What a night to remember!
Report and copyright photos: Laura Terrell
What a night to remember! Cocktail hour was fantastic…..dinner …excellent….and then the icing on the cake was Barry’s performance….each song he performed was right on the money….his falsetto still as strong as ever and his duets with Olivia just wonderful…..and then there was Stephen performing Living in the Rain….he was shining…..Barry was enjoying every moment ……very relaxed….the fans and DRI welcomed his performance with open arms….he got standing ovations….and he was right where he should be…on stage performing with his whole heart and soul….I got the chance to tell him…please Barry do not stop performing….he said: I won’t stop till I drop…. The play list goes something like this:
To Love Somebody
You Should Be Dancing
Marley Purt Drive (and Stephen Gibb was excellent on guitar)
First of May
Lonely Days
Words (which he dedicated to his wife Linda)
Fever (not Night fever)
Living In the Rain ( Stephen’s solo with Barry doing back up vocals and guitar)
Islands In the Stream (duet with Olivia Newton John)
I Honestly Love You (Olivia solo dedicating this to her new husband)
How Can You Mend Broken Heart (duet with Olivia)
Grease
Jive Talki
n How Deep Is Your Love
Stayin Alive
I hope I got this correct, Laura.
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The 35th Annual Love and Hope Ball to benefit The DRI
My review by Georgette Hodson (copyright report),
We girls (Marla, Vickie and myself) started to get ready for the ball apox. 2:30. Curling hair, plucking eyebrows and applying make-up, then it was time for the ball gowns to go on. Vickie and I both had corset type dresses so we had to tie each others dresses. We left our apartment about 4:15 and made our way though South Beach, North Beach, Sunny Isles, Golden Beach, Hallandale, then arrived at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood. Once we had the car valet we walked into the hotel where we were greeted by some gentleman who pointed us in the direction of the elevators to the grand ballroom floor. But not before we stopped and made one last make-up and hair check. Upon getting off the elevator we were again greeted and offered our professional pics to be taken by photographer Claude Zick, then made our way to get our place cards. Unfortunately we were seated at different tables but, we were close to each other. The Love and Hope Ball boasts a different theme each year. On this anniversary occasion, the committee has dubbed it The Royal Ball We entered the cocktail room where a spread of cocktails such as lamb chops, honey ham, and raw veggies were offered. There was also a shrimp bar and two open liquor bars to serve you while waiters and waitresses walked around to tables offering coconut shrimp (my fave) and pigs in a blanket. At the back of the room were three models with brilliant jewels from Saks We mingled with other guests and enjoyed the cocktails and greeted at our table by members of the Gibb family and other friends until it was announced the grand ballroom was open.
It was a wonderful night with lots of memories made. (Georgette H.)
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Was bleibt ist die Musik
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