play He thinks i can't see Him , when he hunkers down & He wriggles His backside & pounces, He can also bite, I had a nasty one 2years ago that was when we went Christmas shopping & all I wanted to do was get home, Narelle asked what I wanted for Christmas, I looked at the screen in the shop that had a dvd playing & said that will do I just wanted to get home & off my foot, you don't really need me to repeat the name of The Man playing a Violin, boy did that 1 start an addictive but enjoyable habit,so I guess I should thank Jasper for that bbbite, I would not have had the joy of seeing Our great Man or sharing with all of you, ; have a good night allxxxooo meow
Can anyone tell me why Andre has cancelled the concert outdoors at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna 1st July 2011. We had bought tickets and extended our European holiday around that date to be in Vienna. I have been advised tonight by email from Vienna Tourism that Andre has cancelled this concert. I just read he has not been in good health lately but this concert is 9 months away. If it was for health reasons it is understandable but I was advised it was because he had another appointment. That does not seem fair as the concert was a sell out. The ones in Maastricht are three weeks later in July so we cannot afford to stay in Europe another 3 weeks. We are extremely disappointed of course as we saw Andre in Perth without the Palace background that he had in every other State and Perth is not on his list of concerts this year so we thought it would be absolutely wonderfully to see him in Vienna. I just don't understand how the concert can be cancelled. The write up about the concert in Vienna said it was going to be televised and how much work had gone into it and how beautiful it would be.
Hi Jacqui,
I just read this morning on Andre's website that the concert has been canceled but no reason was given. I also have tickets so I know how you feel. As soon as we have any further information you will read it here. Hugs
Dear Fans,
I have just read on Andre's web site that Schonbrunn Concert for July 1, 2011 has been canceled. According to the site, tickets will be refunded.
More information as we get it.
I am so sorry to hear this news - I was hoping to get tickets for myself and my husband - I went to Vienna and visited Schonbrunn and thought what a lovely place for a concert.
I just not long ago saw this
announcement on Andre's website.
I hope this is just
prudent forward planning on his part rather than immediate health concerns.
I was still debating if I should stay a week longer in Munich because of the Viennese concert, but now I am glad I had not done anything about it. But what worries me, that maybe he is more sick than they tell us???????? Why else would he cancel Vienna, that is where I always wanted to see him, not in that castle he dragged around the world. Or perhaps because he has all those concerts in Maastricht, he found it too much?????????????????
Hi Inge, I'd like to think that Andre is just putting in place a manageable schedule for future Concerts than think he is more ill that what we know. I hope I'm on the right track! xxx
I just can't believe that he would cancel this one because of sickness. He would have to know in advance when he would be sick!I think he must have a very good reason, maybe rescheduling the other two concerts he had to cancel or something else that might interfere before the Maastricht concerts. Whatever the reason I'm not worried.He knows his schedule more than we. I do feel sorry for all those who had made plans for this concert though & I realize it's more than just buying the tickets as they probably had to make advance plans, but I'll wait to see what Andre has to say before I'd worry. We need to think positive.
I don't think this one has anything to do with illness. I think it may be financial. Schonbrunn will be a huge, expensive undertaking. If the backers think he could have a recurrence of whatever he has at any time they may be hesitant to put the money into it. This is just my thought. I could be way off base but it is possible. I think he had a hard time getting financial backing for the Stadium Tours. Hugs
Well we had the bad news for the day, now for the good news - Maastricht 4, A Mid-Summers's Night Dream will be released September 24, 2010! Will check around for pre-order sites.
I have searched and Googled and found only one site for Maastricht 4. I also emailed Hans Music. Here is one site:
CDWOW
OK, boys & girls --- here is a little teaser.
Do you know WHO is the very FIRST soprano soloist Andre featured on a DVD?
Do you know which DVD & which musical number she appears on?
If you said Carla or Carmen, you are WRONG?
More & explicit details to follow in a day or two.
C'mon, Sally, don't spill the beans & spoil the fun for me. Sally knows, because I called & told her on the phone yesterday.
I'll have this matter resolved, once & for all, without doubt on a blog topic soon..........[Bill now leave to finish working on this project/topic]
Do I know the answer to this one? NOPE! I wait with bated breath!
I feel for all those people who were going to the concert at Schonbrunn, I'm sure there"s a good reason, which we"ll hear about at a later date; It may not be Andre's fault,it could be The powers that are in charge at Schonbrunn?????; I wonder does Andre' have a cat we have only ever heard Him speak about dogs, In that castle there must surely be mice, a cat would be very handy, though I've seen poodles on one dvd, they're good mouse catchers, I assume Holland have mice ;I don't know about the rest of you lovely people, but I have'nt heard anyone complaining about mice for years, sometimes here in Oz, farmers have had plagues of them, I can remember telling my Grandaughter about The 3 Blind Mice,I could go on & on about the questions she asked,She was very curious, we went to a Holy Thursday Night Mass, when The Gospel Book was carried up She stood on the seat to watch, The Book was in a Gold covering , this little vpice said very loudly I bet they keep that Book in a cupboard with no mice, She was a scream when she was little, she stayed with me during the week as both parents worked & winter is hard on little ones , I have such lovely memories of those years, another time she was so excited as Father had squiggles on His Vestments, Samantha very excitedly told everyone look Father has Batman on to day,Father told Her no Sam thats The Holy Spirit,no she could'nt be convinced,I remember once going in a bus with Her on a bridge over a river she yelled look out theres crocagators in there, She was a case when She was little; well must put all this on hold , today is Scripture Day, go well everyone;
Jenny - I've just seen your last post to me re Daniel's message.
I'll write a note to give him from you - don't trust myself to be able to say more than 'hello' in the excitement of the moment.
I haven't had an opportunity to speak to him before so am not sure what to expect - hope he's a chatterbox in case I can't think of anything to say...
Check out the MDA Telethon page - Prudence has just put Andre's songs from the Telethon. Thanks Prudence!
Dear Jeanine An, I am worry about the news. How is Andre? Wats happening? Kisses. Silvana Lucato , from Sao Paulo Brazil
Hi Silvana, I think Andre will be fine. I think he is just planning to lighten his schedule a little to give him more time to rest. Please do not worry. Just keep the good thoughts and prayers going for him. Hugs to you
Sure,Jeanine. Andre is in my prayers. Brasilians are worry about his health.GOOD,GOOD THOUGHTS. Kisses.
Jeanine, Are you from Australia or USA?
Hi Silvana, I am from the United States of America.
Jeanine, I love your country. Last year I went to New York. Big Apple is in my Heart. A fantastic city. What part of usa are you?
Silvana, I live about 150 miles from New York - next state over. (Pennsylvania) I have been to NYC many times. It is exciting to be there but would not want to live in the city. I would love to see Brasil sometime. It is beautiful country. I know Andre will love it. Hugs
It will be a pleasure to receive you here in my country. Let me know When. Kisses
Jeamine, you are talking about pets . I had two special dogs, Rebeca and Kika . They were my life .Dogs are wonderful friends . I cried so much when they gone on
Hi Silvana, we were talking about cats but dogs are very important too. I had several dogs in my life but now I have three cats. One is 17 and has kidney disease and will not eat. So we must feed her with a syringe. It is very sad when they get sick. Hugs to you
Jeanine Ann
It is so sad when our pets get sick - feeding her with a syringe must be hard for you (not physically) after having her healthy for so many years. I don't know how I would cope if anything happens to my Boxer Josie. Lots of hugs to you.
Hi All, forgot to tell you that "My African Dream" arrived yesterday!!! I cannot wait to see it. It has a nice booklet in it and Hans put a photo card inside the case. I guess he had them made because Hans Music Shop was at the bottom of the card. Next will be Maastricht 4!!!!! Hugs
A very good sunny UK afternoon to you all. I have just returned home from a very fun filled couple of days away with 2 of my old school friends.Always good to see them and catch up on the gossip. Lots been happening here. Don't know what to make of Andre canceling the Vienna concert next year. I may be wrong but looking at his agenda he doesn't seem to have any concerts for a couple of months beforehand so it would't seem as if he had too many booked. Oh well I expect we will find out sooner or later. I am sooo looking forward to September 22nd at O2. Hope he will be fit and well by then. Don't seem to have been any updates on how he is so fingers crossed. Sorry about your little pussy cat Jeanine Ann. They can be as big a worry as children.Hugs and get well soon wishes to all friends and animals and especially Andre.
Hi Josephine
I must admit am getting bit worried that UK tour might not take place,fingers crossed.Andre's health must come first though. Have you seen African Dream, outstanding concert and great interviews.
I see on the website agenda he is down to appear on Michael Ball show on 16th, have you heard anything about this?
Steve
Last night I was watching America's Got Talent show on TV. If anyone hasn't heard 10 yr old Jackie Evancho sing you have missed it. This young lady has a voice you can hardly believe. Last night she sang Pie Jesu. I think we are watching a rising star in the making. Her voice is so mature one of the judges asked if she had swallowed a grown-up.
I did watch this last night Shirley. She was so fantastic. I got goose bumps as I watched her. She sure is being coached in the arts with poise. Her voice is that of a budding "super star". What a lovely young lady, and it would be such an honor
for that little lady to be requested by
Andre for one of his concerts. Lets hope, Andre or an Andre insider mentions her to him.
Hi A lovely morning on the sunny isle Of Wight. Just watched the utube of the little girl singing. Amazing.Andre I m sure would give her a singing part in a concert in the USA
Shirley, I also think Jackie Evancho has a beautiful voice but I cannot help it, to me she is just acting to grown up, also her voice is more that of a much older girl. Perhaps if they would let her be more a child, she would impress me even more. I just watched Connie a 6 year old from Briton, now she was a total natural kid, not one with a lot of lessons, she also acted like a child and has a beautiful voice.
I agree with you Inge. If she would sing something age appropriate I might be wowed but to sing the songs that the most famous singers in the world have sung in a way that can't come anywhere close because of her age does not do her any favor. I hope that if that's what she wants that someday she will realize her dream. But at 10 years, it is not known whether she will even have a decent voice. Remember Charlotte Church? Everyone thought oh wow. But her voice never developed beyond the thin reediness of a young girl and that was that. When Carmen sings the song where she threatens to jump off the bridge if her father won't let her marry her lover, that's one thing. When a 10 year old sings it, it's silly.
Jeanine Ann, You will love "My African Dream " its a bit different from Andre's other dvds in as much as Andre' & Pierre speak more, The Music is terrific, when Kimmi sings I wonder if there was a dry eye anywhere, Andre' showed us all His emotions, & how to play with a remote controlled helicopter, from Man To Child its a super duper dvd I reckon, I've watched 3 times & will keep going back, it may lighten your worry for a short while, do your cats ever sit & listen to Andre' when you play His Music, as I've said before we do have a lot of Andre' both dvd,& cds, they don't just sit on the stand I play them a lot & love each one, But "You Raise Me Up" stirs something within, its very powerful, My Way runs a close 2nd,; I do hope Andre' is starting to feel a little better, especially for His own & Marjorie, sakes, I say our prayer each morning at 7am. & add a few extra words of my own afterwards; have a great Andre' Day everyone;;;;xxxoooMeow
Hi dear fans,
Hans Music Shop in Australia will be putting up a pre-order ASAP for Maastricht 4.
I always order from them because they are so nice and so reliable. Sometimes he has free shipping to America and other places. I will let you know the moment it is up. They will be in touch with me. Hugs
Bill I do wonder what Andre' may choose to watch if or when He finds time, perhaps He does'nt, you have to think back to His strict classical music education, maybe for escapism it could be cartoons, or sci fi, maybe a good book, I noticed in one dvd He is on a bus doing one of those sudoko things, or perhaps He closes His Lovely Eyes & Dreams,I fancy with all we have learnt about This Lovely Man, well I'm just grateful to Know about & enjoy Him & The JSO they give me so much more than just ENTERTAINMENT;;
A friend told me he liked The Sound of Music, especially with Julie Andrew's singing, so he must have watched something at some time. Who knows how he finds time to just relax & enjoy a movie or dvd anymore. Suzan Eren sang Eidelweiss in one of the concerts. Sally has a story about the Villa von Trapp story in the "news archives". Very interesting reading if you get the chance.
Hi Shirley.Yes I think Andre does like The Sound of Music.Maye because of the music and also the lovely family story. I love the clip of Andre dancing The Landler intersperced with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer dancing
I seem to be having problems with email in that I don't receive any from our site. I have tried to subscribe again twice but still no joy.
Hi Josephine, I seem to be getting my mail ok,think sometimes it might take awhile to get the message through. You mentioned the Landler, we all discussed this last year and Bill said he was going to learn it so he could dance it with someone at his next concert. I'm curious how that will work out, huh Mr Bill? Are you practising?
Hi Josephine
Can you please tell me what The Landler is? I would like to learn this so I can dance with my son!!
The Ländler is the forerunner of the Waltz, more country style, but Johann Strauß Jr. brought the Ländler into the ballrooms of the high society, at the time the blue bloods. His father and Joseph Lanner wrote still a lot of Ländler, but Johann Jr. the Viennese Waltz (Wiener Walzer)
Gloria, if you will look at the left side of this blog, under "category archives" there is a list of past articles etc, there is a couple on "dance", you can find out about the Landler there. I believe it was Bill who wrote that one.It's very interesting.
Shirley you remember that DVD Zauber de Musik where Andre dances with Barbara W.? Didn't they dance the minuet? I didn't think that was the Landler. Whatever it was I was so jealous (haha)
Hi Jeanine Ann. I do believe that it is the Landler that Andre is dancing with the lucky lady Barbara W. Some people get all the luck. Hugs xx
Ok thanks Josephine. I think that is around the time that Andre was prime in the looks department. He is handsome now but then he was unbelievable! I forget what time period that was, probably early 2000's. Hugs
I don't think I could watch the lovely man dancing with someone other ME - I would be soooooooo jealous!!
Yes, that was the LÄNDLER, the word means country waltz he danced it with Barbara Wussow. He also said in an interview that he fell in love with Julie Andrews in that film Sound of Music and him and Barbara dance the same Ländler as Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer
Thank you Shirley I will take a look at that - and thanks to Bill.
Hi Gloria. I think the Landler is a lovely dance. Not that I can do it but if you have seen the film Sound of Music Julie Andrews dances it with Christopher Plummer If you look on youtube you will find several videos I hope you learn to dance it Good luck xx
Thanks Josephine - I remember the dance in the Sound of Music; I will take a look at youtube. Neil my son and I will have a go at it in Manchester and I will report back to you!!!
xx
I just watched 'My African Dream'. It was wonderful. Kimmi sent shivers down my spine!
This morning I heard a song I hadn't heard for years, one that my dad used to sing to me,
Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms". It was played by a harp & flute.
We must have Irish blood somewhere as a lot of those old Irish tunes were sung by either my dad or grandmother.
I think that is why I love Daniel O so much.
I was surprised when I first saw Live In Dublin & Teun played the Last Rose of Summer as I'd not heard that one before
and come to find out they were both written by Thomas Moore.
Oh Sirley!!!!
My Dad used to sing that. My Dad is Irish/English. He had ( and still has at 88) the most lovely Irish lilt in his singing voice. My Mum was the true singer in our lives & our introduction to Classical music (as if you haven't heard this from me enough since I came on board - ha, ha). Apart from my Mum singing most of the music of Andre's, she encouraged Dad & they sang many duets. Dad even got game enough to sing with her in public. Mum also sang many Irish songs as well as Classical. You've brought back very dear memories here for me. Thank you!!! xxx
I loved that song.My grandmother & my dad raised us & they both sang many songs of the time, although they were not great singers, they sang anyway. My dad sounded somewhat a cross between Bing Crosby & Perry Como. There are a couple of songs my grandmother sang that I've been trying to find but no lusk & I can't remember all the words anyway. One was something about "the preacher & the bear" & the other one was about a little boy named Lucas Stout who didn't believe in Santa Claus & when Santa found out he said " I don't believe in Lucas Stout, there ain't no such a boy". Now, does that sound familiar to you? Probably not because that was probably back in the 40's. I used to go across the street to listen to the old victrola records that a friend of my grandmother's had. Enrico Caruso. started my love of classical & opera. Gosh, what a varied mix of music I like.
Shirley, neither of those songs ring bells with me, I'll ask my Dad if he's familiar. I've not heard of Beverly Sills either so will look her up too. It must have been a pleasure to hear your Dad sing with that mixture in his voice. I always liked both Bing & Perry, and Caruso!
My African Dream, Jan , is on the way from HANS cheap, I must say, but I ordered Live in Sydney from ABC , they charge an arm and a leg for Shipping and handling, almost as much as for the DVD, haaaaaa, I think next time I wait until I find it in Germany in the stores on sale, haaaaaaaaa, never learn it.
You are right Inge. I get everything from Hans and I always contact him first. I paid a small fortune for one of Andre's DVD's (I was antsy) from Ovation Shop so I learned the hard way. I am waiting for Hans to let me know when it is ready to pre-order.
Speaking of "African Dream", we started watching it today then ran out of time so we did not get to the concert as yet. We just love it. Andre is so funny and cute. Every time we see him he is hungry. He also is so emotional which I really love since I am that way also (not always hungry tho) (haha) You will love it Inge! Now we wait for Maastricht 4. I must admit I had mixed emotions as I watched because of what is happening now but I am praying all will be fine for Andre. I could not live without him and his music. Hugs
One thing is for sure, André has to slow down in future, if he wants to make us happy for an other 6O years (not that I would make it that far) and no more castles that give him stress galore.
Hi Inge, I ordered mine thru Han Music Spot. Can't remember what I paid off hand as I ordered four at the same time. I learned a lesson after ordering my last three via Get Music on Andre's new Ausie website. I received two of three but haven't even managed a response as to where my 3rd DVD is even though I paid for the lot!
I should have stuck with Hans in the first place. NOT HAPPY JAN!!! ??? - I MUST FOLLOW UP AGAIN SOON!
Surely by now I'm almost caught up on his DVD's...then start again if the CD's.
xxx
Hi Inge,
My most recent purchase from HANS was FIVE DVD's including My African Dream. Just short of $138 including local postage (average $27.60 each). For someone like me who 'wants it when she wants it' & certainly doesn't have the patience to wait for 'anything Andre' - I can't complain. I do though have the patience to wait and order at least two at a time to save on postage. I've at least caught up a little on his past DVD's so can slow down. Although I'm very much behind on the CD collection - hmmmmm...Is there no end to this magnificent obsession????????
All good though - ha, ha!!!!!!!!!! xxx
Jan McG.African Dream IS GREAT eh, very emotional eh!, apart from all the beautiful music, kimmi singing The Ave Maria, & that beautiful lullaby, & Andre' playing with that helicopter, He's a funny Man,& fancy Him having Charles Darwin's Great Grandaughter at His concert, she was greatly moved I think, there are so many wonderfull moments on those 2 dvds.; there are & have been many wonderfull Artists who have given us much over the years, But I don't think there is anyone who does all that Andre' does " I watch Him ocassionly ha ha", no matter how many times I watch His dvds they are never stale, Andre' sure has "SOMETHING" that I have not found in other entertainers, other than Al Jolson, I think He too had that special magic with His audience!!!!!
Same here Fay. Did u catch that bit where Andre said 'I just wanted to be the baby in her arms'?
Well !! Where do we go us girls go after that??????. Just another 'melting moment???????????????
xxx
Fay, I never get bored, and am still building my collection. I'm up to around 20 now including the boxed set I think. Can't play a couple until I upgrade my DVD player but that'll be more of a surprise at the time. I used to love Al Jolson, & a shame we don't see his oldies on TV. I think that's more of a political issue though.
Hi All,It is ages since I have joined in but I enjoy reading the items on this site everyday and have a laugh each time.I wanted to tell about what happened here this morning.I had a carpet cleaning man come,in about his 50,s and he noticed my 30+ DVD's and books and frames on Andre.He said do you like a bit of Andre?and I said more than a bit!He has 3 or 4 dvd's and his favourite is Song of the Volga which I like too and I also mentioned how I love Tristesse,so I hummed a bit for him.He said that it was his late mothers favourite tune.So when he had finished the carpets we both sat down and watched Tristesse on the Romantic Moments dvd and I showed him Song of the Volga on the Live in Sydney dvd. He left with the info for both dvd's and said he would go and buy them.
I have 2 ladies from 2 charities who come to visit me and we always watch some of Andre.
I have watched My African Dream many times and love the interaction between Andre and Pierre, I can't wait for Maastricht 4 to come out.
I wish we could hear an update on Andre as I still worry about him and how he his recovering, we should hear something soon as the UK trip is getting closer.I and my friends are so looking forward to when he comes back to Sydney.
A friend went to Maastricht this year and brought me back the lovely programme in Dutch of course and Marjorie's book Dreams Come True it was very funny and my big dream would be to sit in on a rehersal in his studio, but I guess I will just have to dream on.
Have a lovely Andre day to all of you wherever in the world you are, Helen
Hi all, I am a newcomer to commenting here but I read every day your lovely thoughts. I too am worried about dear Andre's health but am thinking positive as dear Jeannine Ann tells us all to do. Keep up the delightful chatter.
Hi Maureen,glad you popped in.
Welcome to Maureen Davidson! It is so nice to have you with us. I hope you will have many happy moments with us. Hugs to you.
oh Helen Is'nt that marvellous, your carpet man enjoying Andre' I'm not at all surprised' all The different people I come across, He is a great conversation "PIECE". We had a visiting Priest/friend of our Parish Priest; He came from Long Island, as I am a senior server,we were talking & I asked Him did He know what was on those big bells that are part of The Carrillion, that Frank played in the dvd On The Way to New York, so as He did'nt know He asked how I knew about them ,so of course we then had a good conversation about Andre';;;; Do any of you lovely people up there in The U.S.A.who perhaps live in New York or know what is on those bells, what the Figures are ,I would really love to know they are Big Bells, Frank looked like an ant standing next to them, I fancy there must be an historical story too them ??? Like all of us too I look every day for an up date on Himself, I think we are all praying & worrying as well, Get Well Sweet Man; !, I am going back to Schonbrunn again tonight , sweet dreams all;xxxooomeow;
Attention all UK Andre fans!
On Andre's website under AGENDA it says he will be on the Michael Ball Show next Thursday 16th Sept.3pm!He must be well enough for that!I saw Michael Ball a few years ago in ENO's production of "Kismet"( by Borodin).He has a great voice and a very lively personality.(He was also in "Hairspray" I believe.
Less than 2 weeks now til Birmingham concert, getting very excited.
Thanks for that info Brenda - I will definitely watch that - did you see Andre when he was on the Alan Titchmarsh show? He is also a big fan and was raving about 'Forever Vienna'.
Hi Brenda Thanks for this. Apart from anything else it gives me hope that our Dear Andre is on the mend. I shall definitely watch. I saw Michael Ball in Hairspray and he was absolutely brilliant. It was a great feelgood show. I am so looking forward to seeing Andre live on 22nd September at O2 London xx
This is a PS for Shirley.
