Once a long time ago, I was lucky enough to see Mandy in concert. I didn’t have tickets ahead of time, so I went and stood in the pouring rain in the ‘will-call’ line. I was 4th in line and I kept my fingers crossed that something would open up. Well, it was just a couple of minutes until curtain time and no one had been lucky enough to pick up a seat. It wasn’t looking good…until, a gentleman came outside and said that Mandy saw us all standing in the rain and asked the theatre to create 50 more seats for us. I think it was 50…maybe it was 25…however many it was, it was enough for me to get a seat.
As we were lead into the theatre, we saw that Mandy had already begun. Not only did we see that, but we saw that our seats were ON THE STAGE. I sat in the front row ON THE STAGE while he sang. He played with us. He helped the lady sitting next to me off with her coat while he performed. No joke. It was one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen. And, I have seen a LOT of performances. I will never forget it. Ever. Such a great day.
I saw this interview of him on Q with Jian Ghomeshi. I had to share it(and that little story). I just thought this was one of the most beautiful interviews Jian has ever done. And, that’s saying something…So, take the time to listen to it…
~ Dana