today is the first official day of 2015.I get now to look back at some of the highlights of 2014 there have been a few for me in among all the rubbish that has happened in the year just gone.I’ve written in the past about Elbowgate,realising who ones true friends really are and not the kid on ones are etc.Here though are my lasting memories.
Theatre:The two best shows ive seen in 2014 were at the Glasgow Pavilion and at the Beacon Arts centre .I attended the Joe Longthorne concert at the Pavilion in June last year
.The news had had just came out that Joe had been diagnosed with throat cancer but is intending to perform as many concerts as possible before he went into hospital.Now I’ve seen Joe many many times before but that night He gave possibly the best performance he has ever given.Even fans who had seem him more times than i have couldn’t believe what they had witnessed.Even with everything else Joe had going on in his mind,his performance that night was phenomenal.I was so glad i was there.Here is a clip from his latest DVD which covers that period in time
At the Beacon Arts Centre,I was so pleased to witness ,for my money,the best Elvis Presley Tribute act in the world.The name of the show is “A Vision of Elvis” and the star is a gentleman by the name of Rob Kingsley.Its better for you to witness how good this show is without me describing it.I may be a tad biased
I was given a chance to do a song with the band from that show at their sound check.this is what happened
when it comes to personal highlights,that was my favourite because it helped me realise an ambition and also helped me get my confidence back.
i have sang since then
..I had a great time singing to the lovely people of Rutherglen as they completed their Christmas shopping and finally
Inverclyde Radio:I’ve been lucky to interview some very well known names on my internet shows i.e Kiki Dee
.the aforementioned Rob Kingsley
.Dec Cluskey from The Bachelors and the Cabaret/West End Star…Darren Day
and much much more’.The biggest project was finding out what the fans of Joe Longthorne thought was their favourite song recorded by the great man.Number 1 was this one
A big thanks to Geraldine and Christine from the Joe Friendship Club for helping to spread the word about the chart.To the rest of the amazing fans he has,who helped compile the chart ad finally to everyone whos friendship and support have got me through the year(you know who you are).All the amazingly talented cabaret/club acts out there who i havent mentioned till now for doing what they do so well i.e Jimmy Love ,Heather Dee, Helen Ashton,Pineapple Jack to name but a few
I’d love to have Joe on my show in 2015,who knows what might happen there
Happy 2015 to each and every one of you
talk soon i hope
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