Never can be TOO crowded....
As we "hunker down" and practice self-imposed personal aloneness, we really are doing what has been mandated. Scientific and logically.
This is a solid, positive way to not only stay healthy but to also help lessen the spread of the evil virus.
But we also have ALL we need ....to be bored. I miss being with others!
A few years before the Gaillard Center actually re-opened, I had a picture taken of me in front of a huge drawing of how it WOULD look.
After it actually was completed, of course, I could stand, er sit, in the actual spot with the same view and recently I DID sit upstairs on that level.
But, right after I posed in front of the drawing - years before the renovation was completed - I "faked" sitting amidst a crowd. Thank you, the magic of using
Photoshop.
Plopped down in an empty seat next to who would have been my surprised fellow spectators.
Hmm, maybe as a way to break the boredom we all have right now, I should insert myself into other "crowd scenes" to at least FEEL like I was set free..out and about..enjoying Charleston's many charms. The PAC, the Pour House, Sunday Blues Bashes, etc.
As I ponder that - and start to select proper crowd scenes - I came across a delightful online link that lets me visit and, perhaps, RE-visit great museums around the world!
https://tinyurl.com/woxmd3w
It can't replace the thrill of actually standing in the Louve, staring up at the Venus DeMilo or Winged Victory or smiling back at the Mona Lisa.
But nobody can actually do that right now so I will enjoy my personal memories of Paris and invite you to click and journey as your soul really wants to be doing right now.
Bon Voyage!
Labels: Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum., Louve, Mona Lisa, Musee d'orsay, New Gaillard Center, Orchestra Level, Rodin musee, The Thinker. Berlin Wall Memorial, Venus De Milo, Winged Victory
Three years in the making....
The last show I saw at the "OLD" Gaillard Theater was k.d.lang.
She was in top voice and I was in the front row.
Yes, I took a few pictures. That's what I do.
At the end, I stood and stepped forward, holding my upturned hand. She handed me her guitar pick. Cool.
Then the place was shut down for 3 years of renovations.
During Spoleto a few months later, I walked into the TD Arena for a rock & Roll show.
Hanging on the wall there was a huge mural depicting what the NEW Gaillard Center (Centre?) would look like.
I had a buddy snap a few shots of me in front of the artist's rendering, with the idea of inserting myself into the image.
I was pleased that it turned out just the way I had envisioned.
I had cloned a seat back so it now appeared that I was seated in one of the boxes in, I guess, the Dress Circle?
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I went to see the CJO (Charleston Jazz Orchestra) starring jazz diva
Diane Shuur.
Diane and the local Jazz group were the openers for the
Arturo Sandoval show. The percussion-filled performance by his 5-piece backing group featured the master "horn player" displaying his amazing talents.
OK, during the intermission, as I walked around admiring the new look, I took out a copy of my 3-year old fantasy creation.
A helpful usher suggested I needed to go up the stairs to find the area where I had visually created a seat for myself.
These were "private" boxes with closed doors so I peeked into several before I found the target area that I sought.
I had a ticket for a floor seat so really didn't "belong" up here.
Several occupants saw the image I had printed and was trying to match and even suggested I sit down in a vacant seat.
Not wanting to intrude too much, I just stood and had a picture quickly snapped.
Mission accomplished.
(Click on the images and links to see more details.)
Thanks to the nice people in the box - and the usher - who helped me zero in on where I had "seated" myself three years ago.
The renovation was marvelous to see.
I plan to attend many events there.
Thanks City of Charleston!
And former Mayor Joe Riley.
Labels: 3 years of renovations, a cloned seat, Arturo Sandoval, CJO, Diane Shuur, Dress Circle, huge mural, k.d.lang, New Gaillard Center, TD Arena
After it actually was completed, of course, I could stand, er sit, in the actual spot with the same view and recently I DID sit upstairs on that level.
