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The
Two
Wonders of Niagara Falls |
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By Carole Laberge |
January 2007
A great news, Wakin will be in
Niagara falls, Canada, February 23th & 24th
2007.
One month to prepare, to go to the
best show, to see the best singer, the great
entertainer.
One month so long, one month so
quick at the same time.
Good news for me too, I'll meet
Kristy. We worked often on the Net to make projects for
WaKin.
Now I have 2 good reasons to go in
Niagara Falls.
Niagara Falls,
Canada.
Sometimes it's unbelievable what
nature does. Erosion created Lake Ontario 74.2 meter
under Lake Erie. The water is falling one to the other
beautifully...
The
only thing you can tell in front those impressive falls
is Wow!
The Niagara Falls are spectacular.
Breathtaking. Unique. One of the wonders of this world.
One
fall is in USA and the other in Canada.
February
23, 2007
Kristy and I passed the day
together. You can imagine what was the subject--we are
two big fans of WaKin, it was so pleasant to discuss
about the CD's, the movies, the concerts.
At 7:30pm, Kristy and I dressed to
the nine, we got in the theater slowly. Beautiful place
with all red velvet seats. Butterflies in the stomach,
the waiting is unbearable.
Will
it be 7:55 pm forever...7:56pm....7:58pm ...8:00pm?
The musicians gets on the stage.
First note....... now, the music is supporting a movie
on the screen standing over the stage; the last 20 years
in WaKin's career.
Suddenly, a voice is coming from backstage.
The
Voice.
The warm, charming, unique voice of
this great singer. He appears all in white, the
rhinestones make him look like a diamond. But we all
know that he's a real gem.
After few songs, he asked the
spectators if they speak Cantonese or Mandarin. They
were more Mandarin speaking persons. He is sweet enough
to wish us Happy New Year in both languages and in
English, it was very nice of him. As we all know he has
a great sense of humor, he made a few jokes during the
concert. As Kristy, I didn't understand but people
laughed and seemed to enjoy them. I should get back to
Mandarin lessons for the next concert. He was in a great
shape vocally and physically.
Around 20 minutes after the
beginning of the show, in the middle a song, the lights
went on. I taught that he wanted to see the audience.
WaKin seems a little surprised. Now we can hear
distinctively an alarm ringing, a woman voice asking us
to stay calm and to wait for future instructions. I
couldn't believe it. Not now! Not in WaKin's
concert! A fire alarm!
WaKin stopped singing. He talked
with few technicians. He waited on the stage with a rare
calm.
He didn't show any impatience or
signs of anxiety. At that moment, I supposed that many
things were running in WaKin's head. He surely wishes
that he could finish the show because he surely didn't
want to disappointed the people who were there. After 5
or 10 minutes, the alarm stopped, technicians get back
to arrange microphones for WaKin. The show continued. It
was a false alarm. Happy ending!
Knowing how the concentration is
important for singer to give the best of himself during
a show, I only can admire more the professionalism, the
great way he handled the situation.
To let the chance to WaKin to
change, the violinist Lee Chi played with 2 other
violinists, a beautiful classic piece. Great
performance.
WaKin got back with a pair of
sequins black pair of paints and a very deep pink
embroidered shirt.
My favorite.
People were happy to celebrate New
Year with him. So WaKin received many Red Envelopes and
of course those huge beautiful flowers.
The show went on for 2 hours. WaKin
performed as I have never seen him perform, never been
as good as that night. He sang all his great success,
"Sad Song", "Friends", "In the Rain" only to name few.
He sang in English too, so
thoughtful, I was very happy. He sang so beautifully
"Fly Me The Moon".
But the song that made me fly to the
moon was "Yesterday", because he sang it for us.
At the end, he got back with his
pearled, painted jeans and a red shirt. He looked good
in it--even more relaxed. Two hours fled so fast. Always
like that when you are at WaKin's concert.
It was
a fantastic show, spectacular as the Falls themselves.
That
night, there were two wonders at Niagara Falls.
The
only thing you could say after the show was Wow!
Chau
WaKin is spectacular. Breathtaking. Unique. One of the
wonders of the music world.
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[~~Thank
you Carole, for the beautiful report! You
have such a graceful way with words...I couldn't
possibly have said it this well...or agree
more!~~Kristy]
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