Sir Cliff Richard
The second part of my blog name is, of course, a reference to Sir Cliff Richard. I have just been to his latest concert reunited with the Shadows. As always, Cliff was fantastic, a consummate showman, & the Shadows were great, those guitars especially. I'm hoping Cliff will make at least one more tour on his own though before he decides to quit.
I have been listening to Cliff & the Shadows since they started in the '50's. I can remember, at the end of my last year of primary school, a group of us wandering round the playground singing 'We're all going on a summer holiday' which of course we thought was a clever reference to our imminent move to secondary school. When Cliff & the Shadows split, I continued to 'follow' Cliff as I am v'into' the human voice, guitar riffs notwithstanding. I have been to one concert on nearly every one of Cliff's tours since 1974. I think I only missed one due to moving from Auckland to Chch after a certain child was born.
Later on, that certain child & I became joint members of the Sir Cliff Richard Fan Club in Chch & enjoyed the socialising there. When we moved to Australia & I joined the fanclub in Brisbane, I was informed that children were not allowed. Needless to say, I never went to one meeting & let my membership lapse. Strange people, Australians! Jan has been to Cliff concerts since she was 7 & was certainly there for this latest one. She even put it on her FB page despite the teasing from her friends.
Anyway, I'm a 'dyed-in-the-wool' Sir Cliff Richard fan & will continue so.