Comments on: On drinking http://www.hablasalyssa.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/drink-free/ A lesson in speaking Alyssa Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:53:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Marion http://www.hablasalyssa.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/drink-free/#comment-583 Marion Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:38:35 +0000 http://www.hablasalyssa.com/wordpress/2008/07/05/drink-free/#comment-583 Hey, I don't drink either,it makes me feel really sick. In May I have been at a Nigel Kennedy concert in Hamburg/Germany.First row center seats.I was so excited! I admire that guy so much for his talent.Anyway, it was a fantastic concert with a typical Nigel. Cursing, kicking soccer balls in the audience ,lots of interaction. After the concert was over I had the chance to meet him backstage.I had brought my violin for him to sign.He invited me to his after show party.At the beginning there weren't many people around so for about 30 minutes I was the only one talking to him.Well,what can I say? He is a very natural and very friendly person.He made it really easy for me to have a normal conversation by just being himself. No "I am a star" attitude at all.He brought me a beer (eek!) and I was sending out a prayer for not vomiting on the carpet. He showed me his $ 2.5 million Guarneri he played that night.He then got my violin out of the case and said" what a nice peace of crap,I love it"! It was not insulting at all, it was just Nigel.He realized that the bridge of my violin was somehow crocked and told me he's going to "just" fix it. I was about to pass out... He came back with my violin,autographed. We had some snacks and kept talking for a little while longer.Then it got crowded and I decided to leave. It was a wonderful experience ! Marion from Germany Hey,
I don’t drink either,it makes me feel really sick.
In May I have been at a Nigel Kennedy concert in Hamburg/Germany.First row center seats.I was so excited!
I admire that guy so much for his talent.Anyway, it was a fantastic concert with a typical Nigel. Cursing, kicking soccer balls in the audience ,lots of interaction. After the concert was over I had the chance to meet him backstage.I had brought my violin for him to sign.He invited me to his after show party.At the beginning there weren’t many people around so for about 30 minutes I was the only one talking to him.Well,what can I say? He is a very natural and very friendly person.He made it really easy for me to have a normal conversation by just being himself. No “I am a star” attitude at all.He brought me a beer (eek!) and I was sending out a prayer for not vomiting on the carpet.
He showed me his $ 2.5 million Guarneri he played that night.He then got my violin out of the case and said” what a nice peace of crap,I love it”! It was not insulting at all, it was just Nigel.He realized that the bridge of my violin was somehow crocked and told me he’s going to “just” fix it. I was about to pass out…
He came back with my violin,autographed. We had some snacks and kept talking for a little while longer.Then it got crowded and I decided to leave.
It was a wonderful experience !

Marion from Germany

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