Legendary Concert

 

 

Legendary Concert

Late Sunday evening turned out to be special for me. My children surprised me with tickets to a legendary concert for the greatest entertainer of popular music of our contemporary time, Sir Tom Jones. He opened the Canada-USA tour in April, and it happened to be a concert in my area, and what an evening it was!

 I am very happy that I made it as I am still kicking and living, as my heart is still biting, and my mind is still working. I am so thankful for my blessings. These days, I am learning to appreciate what I can, not what I cannot.

My generous daughter bought the best tickets she could. My carrying son took me to the concert, and it was my incredible date for the night. And what incredible memories we created! All I can say is that I am blessed, and I am a very lucky old girl, a Lady and a Madonna.

All my dreams turned to ashes, and do not have anything at all, since my husband passed away. I learned that music is a healer and the best medicine to survive the dark long nights and days full of thoughts, memories, and emotions. These magical wonderful sounds of music and the perfect romantic ballads overwhelm the heart. I am retired and have all the time in the world. I write to express myself.

I listen to legendary concerts on my laptop, a loving gift from my children. YouTube allows me to seat in the front row, and Tom Jones sings only for me for the pleasure of my soul.  Working women do not have time to travel to foreign country for concerts. In addition, I am not a groupie who pays for a plane flight, hotel to stay, and tickets to the musical festival to follow my idol. However, I was not spoiled the first time by my children. In 2005, twenty years ago, my children gave me as a gift three CDs set with Tom Jones’ songs. Inside it was fourteen dollars. All I can say is that I am blessed, and I am a very lucky old girl, a Lady and a Madonna.

How did I feel? It was so long to admire the outstanding golden voice and long-time career in music industry The man is born to be on stage; his voice is incredible like a velvet textile that wraps around the body and proceeds inside every cell of the skin. The gymnastic dances replaced by face expressions and small talk from the stage. The new generation of girls continue to bring hats and wave the hankies the same way as the generations before them did in the seventies. Hands are up, shoulders are on the move, fast legs are moving, sitting at the chairs. People sing along, loud expressions of sensations of wows, ohm, aww are coming from different directions.

The atmosphere of the concert was in harmony with people united in the same music, love and admiration of the legendary Sir Tom Jones. Many adult children attended with elderly parents; many young people came clubbing and danced in unison of the rock and roll. The fast classics songs were recognized by everyone and were expected to be performed. I was disappointed that majority of people were not familiar with the Surrounded by Time album. This album is so important to understand the decades of journey and where Tom Jones is now looking on his life and long-time career.

We all can get associated with watching a sport game on the TV and the comparison to attending the real-life game at the stadium. The same here, the song on the radio, the time of listening a tape, a CD disc, or a recorded concert at YouTube are different from the real-life experience to attend a concert in person. It is nothing like being there in person to be there with your special person and share your love for music and singing with thousands of fans, followers, and admirers in one place, with live music of the incredible musical band, and shoeless Gary. Gary is a long-time friend and art director of Tom Jones.

 Being at the concert made me feel honored and privileged, awakened the younger version of me. I surprised myself by dancing from my seat, yelling, and singing along, by knowing the lyrics to all songs, knowing ahead what my favorite knight will say as it was a standard concert of the tour. I felt blessed, the time was spent well, and the concert came too fast, to the end of the blink of the eyes. What is new? The entire life is going fast in front of self as blink of the eyes.

I had flowers that I wanted to give to Sir Tom Jones. I had the best seats, in the middle of the row, so I could not get to the stage without disturbing the guests. It was one small break, and the stage had a rope to stay away from it. I only could throw them on stage. I was thinking of being sent to it by people in front of me...but shied away. Well, it is always next time.

Tomshinsky@2025