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They Shouted – They Are Coming – They Are Coming! ~ Gina

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We the US fans have very strong feelings about ‘the boys’ of IL VOLO. Since the very beginning they spent several of their formative years in the States and we feel that we the fans played a great part in their growth. We love them, worry about them and to be honest are a little jealous and protective.
Some of us were there in 2009 and thru the years many came in one by one into this group. It makes no difference when we discovered them but it makes a difference that we finally fell in love.
Many had the opportunity to see them live in one, two and some four live concerts but many of us could only ‘hug’ the YouTube. I live in Texas and to some it is still  the ‘Wild West’ so it was a great surprise to see Dallas, Austin and San Antonio on the list. I immediately went into a panic mode on how will I get there and how will I get tickets. I live 100 miles from two Theaters and 200 from San Antonio. When I calmed down I contacted the people that would be my “escorts”. Well my daughter was on her way to St. Lucia for a week and others had other things to do. I did not stop. There are e-mails and tex-ing. So at the moment there is a ‘WALL OF SILENCE’ from the family. Texas venues will start selling on the 28th with pre-sale 26th. It was not an easy task to find out this little information. Seems every young lady that answered the phone never heard of IL VOLO. I did educate them.
The reason I would like to post this is so some fans, who for one reason or another, will not be able to go to  the concerts can share some of the IL VOLO tour.
I want to post a few of the Theaters they will sing at.  Too many to do all.

~GINA

ORILLIA – ON

CASINO RAMA ENTERTAINMENT

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BOSTON – MA

Wang Theatre

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The Wang Theatre of Boston, Massachusetts is located in an historic 1925 building that was originally the Metropolitan Theatre, and later the Music Hall. It was designed by Clarence Blackall and is located at 252-272 Tremont Street in the Theatre District. The business is operated as part of the Citi Performing Arts Center. The building was also known as the Metropolitan Center.

ATLANTIC CITY – NJ


NEW YORK – NY

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Barclays Center

Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York City. It sits partially on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority-owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue for the Long Island Rail Road. It is part of a $4.9 billion future business and residential complex now known as Pacific Park.

WASHINGTON – DC

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C. The Center, which opened September 8, 1971, produces and presents theater, dance, ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, in addition to multi-media performances for all ages.

HERSHEY – PA

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Located in downtown Hershey, Pennsylvania, this magnificent theatre has established itself as the area’s premier performing arts center, presenting the finest in touring Broadway shows, classical mussic and dance attractions, and world-renowned entertainers.


CLEVELAND – OH

The State Theatre, the first and largest of the PlayhouseSquare theaters to be constructed,  had the distinction of being the venue with “the world’s longest theater lobby” when it premiered Feb. 5, 1921. The lobby also displayed four (now-priceless) murals by American modernist James Daugherty. Opened as a movie/vaudeville house, the State attracted such legendary performers as Abbott & Costello, Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Jack Benny and The Marx Brothers. In its current 3200-seat capacity, the State has presented musical extravaganzas such as Disney’s The Lion King and Phantom of the Opera.

 CHICAGO – IL

Chicago Theatre

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The Chicago Theatre, originally known as the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre, is a landmark theater located on North State Street in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Built in 1921, the Chicago Theatre was the flagship for the Balaban and Katz group of theaters run by A. J. Balaban, his brother Barney Balaban and partner Sam Katz. Along with the other B&K theaters, from 1925 to 1945 the Chicago Theatre was a dominant movie theater enterprise. Currently, Madison Square Garden, Inc. owns and operates the Chicago Theatre as a performing arts venue for stage plays, magic shows, comedy, speeches, and popular music concerts.

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ATLANTA – GA

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NEW ORLEANS – LA

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DALLAS – TX

Majestic Theater

1925 Elm Street, Dallas, TX 75201

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 On April 11, 1921, the new Majestic Theater opened it’s doors during the Vaudeville era. The Majestic hosted a variety of acts from Houdini to Mae West and Bob Hope.
The Majestic Theater was named to the National Register of Historic Places and re-opened on January 28, 1983, as an elegant center for the performing arts in downtown Dallas.Visit Dallas Theater’s Majestic Theater pages for show details, reviews, videos and other information

SAN ANTONIO – TX

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DENVER – C0

Paramount Theatre

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Built by Temple Buell for Publix Theatres in 1930, the Paramount Theatre instantly surpassed the standards of the dozens of theatres that lined the streets of Denver and has remained the only local theatre of its time to maintain its original dignity and glamour. It is significant not only as an excellent illustration of Art Deco design and craftsmanship and a tribute to an architect who made considerable contributions to the Denver region, but as a unique reflection of a broad social and cultural phenomenon that prevailed in the early decades of the 20th century in Denver and the entire nation

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Mesa – AZ

MESA ARTS CENTER

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The Mesa Arts Center is a performing and visual arts complex in downtown Mesa, Arizona. At more than 210,000 square feet square feet, the $95 million facility, completed in 2005, is the largest comprehensive arts campus in the state.


