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PATTY
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tonawanda,n.y. | posted: 10/31/2005 at 10:03:53 AM ET
And the concert was...?
Bernadette wore....?
Song selections were...?
Bernadette seemed...?
Thank you!!
To the loveliest lady of song!
You will keep on giving me joy forever...
|  Mandy
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The Chicago concert isn't until tomorrow night if I am not mistaken...but I like the format of the required information for those who will be in attendance.
"Let's admit one thing right upfront: With the possible exception of Bernadette Peters, not everyone stays young and cute forever." (NYPost 2/2/05)
| PATTY
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tonawanda,n.y. | posted: 10/31/2005 at 5:01:22 PM ET
Sorry! Guess I need to get my eyes checked...
To the loveliest lady of song!
You will keep on giving me joy forever...
|  Jeny
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 12:20:31 AM ET
Just got back from the concert... What can I say but 'What a trooper!'. To think about what Bernadette must still be going through 4 1/2 weeks after Michael's death and then to see such a phenomenal show tonight...
The repertoire and attire did not vary from the two most recent concerts. Speaking as someone who has seen quite a few of Bernadette's concerts (and earlier this year, almost the exact same line-up of songs), I don't think I have ever seen a few of these songs come more alive. The one that got me the most was "Time Heals Everything". Every time she sang 'But loving you', she looked toward the ceiling and everyone in that audience knew exactly who she was singing to. Immediately following came "Some Enchanted Evening" and it took on a whole new meaning. Same goes for "Not a Day Goes By".
The audience was very supportive, immediately erupting into applause after every song. Many people around me were very moved by the emotion in her performance, sniffing and wiping their eyes.
I did wait around by the stage door after the show, but I kept my distance. I didn't want to bother her- I figured she wouldn't want to speak to anyone, and I was not about to ask her for a photo or an autograph. Basically, I just wanted to wave good-bye. There was a man there who wanted to ask her to sign his poster and he kind of rushed up toward her as she neared the car, but frankly, I don't think she saw either one of us. She kind of had her head down as she walked and went straight into her limo. I was with my parents and my dad said she 'just didn't look right', which, as we can all agree, is to be expected.
The class and courage and strength she has shown these past few weeks are a true inspiration.
|  leebee
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 7:48:55 AM ET
Thanks Jeny. It is incredible to read about these recent concerts.
| Karen
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Great report. Thank you.
|  moljul
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 6:14:17 PM ET
Thanks for the report, Jeny. And not to over-dramatize what your father said but I'm sure Bernadette is at the point (over a month later) when the shock has worn off and the harsh reality is hitting her like a ton of bricks. Now comes the really difficult time for her. And yet she still keeps her concert dates and goes out there and entertains. Takes tremendous strength.
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
| jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 11/2/2005 at 8:05:10 PM ET
Moljul, you're right. Shock (and denial) usually lasts for a few days (if it lasts for more than that, it may become pathological). Grief counselors may tell you it's your body's natural anesthesia against reality. Then the reality hits you, and it can be, at times, literally painful. Like your body aches.
It's important to remember that grief is not a linear process! Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, wise woman that she was, never intended her stages of grief to be used as a checklist. It's common to regress at certain points-when something jogs your memory, an anniversary, etc.
Jeny, thank you for your post. (So we have a Jeny, a Jenny, and a Jenn. And a Jean.)
Jenn
|  MsPetersFan1
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Long Island, New York & Boston, | posted: 11/2/2005 at 8:28:09 PM ET
Jenn - I just read Kubler-Ross's work last night for psych class. Everytime I read about grief and mourning in my psych class, I get so sad because I know this is what Bernadette is going through and it must be so painful for her. There are suggestions of how to deal with grief in her work as well as others that I'm reading, and I wish I could just give her all the information, but I know one must deal with this in their own way. 