It's amlmost 2 yrs since Mum passed, & just the past 2 mnths or so we are totally at peace and don't break out in tears & fits of grief. Music was my Mum's life, even though she wasn't Professional. An amazing God given voice with no formal training. The final thing I have to go through is her lifetime collection of music score - anything up to 60 years worth! Can you imagine the memories for me as I sort through this. She passed it on when she knew she could no longer sing, even though I have no musical talent whatsoever. I feel this is a legacy she entrusted to me, to pass on at my discretion! It will be very emotional, yet happy at the same time! xxx
Jan, I know this has to be very hard thing to do, kind of bittersweet. Your mom must have been a beautiful lady & I'll just bet you have a lot of her qualities, even if not the musical talent, she left you with an appreciation of great music. I always said I made high marks in music appreciation if not in talent.I tried piano lessons at one time but unfortunately for me I liked to play by ear too much.
Hi Shirley, yes, at least we have music in our lives regardless. Music is in all of us at some depth of the mind & soul, and those with such disabilities just really prove a point.
Ha,ha - I have two left feet also - Mum was the only one who could really dance.
We are praying so hard that Andre will recover very soon. We are hoping to see our first live show of his in Birmingham UK on 23rd September. We have made special travel arrangements as we live in France, so everything is crossed for him to recover enough to travel, so that we can see this amazing man perform with his orchestra. We have all of his DVD's bought this year as we are newcomers to his fan club. Like so may others, we are excited about Maastricht 4and have pre-ordered it from Amazon already. Next year we will see Maastricht 5 live and have already booked out trip.
Andre - Please rest as you are advised and get well soon. x
Welcome Maureen, one thing we all have in common on this site is our Love & respect for The Man Called Andre', He surely gives us all lots of pleasure, via dvds & cds, & if we can, to attend one of His Great Concerts;; Does anyone live in that area in The U S A where those awfull fires are I hope not, have to fly , vinnie's this morning have a beautiful Andre' day all.xxxooomeow;
There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe the absolutely fabulous concert Daniel O'Donnell gave us in Sydney last night. He was just on fire and Mary Duff was so beautiful and together they created three and a half hours of pure magic.
The band and backing singers, everyone was supercalafragalisticexpealadocious (and that's an understatement).
How I wish you could all have been there. What a tonic it would have been for Andre if he could have been - the atmosphere they engendered was electrifying. So much shared happiness must be good for your health.
Jill, that must have been amazing and so glad you enjoyed it. Daniel and May have been favourites of ours for years & we so enjoy our DVD recordings of their concerts as well as CD music. They too, are very lovely people who share a real gift in this World!
Thanks Jan
We're just home from Newcastle after seeing Daniel again - oh my. This time we were able to wait and speak to him - took over an hour and a half in the queue, but was worth it. He is just a delight, fun, happy and a chatterbox.
Jenny I gave him your message and he said he knows you all and is looking forward to maybe seeing you in Branson. He also said he knows this site and thinks Andre is wonderful.
Thanks for the welcome. It is such good news that Andre may be appearing on U.K. television next Thursday, first positive news so far. I am in Melbourne, Australia so will not be able yo tune in but I will be guessing you lucky people will love it. I will be happy just to know he is up and about again. I will just have to watch the lovely man on one of my many D.V.Ds
I'm sure someone will/could record it on DVD and post it
Jan Mc. I wont go to Kimmi's Arms, with Andre' wishing He was A babe in Her arms, on account of the fact we may argue as to who cuddles That Baby first, I reckon I'm the oldest so should have the first cuddle, guess who may be very slow in returning said baby, you've guessed ha ha, Mad too!!
FAY - I was thinking about you today & your comments last week about Narelle encouraging with changes & courses & hope you're still of the right mind to make change. I've been very frustrated myself these past few years after my accident, trying to move forward with appropriate work within my Field as well as my physical limitations. Yesterday, out of the blue I received contact from a local Aged Care Facility asking if I would be interested in providing on site Counselling services to Residents & their families. I've always taken interest in the elderly & love to hear about their lives & to learn from them as they have so much to offer. What a wonderful opportunity it would be, not only to offer counselling for their needs right now & support their families, but to brighten their days sharing their best memories in life! I may even take Andre with me! I'm excited about this offer and hope it all pans out! I will know next week.
xxx
Shirley,
I looked up Beverly Sills on You tube. What a lovely voice & elegant performances! Also read a little from her Biog. I'm surprised I'd not heard of her. Maybe in her early career and given 'archaic' modes of communication back then unless you were already 'a star', we would not have heard of her between moving around the World ourselves.
Given you know of 'Endearing young Charms', I wonder if you've ever heard 'Beautiful Dreamer'...awake unto me'), or if your Dad ever sang this too...? It was more recently recorded by 'The Furey's' - I love their music too! My Dad used to sing this also, by Stephen Foster (American,perhaps subsequently of Foster & Allen)? My Dad also loves Joseph Locke. I'd not heard of him until these past 5 or 6 years. Initially I wasn't sure if I liked his 'unique' voice yet it has grown on me.....maybe the Irish coming out in me again!!!!
Jan, I also loved Beverly Sills, she was already a child star, but I knew her only when she was narrating the operas in the Metropolitan, only later I heard old recordings from her. She had a very successful carrier but also a lot of grief in her life, two handicapped children. Her husband died before her and she of lung cancer. But she always seamed to master her life and looked happy.
What an amazing woman Inge! In life it's a gamble as to whether we reap the rewards before suffering, or suffer before reaping the rewards, and a very fine balance in finding our own true happiness & truth in between. I think we are all meant to suffer in some way to appreciate life & move forward. I've known many people in my life (personally) who inspire me greatly, from Prisoners of War enduring extreme torture in NAZI camps & escaping only to be scarred for life, Rats of Tobruk, Germans fleeing from their home Country at great risk, WW1&2 survivors, witnessing friends die young thru cancer or other disease. When I look back on the difficulties & suffering in my own life, I consider myself blessed, and thank those who shared their lessons with me! xxx
I used to watch her on televsion a lot, then I bought a couple of dvds of her singing in La Taviatta & the Barber of Seville. I always loved her sunny disposition & laugh. One year my daughter gave me a book called Bubbles, about her life. I thought well the name Bubbles sure fits her. One would never know what sadness her life held because she never let it take over herself. I admired, & still do, her greatness, as a singer & a human being.
yes Shirley, I believe that her sunny disposition helped her a lot to coop with her burdens, but I think she also found a lot of happiness in her singing.
Jan, I also believe that if you never meet disaster or bad luck in your life, you cannot appreciate the good and happy things.
Yes, I know that song very well, although I don't remember my dad singing that one, my aunt, his sister, used to play that one on the piano. My dad sang so many different songs but besides the one I already mentioned, the main two that stand out in my mind, that I loved, were You Belong To My Heart & I Dreamt I Dwelt In Marble Halls.
Not unlike Andre's 'sunny disposition' in the way he shares his music with us?
I know these two titles, yet need to hear again to relate on these. I'll look up on YOUTUBE. Doesn't Andre do YOU BELONG TO MY HEART?.
Speaking of Pianos!!! My Mum had one when we lived in UK. I was no more than three yrs old & had a habit of climbing out of my cot even from a babe, whenever I felt like it, much to Parent's distress. I once got up in the middle of the nite, turned the wrong way and hurtled down the staircase!
Mum had not long finished re-decorating her house (two storeys plus attic), all rooms, all floors, all stairwells) in 'ANAGLYPTA' wallpaper - the heavily embossed stuff which u could either leave plain or paint over. I must have been watching, as I climbed up the Piano to where she kept her make up..lipstick and eyeshadow (in those days eye shadow was always in stick form). To Mum's dismay, I coloured in many of the flowers on her lounge room wallpaper!!!!...Imagine the work load for her back then, (and I thought I was a hero being able to fully paint my 3 bed home from top to bottom, then do Mum's lounge room after).
Thank goodness I was way toooo young to be severely punished - it wasn't my fault!!!
xxx
yes, Andre did do this song but it was a different title. I recognized it as the one my dad sang, I guess his was the English song, although I understood later it was also known as Only Once In My Life, different lyrics of course.
I laughed at your adventure as an artist!
Haaaaaaaa, Jan I laughed so much about your decoration on the wall paper, my cousin, was one year old and stayed with us for 6 weeks, he did that with the contents of his diaper, boy I never forget my mother, how she almost cried and I laughed my head off, was only 6, but never forgot that.
Ha, haaa....childlike curiosity eh? Hopefully he didn't do too much decorating before your Mum found him. xxx
Hi Shirley Yes I love both of these songs. I remember Bing Crosby singin you Belong to My Heart. Such a calm mellow voice and both Enya and Celtic Woman singing I dreamt I dwelt in Marble halls. Beautiful Thanks for reminding me of both xx
Hi Josephine, I don't remember Bing Crosby singing that song but someone else sang it and I can hear his voice but for the life of me I cannot remember his name. He sang a lot of love songs. Do you have any idea who he was or do you Shirley?
My mother loved Bing Crosby not only for his voice but because he resembled my Dad except my Father was darker. He had black hair and brown eyes. My mother sang and played piano and was quite good. She was also an artist. She did sketches that looked like photographs of entertainers like Bing Crosby, Nelson Eddy, Rock Hudson and many others. That sketchbook disappeared many years ago and I think it was because my Grandfather remarried after my Grandmother passed away and things were just lost. Oh, the name of the singer just came to me - Tony Martin. He sang "You Belong To My Heart". But anyway I would love to have some of the work my mother did. She was so talented and Grandfather did not encourage her at all. She was good enough to be a commercial artist but I guess he thought that women should not have careers but that is another story - a long story. Hugs
Jan,talking about Irish music, do you know Phil Coulter's music?
He did a cd with Roma Downey, another Irish favorite of mine.
The cd is Healing Angel, the music is by Phil & the singing
by Roma. This is the only time I've heard her sing & she has such a beautiful voice.
I always wondered why she never sang more. She talks more than sings on this cd but it is so beautiful
& very peaceful. I'm not familiar with Joseph Locke.
Hi Shirley, I'd not heard of Phil Coulter. Looked him up tonite on Youtube - I like what I hear; very gentle & melodic!!!! Is Phil more of a Pianist than singer? I'm not quite sure from what I've seen tonite.
I've seen Roma Downey many a time in 'Touched by an Angel' on TV....I LOOKED HER UP ALSO ON YOUTUBE tonite - WHAT AN ABSOLUTELY GENTLE, ANGELIC, AND HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL CELTIC VOICE - I TRULY LOVE THIS!!!! I also love Celtic Woman! Look up Joseph Locke on Youtube...you may not like him at first, but he may grow on you!!! xxx
Yes, Phil plays the piano & writes music. I've never heard of him singing.
He's written music that several different artists have done, many styles besides his Irish music.
My sister, who is an avid fan of Elvis Presley, has a record with a song
on it called "My Boy", Phil wrote the music but someone else, can't remember who, wrote the lyrics.
So I tried to find more music by Phil & was surprised to find all his Irish music.
I will see what I can find about your Joseph Locke.
Jan, I did do a search on Joseph Locke, found him on you tube, singing I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen. Now I have heard that voice singing that song somewhere, maybe on the radio years ago. If it wasn't his voice it was surely similar. I do like his voice & it sounds familar but I just don't remember the name. From what I remember we heard Dennis Day the most, at least as an Irish tenor. And that brings up a question I have for you, if you know. What is the difference in an Irish tenor & an opera tenor? I've always wondered this but never found an answer.And could either sing both types of songs? I'd like to hear your thoughts.
Hi Shirley, I'd never heard of him before my Parents introduced him to me maybe 10 years ago, given my Dad is 88, Joseph must be from the 'dark ages' which is perhaps why he was not heard of for many years- ha, ha!
WOW what a question! My knowledge isn't that good but here goes with my 'guesswork'.
I think that Irish tenors may be unique in their style just as Opera tenors are. I tend to think that Irish tenors are called such because they use their Irish accents whereas you would never know what Nationality an Opera tenor is because of their diction. e.g., My Mum had a broad Yorkshire accent when she spoke, yet when she sang Classical one would never know where she came from!
I also don't know whether or not there is a slight range difference or tonal quality between Irish and Opera tenors which makes them unique. That's my guess work - I would otherwise think that 'a Tenor is a Tenor'.
I wouldn't mind someone else's opinion or expertise on this either! xxx
Shirley and Jan, I had that recording or my father had it (I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen) and I loved it and I think the tenor was James Melton. It was so long ago I can hardly remember. Hugs
I must admit that I've not heard of James Melton. I do though, just love all those really old Irish songs!!!! I was brought up hearing many of them, yet have not always known who sang what in any particular era. xxx
Jeanine Ann, I'm sure I heard him too. Before television days we listened to the radio, like Voice of Firestone & Bell Telephone Hour. We heard many great singers then, some of whose names I've forgotten. Seems there was a time when the Irish tenors were very popular & then they kind of faded out, but we never forgot all those great Irish songs.Then so many other type voices took the forefront.Our lives were filled with music always, as is now.
PS. Shirley, I always loved Roma's speaking voice in 'Touched with an Angel', always thought it had a magical quality of some sort. Hearing her sing tonight was magic plus! A beautiful, magical, hauntingly Celtic voice in deed, which does us Irish proud!!!! I really love it!!!!!!!! xxx
I love Enya as well, also Mary Duff!!!! All wonderful women!!!!
Fay, when you're done cuddling that baby - send me the man! Ha, haaa!!!
Andre's violin playing 'That's an Irish Lullaby' (Too, Ra, Loo, Ra, Loo, Ral)...
(BING CROSBY VERSION/LYRICS). My Mum (& Dad) sang this to me when I was a baby/child - I still hear them today! We've heard a lullaby or two from Andre in his European concerts; I'd love to hear this from him in his next Irish Concert. xxx
MICHAEL KLINE may be interested in this.
I'd not heard of JONI JAMES until Michael mentioned this. Only tonight, searching for info. amongst recent common threads have I taken time to look her up.
HOW DELIGHTFUL!
I started my search with 'Believe me...endearing young charms' - and 'Beautiful Dreamer...!
I found a World of music from my past which I once again want in my life!!!
So many happy and special memories!
BIG THANKS!
Well,thanks, JanMcG,for giving me a reason for coming back to this great
Guest-Book! I look at it daily, though!
Not only that, you brought up a nice
subject: JONI JAMES!! I guess you are
talking about her singing those songs
you mentioned! She really does have a
very unique voice,doesn't she? I like to
think of it as "PURE, CRYSTAL-CLEAR"!
The MAESTRO'S description of JUDITH
LUESINK'S voice! A singer in his "CHOIR". Much better than "beautiful
or lovely". You know, Jan, I have so much music, it's unbelievable! But, there are only 2 kinds of music,if I hear once, I sometimes repeat over and over; The MAESTRO'S and JONI JAMES!!
Isn't that something, a "pert" little lady is on par with(as far as I'm concerned) the best musical ensemble
ever! HEH,HEH,I've been looking for an oppurtunity to say that for along time!
I only have 1 album of hers; PLATINUM
AND GOLD, THE MGM YEARS. Along with the
MAESTRO, It's super music! I just couldn't understand why "LET THERE BE
LOVE" wasn't in there. I thought it was right up there with her best.
as for me,sad to say,I've been
recuperating all wk from a swollen foot.
If anybody here,read about the trouble
In AUG,,I had yrs ago, with my left ft,
this time it was my rt ft! I seem to be seeing alot of Deja Vu, lately! It started Sun. Since I know it's only going to get worse, I went to the Hosp
on Wed. I had to get into an argument to get treated. The Dr told me because of cut-backs they can't do the things
they used to do. I guess the solution
now is"throw the baby out with the bath-water". can you believe this? But,not to
worry,since I argue with anybody, I don't care who it is, I'm healing nicely,and should be "back in the
saddle" again in a couple days.
Also, I was thinking of WEBMASTER SALLY
the 1st couple days. I was certainly a
lot less than she was, but I felt like
doing absolutely nothing. O f course,
we know she does do things! THANK YOU,
JANMcG!!!!
P.S. Glad to hear the MAESTRO is better.
I very sincerely hope,and I mean this,
he doesn't have "DEJA VU"!!!
Hi Michael, we don't always have something to share with each other on a day to day basis. I always have a 'look in' daily, sometimes I share or respond. Other times (mostly) I recall posts by other fans and it triggers me to share something else. Sometimes I can't respond or post 'cos I've missed the deadline, or someone has chosen not to subscribe to further posts on their comment. It's just taken me a bit of time to get used to how it all works. My CLASSICAL experience came only from my Mum, so I am truly limited in my exposure to Classical, although I do love it!. My taste in music is varied and wide. It's always good to learn something I didn't know! Thanks for sharing, and I hope your 'other' foot is recovering. I know what it's like to be 'physically limited' either short term or long term; for me it's been almost four years this time. I've always been strong & resilient through injury & otherwise enjoyed good health. These past 4 yrs has been a 'super challenge', yet one I know I will get through - because my mind will get me to where I need to be even though it may not get me back to where I was, or to the 'immediate' expectations of Doctors with their own Agendas.
"Some days are Diamonds, some days are stones...". The Medical Profession will perhaps never change! I can't comment further without getting myself into trouble! What I believe is, that some experiences in life stop us dead in our tracks, either temporarily or short term, to make us 'stop & listen'.
Sometimes we just need a big rest to recuperate, other times we're sent a message that we need to re assess our lives & that perhaps there's something else we need to do!
That's my belief, and yours may be different.
I'm so glad that Andre feels well enough to make a come back on the 22nd Sept, & that he has re organised his tooo heavy schedule so that he can continue with what he loves best, and what we want most of him & his JSO.
I pray too, that your health issue is resolved quickly.
Argue with anyone you like my friend - just don't argue with yourself, it's not healthy - ha, haaa!!!!
Take care!
Well, JanMcG, I won't name names! There is a saying that if you don't like the
things that are said about you, you should stop doing the things you do. I was thinking lately, when I do things
my way, they get done alright. But, if there done somebody else's way, then I
get "messed up"! I don't need anybody
"messing" me up, I do enough of that on
my own! As for my foot, I was treated
at the hosp, also taking presc med for a
wk. With all that, I will, in a couple
days be fine. Just! I talked to somebody
a little while back that said: "you have to be your own Dr". Regardless, in any case, I think a person should think
for themself. I know you well enough, i'm sure you do,too! To get to the
Maestro; mos ago, I thought with Andre'
around, he's like a light in the world.
Since he's been gone for just a short time, it's like the light went out!
I don't think there is any person ever
who is so well-liked by so many people!
I can't say for sure, but it sounds like you have some kind of permanent
problem. If you do, I hope it can be resolved. As for me, I really do live a
good life, and am surprisingly healthy!
Being the "REALIST" that I am, I won't say too much, but I think it may be a
"BLESSIN IN DISGUISE"! Heh, all morning
long, I've been listening to JONI. Her
voice is so amazing. Not only that, the
arranging and orchestration is grrreat!
It couldn't be better than if the
MAESTRO did it himself! Anymore, I'm
divided betwwen ANDRE' and JONI. I've got aton of other music, I haven't been bothering with, lately. GOOD LUCK TO
YOU, JAN McGEE!!!
P.S. When I said: "BLESSIN IN DISGUISE",
I was referring what happened to my ft!
SEE YA!!!
Well Michael, Opinions , everyone has one!". Don't stop being you because of someone else's expectation! (Unless of course, you find yourself to be to be totally unacceptable in some way). Sometimes 'our way' works really well, yet at other time we need to 'let go' and trust that our respective God, our Highest Power etc., will guide us to the best outcome. I hope I don't sound like a Preacher - I've been the biggest rebel of all time in my own life - ha, ha!!!!. Andre is very much a LIGHT in this World!!! I do say myself, that Andre has given us nothing new, but boy, has he re-invented the wheel..something which has always been said to be 'impossible'!!!!. My accident & injury was surely a blessing in disguise Michael, although difficult these past few years! It stopped my dead in my tracks and placed me on the course I truly should be! I already knew this, but was stubborn in making change! Now I really know why I am here and what I am meant to do in this life!!! It's all good - I am just impatient!!!!!
The thing with me, Jan, I have a "way of life", I am very happy with. Though
hopefully, I have a big "dream" that, somehow, someday 'gels"! Perhaps, people
have noticed where I boast so much of a
"laid-back" life-style. Yeah, right!
To make a long story short, the only
time I'm laid-back is in the evening,
when I watch movies on my Large-Screen TV. At least I have a free-hand and can
do what I want to do. Nobody's around to
upset the "apple-cart"! It's like this:
You hear so often things things are bad
today! Me, I'm having the time of my life! I guess you must know something
if you consider your situation a
Blessing in Disguise. A week-and-half
is enough for me. As it is, I'm up-set
over that! I have to re-vamp my work-out. After a wk+1/2 lay-off, I can't go
back to doing the same thing! Jan, I
hope your patience finds an end. We can't have GOOD PEOPLE having troubles,
can we? Somebody told me a long time ago
"if your a good person Someone comes along and gets you of whatever trouble
your into!" Heh, ask me, I know! Ever
hear about "foot-prints in the sand"!
With that, I will say GOOD-NITE + AGAIN,
GOOD LUCK, JANMCG!
Hi Michael You are so right. It did seem since Andre has been out of circulation that a light went out. It has been such a horrible empty feeling not knowing how he was progressing. I can't imagine my life without him and his beaufiful music now. He truly is a bright and shining light in our lives. I do hope he is well and truly back to his happy energetic charismatic self x
Would you say it is something like
"you light up my life, you give me hope to carry on
you light up my days and fill my life with song"...............
Shirley, sounds like a Debbie Boone song,
OR, am I completely out of the ball park?
Just happened upon your words, and Debbie
Boone, Pat's daughter sprang up into my
mind? Sorry if I messed up the train of thought. Went out to vote in the Primary,
they opened at 6a.m., I got there at about 9:45a.m., turn out very BAD, imagine?, I was #2. Talk to you later.
yep, you're right Judith. When I read everyone talking about Andre & light, that's the song that poppped into my mind.
Shurly, you could use Shir-leu to your advantage when your in a very Shire-ly,
lively mood. What ever works for you. I must get my list together of all the famous personalities I have seen live in
concerts. Most were in my younger days
when I was able to chase John Denver's
limo, they actually stopped for a few seconds. More later.
Q: How do you know if your clock is crazy???
A: It goes cukoo!! by-bye-for now..
hahaha, Judith, methinks you are losing it too! We can go bonkers together, huh?
hang on to your socks Shirley:
Q: Why can't skeleton's play church music?
A: Because they "have-no-organs'!
they're coming to take me away, they're
coming to take me away.....been a very
l-o-n-g day.
Oh Judith,what a groaner!
