A couple of weeks ago, I think the entire state of Hawaii heard about the Neil Diamond concert in Honolulu. I can think of few musical superstars who have his kind of staying power. When I was in my teens I wasn’t a huge fan of Diamond, but over the years I’ve come to appreciate his music. I was a rocker and saw his music as more Barry Manilow, but with an edge and much more depth.<\/p>\n
Plus, my mom saw his last concert here some 35 years ago, which kind of puts me off as I can’t see me and my own mother enjoying the same kind of music. Again, that’s not to say the music isn’t good she also saw Elvis. I guess I just don’t want to be compared to that generation. That would age me by 20-something years.<\/p>\n
Anyway, I eagerly anticipated his concert this go-around and got tickets so I could take my wife. She’s a huge fan of Diamond, and the concert would help to round off Valentine’s Day week. I knew the concert would be a sellout, but I had no idea how popular he was with those of my mom’s generation. It started when the parking lot was full and I noticed people street parking and walking to the venue.<\/p>\n
They all had gray or white hair, and while I didn’t see any walkers, it was a preview of what I was to see when we entered the concert arena. When we got in nearly everyone was our age or older! I turned to my wife and said, “What is this? An AARP convention?” Yes, I was stereotyping, but really I was making an observation about my own age. I thought 50s was the median age and it scared me.<\/p>\n
I couldn’t admit to myself that I perfectly fit in, so much so that I nervously made jokes to my wife. I quipped, “What are they serving at the concession stand, Cream of Wheat?” Well, the concert was amazing, as was the crowd. For all I knew I could have been in a Bruno Mars concert. Diamond made everyone young again. I guess age is just a state of mind. Just ask my wife. She’ll tell you that sometimes I act just like a baby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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