~* Megan *~
| moljul
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 8:40:58 PM ET
In addition to my heart breaking for Bernadette, I also find myself feeling for little Stella and Kramer. Animals have such a sense about these things - loss and grief. They'll be a source of comfort for Bernadette (as she has said, "animals are very healing") but they are experiencing a loss themselves and no one can explain it to them. They just know that Daddy hasn't come home and Mommy if very sad.
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
| jmslsu01
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northern VA | posted: 11/2/2005 at 8:51:59 PM ET
Megan, Bernadette undoubtedly has friends and family who have gone through intense grief. Her friend Mary Tyler Moore, for one (her only child was killed in a gun accident-not suicide-when he was a young man in his twenties. The death of a child is, of course, different from the death of a spouse, but their common connection is that death was unexpected and violent.). Others as well. While grief is individualized, it does help to have those who offer scarred hands and understanding shoulders.
Moljul-oh, yes. Pets can grieve for their humans and if they were buddies with another pet in the home. And many scientists believe that elephants grieve for their lost ones as well.
Jenn
| moljul
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 9:12:29 PM ET
Oh yes, they definitely do. I've seen it first hand on my trips to Kenya. I saw a herd of elephants sniffing and standing around the skull of a long dead elephant. They obviously "knew" this elephant and will supposedly visit the spot time and time again. I've witnessed pets grieving many times both for humans and other animals. Which is why I personally never buy into the phrase "they are only animals".
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
| MsPetersFan1
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Long Island, New York & Boston, | posted: 11/2/2005 at 10:10:07 PM ET
Jenn - Wow, I'm hating myself for forgetting about Mary's son. It's comforting to know she has such a strong support system.
~* Megan *~
|  Rose
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| posted: 11/2/2005 at 10:10:44 PM ET
She has Carol Burnett too. Her daughter died.
"Oh no, you won't. No, not a chance. No arguements, shut up and dance." -You'll Never Get Away From Me
"And if it wasn't for me then where would you be Miss Gypsy Rose Lee?" -Rose's Turn
| PTM
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Back from an all too quick first trip to Chicago. To answer Patty's questions:
The concert was about 1:10min. Some 60 members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra provided excellent, if a couple of times overpowering, backup with an enthusiastic tympanist pounding away during the overture. Bernadette was in great voice, strong, full, powerful, even better than when I heard her earlier in the year.
She wore the same dress she's been wearing, see Jean's avatar
As Jeny said in her report, song selection was the same as the Bethlehem concert.
Random:
This was the first concert of hers that I've been to where I had to pass through a metal detector and where everyone was invited for cheesecake and beverages after.
The arrangement for Fever seemed different with Marvin playing more piano than I previously have heard.
Is there usually a tree chime at the very end of Not a Day Goes By?
Considering how emotional I was earlier in the day at the Art Institute in the presence of all those masterpieces, I was afraid I was going to be crying through the entire concert. I managed to avoid doing this until "Some Enchanted Evening" which was so beautifully delivered and then "My Funny Valentine" really did me in. It was something in the plaintive way she sang the lines "stay, little valentine stay." I don't know how she holds it together out there.
PTM
|  SingOutAnnie
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Bradenton/Sarasota, FLA | posted: 11/3/2005 at 9:40:59 AM ET
A followup, sort of, on two themes here. A few years ago, I had to put my golden retriever to sleep; he had been my best buddy. He had cancer and was in much pain, so at first there was relief in my emotions. The loss really hit me big time two months later in the middle of the night.
I have another dog now, and when I've had some emotional moments alone recently, my dog was fully aware that I was upset and knew to sit by me and lick my face -- he doesn't do that regularly. When I had a stomach bug last month, both my dog and cat behaved differently, were quieter; I usually walk the dog on his leash around the yard (or else he takes off down the street), but when I was sick and weak, he did his business and came right back to me on the steps. I believe completely that I knew I was sick, and behaved well.
I'm with moljul: I don't buy "they're just animals" either. And I've often thought that Bernadette will find great comfort in her dogs during this time.
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