Here's a groaner for you.....
What did Cinderella say to the photographer? (ready for this?)....
I WANT MY "PRINTS" BACK!
dats really a lot batter than mine. got the message loud and clear - "knock it off
but just could nor resist. guess i batter not quit my day job. ha-ha-ha, you are too
cool Shirley. one has to get up really early to top you. you out wit me yet again. happiness to the "Champ"!!
What about light rhyming with delight - "You are my Heart's Delight". Remember when we were naming songs which apply to Andre? That was such fun. I often look for sheet music when we go to the antique shops and some of the old songs had some funny titles. I never heard of a lot of them but every once in a while I find something I know. I love to think of songs when just having a regular conversation. Then if it is something I really like I go to the sheet music site. But anyway Shirley - I like Shirleu. Why don't you just use Shirlieu or leave the L out and make it Shirieu. Guess my mind needs an overhaul too. : )
I do remember the fun we had with the titles, I think I said "I'm A Travelin Man" & Sally said no because that song was about a guy who had a girl in every port.
Yeah and I had all the mushy love song titles, what else huh? : )
Yes, Shirley, something like that! You have a good memory. I wouldn't have remembered the words to that song, if my life depended on it. But, of course,
I do have that in my collection, as I do
with any good song. But, a couple mos
ago, I was thinking we're so used to Andre' being around. What would the
whole world be like if he wasn't. To me,
it would seem like some kind of emptiness. Lately, we've had a glimpse of that! I think that's enough of the
Maestro not being around! He did promise
us 35 more yrs. Go for it, Maestro!
Have to admit, that's the only words I do remember to that song.
I do remember words to a lot of songs but maybe not always all the words.
You know how it is when someone mentions something & it reminds you of a song?
Or maybe not for you.
Oh Michael i have not known Andre for long. But he has made such a great impact on my life.It did seem like a great chunk of my life was missing these last few weeks he has been out of circulation. I just can't imagine life without him now. There surely can't be many people we come across in life that we feel so strongly about,particularly someone we have never met. He is a true bright shining light,a one off sparkling diamond.xx
I feel as you do Josephine. I have felt completely lost not knowing what was wrong with Andre and not knowing how he was doing. I guess we will never know what it was except for what they officially told us and that is okay. He is entitled to his privacy but we are entitled to worry or fret or cry or feel lost because he means so much to us. Hugs
Sorry 'bout that, JanMcG, I just noticed. I don't know how that got past me!
I absolutely love Michael Ball! I've only heard of him these past few years or so, but have thoroughly enjoyed his performances (on TV so far).
So glad to hear that Andre will be a guest on his Concert in UK on the 16th. Perhaps this will provide Andre an opportunity to 'test and assess', followed by another short break before he is in full swing once again, starting with his UK venues and working through to OZ and NZ.
WE LOVE YOU ANDRE!!!!
I (We) look forward to seeing you in Melbourne very soon!
Take good care, my prayers are with you.
HUGS xxxxxx
Hi Jan, Michael Ball has a chat show on tv every day, in the tv listings it says music with Andre Rieu. I could be wrong (i'm wrong many times!!) i don't think it is a live show. Usually shows are listed as live or they begin " Live from London "so think this is possibly recorded. At least still be nice to watch. xx
Hi Kay, thanks for this. I didn't realise Michael had a daily show! At least it's been confirmed that Andre will be back in Concert on the 22nd so that's really good news! xxx
Andre saw a World out there,
in need of love and healing.
He shared with Us a joyous bond
of music so appealing!
Andre gives to us a gift,
a goodness very real,
he gives us nothing new,
yet did 're-invent the wheel'.
xxx
OH HAPPY DAYS: I just enjoyed another side
of Jan "the poet". Thanks for sharing and caring.
Hi Jan McG.
I liked your Poem, very good, thanks for sharing it with us.
Take care.
Hugs.
Shirley, I looked up YOU BELONG TO MY HEARTS & am not as familiar as I thought..Mum & Dad were Gracie Fields fans to that's where I may have heard the song title. I do know I DREAMT I DWELT IN THE MARBLE HALLS, although not totally familiar. 'Celtic Woman' has recorded this in recent times - I do love their music! I have so many luvly memories of my Mum taking me to Concerts when I was a tiny tot in UK. My Mum being thrown flowers from the stage in thanks for sharing her lovely voice, by 'Morecambe & Wise' & other/similar Artists in stage shows in Nthn. UK,..stage Artists asking my Mum to bring me down on stage cos I was sooo cute & they wanted to give me a huuuge teddy bear! Me standing up in the Aisles at age 3 & at Mum'sd concerts, shouting out 'THAT'S MY MUM".....
All said and done, I was waaay too shy to stand up in front of all.
What beautiful memories Shirley! My Mum didn't need to be rich & famous to to so dearly loved by many. She sang with joy and to share. xxx
Good News - Andre is able to perform as planned in the UK on the 22nd. Also another new DVD from the flower Island of Mainau will be ready in time for Christmas!!!
Thanks to Kay for the heads up
WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning all, who needs to read the Sunday papers, this site is far more interesting; JAN congratulations,that sounds a very worthwhile job you've been offered, I imagine you would be able to share many of your gifts, older people often have hidden sadness in their lives; I watched a program Who do you think you are last week, an american tv personallity traced His Jewish roots back to the 2nd. world war, people in Poland took Him to visit where Those Poor Souls had their final days ,it did'nt just give me the shivers I froze & had to go & sit in the sun, you go through your life & don't really know much about others, for although we knew great wrongs were done, as we did'nt have television, you only saw the papers, then when you realise I was born 1934 so war was not spoken about that much , to sit & watch where such deeds were done I can't put words to how I felt,Mans inhumanity to Man are just words it does'nt even begin a true statement, or tell the truths, makes you think about the words Human Beings; nicer things to think about are what Andre' shares with us there is a Human Being who shares & gives us so much joy, its only when you think of the sad times that you then are so grateful for all the joys that come your way, life is interesting yes;!!!!!!!
Hi all you lovely caring people. Such good news today that Andre is well enough to perform in England. I watched My African Dream yesterday,enjoyed it immensely and was thrilled when Andre played the violin without any backing. How lucky was that young girl when he played Romero and Juliet for her. I am feeling much happier today after hearing the good news here. We can start to smile again.
Prayers & positive thinking, I think we all knew Andre' would get well, I believe He has a very strong mind & willpower, it just does'nt stop the caring, I think that whats important, we know this Lovely Man does more than entertain us, there is a Quality He has, I can't think if there are words to explain what it is, it sure is potent, there have been other smart artist in my lifetime, no one like Andre' look at the number of dvds & cds He has on the market who in our lifetime has had that many, all different, each telling a different story, we've had pop stars, we've had crooners, we've had groups, we've had classical singers, but never the likes of Andre' Rieu,, is it any wonder He's been billed as Magicial Rieu,it kind of fits, look how He makes us feel, so relaxed & happy;;;;;
Fay you are so right - I can't believe I had never heard of him until 'Forever Vienna'. I mean to make up for this though!! I SO wanted to go to see him in Vienna next year but if it isn't meant to be so be it. I saw Live in Vienna on Sky Arts last night - it was so lovely to see especially after visiting Vienna.
I put his music on such a lot - I have nothing else in my car- my family all tease me about 'my boyfriend'!!!
Hi all on a beautiful Uk evening. Such good news that His Gorgeousness is well enough to come to UK. I would have been sooo disappointed if I could not see him at the O2. I do hope he is really recovered .It has been such a worrying time for us. Goodness knows how he and Marjorie and Pierre and JSO have felt It is going to be the highlight of my year. Looking forward to seeing him on Michael Ball show too.Well done with your new job Jan. I too have a great affinity with the elderly(being one myself) no joking apart they have so much to give.It breaks my heart when I see them being tossed aside ,lonely and treated as second class citizens. i love 'em Hugs xx
Thanks Jan McG and Shirley for taking us back to our childhood.My Mum used to sing anything and everything and still does, as do I . My son once told me I was like a non stop 24hr Juke Box. My Dad had an accordian which he used to play and sing along to. Always cowboy songs like Take me back to my Boots and Saddle which Gene Autry used to sing. Ah Those were the days. Good clean innocent fun. Happy memories xx
Hi Jeanine,I am so happy to know that Andre is better . Thanks for the news . Kisses, Silvana , from São Paulo Brazil
Hi Silvana, I am happy about it also. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers for him. Now he can come to Brazil for you! Hugs and kisses!
Hi all. Just had a happy nostalgic hour watching the Life of Vera Lynn on the TV
Still a lovely lady at 93yrs. Well I am off to the land of nod now with you know who and a good book.Night night all
So glad Andre is well again xx
Monday morning here in Oz, lets hope & pray Andre' does'nt push Himself too far,& for all you lovely people in England ENJOY our Lovely Man & His People they are all great, Andre' has chosen His JSO very well JEANINE ANN, how is Cotton doing I think about you & your cats a lot as I know how attached we can get to Cats, they have a way about them that snuggles into your heart, I often think about the early years of Jesus & imagine Him with a Cat, helping His foster Father to make thing with Their Hands, also on this I received My Papal Blessing on Friday At our Catechists Mass , a bit of a Very Special Moment for me, Earthly rewards??? ; have a happy Andre' day all
Hi Fay, that is so nice to receive a Papal Blessing. Do you teach catechism or are you in a special program? We took some Catechist classes in Florida because we were (and still are) in the RCIA program. But we are not full Catechists because we don't have enough hours. But we ran the program in Pa. so I guess we knew enough to get by. Regarding Cotton we started to force feed her and now for the last few days she has been eating on her own, not a lot, but enough to get away from the feeding. So we take it one day at a time. Thanks so much for asking. I appreciate your concern. Poor kitty has had her problems through the years but she keeps hanging in there and we keep her able to hang in. Have a wonderful day!
Sure Jeanine, I hope he comes to Brazil soon. All his fans are happy now. Hugs
Good news Jeanine Ann ,a day at a time I guess is what you do with Cotton ; I did 3 years training to become a Catechist, not full years, the training classes lasted for about 4 months i day a week; keep up with The R.C.I.A. a very important ministry, I went through it myself in 1986, I used to be a Church of England A bad one, I could never find any Prescence there, also as a young person I ran away from home & was put with The Good Shepherd Nuns, I went from learning about the wrath of God, to learning about His Love & Compassion, I found something Precious, but did nothing about it till late in life, I used to sneek into A Catholic Church , go to Mass & Communion, until one day a friend saw me at a Funeral, she said did'nt know you were Catholic, I had to confess I was'nt, she asked why I went to Communion & what I believed "It" was, she then put me on the right path to becoming a legal Catholic, so you see I went through that Beautiful Program,it is a Gift: I enjoy Going to The State schools & sharing with the Children they are a challenge sometimes especially Year 6 , they think they know it all, but they do ask challenging questions at times, Like why are there so many Bibles, why do words change, I think I could write a book about those Questions; Jeanine Ann Do you know what is on those bells in The Church in New York Frank played them & said they are the largest bells in the world ?????
Fay, what an inspiring story of you in finding your way in God's heart. I read this several times and it made me get teary eyed. What a wonderful way you chose
to learning and accepting Our Lord. Also, a Blessed Congratulations to you on your
receiving such an honor of receiving the
Papal recognition. This brings back such
wonderful memories for me, when I was a
young girl attending an all girls High School-Catholic. During my four years of attendance I chose to give my self to the Lord and was taking 'special classes' so as upon graduation, I was to go into a convent and continue my
spiritual education. I was so blissfully happy. Unfortunately, after graduation, the good nun's gave you some time to consider this big step. I was 'SO' close, they had measured you for your beginner habits (clothes) even
shoe sizes. To this day I am sorry, that the devil, had his way of swaying me away from taking those final paper signing. But, I NEVER left the Catholic faith, and still have two of my friends that took their vows and have been teaching to grade school children. Once or twice a year, I make it a point to go spend a week end with the good Sisters, we have such a wonderful time. I get to assist the elderly lovely wives of God. Such a happy memory.
Jeanine Ann Thank You I went straight to Ovation & shopped also they had a book Called Celebration, will have to wait as they are both om back order, I've shopped with Ovation a bit, if you pre order, they don't charge postage, they have always been reliable here admittedly they are in NSW., I'll put them down as an early birthday present theres nothing like getting exactly what you want ha ha; its nice to see that happy face!!!
Andre has some new pictures on his website,"summer barbecue in Mainau".They are very nice pictures too. look under "news".
Shirley, thanks for the 'heads up' on this. Lovely photos however no close ups of Andre's face!!!!!!!!
I'm still praying that our man is fast heading toward a great recovery and return to Concert! xxx
Best I can do. Resolution is not good on original.
JA, I'm not so convinced on the originals either! Beautiful shots, but no close up of Andre's face. He's hiding something from us. I do hope that he is well enough to get back into what he loves most, as well as look after himself and be there for his nearest and dearest!!! HUGS xxx
I TOTALLY AGREE!!! I understand Andre deserve his privacy, but with all we do in supporting him, I feel we should have been some kind of *"Poppy Cock" name of the mysterious illness that set him back. *(don't hide the truth please)
(and I used the *Poppy Cock name after the *HONESTY POLICY PLEASE*
"America has Talent" Show), no nasty or under lying disrespect intended.
Hi Judith, I didn't actually mean that we should be given an explanation; just commenting on how he appears in those pics.....sorry if you or anyone else misunderstood. I'm not even curious about the 'label' on his illness, I just accept the info. we've been availed of & pray for his return to good health. I'm not sure where 'America's got Talent' comes into it - have I missed something here in OZ that you in the US have heard or seen on TV? HUGS xxx
I have a big blank space with a little square in the middle, Have clicked & clicked nothing, thanks for the message re Hans I went to His site yesterday, typed in the name of dvd , "not found" came up never mind I orded from Ovation, I personally have found them reliable, they are in OZ & NSW maybe that has something to do with it; I went back to SA. last night,no matter how many times I watch, I shed tears, its so moving, is it any wonder that Andre' was so emotional, & the lovely statements the SA. gentleman said about Andre'{the one who pops up 3/4 times}who messaged his wife He's got me again, nice to hear that from a guy a young guy. men are funny , my son jokingly says on saturdays at vinnies, when I play my cds here we go again, last week I heard him whistling along, Andre's very infectious He said, My Son likes good music, he likes very classicial music, not me I prefere the lighter classicial pieces, I always enjoyed Richard Tauber, I think Bela sounds a little like him; have a good Andre' Day All;
FROM FACEBOOK
André Rieu *UK* Are you ready for Andre? Just a little over a week before the tour starts!
And don't forget to watch ITV1 this Thursday at 15hr!
Am I ready for Andre. You bet your little bottom dollar I am ready for Andre Jeanine Ann.Can't wait. I am nervous though as it will be his first concert after being unwell. Do hope that nasty little bug has completely gone. Anyway lets stop this and be optimistic. Andre is going to be full of beans and give us that cheeky little smile and even cheekier litle wiggle Marina Marina Marina xx
We most certainly are ready and waiting...
Judith really great to hear from you , are you doing ok, thank you for those nice words, I have to be honest & say I should have changed earlier, I have found peace that I was'nt looking for,I can not put into words how i feel, I'm not A Holy Person , but I love what I do ,In our Parish we Have Senior Servers, we assist the Priest at The Altar, like male Accolytes, "only" we are Females, its the loveliest Ministry I pinch myself each time I serve & think back to the times when I was illegal ,I am grateful to the friend who set me on the right path,Life can be beautiful in some of the strangest places, may be my cat was meant to bite me, otherwise I would not have found Andre' for I do live in my own little world at times, I can vividly remember how ill I felt that day, when I looked up & saw That Great Man playing His violin, there is a Something about Him that imparts care & kindness,even more but I can't think of the right words; you take care & look after yourself, we are all precious in Gods eyes.;xxxooomeow
Just got my "African Dream", no charge for mailing, but I had to laugh, outside in front it says: INFREQUENT COARSE LANGUAGE and on the back
Hi All, My African Dream arrived today - ladies and gents (UK) i got mine from Amazon £18 inc p&p. What a bargain. It is beautiful, some songs for me at the moment too sad to listen to. I like watching the documentary as well especially Andre playing with toy helicopter. I know Andre wants to capture UK as i for one certainly hope he does. But if he wants to endear himself to UK then i think his remarks about Blackpool and England in general should have been cut. I hope he likes us better when he tours.xx
Hi Kay, yeh, he was kidding. Andre has a very dry sense of humour at times and it can take a bit to realise. I almost felt sorry for the cameraman but think that was a bit 'staged'. He can certainly grab your attention with his style, & makes all sorts of comments which initially seem a tad sarcastic. When you've seen a few Andre Doco. style dvd's you realise it's not always as it seems & he's warming up to something entirely different to what you think. That's just what I've picked up & the way I interpret his sense of humour. xxx
Jan, in the Australian episodes it made me almost mad how he talked and ridiculed the driver who "talked too much", that man meant it well and was proud of his City, André did not impress me with that, also with the fun he made over the painting with Pierre, that somebody gave him. Now Jeanine Ann you can defend him, haaaaaaaaa!
Okay Inge, I will! (haha) You know Andre has a way of saying what he thinks and believes. I think too he acts for us like anyone would on camera. Maybe he was making a joke about the driver but I am sure he meant no harm. As for the painting, well you must admit it was pretty bad. Hope no one here gave it to him. : ) I like honesty no matter what. He said things about America too - that our feelings were strange. He is right and I don't get mad at him but you know me. I don't know what he would have to do to make me even slightly angry at him! (haha)
Jeanine Ann, there is honesty and being tactless, there is a difference. I also like honesty, but I do not like when he makes fun of people , Cities or Countries.
Well I think honesty = truth. Tact or lack of tack depends on how the person receives the truth. If you want to be completely honest with a person and tell them something, to them the comment will either be tackless or tactful but you are being honest. Just my humble opinion Inge. To tell you the truth I like you and that is being honest. Big hugs
I'm with you Inge. I think every country has something to be proud of and things we can all appreciate.
I'd rather have everyone be kind. We can think things less than nice and keep them to ourselves.
That's honesty for you JA!
It sure wasn't me and I vow and declare that I'll never send Andre anything hand-crafted just in case ha, ha!
An encouraging smile might have been better on that one - or not show it publicly at all; then again the Artist may also have a good sense of humour! HUGS
Yeh, I did wonder sometimes how some people felt if they saw the dvd & I have cringed myself at times. I don't think he would purposefully make a dvd if he thought he would be personally offending someone, especially publicly. I felt for the Artist over the painting thing too, it he seemed to be disinterested and ungracious didn't he? Who knows how his mind works? I don't defend him either, cos I slip up many times myself, thinking out loud first - ha,ha! AS you said, Jeanine Ann will do that.
Hi Kay Yes I agree I had a bit of a shock when I heard what Andre had to say about Blackpool I felt quite hurt actually as I am very loyal and protective towards my country.I got the impression he was being sarcastic about Marjorie wanting a holiday home here.Anyway Naughty Andre I won't hold it against you. I still love you xx
Hi Kay, I agree the comments about Blackpool were not a good idea, perhaps Andre was having a bad day, but as you say comments should have ended on cutting room floor. I still ant wait for Birmingham lets hope its a sell out.
Steve
Andre Andre What is this magical power you have over me. I have just watched Live from Maastricht and it has left me speechless. I have smiled and wept all the way through. I have 6 more DVD's to enjoy that my darling sister videod for me from Sky Tv I shall be a jibbering wreck by the end. Got to keep myself cool calm and collected though for next week at O2. Andre you truly light up my life. Thankyou xx
Kay I don't think Andre' was Having a go at Blackpool, I think it was about everyone having to be up so early & ready to leave at 7am,also later in the bus Did'nt Andre' suggest It would be a good place as He & Marjorie were looking for a place to buy an apartment,& Marjorie would need to check it out????? go back & watch it again I'm sure I'm correct, apart from that is'nt African Dream super very moving, & Emotional ^ also a bit funny, like Tros keep off the grass & of course the helicopter, That man never ceases to amaze me people ask why have so many dvds that are all the same we all know they are'nt, thats why we all wait impatiently for new ones; Ican't get into the site to enter competition for tickets to meet Andre', it seems to me they are wanting you to purchase a dvd before you can enter, each time I've tried its that or my email is wrong; I'll give it a fresh try today, if its meant to be it will be eh!!!!!
Fay I cannot "enter" either but you must enter with a MySpace log in or another account. I have tried several times using my email and password but they do not work and I know they are correct. Don't know what the problem is. If you cannot get in tomorrow I would contact them. It does me no good to contact them because I do not live there. Hugs
likewise Jeanine Ann , I tried my space it wont accept my email or password, just not mean't to be, I tried Narelle's too,we don't have any other emails,even tried signing up you can't beat the system when it wont let you in; coarse language??? the most I picked up from Andre' started with S & ended with T ha ha; He does have a quirky sense of humour, at times it can almost go over your head, but he sure likes to play games I think thats the attitude that comes through to me, on many of His dvds lovely Man, also a Man with a great Heart & an understanding of people;;
no luck Jeanine Ann, I tried what you said I went round the world for sixpence, ended up in the Australian site,who then came up with a lot of, "that word that Andre' uses", then a lot of very technicial stuff about wrong paths, etc .etc, too much for this mad women, as I saaid earlier, not meant to be;;; I'm off to Masstricht tonight to listen to the band; xxx000 meow;
Well darling Andre I have just watched,completely spellbound and enthralled,Maastricht 2, so any little thing you said about Blackpool I have forgotten about. Maybe it is your sense of humour,cos you certainly have one What a fabulous concert looking forward to O2 next week xx
Hi all Just had to watch Maastricht 2 again today. One of Andres best I do believe. He is just so not afraid to talk about love. He doesn't seem to think it is weak to be emotional as some men do. Ahhh, he is every woman's dream
What would I be without your love I'll never know
If I were free what would I do where would I go
I'm only me and I love you so
xxxxxxxx
Golding glowing
lamps are throwing light above
While the swaying tune is saying
love, love, love!
And the feet of dancers
sound it as they go
don't you hear them say my dear
I Love You So.
