Elton John: Gloriously Reigning

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Back in 1984 when David Zard booked John into Italy for dates in Bologna and Milano, never mind that at one of the venues The Cure outsold Elton [where are they now?], Elton was sitting in the backseat of the limo with his then manager John Reid and was fit to be tied when he realized that both Reid and Zard had failed to inform him that he was performing in a tent as opposed to a venue with real walls. There was a combination of fear, awe and amusement as Elton bounced all over Reid and the back seat exclaiming, "It's a tent! It's a tent!" Elton bounced all over Zard backstage as well. The concert, nevertheless, went off without a hitch.

The entourage was another story -- there were more hitches than one could keep track of.


There is no one like him -- the true Queen of England, gloriously reigning. Happy 60th!!



Thank you, EJ, for all you do to combat AIDS.

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