Well I set out to the Calgary Folk fest with one goal - to seduce Neko Case. The plan by no means solid in my mind involved simply giving her "the look" - showing her the immense passion I had for her in the depths of my soul, and then slowly but surely seducing her with my wit and charm (No easy task from the side of the stage) but one has to try.
As she was preparing to take the stage I summoned my courage. When she walked on I romantically shouted "I love you Neko!!!". She looked back and gave me a brief smile. It was "ON".
Throughout the show we gazed back and forth, swaying dreamily to that beautiful, haunting voice. As the concert went on I could tell that my seduction was working, I was gleeful, happy that is until I broke my gaze with neko and looked around at the crowd.
All around me were smiling faces, people swaying and holding each other with love. Then it hit me.
How could I be so selfish? How could I take Neko away from her singing career. Could we choose our own happiness over the beauty that would be taken away from the world if she just ran away with me?
I was panged with guilt. My heart heavy. I thought of Rick in Casablanca turning his back on Elsie for the good of the world, Harry pushing Ginny away till he could face the dark lord. I knew deep down in my soul what I had to do - I had to let Neko Case go.
When she came back on stage I yelled my request - "I'll be around" - that lonesome ballad about a lover that waits till all the bright lights fade and the timing may at last be right. I hoped she would get my message. That she would know that we could not be together at least not yet.
She did understand. She went to band and changed the selection. Playing our song for me -me who she lovingly referred to as the "dude that yelled the request out".
As she hit that final note I thought I saw a tear and two songs later it was done. She left the stage, I went to get mini-doughnuts. Both our hearts heavy with despair but both of us knowing it was for the best.
It would have been magical Neko
As she was preparing to take the stage I summoned my courage. When she walked on I romantically shouted "I love you Neko!!!". She looked back and gave me a brief smile. It was "ON".
Throughout the show we gazed back and forth, swaying dreamily to that beautiful, haunting voice. As the concert went on I could tell that my seduction was working, I was gleeful, happy that is until I broke my gaze with neko and looked around at the crowd.
All around me were smiling faces, people swaying and holding each other with love. Then it hit me.
How could I be so selfish? How could I take Neko away from her singing career. Could we choose our own happiness over the beauty that would be taken away from the world if she just ran away with me?
I was panged with guilt. My heart heavy. I thought of Rick in Casablanca turning his back on Elsie for the good of the world, Harry pushing Ginny away till he could face the dark lord. I knew deep down in my soul what I had to do - I had to let Neko Case go.
When she came back on stage I yelled my request - "I'll be around" - that lonesome ballad about a lover that waits till all the bright lights fade and the timing may at last be right. I hoped she would get my message. That she would know that we could not be together at least not yet.
She did understand. She went to band and changed the selection. Playing our song for me -me who she lovingly referred to as the "dude that yelled the request out".
As she hit that final note I thought I saw a tear and two songs later it was done. She left the stage, I went to get mini-doughnuts. Both our hearts heavy with despair but both of us knowing it was for the best.
It would have been magical Neko
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loretta:
I started reading it and it's a great book. 