That's lovely JA, thanks for sharing withus. HUGS xxx
I don't believe Andre' would say something to hurt I bet He ran what He was going to say past The Driver;;; JOSEPHINE if you can buy Maastricht 3,Andre' has a lot of wind players it is soooo good, very clever too, as much as African Dream is so good, I personally think Maastricht 3 is His best,because of how it was all arranged;; to all of us can I suggest we don't nit pick, Andre' is a Human Being, a very Good one, I feel he would'nt say or do anything hurtfull to anyone, I think too we are so fortunate that we see The Human side of This Man, he shares sooo much that other performers don't,just enjoy, see the funny side of life,the painting He suggested would not be enjoyed by everyone "as He would be looking at them all day"had a go at Himself, I suppose we all look at life with different eyes, but lets put our Beautiful Man on a bit of a pedestal;;;
Fay, I've heard the man refer to himself as a stupid Dutchman, so he includes himself in his brand of humour as well. I think the Blackpool 'thing' was more a case of him thinking about himself & JSO were already very tired & more thinking of the next tiring trip to Blackpool. Did you notice where he was slopping milk all over the place when trying to make his coffee? You really need to listen & watch carefully to pick up on some subtle nuances and realise that some things are quite 'skittish' and I believe pre-planned. It's easy to miss somethings with Andre. I STILL LOVE THE MAN!!!! xxx
Well, everybody, I found something
interesting "pondering" Judith Luesink's
Web-Site! It's called: Ratings of the
Bobman The older the violin... the
longer It's a review of the Maestro's
organization in Chicago! If you haven't read it, you would find it interesing!
It is comparable to the reading in this Guest-Book! I especially Liked the
comments he made about the CHOIR and the
composer of the earth song, being michael jackson! Usually the best is
saved for last! I prefer to discuss the best first, in detail. Naturally, that
would be the CHOIR! The "Bobman" only
gives his 1st name, Bob. Bob said this
of the CHOIR: "They add so much texture
and depth to the performance of the
soloists yet they remain somewhat
unnoticed"! In a way, Bob is calling it the way it is. I think though, things are under-stated. I think the CHOIR gives texture and depth to the whole show. In reality, the Choir is the
equivalent of a soloist singing thru the
whole show without the "lengthy" breaks
of a soloist! Of course they also have their various arm movements which had better be in ZYNC! This reminds me of a comment with regards to what somebody
said in the Maestro's Guest-Book. He said: "I don't care what anybody thinks". I say the same, I don't care
what anybody thinks! I feel like Capt.
Kirk in Star-Trek. I am going where nobody has gone before! To continue,here
is a "POST" I put in Andre's Guest-Book,
Mar 13,2010! It is verbatim:
MAESTRO RIEU: It never ceases to amaze
me, how well co-ordinated and together
your Choir is with their various arm-
movements. As a vocal group, their combined sound is "AWESOME"! That is a
term I don't use loosely! It goes well
with the great sound of the JSO. Indeed,
the "stellar" performance of the Choir
gives a "plus" to your show! HAVE SAFE
TOURS!
The other thing is michael jackson. I'm not going to elaborate on Bob's comment
on him or my own. I wouldn't want to
have the Moderator a hard decision
wether it would be acceptable. I thought
the "Earth Song" was alright and agree
with Bob, Carmen and the Children's
Choir did a great job!
P.S. More wasn't said about the Choir on Mar 13 because of a 350-character
limit! BYE-BYE!!
Hello Michael I think your comments are spot on! The choir adds so much, sometimes we hardly notice them other times their vocals are front & center, but always they are a nice addition.
That's it, back to my work grind right now.. I'm off and on for a few weeks.
WEBMASTER SALLY; Thanks for that. I just
think people should get credit where
credit is due. The CHOIR seems to be in reverse. They seem to be "UNSUNG"! I think I'm more touchy than others, because I've seen it a lot with regard to me in my own life. Besides I'm always
for the under-dog! In short, I think
the Choir really has the hardest job.
Yet, has never recieved a round of
applause own their own. The MAESTRO seems so concerned that the Soloists
are over-whelmed with applause just for
singing for a few minutes. Singing is what they do and they are paid for it!
As exact as the Maestro is, I am
surprised he is so neglectful of an
important part of his organization'
I am aware he always asks for a
separate applause for the people behind him. That applause is via the JSO!
Would it be inappropriate to call attention to the CHOIR near the end of the show aqnd let them have the
"STANDING OVATION" they worked for!!
Jeez, Gotta luv this GUEST-BOOK!
Hi Michae
I agree with you the choir should get more recognition, they add so much to each concert.There was a time Andre dispensed with the choir but then bought them back obviously realising how important they were for each show.
The quality is obvious as several members have either sung solo with Andre or gone freelance. Come on Andre lets have an ovation for the choir on UK tour.
Steve
I've always noticed the choir, the camera focuses on them a lot.
I have wished though that maybe sometime Andre could have
them come down front & sing a "choir solo" so to speak.
Kind of like when the tenors & the soloists sing together.
Far be it for me to suggest anything to Andre as I think he handles
everything quite well, but I do like the idea of a spotlight on the choir girls.
André, are you listening?
I was listening Shirley and I think that is a grand idea! After all they should be
recognized "up front" for all their lovely
voices, after all they are part of the JSO
Orchestra too. When I say this, I don't mean "up front" after every concert, but for their recognition occasionally.
I don't know anyone who doesn't like to
be celebrated in the lime light. (Yea, I hear it already from certain fellow bloggers saying: 'pipe down already', Andre does quite well without your $.02.
Hi, Judith, This is the first time I'm communicating with you. Here's what you do in case of a bloggers' criticism,just don't bother to say anything about it over the WEB! For all they know,maybe you passed it by, just didn't see it, whatever. Then they get frustrated, because they don't know wether you saw
it or not. I had the same situation in another Guest-Book. The person was very wrong! I took the easy way just didn't reply! That makes them mad, because they wanted to get on your nerves but didn't.
In any event, never acknowledge a derogatory remark. For all they know maybe you left town. Hah, watch me get some "flak" on that. You know what they say: CONSIDER THE SOURCE!NOW, I have MAASTRICHT III to watch. Trust me, Judith, I know what I'm doing!
Hi, SHIRLEY, On my part on a scale of
1-10, Iwould give the MAESTRO 21! This evening, for the 1st time since Mar, I'm going to watch THE HOMECOMING,
WEDDING AT THE OPERA, and MAASTRICHTIII!
Each song thru-out is great; Frank
Stejns, Figaro, The Debutantes, Especially the Paso Doble, even the song itself is great! The 400(or 450), Heino! The list goes on and on! You
know what I like about the MAESTRO,
Shirley: He's the right man for the right job! He's flambouyant, energetic,
charismatic, and no matter how good his
concerts are, he improves on them! But any person who does a job, has to have a slip-up somewhere. There seems to be a"consensus' That he has with the Choir!
Nuff said, I have 3 concerts to watch.
Plenty of ice cream and whipped cream to go with that. Hah, I don't have the
easy-to-put on weight problem a lot of people have. GOOD-NITE EVERYBODY! I HOPE
YOU HAVE AS NICE AN EVENING AS ME!
Michael, I don't disagree with anything you said.
THANKS FOR THAT, SHIRLEY!
Thank you, Steve, thank you! Evidently' I am not alone in this. Looks like the
"Bobman" started something. Better than if it comes from me! When I say something about something, I'm told where I can go! Everything you said is just the way it is. Your last sentence
is great! This should prove to be
interesting! Let's see what happens in
UK! Now if more people would get on the
BAND-WAGON! It couldn't hurt!
A Very Happy Anniversary to our dear friends Shirley and Dan! May you have many more happy years together. Love and hugs
Have been running around like crazy today, but just have to pop in & say thank you all for your best wishes for our anniversary. Any man who has survived 49 years with me has to be a real "keeper"!
teehee, that was webmommy being funny! I thought our Shirley should have a beautiful coach for all her running around !!
pst, I just heard this on our blog vine: "Happy Anniversary Wishes" go out to Shirley and Dan as they celebrate the love and respect that brought them both together - it is a special pleasure to wish both of you many more Happy Years of Wedded Bliss.
Andre:
My 6 year old grandson Nicholas, is your best fan. He plays the violin (with a ruler over his shoulder) and sings the songs of several CD's...he says "this is No. 17" and proceeds to sing the tune on that CD...and more. We are coming to your Seattle performance December 6th and i would sell my soul to have him meet his most favourite person. he listens and sings to your music in the car, at whomever home he visits who know him. when I pick him up from school, his first words are "may i sing Andre?" "yes love" i say. "This is number 5", he then sings. his mother and he and I will be sitting close to the front and wonder if we may come backstage to meet you? please? this would mean the world to him.
Thank you so very much,
Carol Stady p grandma to
Nicholas Stady
Portland, Oregon
U.S.A.
not very long all till Himself has a Bithday, hope He is feeling well & able to Celebrate, especially as His Granbabies will be old enough to share I saw something of an interview where He said the girls know His voice & also his music When they hear it,lucky little Ladies, I would'nt mind a cuddle from the lovely Man, oh well I'll just keep dreaming, thats my best for the day ,its early but Jasper & I are off to bed early, we haven't finished Maastricht 3, I'm not sure how many times we've watched it,I wish I could take a photo of Jasper sitting on my bed watching Andre' , theres not enough room to do so alas, i have tried believe me for only those who have really seen him would believe, if I'm on the computer too late I get into trouble from him,he is impatient& spoilt, but we love him xxxooo meow
Shirley and Dan, CONGRATULATIONS! I hope you celebrate well and have many more years together. HUGS xxx
Dear Shirley, to you and your husband the very best and congratulations, many happy returns!!!!
I have just watched the Michael Ball show,Andre was as impeccable as ever, brilliant, he mentioned it was Marjorie's Birthday on Thursday, but not sure which one. No idea of when she was born, but Happy Birthday to Marjorie. And thanks for sharing Andre with us all.
Hugs
I watched Andre on the Michael Ball Show.He looked very well!Marjorie is 2 years older than Andre so that would make her now 63 I think.At the end of Andre's music, Michael mentioned CD " Moonlight Serenade" will be available in November.Haven't heard anything about that one have we?One week today and I'll be at LG Arena,Birmingham.I am looking forward to it SO MUCH!I wonder if there will be a DVD of any of the UK concerts, as with everywhere else.Hope Andre likes us and gets a good response from the audiences in UK and Ireland.
Hi Brenda, The new release Moonlight Serenade is advertised for pre-release on Amazon, it is due out on 15th November. CD and DVD the dvd is "Live in "Australia. xx
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Hi Brenda, I too watched Andre on Michael Ball show, he looked really well. I will be at LG next week, cant wait. lets hope us UK fans turn out in good numbers, hopefully a dvd will be released.
Steve
Dear Shirley and Dan
Just to wish you both a very Happy Anniversary, and I hope you have many more.
Love and Hugs. x
Hi all Been to visit a dear friend in hospital today who is recovering from a stroke. Woo Thank goodness she is in a private room. We were able to switch on the TV and watch His Gorgeousness on the Michael Ball Show. He looks and sounds as if he is back to the Andre we know and love so fingers crossed Happy Birthday Marjorie . Hope you have a magical day and that Andre left you a Super present to unwrap as we have him here in UK. It's lovely weather so I do hope he is enjoying Our Country xx
Happy Anniversary Shirley and Dan Hope you had a wonderful Day filled with Love and Laughter xx
What a beautiful Picture How do you do this I am intreged cheers
Hope the Short Break to Update our Servers did not get in the way of anyone's "Andre" fix!
Webmommy now has to dust off her coveralls and start working on emails. I've been gone a few days, and have a large project to work on so will be spotty at best for the next week.
For SALE - Australia - 2 Tickets
I have 2 tickets to see Andre in Melbourne on Sunday 17th October
unfortunately we will not be able to go as my husband is due for surgery.
The tickets are on the floor P47 and were $199.00 per person
Joy
If interested please email:
Sally@AndreRieuFans.com
or
JeanineAnn@AndreRieuFans.com
It will be great to see Andre and his orchestra perform again in the San Francisco Bay area in San Jose. I'm sure he'll entertain and sooth for the Christmas Holidays. I last saw him for his big anniversary tour back in June 2009 in Oakland, California in the Bay Area as well across the bay from The City.
Jan McG. likewise i agree with you I don't believe Andre would Or does say anything to hurt another being,a lot is said tongue in cheek , some people interpret words differently, myself I just love Himself for all seasons, He has a great quirky sense of humour we have many laughs at the words He uses;; I wonder Is Marjorie a Libra Like Himself or a Virgo, they are beautiful people those born under the Virgo sign, myself I'm a Scorpio , & I trully am; JEANINE ANN, how is Cotton doing ? not forgotten here I say a little prayer for you all each day & leave it all to The Person who knows better than we do take care ;xxxooomeow
Fay, I love his sense of humour. Even though his English is very, very good and he speaks it well,that may also be a different slant on how he believes some messages go across to others. I'm guessing that Marjorie may be an Earth sign predominantly. It would take a very grounded woman to be married to a Libran all these years, especially one as extreme as Andre, & perhaps with a Libran or other AIR sign influence in her chart somewhere, and perhaps a WATER sign influence (only guessing of course),as all signs have various other influences in their charts somewhere that make a difference to our basic sign's traits. My closest friend of many years is a Scorpio - and she truly is one too!!!! ha, ha!!! xxx
Photo. . . . Billboard
Dutch violinist André Rieu tops the Hot Tours list this week largely due to eight concerts he performed during July in the Vrijthof, the main square in Maastricht, the city where he lives in the Netherlands. The concerts, staged outdoors in the city square, drew a total of 59,032 people for all eight performances (July 9-13, 16-18) grossing more than €4 million ($5.1 million US). This year marks the fifth consecutive summer Rieu has performed multiple open-air concerts in his hometown.
I had trouble getting on yesterday so first and foremost congratulations to Fay and her husband, a great achievment. So glad Andre appeared back to his usual gorgeous self as he appeared in England.A complete love is when you can overlook the faults and still feel love and admiration. Love the photo today and hope for many more when you lucky people walz along to your upcoming concerts. ENJOY
Sorry Fay, meant to speak to Shirley, must get my brain in gear, accept my apologies.
Happy Anniversary Shirley and Dan
I hope you both have a wonderful day.
oh nice photo Jeanine Ann, your a lovely lady, i needed that photo tonight, that fountain is in the grounds of the castle & its a lovely , lovely one too , not the fountain I mean "The Man" he looks good too I wonder how old that is;
Hi Fay, that photo is fairly new and I think it is lovely. But then what photo of Andre is not beautiful!! Hugs
Hi EVERYONE
With Andre's Uk tour lass than a week away for fun lets see how many of JSO, choir and soloists we can name, taking into account recent changes.
Steve
Hello All,
I must admit to being away from this list for quite some time, so please bear with me.
Has Andre been or is ill? This is the first I have heard of this.
Also Have any of you been to the British Concerts? I have a friend in England going to the O2 I think on the 20th. Ihave to wait until December for Orlando Florida.
Kind Regards,
Wendy
Hello Wendy.
Yes Andre has been ill with a viral infection, but he is back I am pleased to say.
He starts his UK tour in London O2 on Wednesday 22nd September.
Hugs.
Hi Wendy. Yes our dear Andre has been poorly, but was on british tv yesterday with Micheal Ball. So he is back and running. Uk tours start wednsday 22nd o2 arena. And the concert I am going for the first time is the LG arena Birmingham. He has several concerts booked for for the uk, And Ireland Cheers jenny
Good afternoon all,from a Sunny Corsham
Josephine, Kay, and Elizabeth to.
Just to name but a few.
Happily waiting for Andre to appear.
And in he comes to a great big cheer.
Then Andre speaks.
And Josephine squeaks.
I’m actually here to see his Gorgeousness play.
She said I won’t forget this forever and a day.
Then it’s on with the show.
And Andre conducts with his bow.
With that Beautiful sound.
Which keeps his fans spellbound.
When the end is nigh.
And the balloons come floating by.
It’s off to the front with camera in hand, to get a good spot.
Then hoping and Praying you have that Wonderful shot.
Love and Hugs. xx
That's terrific Debie!
Jan, I think it is a very good idea, not to handicraft for André, haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I always had Marjorie pictured as a Scorpio, but if she is really born Sept. l6, she would be a Virgo and they are quite dominant, too.
If Marjorie was born in 1946, being 3 years younger than Andre which I think I have heard but can't quite remember, she has the same rising sign as I do - guess? Scorpio!, and also the same Life Path number as I do. No wonder she's amazing!!! ha,ha!!!!!!!!!
Lovely Debbie. I will be squeeking and squeeking all night. Probably end up with no voice by the end of the evening. I will however try not to be like a little mouse and pluck up courage to get as close as I can to take photo's, thats of course if we are allowed to use cameras. I don't think I have been so excited about anything in a very long time. We are planing to get to the O2 early to soak up the atmosphere and you never know we may even get a glimpse of His Gorgeuosness
By the way Debbie have you noticed how lots of the TV adverts are now using Andre type tunes. Even McDonalds is now playing The Blue Danube. Imagine Andre dressed in his best tux, floating lazily down the Blue Danube munching on a McDonalds. Mm I'm lovin it!!xx
Jan McG Now you really have confused my poor old brain. I thought Andre was born in 1949. If Marjorie was born in 1946 as you believe, she would be 3 years older than Andre.
Marjorie, according to André , is 2 years OLDER, so she would have to be born l947???????
Ladies, sorry for confusion. I'd heard Andre say that but didn't realise at the time i wrote that. Part of her chart confirms just what we already know or perceive about her creativity, personality, innvoation, enterprise, leadership. Multi talented and very strong woman!
If Marjorie is 2 years older than Andre she would have been born on September 16th 1947 which makes her sun-sign a Virgo.According to Marjorie's book about Andre, she was in his older sister's class in High school.
Did I miss something here, about M's birthday? I even hesitate to write the name as I know how much she values her privacy. Don't you girls know a lady never tells her age?
Mr. Rieu said on many interviews that he met "Mrs. Rieu" when he was 11 and she was 13, so we can believe she is 2 years his senior.
Shirley, I never had a problem with telling my age either, on the contrary, when I tell and people are shocked because they think I look younger, I am flattered, haaaaaaaaaa! anyway, like it or not, it does not make you any younger.
That brings back memories Shirley. When I was 18yrs and my brother was 11yrs he said to me one day 'Do You know Jo you are the oldest girl I know'Great xx
Hi all I see our dear Andre is top of the Top Tours list beating Heart(who are they) Justin Beiber and Lady Gaga,grossing largest audience and most money. Well,please, why wouldn't he.Mind you in some ways I am a little peeved that I have to share him with so many people . xx
Woops. Bit behind the times with this. Sorry Jeanine Ann. Just noticed your article Hugs xx
funny Shirley I did wonder where you found my Husband He passed on 15 years ago,mind you I often wonder if He came back in the form of my cat Jasper he has a similar temprament, ha ha; we haven't had a tweet from Andre' for awhile ,I always look there first before I log on, & i'm missing that,;;;JAN Mc.G. I don't understand paths & rising & all that I just know I can be just like a scorpion at times it takes a lot to get me going but when I do watch out I'm like a boiling kettle, once I explode thats it I then become my usual beautiful self, ha ha, I don't hold grudges, its a strange thing though I have a few friends who also are scorpio, we are all similar; but the good news it seems is that Andre' is back doing what only He & His people do best, Thank God for that I mean that, hope He plans to be home for His Birthday, He needs to be a bit selfish for Himself for a change, ; JEANINE ANN is there anyway we could all send our birthday wishes to Him, if we all ;sent a card He would be snowed under with mail I would hate to stress Him out please advise, I also agree with you about photos the camera loves Him just like us !!!!!! have you or anyone else been able to find out about the bells in New York at St Patricks? I think, Frank said they are the biggest carrilion bells in the world????????
Yeh Fay, I know what Scorpio's are like, I've known a few. It's a matter of stand back or head for the hills the moment you notice something happening with the eyes (before boilover), ha, ha!!!!!!!!! I'm usually easy going & it takes a lot for me to explode; afterwards I usually end up laughing at myself, unless I've hurt someone else.
Only a month now before Andre is in Melbourne, I'll have that camera ready for action!!! xxx
this is for all the Cat "Owners"? a dog will talk to you with its eyes a cat will only stare a dog will guard your home at night a cat well they don't care a dog will obey your every command a cat won't even sit a dog will let you bath him a cat will have a fit a dog will eat most anything a cat can drive you mad a dog will pine when your away a cats not even sad a dog gets excited when you return a cat does'nt give a toss so if the dog is mans best friend how come the cats the Boss; MIKE O'BRIAN, is the name at the bottom of this I've had it among a lot of "stuff" I seem to collect, thought I share it with those of you who are servant to your "children" especially the cat owners among us, I think they do consider us their servants;
Fay, my cat Pepper died a few years back at age 14. I had only cats for many years where I wasn't allowed dogs on premises. I now have my two dogs. I must say that in my personal experience there have been many similarities - cats with the attitude & manner of dogs and vice versa. They've all been very special. I do like that poem. xxx
Fay, I love all animals, had dogs for years already as child, because my mother did not let me keep a cat, but my grandmother did. My mother did not know a cat, she was totally wrong about them, only when she came to Canada and saw us with our 5 cats, she finally accepted that a cat has a special way to captivate the human heart. I love the independence of a cat, her intellect, and I find that cats have some feelings for their "SERVANTS", but they are different. When I went away for 4 weeks to Germany, my cats punished me with ignoring when I came back, but only the first day, then they came on my laps again. A cat does not need a bath, because she takes care of her own wash. Cats are the best mothers in the animal kingdom, shall I go on? I love them they are so warm and cuddly and they do show their affection, even when they boss us around.
I've loved both, equally well. We became cat people when our young daughter was afraid of dogs.
They bark & they jump up on you.
but she's a very expressive cat & very affectionate. Like our children, each one is different.
There is a quote from Black Beauty that I've always loved, ""There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to other animals as well as humans, it is all a sham."
I think animals are better teachers of love than a lot of people.
If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Take naps.
Stretch before rising.
Run, romp, and play daily.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout ... run right back and make friends.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you're not.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
By Glenn Dromgoole
Hi Prudence.
That's Great, enjoyed reading it, thanks for sharing it.
Hugs. x
Prudence, that's wonderful.
Did you write it? I host and edit a page in a literary magazine and would love to use it.
No, I didn't write it. I believe I wrote who the author was, but just in case, the author is Glenn Dromgoole. He lives in Texas & has written several books he calls "LIFE'S LESSONS LEARNED". Thank you for asking.
I should have looked more closely Prudence. I didn't realise you were still talking about that book. I tend to read the posts from the emails instead of logging onto the site, and they can be a bit disjointed that way. What a shame you didn't write it! I can't use it now. Have forwarded it on for friends to read though.
Well, I finally said, "what the heck"
last night and watched THE HOMECOMING,
WEDDING AT THE OPERA,MAASTRICHT 3! I don't know what my problem is finding
time to do this. I've got nothing but time! Unfortunately, I couldn't do the
re-winding, I usually do. I got off to a late start! I always remember when I
first got the HOMECOMING, I thought it was so good , I told a friend of mine,
The MAESTRO should only do that everywhere he goes, YES! Suzan Erens, and her rendition of MEMORY, I don't know how many times that was re-wound, along with others. I started at noon, didn't get finished 'til 6! Anyway, the last time I did the 3 was 3/21. Here is a POST I put in the MAESTRO's Guest-Book
3/22: As usual it is verbatim:
MAESTRO: I usually watch one of your
DVD's 1 day, 1 another day, etc. Sunday,
I decided to watch 3 (Homecoming, Wedding At The Opera, Maastricht 3) In that, Large Screen TV is nice, with close-ups of you, members of JSO,
audience, whatever. Life is good, your
DVD's and CD's make it better. Mike Kline
Now, with a 350-character limit, it's pretty "tricky" to do this. The wording
has to be very exact to say what you want to say. If anybody would count the
characters in my posts,the count comes exactly to 350. Pretty "tricky"! But, most of the "comments" in that Guest-Book are short and are usually in certain categories. 350 characters are
more than adequate for what's said!
