On February 14, 2007, I lost my father to liver cancer. He was only 66. I wrote to Neil shortly afterward, expressing my sadness for my loss and my thanks for the music that both my father and I always found comfort in. Three weeks afterward, I received a small envelope in the mail without a return address and a Colorado postmark on it. I forgot Neil had a cabin…
Just a day after Neil Diamond’s Oct. 14 concert in Houston (which I joyfully attended), he quietly came to hurricane-ravaged Oak Island Texas. During his tour of the smal community, he saw our church’s business meeting, held o/s because our church was also devastated by the storm surge. He stopped his driver, telling him to pull in. Mr. Diamond, some Houston notables as well as some county officials, pulled in….
When Neil first announced his tour, my daughter-in-law, Tracy, asked me to let her know if Neil came anywhere close to Louisville because one of her employees, a woman from Louisville, hadn’t seen Neil in over 20 years, and she’d love the opportunity to see him again. Betsy works as a Supervisor in a facility that provides day care for brain-injured adults. She has a tough job. It’s hard for…
Last night in Philly was amazing!!!!!!! I would go again and again and again….Just can’t get enough of Neil.
…I have taken N.D. with me whereever I have been for the last 35 odd yrs…being military means he and I have traveled alot together. I do not use the traditional method to bring him along….his lyrics have lingered with me through good times and especially bad times. He has stayed consistant even as I seemed to be falling apart on many occassions. Each new lyric has always had words…
for my 18th BDay i saw neil @ the Aladin in’76 opening night for Neil and the first performance @ the Aladin. Now the latest was @ the Jimmy Kimmell show I had the honor of shaking Neil’s hand (he came right up to ME) and I gave him a gift of art my son created, a hand blowen glass piece necklace. Neil was very gracious and accepted my gift…
does anyone have pictures of the 9/18/02 concert in East Rutherford, N.J.? my granddaughter was chosen to be on stage with Neil.
My husband and I dated many years ago and then, foolishly, went our separate ways. Then 30 years later, he began searching for me and after several phone calls to people from our past, he found me and surprised me with a phone call. A voice from the past still excited me! Of course, I was a Neil Diamond fan so I told him, “This is like Hello Again.” He…