Happy Belated Birthday, Neil!
As a southie from Chicago, you were pretty much raised on Neil Diamond. We heard his tunes just about everywhere, including almost every hour on the hour at Hinky Dinks tavern.
I got to see Neil open up the brand new Van Andel Arena in October of ‘96 in Grand Rapids, MI. Mel and Carrie and I had great seats. The lady next to me quiped “this is better than sex” and I couldn’t hold back from saying “maybe you’ve been having sex with the wrong people”. We laughed and had fun and were amazed at how this 55-year-old (at the time) could still shake his hips and keep his balance on the rotating stage.
Enjoy this video. He rocks! I would have posted ON his birthday, but I got some other important news (see previous post).
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