UNTIL ANOTHER TIME!
P.S. The Bride-groom in WEDDING AT THE
OPERA handled things well! Personally,
it would be cold day in July, before I would get bamboozled into that! HEH, I'd
leave town and let the Bride go there by her-self! YES!! What men let
themselves in for!
That's absolutely brilliant Prudence. I love it. Yes we certainly can learn a lot from our animal friends xx
I must credit author Glenn Dromgoole for this brilliant little book, from a series of books he has written about LIFE'S LESSONS LEARNED. There is one about dogs, cats & horses. There is a cute one in the cat series, a picture of a kitten, hanging from a lamp, awaiting rescue, the lesson learned from this one is "GIVE IN AND ACCEPT HELP IN AN IMPOSSIBLE SITUATION". These are all lovely little books.
Meet Mindy!
We saw our good friends Bob and Judy yesterday and they adopted a doggie from the local kennel. They are great animal lovers.
oooh, just one look, that's all it took. She captured my heart. I'm so happy she found a good home.
Those eyes on mindy, how could anyone part with her in the first place, here I go again about eyes, its a thing I Have I always look at a person or animals eyes, guess who? , in my humble opinion has the most beautiful eyes, I bet you all guessed,ha ha; also love those shoes with the butterflys on them;xxxooo meow
What a beautiful girl Mindy is! I too always like nice eyes.
GOOD SUNDAY MORNING GREETINGS TO ALL:
Well, to better enjoy my AM coffee(1st
thing I do),I start the day with: I COULD HAVE DANCED All NIGHT and WITH A
LITTLE BIT OF LUCK ! As some people
around town know this was given to me by
that "SUPERB and GRACIOUS LADY",
WEBMASTER SALLY! Although she has her
own problems, could still do that! GOT
TO BE FIRST CLASS! Being in my Computer
Library, it is easy access. It never
ceases to amaze me, it is more enjoyable
listening to it, than watching it. SUZAN
ERENS, with her unusual delivery, starts
and sings the first Song with her usual
terrific delivery! It's a shame, SUZAN
and CARLA are no longer with us. GOOD
things never seem to last! CARMEN,CARLA,
and SUZAN to me, were like an
irreplaceable trio to me in ANDRE's
Entourage! No soloist in the world could
have done JULISKA AUS DE BUDAPEST and
THE LAUGHING SONG as CARLA did. As much
as I know about Music, I suspect at the end of The LAUGHING SONG, CARLA hit a
high "E"(I played a TRUMPET and could do so)! Anyway, both songs were SUNG
better than in the "HIT MUSICAL"! BUT,
look who's doing the singing! Again,BUT,
it's a cold day in JULY, before,
individually, any SOLO SINGER,even is on par with MARNI NIXON! MS. NIXON has her Credentials, too! They are slightly
Up-scale(no pun intended), Like OPERA
DIVA, "BIG-TIME"! To re-hash, MS. NIXON
"Dubbed" in for AUDREY HEPBURN in "MY
FAIR LADY". The Producer's were worried
about MS. HEPBURN in the role of "ELIZA
DOLITTLE", because MS. HEPBURN can't sing. It's known the role was a difficult one. MS. HEPBURN probably
could have won an ACADEMY AWARD", but didn't, because her voice was "dubbed"
in. Well, I've had 2 coffees, now Breakfast! EVERYBODY, HAVE A NICE SUNDAY!
P.S. This was supposed to be "Posted'
wks ago, but wasn't because The MAESTRO's illness pre-empted it. Indeed,
one does believe in "PROTOCOL"! Half of it was lost, though(true to form for me)
and had to be done from memory. A lot of it was improved on,anyway!
Michael, I think Carla's high range is an extreme D4, whatever that is.
that whenever she sings that high note it gives me chills. I don't recall the name, Marni Nixon,
but I did watch those movies & the singing was great, and I didn't know about the dubbing.
Guess that happens a lot. Do you remember Katherine Grayson? She did her own singing.
I remember her singing with Mario Lanza & she had made a remark about not caring to sing
with him because he ate garlic. I thought , at the time, well that's something for singers to think about!
A couple of years ago I read an article from the BBC music magazine , about the greatest sopranos
of all time. I can't remember all the names but Maria Callas was at the top of the list. Now I never really
cared for her, so I guess the "greatest" is all just a matter of taste or personal choice.
But I have to admire anyone who can sing . One last note, you are so super right about Sally! She's all that & more.
Hi Shirley, I did play a trumpet,At that
time, D above the scale was called, High
D, as far as I remember. It's like this:
I was in a Drum and Bugle Corps. Our Music Instructor was an experienced
trumpet player along the lines of Andre's. So to test all the ones who
played the bugle, he said for each one of us to play before him: Low C(that's
below the scales), then G and C( in the
scale), High C( that's above the scale). Like I say, that's the way things were referred to. Maybe things like that have changed! Everybody
"bombed" out on the high C, but me. at that time, I had 2 yrs on the trumpet. That was nothing for me. I could go higher than that without any strain.
Anyway, there are several notes before D
above the scale. E would be above D. So, taking it off the top of my head, I didn't do too bad. They say Jeannette
McDonald could hold a High C for 1 min.
Incidently, High C was the phrase used for that. That would be 1 note under
Carla's D. Clark Gable didn't want
Jeannette in "SAN FRANCISCO" because everybody would be looking at her instead of him.JEANNETTE MACDONALD, KATHRYN GRAYSON, MARIO LANZA. Anytime
those movies came up I would watch, no matter how many times. Isn't it great
when you watched movies with no
cussing. This person is far from being a
Saint! Kathryn Grayson died in her sleep
back sometime. Recently, I did get a movie of Maria Callas at the library.
Frankly, I'm not much on Opera Singers.
To me Opera SINGERS belong in the
Opera. I make an exception of MARIO LANZA. I guess he would be my favorite
All-Time Soloist. I've heard Luciano
Pavarotti was better tha Mario. I'll take MARIO! But, I am comfortable with
Carmen, Carla,and the Platin-Tenors. They aren't,would you say: Uppity! I like when people have "humility"! When ever I eat in Restaurants I always tip
good' Waiters and waitresses have to make a living too. In fact, I even give a couple bucks to whoever waits on me,in
a Steak Sandwich shop. It makes a
difference. I am always well taken care
of. I can't believe people worry about a
couple bucks. Whew, this got lengthy,350
characters only gets me off the ground.Would you believe I am a quiet
person and try to keep a low-profile!
P.S. You gave a good Idea! Right now,
I'm buying on the internet. I have no problem with seeing those movies over and over!
Shirley, You aren't the only one who
didn't know about the dubbing. I don't
know how many times I watched MY FAIR LADY, and would think to myself, boy, can Audrey Hepburn sing. Then I checked
her Biography out on the internet. No wonder, she had a "BIG-TIME OPERA DIVA"
do her singing. That's where I got the info from for my TEXT. Both their BIOS
are interesting. all you have to do is put their names in the Search BAR! This is not in her BIO! In Holland, during
WW2, she was used as a spy to take information Thru German lines. Everybody
thought she was so frail-looking, nobody
would suspect her! Isn't that something?
According to her BIO, She was in Arnhem,
Holland at a bad time. I am familiar with what went on in Arnhem. That was no place to be. The DUTCH there suffered
very much! The people in the NETHERLANDS
have it very different today, as shown
in MAASTRICHT DVD's. For 6 yrs during
WW2, they really did have a hard time of it. When I see how happy they are at the concerts, I always think what it must have been like back when! YES!
Michael, do you still play trumpet? That's an instrument I've always liked, ever since seeing
Harry James in some of the old movies. I did find out that it was he who dubbed for Kirk Douglas in Young
Man With A Horn. Right now my favorite is Wynton Marsalis, his trumpet concerto(Hummel) is outstanding.
MARIO LANZA! Great voice! Can you believe that Pavarotti said he was inspired by Mario? even Elvis Presley
mentioned him once when he sang the song It's Now Or Never. Guess Mario must have inspired more than a few.
I'd forgotten about Jeanette McDonald. That goes back a way.
As for tipping, we always do. Those people work hard for their money.
Hi, Shirley, Oh, Lord, I only played 2
yrs in the Junior High School Band,then
my 1st yr in High School in the Band,
Orchestra, and Marching Band. Heh, recently, I looked at at a photo of me in the Marching Band. Adout 8 of us were in a line-up as though we were marching. I couldn't believe how thin I was. Over the yrs, I filled out nicely
and am similar to the Maestro. That's because I work out with weights though,
or I would probabably be the same. It's agood thing to do anyway. I once saw,
people who exercise, don't get diabetis,
colon or rectal cancer. But they don't know why. No complaints on that! But,
things were srarting to get difficilt
in my lessons. My Music Instructor could
have murdered me over the way I played a "duet" If you don't know aduet is the same song, but your playing 1 thing
and the other person is playing different. BOTH HAVE TO BE EXACT IN THEIR TIMING! It really does sound nice
if it's done right! I was h... on
timing! But, eventually, I got it right.
My instructor played a cornet. I don't think you see them around today.
Also. In the 400(or 450), I noticed
some of the musicians, as with Andre's
have some sort of larger Trumpet, along with the usual. Must be something new!
BTW, My instructor was in the US Marine
Corp Band> He had a picture on the wall in his STUDIO! Those were the days when
there were only men in the band. it
looked nice, with everybody in their
uniforms. I believe it was WW2 vintage. I always wondered how he was in that, I
suspect he was in his early 40's at that time! I believe he died at not very old age. But to go back, I really
did want to play a Trumpet bad. I started with acheap one. Then got a very expensive one' It was called a
CONN Constellation. It was beautiful, even the case was a red velour. When I was into it, I was enthusiastic about it
I had books on Marches! I specialized
in the MARINE CORPS HYMN. Remember
THE COLONEL BOGEY MARCH on MAASTRICHT 3,
I played that for practice, I didn't know at that time it would become famous
thru "BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI". Then good news, one CHRISTMAS, we got a
CHRISTMAS Card with the notes of the
Song , "O HOLY NITE". My favorite Christmas Song. Does that ever sound good on a TRUMPET! Then there was
MACNAMARAS BAND,had to have that!
For some reason after the 10th grade it
got away from me. As I look back, I would have continued thru H.S. in the
Band, Orchestra, and Marching Band.
I always thought somewhere in our lineage someone played a Trumpet. a cousin played one, even my 6-yr old
niece. Heh-Heh, she was a real riot on
the Trumpetr. She was ariot, anyway!
As far as I know, it was theonly Instrument played in all my relations.
I like MARIO LANZA over MR. PAVAROTTI, I highly doubt MR. PAVAROTTI needed any
inspiration from MARIO LANZA! It's a
shame he died at such a young age.
JEANETTE MACDONALD Was only 61 when she
passed away. I wonder if I could condense all this into 350 characters!
I'll see what I can find about her.Yes, the dutch are very appreciative of the help that came their way during those hard times.
I don't think the DUTCH were appreciative Of "OPERATION MARKET
GARDEN" Sept 17. 1944. There was a movie
out about that, but I don't remember the
name. It turned out to be a fiasco.When I was in the Service, somebody's father
had been there. He said the Rhine River
ran red with blood for 3 days. Prince
Bernhard made the comment, words to the effect: The Dutch People could never
afford another Military Operation like that!
It came to me later! The name of the
movie was "A BRIDGE TOO FAR". Made after
the book of the same name! I'd heard the
ratings weren't good. I don't know why. I thought it was one of the best movies
I ever saw! Incidently, when I said
fiasco, I meant the allied military
operation, not the movie! I am a History
Buff! Heh, History Buff, Music Buff,
Movie Buff, Work-out Buff! I guess I'm
a "MAN FOR ALL SEASONS"!
Michael, when you mentioned Market Garden, I honestly had not heard of it so I went looking.
I found a site that told all about it. http://www.market-garden.info/
There are pictures too, seems this year was the 66th anniversary. If I ever heard anyone mention it
I would have been too young to remember.
I've never seen the movie either.
Hi, Shirley, Isn't it ironic it came
up at this time, almost to the date. Unless you were in the U.S. Army
Paratroops for 6 yrsand 1 mo. as I was,
it wouldn't be in your place to know about it. You learn about AIRBORNEHistory in there! Basically, it
was an airborne type operation. Airborne
is the phrase for PARATROOPS. It was a
MATTER of 4 bridges in Holland, which
slowed the operation down. As with the
name of the title, THe allies had gone
"A BRIDGE TOO FAR"! I f I recall, AUDREY
HEPBURN's BIO, she and her mother were
on vacation in Arnhem at the time. Poor
Audrey, wrong place, wrong time! I think she sufferd from depression and
malnutrition. She wound up being a heck of an actress, though! I think she was
also a heck of a woman! She was a long way from some of the actresses of today!
Mentioning Audrey Hepburn again, I thought I had seen just about every movie she ever made, but on Sun nite, our classic movie channel showed Wait Until Dark. I never heard of that one at all. Of course I watched it & it was certainly different from all her movies I had see, She IS a great actress, no doubt about that. I never really ever knew about her time in Arnhem. Now you're going to make me go on a hunt again!
Ha-Ha, I think I've said all there is to say about Ms. Hepburn! I liked her
NO SCANDALS style. Something new in itself! But, Shirley, anything I've said
has come from her BIO, except her being
a spy! poor Audrey!
Shirley, I don't have cable, but when I
did it was shown frequently! it is around 3 and 1/2 hrs long. Lot of action
and perhaps you would not like some of the scenes. Very realistic!
Shirley, Thanks for telling me about that. I'll have to check it out! I've
always liked History! My mother told me I take after my Grand-father in that.
One time alot of the family went to the
Gettysburg Battlefield. He was probably
as good or better in describing events
in terrific detail, than a tour-guide.
I don't have his "smarts", though! My
mother said he told a College Prof. how
to solve a math problem! I guess he must
have been a heck of a man! he made 9
children! One, Mary, died at Birth.
Aww Mindy.What a beautiful girl and such pretty shoes someone is wearing!! Are they wellingtons. Gone are the days of the old boring black wellies we used to wear
Talking of dogs I have just been watching a programme about dog training. I was screaming at the TV. The owners didn't have a clue how to control two HUGE Great Danes. What really got to me was that both owners were out at work for 8 hrs each day leaving those poor dogs locked in the house,doing what they have to do everywhere.Didn't even walk them before work. I just don't know why they wanted the dogs at all. Anyway I am sure your dear friends have given Mindy the happy new home she deserves
Josephine
How disgusting of the owners - I read in a paper yesterday where a poor dog was eating SOIL because she was so hungry. Fancy leaving 2 large dogs like that for 8 hours.
Josephine Mindy has a wonderful home. These friends of ours are really fantastic when it comes to rescuing dogs. They would have cats but Bob is allergic to them. Their last dog was a poor little dog who had been in a cage for 10 years and she was 10 years old. They had her a few years but she was just so far gone they had to put her to sleep. She could not be trained and had something wrong with her mouth. It was such a shame. They only take dogs from shelters or puppy mills because they are most in need of a home. She is a Beagle. Oh the shoe you see is not a shoe but a boot which is holding poor Judy's foot together. She has charcot foot (she is diabetic) and this boot is holding her foot together so it does not shatter. The doctors wanted to rebuild it but they are afraid it will not heal and then they would need to amputate. That may happen anyway if it shatters. It is fractured in two places but she has no pain unless she is on it for a while so she uses a scooter most of the time. Hugs to all
I just wondered if anyone knows why the concert in Vienna next July had been cancelled, nothing seems to be said about it, I would be very interested to know Why?
Evenin all Been a beautiful day here in UK. Hope his Gorgeousness is enjoying London. Today I have been enjoying Maastricht 2 again. I am completely blown away by Ber Schnelling singing Die Zwolf Rauber. What a voice that man has. Oh yes Kathryn Grayson,what a voice. Those were the days when men were men and women were feminine xx
Josephine, are you getting ready for the concerts!! I was thinking of all of you today.
Of course I am jealous also!!! But I am so happy for all of you girls. Was out a lot today, went to morning Mass, then to Starbucks and then to the Antique Shop to look for anything violin related. Also want a few little things for our Christmas village which we are resurrecting after 6 years in boxes. It is a big project. It will take all Autumn and Winter to get it done. It will be 8 feet long by 4 deep and the new section will be 5 feet long by 3 feet deep. It was a little larger when we lived in Florida but I am hoping to get everything on. Some of the buildings I made myself and painted every little stone on most of them a different color. Will put a few photos on here later. Hugs to all
Hi, Josephine, I think it's "quaint" the way woman wear Slacks today instead
of dresses. I f a woman wears a dress today, it looks out of place! Quite a day on the Guest-Book!
Hi Michael, I hate wearing slacks. I love dresses and just bought two sweater dresses on Saturday. Don't know how the other girls here like dresses (or skirts) but I love to wear a dress with a low or medium heel. An Andre concert is my big chance to wear a nice dress and heels (I wear them to church also) or a nice evening out for dinner. We don't eat out any more since we don't have as many nice restaurants around this area but in Florida we went out a lot and I never wore slacks. Now a lot depends on where you live. Around here (you probably know the area Michael) when I wear a dress I feel a little more strange because everyone you see is wearing slacks. In Florida you could wear anything and never feel strange. It is a very different way of life. Anything is acceptable at any time. I always thought men preferred women to wear skirts or dresses. My husband prefers dresses but then he loves to wear a suit and tie. I guess everyone is different but it is so nice when a couple likes the same things. Big hugs to you Michael.
Well, Jeanine Ann, it may be as you say,
but a lot of woman wear slacks or jeans, I imagine a woman can feel freer
in them. I guess it's part of their "liberation". A woman once told me, they still like doors opened for them, and still like getting looks. I
never could figure out the "logic" and
"mystique" of a woman. What is aman to do!
Two photos of Andre you probably have not seen. Thanks to Photographer X
I'm taking a chance on this! with andre's more younger appearance, It looks to me like "behind the scenes" in the 2005 Homecoming. There were some interesting things in the HOMECOMING
"behind the scenes". I'd wished he had something similar in MAASTRICHT 3! I know his son patted him on the back,just as the music (ENTRY OF THE GLADIATORS)
started for everybody to walk to the stage! I definitely have to check on that!
what a joy to log on & find those lovely photos thank you Jeanine Ann, THE MAN is Top of the mountain for me';; I'd like to share this with all, many years a friend & I conned our husbands into going to Le Girls,during the month leading up to our night out I heard an add on radio for Nelson Eddy,I rang & booked at Checquers That was a dinner floor show , on the weekend, before our outing our husbands said we were conned, Its too late to change & go elsewhere, I piped up & said Nelson Eddys in town & we have a booking, yes we saw this great Man His voice was so strong He could'nt use the mike, that Mans voice still moves me today, That was a Voice, sadly He passed away 6 months later, ; both our husbands have passed on , but my girlfriend & I often speak about that night & my witchy ways, are'nt memorys Super, have a beautiful Andre' day
Fay - I saw Nelson Eddy at Chequers too. I wonder if we were there on the same night? Les Girls was a favourite haunt of ours too, countless very funny nights have we had there - what a bunch of characters. Carlotta came to the town where I live not many years ago - still doing great shows and looking gorgeous.
And Josephine I watched and loved Maastricht 2 all over again last night as well. I thought Ber Schellings was superb - but he doesn't sing that song as well as Helmut Lotti. Have you seen Helmut's DVD 'From Russia With Love'? It's a bonus track on that. He sings it with the Russian Cossack Choir backing him and the whole thing is just magnificent, to say the least.
I don't know , but those photos look like the beginning of a concert in Maastricht, Iv'e seen a few starts in some of Andre's docos He always seems to me to look much happier In Maastricht, at a lot of the other concerts He looks so stern & serious, I noticed also when we saw the last concert that was live streamed, He appears far more Relaxed, I suppose that to be expected, then again it also says This Man takes nothing for granted, each show is a new challenge;??
Micheal you were speaking about dubbing, do you know the lady who took the part of that obnoxious Mrs Bucket, from Keeping up Apprearances, Her voice was the Nuns voice ," How do you solve a problem like Maria", from The Sound Of Music; & Andre' in Songs From The Heart, says some words about the Nightingale, which sound similar to words spoken at the final concert the Von Trapps gave before escaping, in the same movie, as Andre' has said a number of times The Sound of Music brings tears to His eyes;
Hi, Fay! sad to say, this is the 1st time I've heard of Mrs. Bucket and
Keeping up Appearances. I've seen the
Sound of Music several times
,but not for years now. So, I don't
remember too much of the dialogue. I do have some of the songs in my collection.
I equally liked HILLS ARE ALIVE and Do
Re Mi. I liked DO RE MI especially with
the children,s voices and the rithym
(spelling?). As I recall one song was
left out! For some reason! Just a note
about ANDRE'! I'm beginning to wonder if we will see him again! I t looks to
me if he "pushes the envelope" even just
a little, he goes back to what he had!
I can never understand why somethings happen tht way! Just terrible and
uncalled for!
Excuse me for butting into your's and Michael's conversation, but for some reason, the name PEGGY WOODS jumped into my mind. Does she play anywhere in your talking? Sorry.
Hi, Judith, speaking for myself: The
only thing I can say about the name
"PEGGY WOODS", maybe I saw it somewhere,
maybe I didn't! SORRY 'BOUT THAT, JUDITH!
Judith, who was Peggy Woods?
Hi all Just to cary on this conversation a bit more I believe Peggy Wood played The Mother Abbess in Sound of Music. Mrs 'Bucket' Bouquet is played by a wonderful actress called Patricia Routledge. She has starred in many plays films and musicals. I am not sure about the 'dubbing' in Sound of music though There is a record around she made with Ann Rogers called Sound of Music. I used to live near said lady and saw her many times opening fetes. She seems an extremely nice lady and has been awarded OBE and CBE. xx
Josephine, was it you or someone else who mentioned Keeping Up Appearances? We have caught that on our PBS station. I've only watched it a couple of times but I thought it was hilarious.Actually I'd forgotten all about it, I'll have to try again as I saw it listed the other nite. All the cast members are great, but I especially like the husband of Mrs Bucket. He always tries to bring her back down to earth.
Jeanine Ann - what a lovely way to start my day - absolutely gorgeous photos. Thank you so much for sending them.
