For anyone who knows me, this won't come as any surprise....but I have a secret obsession.
Ok. It's not really a secret, more a a full blown fact. And not really obsession, just mild fascination and adoration.
Yes. I am a Julie Andrews Fanatic!
Ever since I was a child and I used to watch the Sound of Music on my gran's TV, I found my singing voice at an early age and was given Julie Andrews videos to study, from the moment I danced along to Mary Poppins I knew she was everything I wanted to be.
And why this fascination? Well I think she comprises of all the things I wanted to be growing up. She's typically British, with her long vowels and slightly old-fashioned outlook. But also an ambassador for British eccentricity which we all love and admire. She's also an amazing singer with a beautiful tone and range (never changing no matter what the song, but with a voice like that who needs to?).
But long into my adulthood this flame has continued to burn and I have watched diligantly as she lost her voice and went through painstaking amounts of therapy and treatment. I was delighted when two years ago, in a rare moment of hope, she sang four short songs to show her development. But the best is still to come...........
On the 8th of May 2010 I will be sitting in the 02 Arena listening to the lady herself! Singing all the songs that made her famous (which lets face it, could be any of them). This is a one off concert. ONE OFF! How excited am I!
Think of the merchandise I will buy/wear/drink out of/stick up on my wall/listen to endlessly.
Think of the songs I will be singing non-stop between now and the show.
Think of the songs I will continue to sing after this date and for the rest of time.
Think of the brownie points I'll earn at my weekly Sound of Music Appreciation Society meetings (ok. That's a joke..................but..............)
I hope you can join in my excitement for this amazing news! No doubt I will be posting blog after blog about it after I have been!!!!
(Having bought my tickets however, I'm not sure I can afford to eat.)
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