Paul Simon freaks out a member of his audience

[Chasplaya]

You could never fake the emotions on display here. What an amazing thing to do. I think PS looked as if he was going to accompany her a couple of times but seemed to rethink as if saying I don't need to she's doing a good enough job on her own.

Thanks Dennis for posting this great stuff. The world needs more Paul Simon like people.

[mcfingers]

That was freaking AWESOME. I am a huge Paul Simon fan. That was such a cool thing to do. Tony, I can certainly understand your skepticism and happily it seems misplaced..... This time.

Thanks for the huge smile,
Steve

[jayswett]

That was incredible. What a moment for her.

[neverfoundthetime]

I've seen Jewel do this at a concert once and she laughingly said something like " are you sure you want to do this, it's a whole different ball game in front of so many people!"
I, for one, can black out on even the simplest of songs I know by heart if the pressure is too great so I'd love to do it but wouldn't know if I could until I stood there. I'd give myself a 50-50 chance. I think the fear of stuffing up would win-out over the chance to shine.

[thereshopeyet]

Thanks

[sws626]

b]Chasplaya wrote:[/b]

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I think PS looked as if he was going to accompany her a couple of times but seemed to rethink as if saying I don't need to she's doing a good enough job on her own.
...

Looked that way to me as well. What a great moment, for both Paul and Rayna.

Here's an interview with her from CBC News:

Rayna Ford Interview

[millponddave]

That was indeed very cool. It's nice to know that there are artists that do respect their fans. It looked like Paul Simon truly enjoyed giving this woman a moment in the limelight.

Dave

[rdaltry]

wow i couldn't stop smiling. definitely a dream come true

[beaker]

Stuart, Thanks for posting that CBC interview. That was quite interesting. I recommend that all skeptics watch it. ESPECIALLY Tony!

[cosmicmechanic]

Dennis, that was really very touching. It sent me off on a Google expedition and led me to post on the "Changing Lyrics" thread.
I wonder if you get a commission for that ?

Pierre