Just read on Andre's website that he still isn't well and he has to cancel the Uk as well as the the australian tour. Poor Andre
Hello everyone, I have also just seen on Andre's twitter page a message from Pierre saying that Andre is still not well enough to do UK and Australian Tour. Very disapointed, but then so will Andre, his health is paramount. Hope he is feeling better really soon.
Sad to hear concerts for UK but the maestro's health must come first.
I just read that André is not well enough to do the UK and Australian tour, he must be more sick than we thought. He has to shift everything around and then we might as well forget the visit from him next Spring on this continent. I hope he is getting better soon.
Inge
Lets hope Andre makes full recovery. He has so many tours plannrd early next year I cant see when they will fit UK in.
Oh No Inge Please tell me this is not true. I feel so desperately sad for Andre but I am absolutely devestated if it is true. Poor poor Andre What can be ailing him I hope we will find out xx
What sad news that Andre, is unable to do his tour of the UK, what a disappointment to all of his fans, so looking forward to see the Maestro, but his health must come first. GET WELL SOON ANDRE, all of your fans will be praying for your swift recovery.
Hugs
Oh I am so sad Just telephoned O2 and it is true. Our darling Andre has cancelled.Not being officially announced until 5pm this evening Think we are going to be offered money back or keep tickets for later date. I am so worried for Andre. What can be wrong with him. I am weeping Please please get well soon Andre
Hi Josephine
I am devastated at sad news. However, Andre must get well first before any more touring. His website states early next year for new dates but he is solid at moment for jan/feb, so seems April is most likely unless everything is put back.
Just checked my emails and heard all your comments.I am devastated to hear that Andre is not well enough to do the UK tour.UK fans have waited SO LONG to see hime LIVE!Of course I am very concerned about his health, what can the problem be?Virus still or exhaustion?I hope Pierre will keep us informed.Meanwhile more "group prayers" will be needed!
Hi Brenda
I too am very concerned about Andre's health. I suspect he is far worse than has been made public. I just hope he does make a full recovery and give us chance to welcome him to UK. WE MUST ALL PRAY FOR HIM
Steve
I will be praying for him without a doubt. I think he has probably done 'too much' as we all do at times. He cannot come to the UK so that is that. I just want him to get well. We will ALL be here when he returns healthy and well.
Yes Brenda Definitely Group Prayers needed again.Just looked at Andres gruelling schedule. He is booked up with Concerts until next July so don't think there is any way he will fit us in on a new date. Don't know what is wrong with our Darling Man but one thing is sure he works far to hard I do hope Pierre will keep us updated . It is dreadful not hearing any news. I don't know what else to say I am just so so sad xx
Josephine
I am so sorry that you won't be seeing 'Our Darling Man' - I was going to see him on the 29th in Manchester.
I am going to Spain tomorrow until Friday so son't kno what is going on.
I just want Andre to get better - we can all see him next year!!! and he will be absolutely fabulous then. I know we will all wait for him.
GET WELL SOON ANDRE!!!!!!
This is sad news for sure. As devastated as we all are can you imagine how André feels? This is a first in his life too. Being a perfectionist & a bit impatient he must also be under a lot of stress.Prayers are in order & I have my knee pads on.
I am so sad and worried too Shirley, not only for Andre but for the fans who were so looking forward to seeing him. We will have our prayer time again for Andre. Love and hugs
I am feeling so sad and disappointed that I shall not see Andre in Thursday in Birmingham.I have been looking forward to it for 6months,Please Jeanine Ann can we have "Marina" to cheer us all up?
I do hope Andre will son be feeling much better.We need him!!
That was a surprise with the MAESTRO. Before I came here, I checked his
Guest-Book. The first thing I saw, he cancelled the UK and AUS tours. That will be thru Nov 1st. I thought everybody said he was looking so good!
In the past, I heard what he has as referred to as "Middle ear trouble". I don't know the details of that. I guess
once you have it, you are more
subsceptible to a "rebout"! He was
doing too much for his age! The spirit
is there, but the flesh isn't. Such a
Shame! What was it I said in just a little while back? Good things never seem to last. This is not Good!!!
I cannot begin to imagine how Our Darling Man feels. I am so sad and so worried. Andre has made such an impact on all of our live. When I saw him on the Michael Ball Show last week I was so relieved,thinking he was well again. Now we hear he isn't.I have been reading up on viral ear infections and apparently it seems one day you think you are better only for it to return with a vengeance and can last 4 to 5 months. I do so hope Andre will soon be well again. We all love you Dear Andre ans wish we could help. There is nothing we can do but pray Big warm Get Well Soon Hugs to you xx
HI , JOSEPHINE! You did better than I did! But, I looked under "MIddle Ear Trouble", which as far as I know is the
same thing. The way you talk we may
never see him again! He could be on the stage and have a sudden rebout. With
your info, this has taken a turn for the worst! LORD!!!
He must have still been ill when he appeared on the Michael Ball Show, alhough he hid it very well, which is what you waould expect from such a professional! But I did think he was on the road to recovery, and that the UK tour was safe after seeing him on TV!
Like everyone else I wish him a full and speedy recovery, we will all be waiting for as long as it takes, there is no rush, but the selfish in me, says there is.
Instead og the 02 I will settle down with my wife to watch MY AFRICAN DREAM, and then in a few weeks LIVE IN MAASTRICHT '4'
Hi Steve, Almost certain Michael Ball show is not live, so could have been recorded when he was over here last. I read somewhere he was still in Maastricht the day the show was aired. So sorry for Andre and have have to say for myself and all fans, was so looking forward to it, but inner ear trouble is really not nice at all.
Hi all. Well Maybe someone who understands these things more than I, could explain to me why life has to be so cruel sometimes. Just when Our Beloved Andre is beginning to reap the benefits of years of hard work and dedication he gets hit with this undeserved blow. But I am not going to be pessimistic. The glass is always half full and not half empty. Until I hear otherwise I shall look forward to seeing Our Great Man in another concert
Sometime Somewhere.
I know that he'll be there
xx
Josephine, you are asking the age old question, WHY. That's just life, we get the good, the bad
& sometimes the ugly. Shows how little we really control our own lives doesn't it?
One thing I've learned, no matter what, never lose heart. Surely André must feel the heart lights
surrounding him from all our prayers & good wishes for his good health to return.
That has to help, and we know he has the best medical care & loving family around him too.
We will not think why, we'll just think WHEN.
Absolutely devestated - we had booked to see Andre in Amserdam then when it was cancelled we booked for Manchester and now that is cancelled - oh no! Seriously hope he recovers quickly and back on form. Take care Andre x
Hi Jean
Its desperate news abot Andre, lets hope after a rest he will be clear to tour again.Regarding Amsterdam, what have they told you about a new date?
Hi dear fans,
I know so many of you want to wish Andre the best and tell him that he is in your thoughts and prayers. We have set up a page just for that purpose so we can keep the Guestbook for happy chat. I also know that a lot of us are not very happy right now. We must keep positive thoughts for Andre. We just came from the Vet and found that Cotton has lost 1 1/2 lbs. which is a lot for a kitty and must have sub-cutaneous injections (depending on the results of her blood work we get tomorrow). She is not eating again. But I left there with a positive attitude and said we will do all we can for her and hope and pray for the very best outcome. That is what we need to do for Andre. We need to think happy and positive thoughts that he will be fine with some rest and it may take a while but he has been working so hard to keep us all happy for a long time and is probably worn out and stressed. So it may take a while and he no doubt needs lots of rest so now is his chance to get that much needed relaxation and he will come back to us better than ever.
So please keep up the positive thoughts and chat about it together, along with your prayers, on the Get Well Page. Thanks much and hugs to all.
OH NOT GOOD NEWS,poor Andre' we must all keep out petitions going for help from above; I am not surprised, many years ago I had a similar thing Caused by my sinus Blocking up, I won't go into all the yucky details, but I had to have new passages "bulldozed" through my face, it was not a happy pain free time. It took me at least 4 months before I felt human again, so I really do feel for Andre' Marjorie & all the Family, also the People who work for & with Andre' this is not good for anyone, We His fans can cope for we have our dvds & cds, also it would be very dangerous for Andre' to fly with ear problems, we Must all pray so hard for our Great Man, also that He has the patience & fortitude to cope with this,also His beloved Marjorie I think She could do with some tender loving prayers eh! Thank you Prudence for getting this BAD NEWS to us, at least we know whats happening, sometimes the not knowing is awful; May God Bless & care for them all; xxxooo
Oh so sorry to hear your little itty bitty
Cotton is ailing. I am sending you many positive thoughts your way to help you keep up your chin and strength. Such sad news for Cotton, if they could only speak to you and tell you where the ouchie is, send her my positive 'meow'!
Micheal you are lucky not to have heard or watched that show ,it was contagious but Mrs Bucket, pronounced Bouquet, she was a snob & every neighbours nightmare, but she could sing & I'm sure in everyday life she was a nice person I saw Her on The Micheal Parkinson show that how I know about the dubbing;; If you are a prayerfull man say one for Andre';;;;
Fay, if you are talking about TV, I don't have it! When I came to Reading,
PA, I decided to leave Cable off! I can be very addicted to to TV. I can find better things to do! I absolutely have no knowledge of anything you say. You'd be surprised what a wonderful world it is without TV. Yrs ago, the producer,
AARON SPELLING, said Television is a
"vast wasteland"! He hit the nail on the head! I miss the movies. But, if I
would have it for movies, then I would
watch other things and be back to square 1! Indeed, I am not an athiest,
but I prefer not to go into prayer.
Previously, in another certain Guest-Book, A comment was not posted because
somebody didn't like the agenda I was
on! I like to think it wasn't the MAESTRO! He's "cool" and intelligent
about things! No problem, I came over to
WEBMASTER SALLY'S and did better. I like
when I have my cake and eat it too!
SEE YA! P.S. Better over here,anyway!
This is such a sad day, to hear about Andre. I was just sitting here pondering on what to write when it came to mind, we have not taken the JSO into account. When they travel and play with Andre, they get a paycheck. Anybody consider how these folks are getting paid as Maestro is ill, this probably,
have not ever happened before brings on a head ache of how to handle this also.
I have another issue brewing in my mind, but will hold back on that a bit; has to do with the on-set to Andre's illness.
Hi Judith dear - now you have us curious. You know you cannot say something and hold back - what is on your mind sweetie??
Yes Judith Come on Please share your thoughts xx
Well, Judith, looks like you pre-empted
me on not only the JSO, but his whole
organization getting a paycheck. I also have a write-up on that. It was done hrs before reading yours. Nice going on that! I woke up at 2 AM. Couldn't sleep,
thought I'd spend some time in the
Guest-Book. Give me acouple coffees and
I,m ready for a 10-mile run! It's 6:30
AM, almost time for breakfast. Isn't it
amazing how many new names there are in the Guest-Book! The word must be out on
WEBMASTER SALLY'S GUEST-BOOK! This is good!
As some people know, I once referred to myself as a REALIST! I didn't use the term loosely! Reality gets you somewhere, wishful thinking gets you nowhere! Reality was 12 yrs ago, I went to Florida with my life in 3 suitcases. Sometimes it goes that way. Stuff happens! But, I like certain niceties in
life, got off my duff, and picked up the pieces! Result: 1 and a 1/2 yrs ago
I came back to Reading with $5000 of
things in a tractor-trailer( Great
weight-lifting equipment, a ton of custom-arranged music, etc. I came to
RDG, have a great ap't in a great
environment. On my arrival, I purchased
$5000 worth of furniture! A lot of people would probably "kill" to have
my lifestyle! What I'm getting it when
there is a bad situation, the worst thing is to do nothing! I'm agood one to say that, because there are some times in my life I did nothing! It,s
one thing for things to have been the
way they were. It's "a hoss of a different color" when 20 concerts are
canceled until Nov 1st! THAT is alittle bit much! That's a lot of "cash flow"
down the drain. The money to pay his
musicians doesn't come from Heaven! Not
only that, a"SUPERB" Musical
Organization is idol. Assinine! That
situation needs to be corrected. Frank
Stejns is colorful and a brilliantish
musician. Jet Gelens was mentioned! Jet
is a cute number on the violin. Who knows, maybe she can conduct. Wouldn't
it be better to have something, than
nothing. Than when The MAESTRO is ready to resume, he can. The MAESTRO is
"unbeatable" where music and strategy is
concerned, I don't think "making do" is his specialty. People who have deep pockets don't have to worry too much
about "making do"! I'm an expert! I don't doubt some of you won't like
what's said here, with the "track" you're on. I do, indeed, hope you have
sucess with that "track"! Also, I do,
indeed, apologize for my outspoken
thoughts!
P.S. With all I've been thru, it's a
wonder I'm alive! Believe it! I like to
think of myself as "DIE-HARD WITH A
VENGEANCE"!
Yeh, like "when life hands you lemons, make lemonade"?
I have to come back & finish my lemonade thought, the phone rang & I had to go. Anyway.... Michael, I wouldn't worry about the JSO at all, some of them probably have other things they can do. And, I think a concert without Andre would make the lemonade a bit sour wouldn't it?
Sorry, Shirley, on my own part, I would rather have something than nothing. I will hold to that. There are all kinds
of Sound-bites that cover this. Have you never heard nothing is forever! Things change! How many times have I
had unexpected changes in my life! When
Shortly after I was in my new ap't in
SO. FL,Somebody told me the landlady
was going to raise the rent. When I asked her about it, she told me I be there forever. Things chamge in my life,
most times I don't have anything to do
with it. This is 1 case where I'd take pleasure in being wrong!
Once I thought I was wrong but I was mistaken.
Shirley, I never could figure out what's
meant by: Whan life hands you a lemon,
make lemonade!
let your imagination take over... to me it means try to make the best out of a bad situation.
Hi Michael. Could be wrong but the way I look at it, it means whatever life hands you, make the best of it xx
JOSEPHINE, you and SHIRLEY, said it
right there. Is the cancelling of some 20 concerts, making the best of a situation? Some people around town know
I have an addiction for the MAESTRO and
JONI JAMES Music! Lately, I've gone
from the ridiculous to the sublime in
the length of time, I've been on their
Music, believe me! I,ve custom-arranged
some 600 of what I consider to be the
best songs there are. From that 600
songs, I picked the best of the best. I
have 5 Cd,s presently. You should see the line-up. The best one of all to me
is TWO OUT OF THREE AIN"T BAD, Followed
by in my choice,RHIANNON, GLORIA,TOTAL
ECLIPSE OF THE HEART,7 YEAR-ACHE, IT's A
HEART-ACHE( I guess that rings a bell in more ways than 1)! I see these are
followed by LIBIAMO,ODE TO JOY and
MEMORY! Where have I heard these 3 before? What I,m saying is, as in my whole life, I've never seen a situation
where anybody or anything can't be replaced. We all know, we can't always
have everything the way we want it!
But maybe you all have had a better life tha I have! I'd be willing to bet
my bottom dollar either Frank Steijns
or Jet Gelens could handle the situation
well! As I said, Frank is colorful and
he is a Musician from the word, "GO"!
Maybe Jet would be as cute a number as
a Conductor as she is on the violin!
Time for chicken patties. I'll BE BACK!
Really very simple, with out using terminology that just fills space. May you have a wonderful evening.
Hi, JUDITH, I really was serious, Judith! You know one time, I went to the dentist. I said: I,m like a bad penny, I always come back! I was a little astounded by his reply, since a Dentist is supposed to be intelligent. He said: "I never could figure out what that meant!" But, SHIRLEY and JOSEPHINE
cleared the matter up! I've heard that so many times, I never considered it important! Right now there's another xpression taking place: THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATHWATER! Meaning the heck with the ANDRE's ORGANIZATION!
Hi, SHIRLEY, If you are talking about The Rieu organization drawing paychecks someplace else, let's take a look at that conjecture! With their RESUMES, there are people all over the Planet that would be glad to have them. They can write their own ticket anywhere! Once they're gotten hold of, they could
be in a position where they wouldn't want to come back. Money talks, you know the rest. Everybody concerns themselves about their own interest! Recently, we've lost 2 "GREATS"! SUZAN ERENS, with
her terrific "delivery", CARLA MAFFIOLETTI, the most versatile Soloist I've ever seen! I always wondered why these 2 left! Seems like most stay with the MAESTRO! AS far, as I'm concerned, DOWN to a PERSON, I like everybody right where they're at. WORKS FOR ME!!! But, who knows? Maybe the
MAESTRO has a "rainy day" fund and can keep everybody covered. As far as rehearsels, I'm sure they will have plenty of time to rehearse!
We'll just have to see what the future holds. It's probably anybody's guess!
I'd pray, but I don't know how, I stopped waiting for "pennies" to fall from Heaven a very long time ago. I found a person does better by "doing"' and I have! They tell me SOMEONE upstairs helps those who help
themselves! In my case, NO COMPLAINTS!!
Now, that's what I call "REALITY"!!!
ok, whatever floats your boat.
Last night was just coming to terms with sad news and then 2 mins after putting on TV, what do I see but an advert for thursday's concert, phone now for tickets it said, this didnt help!!
Hi Steve, I know how you feel. I was so excited about Andre's Melbourne concert, and so disappointed that he needed to cancel. I'm treating my tickets like Gold and pray that Andre recovers very well. Disappointed as I am, his health and wellbeing comes first.
cheers!
A big 'HI' to all Andre fans and friends!
I've read many posts these past weeks about Andre and his illness, mostly just praying for his speedy recovery and return to what he loves most - giving to his Audience! Like many of you, I'm disappointed that UK & AUS concerts are cancelled - more so that Andre is still unwell. I've picked up in some comments that some may be suspicious that we haven't been availed 'the total truth' about Andre and his illness.
I feel the need to be very blunt here! I believe that we have been availed of 'the truth', and that no speculation is valid. Also that some things 'just aren't anyone else's business'.
Sometimes God stops us in our tracks, so that we can evaluate many areas in our lives, for our own ongoing benefit according to our best 'God blessed' & worthwhile journey in this life.
I am not curious or doubtful about the information we have been given, and thanks to Pierre for updates so far.
I constantly pray for Andre, and would once again be happy to be involved in group prayer at an agreed simultaneous time. HUGS xoxo
Hi All I think someone mentioned it earlier but what are we going to do for Andre's Birthday. It is creeping closer and closer xx
HI Josephine, not sure what we can do 'cross continent' but I'm happy to join in. I haven't read posts of anyone mentioning this before, maybe I just missed something. What can we do without annoying the man at this time? A dedicated blog page has been set up here (for our best wishes for his recovery so far)..What about another Page for his Birthday - no doubt this will happen anyway?!... Maybe Sally & JA could place a brief comment on Andre's Official website, inviting him to look up all of our well-wishes and support for him????????
xxx
Wow, I watched the t.v special broadcast on Sky this weekend.
I am so overwhelmed .I am a new classical artist /Soprano and we have beautiful song we have written ,Please can you give me a contact to send my song to Andre.
Best regards
Chrissy Caine
Hello Chrissy:
I have sent you a personal email. Please check your in box.
Sally
Dear Andre,
My mother and father have their 60th wedding anniversary on the 30th September 2010 and my mother is fit enough to see you in Manchester on the 29th. It would be fantastic if you would say a special thank you from her children and grand-children. Since we introduced her to you she plays all your music and DVD’S. Their names are Eulalia and Pawel and they originated from Poland. They came through the second world war to enjoy a long and happy life. Eulalia is 84 and Pawel is 90.
We would love you even more if you could do this for them but especially for our loved Grandmother.
Many thanks in anticipation
Dear Grazyna & Romek
Please check your email box. I sent you a private message.
Webmaster Sally
So many comments, Heres my 5 bobs worth,A JSO concert without Andre' is not acceptable, Andre' & what HE does is what makes the concert so exciting, my way of explaining that is to have A strawberry & cream sponge cake without the strawberrys & cream; Andre' is very smart & clever in what He does;; This ear infection Our Man Has is so painfull I actually thought I was going mad when I had similar, you just want to drug yourself off to sleep so you can escape from the pain for a little while, my heart & feelings go all the way to Maastricht for Andre' & Family , poor Marjorie, if I were Her I'd get in a trained nurse, for that pain in the middle ear makes one more than crabby, re financial things Andre' is not an idiot, also He has a few advisers, I feel sure He would have some sort of insurance in place for His people, many times He's spoken about His responsibiletys, also regardless of whether you believe in God or a Higher Power, it hurts no one to say a prayer !!!!!! does it< & if you choose not to so be it, I think there are enough of us talking to our God ; ANAMARIA what you had to say is so true, I coul'nt say it better; by the way there is a new cd out, Andre' Rieu presents MIRUSA, ALWAYS & FOREVER, it has nice music & is on back order with Ovation ,if Preordered it is post free in Australia, don't know about else where;
Fay, In my case,I like Ice cream with whipped cream and maraschino cherries. Tasty COMBINATION!! But, I found the cost of maraschino cherries over-rides my flavor for maraschino cherries. It's a livable situation. I would like to
Emigrate to the land of my ancestors, the German part of Switzerland. But, don't have the means to go there, lock,
stock, and barrel! Am I going to Throw The BABY OUT WITH THE BATH-WATER, and do myself in! That is not the answer!
Fay, back a little while ago, I said to somebody over something: Have you ever known me not to do what I want to
do? She knows the way I am when I set out to do something, she just laughed!
Better anyway, when things are slow they're sure. Haste makes waste!
Frankly, and with all due respect, I can't accept a situation where 20 concerts are cancelled on a whim! The Maestro is the most exact man I've ever known. It would not be his way not make some other kind of arrangement. What happened to the old saying, "THE SHOW MUST GO ON! I guess that went out with the bath-water! It's typical today, No values! Yes, I know, ANDRE' has to be there. Lots of luck on the track you're on! Maybe you all know something, but I think you've got the market cornered!
We'll see!
I think what we have here is that Andre Rieu & the JSO are not a show but a concert. Most of us, while we love the JSO and all its members, love the choir and each soloist .. we go to see Andre.
I can only imagine the uproar of an Andre Rieu concert without Andre. And the thing is, I have no doubt it would be wonderful. The JSO are tops in their field and their music would be great. Still, it would not be Andre.
IMHO this is not a case of the show going on, this is a case where all the fans know Maestro needs time to heal and we are more than willing to wait until he is well.
I couldn't agree more, the JSO are great but it's a definate no without Andre i wouldn't go unless he was there and i don't think too many others would. We are willing to wait until Andre is fit and well and i hope that is soon for his sake. But no - there is no substitute for him.
Fay, A question: I have heard of this
problem the Maestro has, but don't much
about the details of it! You sound as
though you had the same thing. If so,did
you fully recover, and are no longer subsceptible to it? A few wks ago,I had
a swollen foot, fot the 2nd time! When I
was in the hosp, I told a male nurse, I've had that twice now, other people
have never had it. He told me they see
it all the time. When you have it, the pain when you walk is excruciating,like
when you walk, you support yourself
with anything you can get a hold of
Fortunately, I had a great Dr. With the
treatment he gave me, I was back to normal in a wk. The other it took 6 wks.
