Excited? Yeah, a little
So, when I was about 17, I did one of those Columbia record club things. You know, 14 albums for one penny, and then your ass is their until you pay $143,000 more for six more CDs that you don’t need.
By accident–only because I liked the name–I picked out "Saltimbanco" by some group called "Cirque du Soleil." I’d never heard of that band, but when I listened to the music…I was entranced. It was unbelievable, new, exciting, and to my young ears, I wanted to find out more.
When I found out what Cirque really was…well, that made things even more exciting. Since then I’ve seen Dralion live, and almost worn out my Quidam DVD (which supplanted Saltimbanco as my favorite album). I almost missed my plane coming out of Atlanta a few weeks ago because I thought I might have a chance to see Corteo.
So, when I found, in the envelope marked "Gray" from my wife under our Solstice tree, two tix to see "Delirium" in March…well, let’s just say I’m lucky enough to have a wife who knows me well enough to not only get me what I want, but to know what I want even better than I do.
There’s also, courtesy of Gridskipper, links to blogs and podcasts about the show. Marketing? Sure. But who cares? It’s beautiful…
Oh, I am so looking forward to this…
Tags: cirque du soleil, delirium
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