A Lovely Evening with A Charming Man

Its hard to believe a year has passed.  So many things have happened both good and bad since 1-21-13.  It seems like yesterday in some respects.  I had waited for a long time to see Morrissey live in concert.  The days to the concert were counted down and time seemed to drag so slow and then suddenly it was 1-21-13.  The day had arrived.

It was a cold, blustery Pittsburgh winter's evening.  My friend and I hurried to Heinz Hall from the Parking Garage.  I had only a suit jacket on with a Blue Rose attached to the lapel.  I was quite frozen when we arrived.

We walked through the lobby to the stairs to the balcony and I was quite surprised at some of the odd looks I received from people.  Don't some of these folks know Moz wants people to bring roses to his shows?  Well anyways I really don't care what people think of me so up to the balcony we went and found our seats.
I was extremely nervous in anticipation and geez I am just in the audience.  Its just I had waited so long for this moment and here it was.

The friend I went with wasn't a particular Morrissey fan but I had persuaded him to go because Morrissey is more than just a singer of songs.  He is a poet, an intellect and a creative genius.  His concerts are more than a singer singing a song, they are an event, performance and art all wrapped in one.  One of the pre-concert films came on and James Baldwin was in it.  He happens to be one of my friend's favorite writers, so immediately he was hooked.

The lights dimmed, the background poster was illuminated, the Klaus Nomi song started and I knew it was time.  I stood up.   My heart was racing, I felt chills up and down my spine.  The spotlight came on and the crowd began cheering wildly!!  Out of the darkness.... There he was.   Morrissey and his band with the preliminary bows to the audience, such A Charming Man.  He said "Good Evening" and "I AM WHITE TRASH" and tore into a thunderous version of "Shoplifters of the World".

I will not go through the entire concert, as I wrote about it before.  It was a tremendous evening.  It was a marvelous performance by Our Moz.  Especially now knowing that he was not feeling very well, as not too long after this concert he was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer.  Morrissey rules the stage like no other and it is an evening I will long treasure.

PS.  My friend was definitely a convert, he gushed the whole way home about Morrissey and the concert.