Also then your subject to "rebout",which
I came close to! That's bad enough as it is, but it doesn't compare with the
way it is of which you spoke!
Jan McG, go girl you said it all shorter than me I tend to waffle on a bit like you I believe we've been told all but as stated earlier Andre's pain alone would knock out a bull, PooR Man , Poor Marjorie;
Hi all. My best wishes for Andre. We know that the tour has been cancelled but what is strange is that the Adelaide organisers do not. On contacting them they knew nothing about it.
I am just guessing they are saying nothing until they know the dates for rescheduled concerts. Not official there, just my guess.
I would love to be present at next Maastricht happening July 2011. I have send an e-mail to travel agency "Limburg Travel" but no reply so far. Which agency do you recommend. With 74 & 71 years (me and wife) plus 2 grandkids (11 & 6) we want all travelproblems being taken care of.
Appreciate your help.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Bernard
Adelaide organisers are now aware and are just awaiting new dates. Funny how we knew first. Hopefully Andre is on the mend. As Fay says this is a nasty virus and very "uncomfortable" (understatement)
I just love the mice with the tea & biscuits, what no sponge cake,also with the ear infection Andre' has Plane travel is a big no no for a short time, so lets just pray what else can we all do , nothing really that can help our Lovely Man,Marjorie, I feel for her its awful to have a person you love ill & not be able to help;;;;
Morning All. Hope Our Dear Man had a peaceful night with not too much pain. Normal ear ache is bad enough so I can't imagine the pain Andre is experiencing My heart goes out to him. Yes Fay. I was thinking Andre is very switched on so I am sure he will have made financial provisions for this sort of thing happening.But still JSO and the team must be worried.Today was to be my Big Day to see Andre.I should be on my way to London now. I shall just have to be content with watching a DVD. Love to Andre and all my Andre online friends xx
Hi dear Josephine, if Andre has what I think he has, there is no pain associated with this condition. Now this is just my opinion based on the information they are giving us but I wanted to tell you my thoughts so you would have some peace of mind knowing he is probably not in any pain, at least no physical pain. Love
Hi All. On a lighter note. We have just had the plumber in as we have a leak through the kitchen ceiling from the bathroom above. We thought we had mended it but it was leaking again this morning so thought time to call in the professionals. Anyway as usual I had been thinking, reading,writing,talking about and listening to Andre. I felt such a twerp. I couldn't say MASTIC. I kept saying. Well we sealed all around the bath and shower with MAASTRICHT. I said it several times then had to explain in case the plumber thought I was a sandwich short of a picnic !!xx
So I am curious, what are the rest of the JSO doing? they can't be all at home, do they carry on rehearsing and playing?
I'd pay to go and see that too !
There's Manoe, and Tanja and Stephanie and Jet............
Dear Fans, please check the "Get Well and Canceled Concert" page. A new date has been set for the Amsterdam Concert!
All updates will be listed at the top of the page.
Please check "Get Well" page for RTL Boulevard for video with Pierre and some photos of Andre. Sorry it is all in Dutch.
Good evening all Well it's 1930pm and I should be sitting in TheO2 now,ready and waiting for Our Darling Man. Hey Ho Que Sera Sera. Whatever will be will be.I imagine poor dear Andre is watching the clock and thinking about where he should be tonight.I bet he is overcome with unhappiness and I can't bear to think about it. At least Jeanine Ann you have put my mind at rest saying you don't think he should be in any pain. Oh well I wonder what tomorrow wil bring. Always look on the bright side of life as the song goes Tomorrow is another day xx
In The Caption with The MAESTRO looking
so well, with his son standing a slight
distance behind him, I thought it was
similar to "behind the scenes" in the
2005 HOMECOMING! I checked! His son has a different insignia on his shirt. The
hankerchief in the MAESTRO's coat-
pocket is arranged slightly different.
But the lamp on the bldg behind him is the same! As I recall the HOMECOMING
CONCERT took place over 3 days. The
picture was taken on a different day.
Instead of putting this with the
picture, I put it here for convenience.
Perhaps everybody no longer "scrolls" back that much! With the MAESTRO's
so young appearance it could only be
THE HOMECOMING!
What happened to the rest of the September GB?????
It looks like it is there Inge. What can you not see?
"GET WELL SOON ANDRE"
We thank Dear Marjorie and Pierre.
For giving Andre plenty of loving care.
Your fans are so sorry that you are ill.
We know to you its a bitter pill.
But with plenty of rest and Family care.
All your loving fans are with you in Prayer.
That you will soon be back with your JSO.
And then you will say its on with the show.
Love and best wishes for a speedy recovery. xx
What wonderful words Debbie, so up beat and cheerful. I just hope Andre gets to see these speedy recovery wishes.
Hi Judith.
How are you keeping, I do hope you are feeling a bit better, and your pain has eased a little.
Thank you for your kind words re-poem.
Take care love and hugs
Thank you Debbie, this is excellent. your words say it all.
FOUND IT. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, I GOT ONLY THE PICTURE AND NOTHING ON IT, SO NOW I FOUND IT AGAIN, WAS THAT A COMPUTER GLITCH?
I will request continuing prayer for Andre at my church. I thought he was getting better, so I haven't been putting requests in lately.
I'll let them know about the sudden severe attacks of vertigo that are still keeping him from doing the concerta.
well is not the word In The Rieu Household, I feel for Andre' He must be so frustrated at not being able to do as He would like to do,: I think we all just have to have patience with a capital P, & just keep on with our conversations with THE Man Who Knows Us best; I'm most gratefull for the latest update, its the not knowing that was the worry , now we know!!!!!!!!; so I know who I talk to , My prayers are more of a conversation, they do get answered sometimes; My Narelle has been having awful pain after she eats, so today she had the camera down to have a look { I can't spell the word } she has a complex Hiatis Hernia, so now we have an appointment on monday with a surgeon, at least we know whats causing the pain, she has also from the age of twelve developed 3 different curvetures of her spine the packing between the bones has calcified ,so that does'nt help as she is slightly bent over squashing that part of her that at this time really does'nt need to be squashed, so please say a little one for her please; plus all our bast to Cotton Jeanine Ann, poor Puss, we got told off to day as we left here at 5 30am to get to the hospital by 6 am, boy were we told off in no uncertain meows when we arrived home;xxxooomeow
Hi all. It's so good to have some knowledge of what is wrong with our Dear Man. It won't stop me worrying but at least I know what I am worrying about !! Oh dear Fay your poor Narelle. I do feel for her. I have had the camera down the throat jobbie myself. Hope all goes well for her. Lots of really serious prayers tonight I think Hugs and good wishes to all who are not so well at this time xx
Hi everyone, just want to tell you that Cotton's tests were all perfect except liver values were up a little but nothing to be concerned about. So there is no need for subcutaneous fluids. Prayers must be helping and I thank you so much.
Fay so sorry about Narelle. I hope and pray all turns out fine. Will be praying.
The latest update you received on Andre via email is now on the "Get Well" page.
Have a wonderful day everyone and Cotton says thank you so much and so do I. Love and hugs
Hi Jeanine Ann So pleased to hear little Pussy Cat Cotton is on the road to recovery. That's one less thing to worry about.Lets hope we will soon have good news about our beloved Andres health. We cannot take anything for granted in life but unfortunately we do. We think it will never happen to us
Big hugs an meeows xx
I just watched the TV interviews with Pierre, the poor guy was so emotional, like father like son. As I always said, André never need the Schönbrunn castle to make the Audience come, they came for him and his JSO, nothing else necessary, but he had to go over board. The guy in the interview even said: I quote: scrap the sh...... and just you, that is what the people want to see. Pierre agreed, so hopefully he learned his lesson, it is not worth to get sick over such tremendous expenses. The illness from André is not life threatening, as I see it, but it can take a long, long time to recover, so the finances will be a problem, I hope very much he recovers from that, we still want him back, but he has to slow down, he cannot please all the continents. In the meantime we have to be content with the DVDs and CDs we have and still can buy.
Thankyou Inge. I watched the interview with Pierre but of course had no idea what he was saying.Yes it is so true Andre does not need all the extras. We all love HIM and JSO. Obviously Andre thought he was giving us what we wanted and of course that was fabulous. But Andre we just want YOU. Just please give us your beautiful self. Please Andre give us what you can when you can. We will love and follow you.I personally don't look at what is in the background. I just look at YOU and listen to the wonderful music you and JSO give us from the heart. You are so well loved and established now that we don't need all the trimmings You will never let us down or disappoint xx
Josephine and Inge,
How I agree with you both!We don't need all the "extras" which have got more and more extravagant during the past few years.We in the UK have prbably got to know Andre through the DVD/CD Forever Vienna and we just love it so much.
NO CHOIR NO SOLOISTS NO CASTLE NO DANCERS NO SKATERS NO FOUNTAINS.We just want Andre and the JSO and their beautiful music.All the rest is not really necessary at all.
I agree entirely with you ladies. Of the dvds just about my favs are Dublin and Tuscany, no ice rinks or castles just the music.Lets please go back to that.
So glad to hear, Cotton is doing so much better, hope he continues to improve!!!!!!!
Thank you so much Inge. She has kidney failure so she will never be cured but at least she is not in the end stage yet. Thanks for your prayers.
By the way I agree with you about Andre. We do not need all that extra fancy stuff like castles. We only need him and his JSO. I cannot believe I am saying that Andre was not making the correct decision when he dragged that castle all over the world. It was expensive and too much work and worry for him and Pierre too. It was beautiful and we appreciate all the work he did to make us happy but we will be happier just to have him back with his JSO. Hugs
Jeanine Ann, my Moise lived 2 years after he was diagnosed with kidney failure, but he was 2O when he died and we did what we could. I injected water under his skin every 4th day so he would not dehydrate, the vet taught me how to do it, but in the end the meds and the water did not help anymore. He just stopped eating and he just slept in. The vet said he did not suffer, he slept almost the hole time, we had to wake him for food and put it under his nose then he leaked a little. He lost more and more weight. But I was grateful that I did not have to put him down. I still miss him so much, that is why he is my screen saver.
It is never easy is it? We want our FurBabies to live as long as we do. I am certain they wait in Heaven for us.
I couldn't do the fluid so I took Dewey to the vet each time. First it was 2x a month, then 1x a week, then 2x a week. I woke up one morning to find it was time to take Dewey to the vet one last time. When I called, the receptionist answered and I moved my mouth but nothing came out. I was mute. I just couldn't say it. I tried to compose myself, called again and again.. nothing.
I still cry.
Sally, I know exactly how you felt. I had to bring 4 cats to the vet for the last time, one had Diabetes and I also learned to inject his Insulin twice a day. The other 3 had cancer, horrible, but the best help is, to get right away a new one, we never forget the one that left us, but the new one keeps us occupied and our thoughts of the loss a little.
It's always hard to say goodbye to those we love. Our pets are no exception.
To love a pet we learn how to love, to have compassion. Show me how a person
treats animals & I will show you how they treat people. A person with a caring heart
is someone I trust. I grieve at the loss of a friend's pet just as my own.
I know Rainbow Bridge very well. Growing up with a pet is what just about every child
has done. Take a pet to a nirsing home & watch the reaction of the elderly.
There is something special, whatever it is, that a furry friend has. Children & animals,
equally touching, teaching us many life lessons.
God must have thought the animals were important, remember Noah's ark?
Remember "a little child shall lead them"?
Just some of my thoughts on this autumn day.
Shirley that reminds me of an incident in my youth. We made flower carpets for Corpus Cristi started in the morning at 3.OO so it would be finished when the procession started after mass. The young chaplain brought us breakfast and a little kitten came along the road. I of course had to stop my work and take it in my arms. The priest said to me, you like animals, very good, some advise, if you go out with a boy, make sure he loves them, too, because a person who does not love animals, does mostly not respect his partner or his own children. It always stuck in my mind. Lucky me, found a guy who loves animals and we installed it in our kids, too.
Inge and Shirley that reminds me when we were in Ft. Myers and we were in six lanes of traffic (bumper to bumper) and Clyde looked out and saw a little kitten or small cat dodging in and out of traffic. He immediately got out of the car and stopped the traffic and chased the little kitty until it was off the road and safe. Hugs
SUPER OF CLYDE, I WOULD GET A HEART ATTACK IF I SAW A CAT OR A DOG ON THE HIGHWAY, ESPECIALLY IN MONTRÉAL, WHERE THEY DRIVE LIKE THEY ALL WANT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.- WHEN VIC TAUGHT ME DRIVING 40 YEARS AGO, I ALMOST HIT A TREE BECAUSE I GOT OUT OF THE WAY OF A DOG, I WOULD RATHER KILL MYSELF THAN HIT A DOG, BUT HE RUN IN FRONT OF OUR CAR.
Top of the day my friend Shirley. Oh what happy memories you have brought back out
after I had carefully filed these happy moments away for future browsing. I have years and years of happiness that I have of both my Collie friends. One was Heidi, the other Beau. These were the large collies, like Lassie. I remember getting them as 6week ole pups,
sleeping on the floor with them, and just the unexplainable bonding that happens. They were never on leashes, and yet stayed at my side and never ran off, be it for another dog, or any distraction that might catch the eye. They immediately sat down, and their little faces looked up at me for lets say, instructions. Oh, I could go on, but I know you get the drift. Oh what a happy place to remain in after a horrible day out at the market, dealing with our human counter parts. Give me a dog every time, with their smiling, wagging tails, instead of their wagging
tongues! Know what I mean? Talk to you later, thanks for sharing your happy thoughts for this very beautiful autumn
day - just picture two sable/white collies romping out in the autumn air
collie-licious!!
I won't repeat all that been said, its all true , ANDRE' the stage The JSO, & a few flowers,but most of all every person in good health & that gives to all the joys of the moments;;;; better news about cotton I guess you have to take Her life a day at a time with love & enjoyment, I often wonder did Jesus have a cat ::?????? Micheal, I have a little less hearing in my "bad ear" thats all; it sounds to me a little like Gout that you have, it used to be called the drinkers disease I'd be lucky to drink a bottle of wine in 1 year, I get it in my feet & my thumbs, have your drs. given yours a name, pains a bbbbbth; have a good Andre' day all;;;;
Fay, Today, today is Sunday,It is 7:20,
AM, I am presently having my 1st coffee,
listening to what I have labeled as my "SUPER CD's"! They are the BEST OF THE BEST, of the music I have! the 1st
I saw your reply to my question of your
ear! There seem to be more people in
than used to be, hence more comments. In
that case, I breeze thru the GB! I seem
to be in a "tight" with my personal and
financial affairs! You should see the bill I got for my 9-hr stay in the hosp!
my foot has distinction, it is now worth it's wt in GOLD!
I did get the treatment to heal my ft,
I thought there was too much on the list, though! It's bigger than a
laundry list! 6 yrs ago, my problem was
called "infectious tendonitis", I recalled later, I "banged" my left foot
with the refrigerator door! This time,
the rear of my heel was very sensitive,
I probably "whacked" it somewhere and
didn't remember it! Also, the rt side
of my ft was like a tooth ache thru the night. I suspect my rt shoe was too narrow for my foot! I need a"triple E"
but I don't think they make them like that anymore! I am hardly anybody's idea
of an alcoholic. Seems like I never did get a diagnosis on the second! I was so
happy it was resolved in a short time!
Anyway, be careful with those feet! That
is a word of advice! The reason I was
asking about your "EAR" problem, I was
trying to find consolation with the
MAESTRO's! Just a little while ago, he
said he would be going for 35 more yrs.
Since 2008 I noticed his tour schedule
was "Heart-Attacksville"! Too much for too long. It catches up, unfortunately!
Another time, you all!
It s a pleasure to watch your shows and watch the FUN that you and your people are having. Keep on the good side of life and may you live on for a long long TIME. arn
I am so happy that we all agree on the fact that we are happy just to see Andre and J.S.O.,just the beautiful music and our dear Andre. I have just received my Celebration Book from Ovation Channel Australia and it looks beautiful but havn't read it yet, and only $10. Fay you probably have yours too. We are thinking of Narelle here and hope it will all be over soon. Has anyone watched the Red Rose Cafe as an extra on Love around the World where Andre and Co dance and play REALLY fast. It is my favourite with Andre dancing at the Schonbrunn Palace, I think I must like Andre dancing HaHaHa...
Jeanine Ann ,have'nt received my book yet ,on my web they tell me my order has been filled so I guess its on the way; I have a beautiful story about the loss of an Animal, its called The Rainbow Bridge,when I've got a bit more time I'll look it up, its among my "stuff", you know all that sentimental stuff you can't throw away, I have sympathy Cards from each time I had to put my Girls to sleep, I've friends who like me have a special infinity with their cats, they are our children really an awful time to lose one, also they give more love than humans at times, can anyone tell I'm a bit peeved with a human ha ha;not Andre' I have to laugh when Andre' tells about the dog howling when He plays His Violin, can you just imagine that happening. I'm off to Heidelberge tonight ,sweet Andre' dreams all;;
Albert Schweitzer once said
"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life;
music and cats".
This must be true.
Oh that's lovely Prudence. Wish I could type that fast xx
Mark Twain once said: If the human could be crossed with a cat, the human would improve the cat would loose, haaaaaaaaaaa, also true!
I'm daft sorry Maureen, I also ordered the dvd which was only released today, although we saw the concert live streamed, I still want the dvd,I'm always hungry for Andre's "STUFF";;
Sorry to hear about your ill health. Take care and look after yourself. It will be great to have you back on stage whenever possible in full health.
Peter Ramsey
Hi all. Just had a Happy Thought. If Andre had done his Concert at the O2 it would have been all over and done with Now I have got it to look forward to Oh Happy Day xxHugs and smiles xx
Now Josephine that is "making lemonade out of lemons". Good thinking. Love
And very sweet tasting it is too Jeanine Ann . I am off now for some beauty sleep Good night dear friends xx
Photo of the day (from de Telegraaf)
Ah, very nice!I was counting down the days to October, and still look forward to when Andre 'does' arrive in Melbourne hopefully very soon 2011.
What a beautiful Face, there is a something of comfort about Andre's face ,it comforts me.;;; now I've dug into my "stuff" so here is The Rainbow Bridge; There is a bridge connecting Heaven & Earth,; It is called The Rainbow Bridge because of its many colours. Just over The Rainbow Bridge, there is a land of meadows, hills, & valleys with lush green grass. When a beloved pet dies, the pet goes to this place. There is always food & water,& warm spring weather. There old & frail animals are young again. those who are maimed are made whole again. They play all day with each other, but there is one thing missing, they are not with their special friend who loved them on Earth. So each day they run & play until the day comes when one of them stops playing & looks up. The nose twitches, the ears are up,the eyes are staring, & this one suddenly runs from the group. You have been seen, & when you & your special friend meet, you take Him or Her into your arms & embrace>! Your face is kissed again, & you look once more into the eyes of your trusting pet!!; Then together you cross the Rainbow Bridge, never to be separated again.::: I now hope you all have your Kleenex, & enjoy the above , it moves me every time I read it, it has no name at the bottom:??? but was given to me many years ago when a poodle we had picked up a tick, they are viscious BBBBBBBs
Fay That is gorgeous. Is there a place like that for humans do you think? Somewhere Over The Rainbow. It would make me so happy to think there is. Hugs xx
I believe it's called HEAVEN.
Wow, Fay, I got goose bumps reading the story of "The Rainbow Bridge". I have never heard this before. With a cheerful smile on my face makes me so happy to know
that when my time comes, my two best loyal
friends will be waiting for me with their
wonderful smiling eyes and wagging tails
to resume our wonderful times which was cut so short! Thanks for sharing.
When I go over that bridge and meet all my pets again, I take André´s DVDs with me, even so my cats never showed a sign of loving his music, perhaps they are just not musical, but full of love. So , you see Jeanine Ann, a solution for your André memorabilia, no extra coffin necessary, haaaaaaaa!
Speaking of animals & music, do you remember the old RCA records label,
with the picture of the dog listening to "his master's voice"? ( I read that the dog's name was Nipper,
so named because he liked to nip at people's legs.) My grandparents used to have some of those
old records & I loved the puzzled look on the dog's face. We used to have a dog that had that same
puzzled look when he heard a strange noise.
Yes, I remember that dog and the big horn on the record player. My dog used to haul, when I plaid my accordion.
Hi all. I have had quite an emotional afternoon. Firstly with Fays Rainbow Bridge. On youtube there are several versions set to music. Then I listened to several of Pierres recent interviews about 'His Dad'and his illness.One in particular with Pauw and Witteman. They showed an exerpt of a very touching moment after the 2007 Toronto Concert when Andre and Pierre were hugging and weeping together with relief that the Concert was such a success. Pierre became very emotional during the interview. He also talked about the finances and said that 20 crates with dresses etc had already been shipped to Australia and now have to be shipped back at of course great cost. It's an interview well worth watching if you haven't already seen it xx
Hi Shirley.
I also remember the little RCA dog names Nipper, I own two dogs exactly the same as Nipper, there names are Miley and Major both rescue dogs, and whenever anyone leaves our home they try to nip their ankles, but when people arrive at our home they get a great welcome from both dogs, I lost my other little dog just last year and she was a Nipper dog ( smooth haired Jack Russell ) and her name was Nipper, named after the RCA dog.
Hi Marjorie, we have a friend who has a Jack Russell & he's the one who told me about "Nipper". Our friend is in a wheelchair & his dog rides between his feet, everywhere he goes. His dog is named Jack, although she's a girl.I asked him why & he said because his last name is Russell he thought it fit her. She is a "real" Jack Russell.
Hi all. The info on 'Nipper' is that he was born in 1884 in Bristol Uk and died in 1895 and was buried in Kingston upon Thames. The owner was Mark Henry Barraud and his brother Francis painted the picture. There is a Lloyds bank built on his burial site now and this year he had a small street in the area named after him Nipper Alley. What a famous dog Woof Woof xx
pleased you liked the Rainbow Bridge, its a comforting story to tell a child,& lets face it I believe there is a lot of the child in all of us; I know I have "a Few' of Andre's dvds Ha Ha ! & in many of them His Inner child shows, He says & does some Funny things, I love the many faces He pulls & that quirky thing he does with His eyes;;; Jan how is your key ring going on your round about, that was a good idea of yours enjoy , possibly a bit like Andre Himself is feeling at this point in time, its the ears that control our balance;;
I have just been to look at the interviews Pierre did , He is surely His Fathers Son, it takes a big Man to show their emotions like that for all the world to witness,to be honest a few were shed here also; there is a quality that both Andre' & Pierre have that opens that special place we all have in our hearts for precious moments,Andre' has given me lots of those via His Dvds & cds ,as you know I take Him with me to Vinnies so many people come in to browse, & remark about The Beautiful Music playing I ask do you know who it is,most don't know, my regulars do, but this Saturday an older couple were in , I think they were visitors from Europe as they were leaving The gentleman asked was that music for sale, sadly I had to explain I bring my own, & we Have never had An Andre' Rieu cd for sale , Ah he said,thank you for playing such itimate music, can't say much more about that ,it made my week;;; night all I think I'll go back to S.A. tonightxxxooomeow
Hello Fay, I always enjoy reading your postings. Very perceptive on many things, and I love your honesty on any given subject. You make me smile every time I
see it's you on the blog. Now, I have a question for you. I always enjoy to read any information on Andre and Pierre. May I ask what site you are going to, where you get such wonderful
insight from Pierre on Andre? Thanks, and may you have a beautiful week.
