[Slowhand] Concert For George Revisited

[EFSCHUL at aol.com]

Len, et .al.
 
I watch CFG every now and then....In November of 2004, I saw the last few  
minutes of it on PBS and then on 11 March 2005, I finally got around  to buying 
it (a birthday present for myself).  It was probably the most  important 
birthday present I will ever get. (more on this  later).
 
What I feel, is that, as you say, George is gone....as George would say,  
"gone from this life"....but George lives on through his family, his words, his  
music, and his ever powerful spirit, and through us.  
 
I didn't "get" the spiritual side of George Harrison, the Dark Horse, until  
many years after his music started to present itself in that direction.
 
Now I get it more, and more and more each day.
 
So, when I saw Dhani put his head on Eric's shoulder, I sensed the same  
reaction as you did, but also, that George was there, right on the stage at the  
RAH, which was a given, at least to me.
 
Later, Dhani says, "Eric, your 're the man".  I felt, and still do,  that 
Dhani was somehow passing the mantle of music and the master baton to  Eric, who 
also, lost a close friend.  Eric is Slowhand.  Eric is God,  he's been called 
many things.  Now he IS the man.
 
When Eric included "Love Comes to Everyone" on Back Home, I sensed he still  
missed his close friend (I know I miss GH), and more importantly he wanted to  
show us, the spirit of George and his words and music live on.....Purely  
speculation on my part, and my opinion.
 
Not sure if I have expressed myself clearly here....but the CFG changed my  
life.  That concert, and what it did for me, lives in me still.  Thank  you 
George.  Thank you Eric.
 
Also, not sure I have shared this publicly here, but I know I have  mentioned 
this to a few folks on the digest.  After the 6 May 2005 concert  at the RAH, 
when I got back to my hotel, I started to write down my thoughts and  
impressions of the gig. I took the "blog" of my notes back to the USA.   When I got 
home, I knew I had a story to write and over the next few months I  did indeed 
write a story, which I want to get published and make into a  movie.
 
Some of you, and you know who you are, are even in the story.  But --  I have 
changed all the names of the characters -- except for one - and that one  is 
- "The Man" -- Eric, himself.
 
So I have been "pitching" and networking and have a meeting with a producer  
and 2 directors in LA next week.
 
See you in the book stores and hopefully on  the big  screen!  (Hopefully we 
will need many "extras" if we re-create the May RAH  event.
 
Blonde Rocker
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