Wow! 2009! How quickly the years fly by! The last couple years I've tried to keep track of special times by posting to my favorite online community message boards. Not quite an online diary but still the posts were there to look back at. But now I've discovered that even long standing boards can suddenly disappear or lose all their content when they move to a new provider. Will blogs be any more permanent? Who knows! But I am game for trying something new to record some of this years memorable experiences. Many of those experiences, if you haven't guessed from the blog title, will involve Keith Urban concerts because I am an over-the-top fan of the man and his music. But I enjoy other music and happenings and travel so anything that inspires me might show up here.
Tonight a good friend and I went to our first concert of 2009. Third row center seats to see Bobby McFerrin! I have been a fan of his a cappella music since his 1988 "Don't Worry, Be Happy" but this is the first time that I had the opportunity to attend a live performance. Well twenty years since that big hit Bobby McFerrin is still quite the talented human beat box. It is incredible to hear him sound like a multi-person group with accompaniament and even more fascinating to watch his technique close up and personal. He has great vocal range and expressiveness, a very obvious sense of humor and joie de vive. He also is a bit crazy and put on a VERY interactive show involving the audience throughout. No fewer than 25 people ended up on stage with him at some point, singing or dancing (no, not me). We had a great time and I recommend seeing him if you have the chance.