Thought for the day.
Fable of the porcupine
It was the coldest winter ever - many
animals died because of the cold. The porcupines, realizing the situation,
decided to group together. This way they covered and protected themselves;
but the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they
gave off heat to each other. After awhile they decided to distance
themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen.So
they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or
disappear from the Earth. Wisely, they decided to go back to being together.
This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the
close relationship with their companion, but the most important part of it,
was the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.
Moral of the story:
The best relationship is not the one that
brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns
to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's
good qualities.
I thoroughly enjoyed "The Thought For The Day" Prudence, makes a lot of sense, and
"Moral" of the Story' short, sweet,to the point, food-for-thought, I just loved this. It makes you think, and so many times I myself have thought
of such similar words
trying to make a point, and here you did such a wonderful posting. I just love and enjoy reading material that leaves you with a lesson learned and a much better person. Thanks,
Thanks Prudence, this is very good. I love this story. This story could be applied to the workplace as well. I wish that I had it where I work, that last paragraph could be used in many situations!
A lovely tale Prudence and so very true.I am so lucky to have lots of friends who for some reason or other put up with my imperfections. We all have good and not so good in us. I suppose that's what makes us interesting and unique. Just as long as the good outweighs the not so good. Nothing nicer than a cuddle to keep us warm Big warm cuddles to you all xx
Hi Fay. As I said previously I watched a couple of Peirres interviews yesterday. They surely brought tears to my eyes. Even Pierre said that 'His Dads' work agenda has been absurd.The trouble is Our Beloved Andre has got so many people in so many countries clamouring to see him and that includes us in the UK now and he wants to please us all.One of the interviewers said what we have been saying. Why doesn't Andre get back to basics.The trouble is I don't know if that would suit Andre as amongst all his other attributes he is a showman and loves all the pomp and ceremony. Oh well only Andre knows what is best for him,his famly and JSO. We will just have to watch this space.I have just made some cheese scones so I am going to devour one whilst it is still warm. Hang the indigestion Hugs xx
Very true Prudence you story says a lot,we surely share a lot on this site,I think thats beautiful we are fortunate to be able to do this, who ever the person who first though up this sort of communication deserves a very big lot of Hugs, likewise I find the way Andre & Pierre are with each other the only word I can think of this early Is PRECIOUS, also that They share it with us, those lucky little Babies to have so much love around they will grow up to be { as we say here in Oz } Happy little Vegemites; Best miows to Cotton;
I'm having trouble placing a post on the blog the last couple of days. Am not sure if it's my computer playing up.
I loved the lemonade from lemons comments Josephine and Jeanine Ann and Prudence is very philosophical today.
Jeanine Ann , my Celebration Book arrived today it is a must have for all of us who love Andre'it is only 35 pages, 30x22cm.thick pages like The concert programs, a synopsis of Andre's life ,a list of all His cds & dvds& some very lovely pictures,there is a quote from Himself on 1 page He says "Music is My Breath, My Blood , My Life, My Everything," is'nt that so beautifully Andre'; cost $9.95 Australian. it only takes 10 minutes to read, but so worth Having, it will be a Treasure for any one who buys it; (do you think I love it)?Oh well He belongs to Marjorie so I have to have my make believe, Andre' Rieu Fans & Friends around the World get a mention with a few quotes taken from it ;;;; including one from Jan Mc.G.???/ Narelle has run off with our new dvd I can hear her laughing very loudly, she needs a laugh she must have surgery,; tomorrow she has to have cat scans of chest & abdomen as surgeon says too dangerous to just go in , mainly because of the curvatures, He needs to know where everything is, good man;;;
Prudence Ponders:
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? (I know a few!)
Why does "slow down" and slow up"mean the same thing?
Why does"fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
Why is it called "after dark" when it is really "after light"?
Doesn't "expecting the unexpected"make the unexpected expected?
Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?.
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why do we wash bath towels?Aren't we clean when we use them?
Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control
when you know the batteries are dead?
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
Why is the third hand on a watch called the second hand?
Hi Prudence, wondering why I can't 'post'! Seems someone else has had same issue past couple of days. All of a sudden I have to re enter my e-mail details as well (past week or so).
Thanks!
Please excuse my excuse
It just seems to happen sometimes, maybe a glitch?
Hi,JanMcG, Lord Knows how many times I've had issues on my computer. I put it on "SYSTEM RESTORE" and I've never seen the time things weren't back in order. Unless you have a “virus" infection! Then you need a Tune-up Tech! Been there, done that! I wonder how many times I've said: "THANK GOD FOR SYSTEM RESTORE"! I hate to call Tech-Support. I've been given wrong info; Also, some times I've solved my own problems in a couple min. where an hr and 1/2 was spent. Just think, I'm probably the most Computer-Illiterate person in the world!
BTW, If you Defragment every time you use your computer, you'll keep your free-space! That will keep your computer from running slow. I’ve been doing it for 2 and 1/2 yrs now and have the same free-space. I do have automatic sched defrag wkly on my computer. I don't buy it! every couple days you lose a gygabyte or two own your "C" Drive, a couple megabytes on the back-up or "D" drive! It could take a 1/2 hr. While it's doing that have coffee, make your dinner, watch TV, whatever! You don't have to sit there and watch it!
Would you believe a Tech-Support told me System Restore can hurt the computer> What does she think it's for! I've had my computer for 2 and 1/2 yrs. No problems! I hope you know about deleting Temporary, Browsing History, and Cookies. that can be done every 10 days. i have found if a computer gets "out of whack", it won't straighten itself out. I have good insurance. if i have a problem, I can't resolve, I can call Tech-Support and they'll straighten it out. If I don't know how to do something they'll tell me. If I have a bad break-down, they'll send a repairman to fix it. I don't have to pack it up and send it off.
In closing, if you have Tech-Support, you should get them to straighten things out! Now, I have 1 more exercise to do, that's the hardest one. Always the hard way, JANMCG! I hope I helped you out. Trust me, Jan, I know what I'm doing! YES!!!
PRUDENCE: THAT is so ORIGINAL! YOU are
VERY CREATIVE! BRILLIANTISH! I like to
think I am creative, hence, I like
CREATIVITY in others! Nice way to start
the day; Your SUPERB TEXT,coffee,and the
MUSIC of JONI JAMES! NICE WORK,PRUDENCE!
P.S. The one on "bath towels" was particularly interesting. I always felt
the same way on the washing of them!
Thank you Sir, top of the morning to you.
Nooou,Thaaanku, PRUDENCE! With the reading of that, I have , indeed, started the day nicely! Lately, my life has been slightly boring. THANK GOD for
the RECORDINGS of THE MAESTRO and JONI
JAMES! YES!!! EACH lights up my life! I
need "A HAPPENING"! A work-out session
later in the day might give me some
"Gusto"! Anyway, YOU, along with ALL in
the GB, HAVE A NICE DAY!!!
And still Prudence, the English language is the easiest to learn for foreigners and we do understand each other even with all the paradoxes, vive la langue Englais!!!!
Inge, you find English language easy to learn? I always thought it must be terrible to learn. I still have problems myself & it's my native language., Like which is which,"compliment or complement", or "capitol or capital", or "affect or effect", or "their, there or they're". Ha, just to name a few.I think what Prudence wrote is oxymoron's(I known a few of those too.)
Shirley, I did not say I was perfect in the English language, far from it, but I found it easier to learn than French, or even my own language, have you ever tried German?????? the long words and the grammar????? Boy, I take English over it any time. I learned it at school, but only really to talk when I was an adult, now I even dream in English and my husband is a Franco-Canadian.
I only know one or two words of very few languages. German, all I know is das ist gut & nein. My husband has a German dictionary & I took one look and said, nope, not for me! talk about long words! Hey, I never thought about what language I dream in,
Shirley, to confirm; I have seen in the
past, believe it or not,of all the
lamguages, English is supposed to be the most difficult! I've heard people in
this country consider it rude when other
languages are spoken around them. It's
never bothered me though. If they're
talking about me, I've heard worse! By
the same token, we like if we go to other Countries a surprising lot of
people speak "ENGLISH".
That doesn't speak too well of us does it?
It's 6:30 AM. As early as it is, the most exact answer I can give you on
that, SHIRLEY: WHAT CAN I SAY? As for me,today I have places to go and people to see! For now, BYE-BYE!
What's friendship, be it close or from afar?
Do our minds unite in common cause or
simply hold place at the bar?
Do our hearts connect through strings, verse and song,
bringing joy to our minds, and
a day less long?
A Bar's a place to steady our drink,
in music an invite to savour new link,
If music you choose, you will surely find glee,
Of regret and sadness your mind will flee!
In music we find our soul, our delight!
a candle that glows giving light through the night. xxxxxx
Beautiful!
Wow Jan McG That is a wonderful poem
I love it xx
Jan, "in music we find our soul", I love that! Thank you.
Hi Jan McG.
Thank you for your poem, I liked it very much.
Hugs xx
My oh my have you all been busy, with your poetry, yours Prudence is very smart & so true "English" is interesting, I have forgotten more than I learnt, I also have a problem with spellcheck, so I have a little dictionary near by , ; I watched a bit of Midsummers Night Dream last night, its funny,its super good , more than we saw at the movies, But , Andre' does look very tired , is it any wonder, He played before Queen Elizabeth, Then in Holland for Queen Beatrix, South Africa, & just for fun all those concerts In Maastricht, plus the worry over that volcano ash, its enough to give a body a nervous breakdown, let alone viral infections, poor man, I sincerely hope He is really enjoying time out especially with those twins, I know Andre' says music is His Life but He has to be a bit selfish for Himself, beautiful Man that He is; Have a lovely Andre' Day all;;xxxooo Miow to Cotton;;;
Hi Fay, knew you would like your Celebration book as I do, lovely pictures and words. I am going to watch Midsummer Night's Dream today and just know I will love it, because we love all Andre does, don't we. We have been so lucky to be able to buy African Dream, the Celebration Book and Maastriccht 4 and be able to spend so many happy hours. Thinking of your Narelle and wish her well. I wonder if Andre can even practice with his violin at the moment, he says he still needs to do this even after so many years. Each day I hope for better news, and know it will come one day. Off to Maastricht for an hour or two or more.
Watched the rest of Mid Summer Nights Dream, there was definitely far more than we saw at the cinemas, its a super dvd. but Has Andre' ever made what we call a flop, I think not, He puts so much into the concerts, & of course this one has some lovely new back drops,it is a superb presentation;a lot of Dutch Pride & patriotism also is included;;;; Heres something a bit deep & meaningful,Religion is what you have if your worried about going to hell; Spirituality is what you have if you've been there;; hope you all like that one;
I like that!
Good Morning all. Just want to send a Big Warm Caring Hug to all my friends on this wonderful site who have not been well lately. Of course our Beloved Andre,Judith, Cotton and especially thinking of Narelle today. Do hope all goes well for her xx
This is such a lovely poem, written by our fan friend, Janice
So lovely I decided to repeat it here again today.
He stroked my heart with notes so soft, I had to stop & listen.
One man, a bow, a violin - a pair of eyes that glistened.
How could he know what I have lived & what my heart did need?
A little love, some tenderness, retreat in time of need.
Memories of past awake, my mind begins to calm;
He weaves his magic from his soul & delivers it as balm!
His heart is held by those he loves, his gift is his to share;
he shares that gift with all of Us - with elegance, charm & flair.
Of life & love, it's dreams & losses, my heart again does see-
a gentle note, a happy heart with love does set us free! (Janice)
WOW, MY, MY, our budding poet is really getting excellent ratings on this one. I
really enjoyed this one Miss Janice. The sentiment, the wording, the feelings, the
emotion, all delivered from your heart and soul. Please, may I have my copy
autographed. My eye glasses are steaming
with heartfelt emotion, as if I were the
famous poet.
Thanks Judith, glad you like it. You're welcome to a copy. Youhave my e-mail address? xxx
Thank you so much Prudence, I'm glad you like it. xxx
This is one of the nicest poems. Jan, you have talent girl.
I haven't been posting much lately, but I had to write a comment about this poem. Janice, it's absolutely fantastic! I love it and it's like every word is perfect for what I feel about Andre and what he and his music has done for me. Thanks so much, it's great to read such a nice expression of how we feel, you really did a great job with this poem.
Thanks Marlene, and I'm happy you enjoyed it! xxx
I JUST RECEIFVED "THE MUSIC OF THE STRAUß DYNASTY" 3 CDS WITH ANDRÉ RIEU AND HIS JSO, STRAUßORCHESTER WIEN, VIENNESE CHOIR BOYS, MÜNCHNER RUNDFUNKORCHESTER. FROM THE 4 STRAUß COMPOSERS: JOHANN FATHER, JOHANN SON, JOSEPH AND EDUARD STRAUß. IF YOU WANT ONLY ANDRÉ I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT, BUT IF YOU ARE LIKE ME A VIENNESE MUSIC FAN, THAN IT IS SUPER, BECAUSE ONLY THE 4 STRAUßES ARE ON IT AND MY FAVORITE VIENNESE CHOIR BOYS. I WILL PUT THIS IN MY CAR AND DRIVE WITH HEAVENLY MUSIC, THIS KIND OF MUSIC IS WHY I LIKE ANDRÉ AND HIS JSO.
Thank you Prudence, how lovely to wake up & find that beautiful piece by Janice & also big thanks to all for thinking of Narelle, She had cat scans yesterday, now we have to go back to see The Surgeon ???Maureen , Celebration is so very Andre' all those great Pictures,all very tastefull & BEAUTIFUL, Not like that other book you returned Jeanine Ann, all the pictures of Andre' & Co. are super/duper;Wow to you Jan McG.how are you doing your poetry is good , I jump?? out of bed each morning to check all thats here, always something new, did you note a quote from you is in the Celebration Book, & all the pictorials are so good, a very great keepsake for all of us & at $9 95 ;Australian its a gift have a great Andre Day all;xxx ooo . Miow to Cotton;;
Hi Fay, I've hardly been on the blog for a number of weeks & hadn't realised that Narelle was unwell. My prayers and good wishes to her that all will be well. xxx
I forgot Friday is Andre's Birthday, also the feast day of St. Therese, The Little Flower of Jesus, a lovely day to be born on I do hope our Beautiful Man Has a Beautifull, Happy & healthy Day; Hip Hip Hooray Andre';;;xxx ooo;
Josephine, may the Good Lord bless you for remembering those of us that may be still under the weather. Of course we all
send our dear Andre many prayers plus many
musical thoughts for a restful recovery. We will all be here awaiting some good news from Pierre. And we must not forget Miss Cotton, may we soon hear a feisty meow from you soon. Many thanks to those of you that are so kind to keep those of us that have seen better days. Warm and fuzzy hugs to all, especially, Josephine.
Narelle, may the cheerful wishes from all fans on this site find you in good spirits as you heal with many prayers being sent especially for a healthy recovery. Keep the music in your heart which will help in easing the pain. Cheers to you.
I SECOND THAT EMOTION.And so our prayer list grows.
some time agoi wrote to you asking wether you could produce dangerous moonlight [the warsaw concerto]
Hi Linda:
Andre has been under the weather, not feeling well lately. All we can do is reccomend you place your requests and items for Andre on his guestbook.
I hope your day is Great !
Webmaster Sally
Thank you all so much for your lovely wishes & thoughts, lately as well as praying I continue on for all those in need of a little, I'm sure The Good Lord must think Oh not that woman again. Narelle can add something from Her later, Bless you all;
Judith thank you & everyone else I can do with a few prayers, pain is not nice is it, i guess if Andre' is sick too I am in good company, narelle;
Prayers, get well wishes and hugs for Narelle!
You are all such a caring select nice lot of people,when I think about it we have only met here, you see when you think about it,another great gift Andre' has given us, its quite different when you sit back & think about it, we have friends in our life not a lot ,the ones we have are indeed Friends,treasured Friends; this site is well named Andre' Rieu Fans & Friends Bless You & Yours Always; xxxooo Meow to Cotton;
Fay, my computer has automatic scheduled
"DEFRAG" ae. Wed. Evidently, it didn't
do any good. since after only amonth and a half, my computer was beyond hope!
As usual, I like "MY WAY". Regret's, I
have a few. but then again, too few to mention! I might write a song about that! Anyway, after 2 and 1/2 yrs, with
the way my computer works, The proof is
in the "puddin"! I'm not familiar how
this"clean-up",of which you speak works!
Perhaps it serves you well, in that it serves you well, once a week. more power to you if it does. I am under the
impression, other than the words Disc-
Clean-Up, I do not have that. Maybe DISC
DEFRAGMENJTATION was put on in lieu of!
I am satisfied with my computer and it
appears I don't have the problems of
which I hear some in the GB speak!
FOR NOW, BYE-BYE! Dinner-Time! Later,
my work-out session(ugh)!
Micheal you are not the most illiterate computer person, I don't even know what defrag means, hence next year I am going to do a seniors course, I have a little picture that each week cleans up ,& every now & then my computer updates, also a virus thing but thats about it for me, but I enjoy this it stops my brain from rusting out, A Great Andre'Day
Fay, I learned these things the hard way. Jan 08 was when I first went into
a computer. the only thing I knew at the
time was how to turn it on. After a mo
and a half, that little circle, you see
sometimes at the curser, was getting
longer and longer, going into several
min. As long as that's there, what you
want can't be logged into. So I got Tech
Support. In short, I "fired" my Internet
Provider. Then the next one, a lady knew
what she was doing, and got things back in order. Of course, I had to do the Defrag and Deleting files. Each one of the files took several min. The defrag,forget it, if you don't do it routinely, it could take hrs. As far as
defrag,click on the Starter button or
press it, you'll see Disc
Defragmentation. I presume all computers
have the same workings. click on that,
you'll see it. then click where it says
DEFRAGMENT NOW. the check beomes a
circle. When it,s done the check will
re-appear. By all means, don't sit there and watch! Even if you do it every time you use your computer, it could take a half hr. Just imagine, that's how long it takes to put those
fragments back. If you don't defrag for a long time it could take hrs. Here's
how it works: Everytime you use your
computer you get fragments in the disc drive. Eventually the computer takes
longer to find it's way thru these
fragments when you want to log onto
something! IT'S IN THE BOOK! Hence, Fay,
the expression: "My computer is running
slow!". as time went A few nice Tech
Support ladies explained to me how to
do things, I read books, attended a few
computer classes. All these things had a
nice "culmination"! I would never have
been able to "burn" CD's. I found there's really nothing hard about the workings of a computer. I also found it's helps if a person can figure things
out by theirself! I seem to have a
"knack" for that(sometimes it's hard to
be humble, Heh)! Seriously, each one of these is equally nice to know" DEFRAG,
DELETING FILES, SYSTEM RESTORE! I'll
never see the day I've used SYSTEM
RESTORE for the last time, Over the
rest, lately I told someone, if my
computer was faster, what I want to log
onto, would show before I click on it!
Not hard to delete files, But it takes a
while to get SYSTEM RESTORE "down pat".
Also, FAY, have tou checked the SMART
SHort SELF in your HARDWARE DIAGNOSTICS,
lately/ Better not take too long. All these things are more than nice to know!
I like to help people(some people)! Not
hard to "stand-by"!
Hi all, Andre had a win this morning on ABC FM Radio. For the first time ever Margaret Throsby played
"Nearer to Thee". Let's hope we hear more of Andre in the future. Max
Where is everyone ,have you all gone to Maastricht for Andre's Birthday, I think I will revisit New York tonight, I just feel like lying back & relaxing& not worrying about sub titles, night all you lovely people sleep well pleasant dreams guess who I plan to dream about, its not the tooth fairy?????;
Morning all. I'ts a misty moisty morning here in UK. I have to take off(not on my broomstick I hasten to add)in my car to travel the motorway to meet friends for lunch then we all go to visit our friend in hospital who is recovering from a stroke.Then stopping overnight with a friend .I can't believe it is only a week gone by since Andre's O2 Concert was cancelled. Seems like forever. In that time I think I know lovely Pierre as well as I know Gorgeous Andre, I have watched so many of his interviews. It's so good of Pierre to talk to us. As for navigatingmy way around my computer I can manage all I need to do as long as my little laptop is kind to me. As soon as anything goes wrong I have to shout for help Well ladies I must be on my way Big hugs to you all. Andres big day tomorrow. Hope he is well enough to enjoy it. xx
Hi All
Just to say the new UK & AUSTRALIA tour dates have just been released on Andre's website
It's a birthday present fropm Andre to us !
Hello Everyone!
I have been out all day and just got home and checked emails!Great news!!
Andre's UK concert dates are now booked.
LG Arena in Birmingham is now Friday 22nd April 2011.HOORAY! I am so HAPPY!!
0NLY 7 MONTHS TO WAIT.HE WILL BE WORTH IT.
Good morning all, the little window with numbers above, has that brick wall always been there ??, heres hoping our Beautiful man Has a Happy & Healthy Birthday, I put a message on His web site yesterday, just to say Happy Birthday,great news about the new dates, just so long as Andre' does'nt push Himself too hard; great day everyone;
You're very observant this morning Fay, although it is evening here. No, it's not always the brick wall, I think it has several designs, As for Andre, I'm waiting for the birthday page tomorrow, although it is probably tomorrow there already.
Ah, you took the words right out of my mouth (so-to-speak). Bring on the Mariano
(wiggle the hips thing). Happy days are here again!
Wonderful Wonderful news. Our darling man is coming to O2 April 20th.Just been looking at his agenda though and he is sooo booked up again next year. As much as I am longing to see him I hope he has time for a little break so he doesn't get too tired again.Hope he has a magical day today with his family. He deserves to be spoiled with lots of love and pressies which I am sure he will be Disgusting weather here in UK. Pouring with rain and blowing a hooley Yuk Have a happy Andre day all xx
Hi Josephine
Like you I was disappointed not to see Andre and the JSO (in Manchester).
It has been re-arranged but like you I worry (after looking at the Agenda) that it is going to be too much!!!!
I so want to see Andre BUT I would put that aside to be sure that HE is strong and wll enough to complete all those dates.
PS Hope you enjoyed those scones - mad emy mouth water!!!
lovely friends out there, wish you all well..