MY TREAT TONIGHT: CELINE SUR LES PLAINES, by TICKLEBEAR

as i've been a good boy lately,

& those who know me

will understand why i say this;

therefore,

i felt i deserved a little something.

so,

after work,

i grabbed some beers,

a cake,

& settle for some leftovers,

nothing wrong with that...

:D~

& my treat tonight?

"celine sur les plaines",

celine dion's performance on the plaines d'abraham,

last friday.

as i wasn't home on friday,

i missed the live broadcast,

so today,

i went to-de-go on illico

& ordered it .

a nice feeling to get celine to show up,

when "i" decide...

(only in my own sick mind...)

:D~

she gave this show

to celebrate quebec city's 400th anniversary,

while she is herself touring the world,

delivering a unique show

for the occasion,

with some guests

& sticking to her french repertoire only...

(this is decidedly a recurring theme

this week,

first a french tv series,

now a french concert.

what's next:?

no-no-no,

not a french movie,

N-O-O-O !!!

but i'd go for a french restaurant,

you know...)

:D~

the production was impeccable,

the crowd was immense & enthousiastic,

(reportedly a quarter million people were there);

the guests were familiar & well received:

garou,

who sang one of my favorites: "seul"

marc dupre,

i didn't know his stuff but i think he did well.

nanette workman,

"lady marmelade" with celine was most fun.

dan bigras,

who went from "tu m'tueras" to "carmina burana" to "les 3 p'tits cochons",

but also reciting a poem he wrote for sarajevo.

a man with convictions.

i like that.

mes aieux.

le clan dion,

whose rendition of "il y a longtemps que je t'aime" was beautiful.

zachary richard.

eric lapointe,

who joined celine for "l'amour existe encore",

than sang "mon ange",

his best song ever,

i think...

claude dubois,

"si dieu existe" with celine
tended to prove maybe god does exist (?)...

jean-pierre ferland

who sang with celine

celine & rene's song,

"une chance qu'on s'a"

& then went on with

"un peu plus haut, un peu plus loin"

only to be joined by

ginette reno.

celine & ginette's duo was spectacular.

why, tell me why,

these two never sang together before

????????????????????????????

i don't wish,

i demand,

NO!!

i command

that these two sing together

not one song,

but a whole album,

N-O-W

!!!!!!!

don't wait 'till someone dies

to think that maybe you should have...

DO IT NOW !!!!!

that's an order,

with luv',

but an order nonetheless.

if certain moments left me nonplussed,

the ending was well worth waiting for it.

oh, wow!!!!!!!!!!

now i pray,

since paul mccartney declined the offer

to have his concert in quebec city turned into a DVD,

that celine & rene on the contrary,

have accepted &

we will soon see it in store,

as it makes for a most memorable moment.

come on

"productions J" & "feeling productions"!!

get your act together.

hey!!

i'm willing to buy a french DVD!!!

better do it soon

before i change my mind!!

(as if ever...

it is celine,

after all,

we're speaking of here...)

bravo celine!!

bravo la gang!!

c'est un maudit beau cadeau

que vous avez fait a la ville de quebec,

mais aussi a tous les quebecois.

UN GROS MERCI

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)~

HUGZ

BTW

it is still available through illico,

& we could still make pressure

on the powers-that-be

to release a DVD

pretty soon,

before xmas maybe?

it'd make for such a lovely gift...

:D~

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UPDATE: NOVEMBER 11TH 2008

the DVD is now available!!!!!!

:D~

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