It is unavoidable, I must say it.... I must gloat. I have earned the right to gloat, I paid good money to come and stay at the NH Atlanta Rotterdam Hotel. By the day, it is proving to be money well spend. Who would have thought that one day, as I walk into a hotel overseas, I would come across a jazz after party and one of the people having fun would be Anthony Hamilton? Without the groupies.......Yes, he was there. Standing at a corner with one of his countrymen and enjoying his drink. Oh....let me stop before I start sounding like a Groupie. Anyway, I had to share this because in your wildest dreams, you never dream of watching John Legend heat up a stage with his performance, go home and whilst savouring the moment, walk into Anthony.
Yes, I said it. John did light up the stage but not as he did during his last concert in Sun City (South Africa) Phela on that day, in Sun City, he blew the rooftop away and earned himself countless kisses ( blown kisses) from both males and females......Well except from me of course. I don't roll like that. This was the last show I watched yesterday (13 July)
Before John Legend, I had done a bit of stage hoping again. Started of at Hudson and enjoyed Charles LLoyd playing alongside Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland. Charles is truly a maestro. On the night, two instruments that he did not play, the stuff Zakil struts and a guiter. I enjoyed it....one of my traveling companions gave in....his parting shot was..." Ai, I will come back and watch Charles Lloyd when I understand his music"
He madoda, after just Lloyd....guess who I bumped into....Steve Winwood of "higher love"fame. Watched him from one of the many monitors whilst having dinner because I was not about to watch my favorite female Brazillian Artist (Ellaine Elias) on an empty stomach..aikhona. What a show....what a show. I know I did say Diana Krall mesmerized me. No word exists to describe what Ellaine did to me. I certainly am increasing my collection of her CD,s.
Jamie Cullum and the Roots were the last Acts I watched. I must say, I am not a rock and roll fan but that Jamie Cullum is surely finding his way into my collection. Roots bona, ai Dankie. The only reason why I sat in during their show was because I needed to secure my " bum on seat" for the John Legend show which you already know about.
I must say, through and through, crowd behavior was excellent. I saw a lot of scenes that could have beel well placed eOrlando Stadium or ko Ellis Park the night when Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs caused the deaths of 24 ( I think) soccer mad fans. But no stampede. Anyway, enough for today.....let me go get a haircut. I discovered a barbershop right next to my Hotel. I need to look like a gentleman tonite when I watch Sting.....maybe I could also get lucky. Who knows.
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