I am happily retired. As a career I found myself in the business end of education. Spent most of my working life researching, developing and implementing a broad spectrum of local, state and national education programs. Other than some travel, my focus now is Il Volo and the Flight Crew. How lucky am I to have found such joy? I'm having the time of my life!
Oh, and I'll be a vegetarian when bacon grows on trees.
Can’t wait until Thursdays 2nd Semi-final round and our Guys take the stage! Update: guys don’t take the stage. Darn! You can watch it tomorrow at 3 pm EDT. Use either the link to Eurovision below or, like I did, just go to YouTube and put in “Eurovision streaming live.”
In the meantime, here’s how yesterday’s first round went. ~Marie
We have our first ten finalists Through to the Grand Final of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest
Semi-Final One Winners on stageThomas Hanses (EBU)
Albania
Armenia
Russia
Romania
Hungary
Greece
Estonia
Georgia
Serbia
Belgium
The ten winners will shortly have a press conference where they will also draw their position to be in either the first or second half of the Grand Final.
Sometimes I do wonder…you know how every parent thinks their baby is the most beautiful baby in the world? Most of the time they’re not! Oh come on… you’ve seen ugly babies. Not yours, I’m sure! And certainly not these:
But, well…what I wonder about is.. maybe it’s that way with my Il Volo Boys. Maybe they’re not “Angels from Heaven”. Maybe they’re not the most handsome men on earth. Maybe they’re not the nicest guys that ever lived. Maybe they’re not really even the worlds best vocalists. Maybe, like the ugly babies (yes, I said it again), it’s just my biased point of view that makes them seem that way. I’ve been thinking about that alot lately. I’ve had time to think about it…No US/Canada concert schedules to post. No Las Vegas camaraderie to plan for. Still no phone call from Ignazio. Yeah, I’ve had time.
Finally netted them. Taking them home.
I wonder if I’ve been fooling myself. Maybe they are just an ordinary cute little Italian boy band after all. Not at all the “beautiful babies” I think they are. I wonder if anyone else has had that thought. I wonder if anyone else thinks there’s a chance they are just that and only that.
Oh… not any of you! You Flight Crew people won’t even understand what I just wrote. It’s way too far out of the realm of possibilities for you.
I know some of you are leaving for Italy soon. We know you will all have a wonderful time. Stay safe. Take pictures. Caio Alla Prossima! And if you happen to run into the Guys, tell them the whole Crew says, “hi!”
Here, from Ann, are some of the beautiful sites those lucky gals may see. ~Marie
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Liguria is famous for its picturesque towns and seaside views, but it has much more to offer! Read about Italy’s beautiful coastal region in “Tutto NIAF”! http://bit.ly/Q2o79a
∞∞∞ The Best of Sicily – Wonderful Video – EverybodyLovesItalian.com
Sicily – Sicilia Wonderful Video – Sicily – Sicilia ….. A place you just don’t see enough of. Wonderful to say the least. Magnificent! Sicily – Sicilia is the largest… http://everybodylovesitalian.com/best-sicily-wonderful-informational-video/
Il Volo has been so busy since winning Sanremo… They are everywhere, making appearances on TV shows, radio shows, quick trip to New York City, Panama and Abu Dhabi, not to mention this past weekend Germany… Let’s not forget Milan to get fitted for a wardrobe for Eurovision and Bologna to record for the new album, a foot ball game to sing for charity, if that is not enough, a quick video thrown in to make us smile… I not only need a world globe to see where they are at, but a GPS to keep track of them…
Can you imagine being their age and being to so many countries, seeing so many beautiful places, having so many people love you not only for your singing, but for who you are!They are three of the most put together, respectful, mannerly young men that I have ever seen in the music business…
Every time I see them on Porta a Porta and I see how Bruno Vespa looks at them… Uncle Bruno, with so much love in his eyes for all three young men of Il Volo, you know that what we know of them is true… Bruno’s look of love for these three is as genuine as Il Volo’s love for him…
We may think that they have excellent manners, and are thoughtful, but to really know Piero, Gianluca and Ignazio all you have to do is listen to the people who are interviewing them… Everyone ends their interview, show or event with the words:
“These three young men of Il Volo are the nicest and most respectful men and it has been a pleasure to have them here” The accolades go on and on with each place they go to and each interview they give…
How does Il Volo enjoy having fans all over the world? Just listen to their newest way of reaching us on social media called “Periscope“… They greet us fans in Italian, Spanish and English… They share their day with all their fans and tell us what is in store in the near future… Gianluca said they will be coming to the Canada, USA and Latin America to promote the new album that will be out in September… We do not have to buy a fan magazine or hear news in the interviews or TV broadcasts… They come directly to us and share their lives with us… Can you think of any other person or group that is so connected to their fans as Il Volo? I think not!!!
It’s so nice to know that Gianluca, Piero and Ignazio truly love and care for us fans as much as we love and care for them…
We know they are three very different personalities but they share the same love, caring and values for their fans … That is why we know that they will always be our Grande Amore…
~~Jeannette
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