Heyyyy.... I'm so tired... played three tennis matches today in a tournament. But enought about me...let's talk about me. : )
Last night was a wonderful (mostly) experience listening to Liza. She started off with "Alexander's Ragtime Band"...and ended with "New York, New York". There was one encore, but I can't remember the song. She did fairly well with the what I call the "low note" songs. There were some significant and challenging moments when she was doing "Cabaret" and "New York, New York." There are some high notes in those songs, obviously. Honestly, it was excruciating to hear her try to sustain those specific notes. Bless her heart, she did try. Throughout the concert, she was having throat problems...with the dry Austin air. Overall, it was a blast! She had the audience in the palm of her hands. I did notice that she "segmented" her high notes. I don't know the technical term for that...but I did notice it. The revelation of the evening was Billy Stritch's amazing voice! I had no idea. They did do a duet. It was charming. I glad I went to see Liza, despite some of her vocal challenges. from rC in Austin, Texas....ready for NYC (March 15-1
. Hopefully, I can get the a.o.k from a specialist I'm seeing next week...something "inguinal". Keeping my fingers crossed.
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