LAS VEGAS – NV
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Whether it’s comedy,concerts, or sporting events, the Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas has the perfect event for you to enjoy!

TEMECCULA – CA

PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO

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Pechanga Resort and Casino

Pechanga Resort and Casino is an Indian Casino on the Pechanga Indian Reservation in Temecula, California. Pechanga Resort and Casino is the largest casino in the state of California, with 3,400 slot machines and approximately 188,000 sq ft of gaming space.

Walt Disney Theater – Orlando Florida

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Walt Disney Theater is the largest venue at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, with a seating capactity of 2,700+. The theater hosts many different events, including Broadway shows and music concerts, and galas and conferences. The Dr. Phillips Center replaced the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, originally built in 1926. The new performing arts center was opened in November 2014, and was designed by Barton Myers Associates of Los Angeles. – See more at: http://www.orlando-theatre.com/theaters/waltdisneytheater/theater.php#sthash.A4GlYvi3.dpuf
Editorials

FORGOTTEN MEMORIES

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Gina sometimes forgets that I like to post emails. Like this one.

From
GINA – May 29 at 8:14 PM
To
marie crider, kelly, Jana, Mary Strickler

I did my civic duties this morning lugging boxes and stocking shelves [at my local pantry] so this afternoon my back insisted on a rest.

I can not remember if we did a segment of FORGOTTEN MEMORIES.

Have people list a forgotten memory or song.


(ok Gina, you go first. ~M)


I forgot how much I loved the boys singing “Painfully Beautiful”. Just listened to several on YouTube. Wish they would do an updated version. Gina

Gina, I found a cute one to share:

Now here are two of my good memories. Real oldies that I will never, ever forget. 

This may have been the first time I heard Gianluca’s speaking voice.  Combined with what he said and how he said it I was floored.  I am floored every time I hear it still.

And this one… Watch very near the end.  Emotions take over.  How is that even possible for a 13-year-old?

How about you, Crew?  Feel free to embed your favorite video or tell us your “Forgotten Memory”.

~Marie

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Meet & Greet Gina

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Good idea from Gina:

Every six months I rearrange my living room in order to clean under the furniture and while doing this unexciting task and listening to the boys I thought you might have a “Meet & Greet” for our group. Line up a picture of the boys and everyone that wishes to share some of their life can pretend as if they are talking to one of the boys and telling him her/his story. Everyone tell us much as they are comfortable with. JUST AN IDEA.
If you wish to post my e-mail as a starter it is OK. I am sure not everyone is as nuts as I am. Gina

Sure they are Gina. Tell it to one of the Guys.

aaaaaGianluca stop making faces. Ignazio quit frowning. Piero, put the phone down and listen!  Behave Guys .  Here’s your chance to…

Meet & Greet Gina

Since I am becoming an e-mail pest I want to introduce myself. Jana said she was a history buff so I thought I’d share some of mine. I keep mentioning Lithuania and Europe. I was 9 when we left Lithuania and lived in Salzburg till the end of the war. After the war all displaced persons where scooped up and put in the DP camps. I went to a Lithuanian school and we did folk dancing and other activities. Later when we came to the States most of the emigrants seemed to congregate in large cities and had their own churches, social clubs, social activities and sport activities. We traveled to other cities and met the other Lithuanians and had concerts and athletic competitions. I was 25 before I left Cleveland and completely immersed into the American life. Before we lived a “double life” of going to American schools or work and then spending the rest of the time in our own circle. In a moment of insanity I joined the Marine Corp after my first marriage went south. I was not made to be a Marine. I made it thru Officer’s Training by shear will and support of one of the officers who kept telling me not to quit. After my tour I transferred into the US Army. Marine Corps in early 60’s did not have many opportunities for women. Shorty after I was stationed at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, I met my husband, married, adopted two children (babies) and had a surprise pregnancy. In 1966 women could not have dependents under 18 or be pregnant and stay in. I had to resign my commission. A few year later things changed and today women have children and stay in. My son and youngest daughter are eight months apart. My husband retired in 1979 and we came to his home Texas. Now old age has arrived and as I said Il Volo and their travels brought me back to so many memories. I have some small and faded memories of Vienna and wish I could be there during Eurovision to see the boys.

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The dancing was the DP Camp in Schwabisch Gmund in 1949 (now a US Army Base). The one with people standing at a RR Station is in Ludwigsburg, Germany 1950 (I am the one with the grey jacket and dorky socks and shoes). Before you could emigrate you had to go to a central camp and pass a physical etc. There was a big business in selling healthy lungs. You could not go if you had TB. We took a train to the ship we sailed on the Gen. Sturgis. The Lady Marine trying to look efficient.
Gina