We were going to see the great Miss Liza Minnelli perform. Liza Minnelli was at her peak in 1974 — in excellent voice — still glowing from her Oscar-winning performance in the film Cabaret — able to hold an entire audience in the palm of her extremely expressive and graceful hand — and we were there! That note she always held during the song Cabaret — the “when I gooooooooo” — she held it FOREVER. It was sublime.
And then we went home.
We had experienced: the smell of popcorn, the sound of applause, the whoosh of little cars swirling people around in circles, a woman sharing her great gift, and a man facing up to what must have been the darkest day of his life. That’s a lot for one day.
This post was inspired by my daughter, who recently asked me to name the most exciting day of my life. It was today — 34 years ago. And I think about it every time August 8th rolls around.