Organ crescendo.
Thump thump thump.
Ba dum dum.
Thump thump thump.
And with that I was out of my seat. Hands squeezing my face. Squeals any 16 year old would be proud of emanating in a long string from my face. Shaking from flat-ironed hair to my 3 inch high wedges.
Some how I managed to but my overwhelm into words, screaming at a very bemused Dutchman "OH MY GOD IT'S GEORGE MICHAEL!!!" More squeal. More shaking. A quick glance around a stadium full of squeeling, shaking 40 ish women and, mostly, gay men.
He laughed back at me "I know, it says on the tickets."
I CAN'T STOP SQUEALING!!
Bemused snicker - "You should try."
I sat down. Using approximately 1/10th of that hard plastic seat. Jumping up again to dance for most of the concert.
I was 40. Dressed to the nines. Hair did. Excited. It was my first REAL concert, and it was one I'd waited for since I was 16.
He couldn't have chosen a better opening song.
Faith. You gotta have faith.
When you grow up in a family with 2 ordained minister grandparents. Three uncles who are pastors and/or missionaries. When you grow up going to church twice on Sunday, on Friday for youth group, home Bible studies on Wednesday, this might seem like an odd response to a prompt about faith.
But, when you grew up in the 80's listening to Wham. When you came of age in the 90's listening to George Michael. When one of your favourite memories is that 2-hours-without-intermission concert. When music has been your solace and companion and anti-depressant. This is what you think of when you hear the word "Faith"
Thump thump thump.
Ba dum dum.
Thump thump thump.
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Scintilla Prompt 7
Talk about an experience with faith, your own or someone else's.
And now I will have this song in my head for the rest of the day...not really a bad thing, but...I blame you. :P
ReplyDeleteMe too, babe. But we've done worse. ;-)
ReplyDeleteA favourite along with Freedom! Thanks for such a vibrant, lingering post :)
ReplyDeleteFreedom is also great, Sandi! Not to mention 'I Want Your Sex' ... I have a whole other story about that song that may yet find it's way here. :)
DeleteI love this! I know the exact feeling. For my 40th birthday, a couple of years ago, I went to see the Police. I was just as flabbergasted.
ReplyDeleteThe only disconcerting thing was how OLD the rest of the concert-goers looked...especially when I realized they were probably all MY age!
I will be running this song in my head all day!
Hi Brandee - the Police would be awesome. I think my poor friend The Dutchman was probably more shocked to find himself one of the few straight men in the crowd. But yes, it definitely skewed older than most 'rock' concerts.
DeleteThat song was very much a part of my 7th grade year in school, and please please please don't tell any of my tattoos, but I owned that cassette. :-)
ReplyDeleteOh my god, I can just picture that! You. Sleeveless shirt, tatts flexing, dancing your pants off to Monkey - lol
DeleteHi - I'm here from Write on Edge. Great song and I remember that time so well. Congratulations on your first real concert! - how fun!
ReplyDeleteI HIGHLY recommend it if he ever comes near your town :)
DeleteHow fun! I don't think I've ever been to a concert like that. I love your take on this prompt. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathleen - it's fun when prompts take a twist ... I wish it happened for me more often.
DeleteLove the humour of your intro and how smoothly your dialogue flowed. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've been practicing dialogue ... apparently I should also practice editing. ;-)
Delete---I still do the treadmill to George.
ReplyDelete"Faith" is my fave. song by him....
He was sooo damn HOT in his day :)))
Have a great time !!
Oh, that would be great running music. Yes, he was hot - he wears those giant sunglasses for a reason now. ;-)
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