The Philadelphia Orchestra - August 2013

It's summertime and the maid's been busy!! This time of year I always like to take advantage of the various events Saratoga has to offer. I love my little town and I'm so thankful to live in a hub that brings talented musicians and bands to the area each summer. SPAC hosts the New York City Ballet in July, for two weeks, and the Philadelphia Orchestra in August, for two weeks also. Last night I took my honey-pie to the Orchestra for what we thought would be a relaxing evening of classical music. I researched a bit and made sure to buy tickets for a night with a theme that would appeal to both of us. When I saw last night's docket stated The Songs of Elton John & More, I figured I couldn't go wrong.

To our surprise, and delight, not only was the Philly Orchestra there but a 5 person band including lead singer, Michael Cavanaugh, who is known for his lead role in Broadway's Movin' Out! Our night consisted of high energy, singing at the top of our lungs, classics by Sir Elton, the Eagles, Paul McCartney, and Lynyrd Skynyrd and more! The marriage between the orchestra and a rock and roll band was overwhelming and atypical. The performance really captured the similarities and differences between the two genres of music.

Now, not only was this night special because I was with my super-stud boyfriend, who is a really good singer, but also because the drummer in Cavanaugh's band was the drummer from my favorite movie Almost Famous....which made Elton's 1971 hit, "Tiny Dancer," come back to life and resurface 13 years ago! Johnny Fedevich played Ed Vallencout, the drummer of Stillwater!! Although, fictional, still super bad ass.

John, pictured all the way in the back.

"Why is this important?" Funny you should ask. "This Is The Maid Speaking," this blog ya'll are reading, was inspired from this movie! "This Is The Maid Speaking.," is a line from the movie and the quote at the top of this page is another line from the movie, as well.

As you know, I would love to be a traveling, yogi, band-following, gypsy, but since I haven't embarked on that journey yet, I made this amazing blog to review all the shows I attend. William, the main character in Almost Famous, had an unwavering passion for music and he made his dreams come true. This fictional character lead me to start spilling my musical adventures to the interweb and almost 2 years later, I'm still going!  I kind of love how it all came full circle last night, and not even to my knowledge beforehand! (mmm lack of research, another reason why I'm still only a blogger and not a profesh )

Regardless, last night was a perfect way to spend a beautiful summer night with my lovah. His smile was so big and I'm grateful to have found someone who shares a love for music as much as I do. We decided we're gonna start a band...I hope when we're famous you'll come to our show. JOHNNY!!!!!    \m/