From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V13 #174 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Monday, October 5 2009 Volume 13 : Number 174 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: Forcing us to smile... (my report from London) [Bev Okin-Larkin Subject: Re: Forcing us to smile... (my report from London) Krysia, I am so glad you had your moment with Basia.... you deserved it. You were beaming in some of the shots.... so that is a good thing. - -- Bev Okin-Larkin Krysia Szurek wrote: > Forcing us to smile > > (or Basia adventure that lasts a lifetime :-)) > > Shes back, its that girl again, saying all is good and well > Oh, how much I loved to meet that girl and to know it is really her! Although > I have to say I cant really believe that all that happened is truth! > Well, Im on this list for many years and most of you  my Basia mailing list > friends - know that Im Basia fan since I was a kid (actually my cousin said > once as a joke: yeah, cause youre Basia fan since you were born  well, > almost). > I have dreamt for such a long time of that meeting and pictured it in my head, > that after it all came truth, I actually have not asked all the questions and > said all the thanks that I have had in my head. > Well, never mind > > I think I had so many (probably very childish) expectations and I was waiting > for so long to meet her and was so happy. I was expecting that the concerts > will cause some huge emotions and I will be weeping and I don't know but > somehow I guess I was expecting that I will meet Basia and just because of > that everything will somehow magically get fixed in my life. > Maybe it was also my tiredness and the emotions of many previous days of > expectation but after the first show on Tuesday I was a bit disappointed. > The show was fantastic vocally and Basia was in great shape and I had very > good fun but I was missing something, some special magic in the air. > Also Danny's piano was just great!!! > Besides the show was very special - the venue is really small, more or less as > if you had a bigger living room at your home and had Basia concert there, > almost as if just for you. > But after the show we were waiting and than it appeared that we were told that > Basia has gone cause she was tired, so I felt sort of stupid standing there > with that bunch of roses and as if I was a candle that someone suddenly blown > out. > Danny was so nice, he came to us saying "Oh hi, you're Krysia? Very nice to > meet you!". > As Basia was gone I thought that I don't want the flowers to shrivel with me > and decided to give it to Kevin and than Piotr came to me saying that he > talked to Clarisse sisters that they are staying with Basia so I asked them to > give her the flowers and my envelope with a card for Basia. > > Forcing us to smile > > But yes, she made it :-) > We (Piotr and myself) went back to PoP on Wednesday and had w very good table > for two just in a first row in front of the stage and they were to pass next > to us when going on the stage. > I thought that that day I am not taking my camera out and take any photos, > just to concentrate on Basia and enjoying the show. > And finally I felt that magic I was expecting when they started to sing > "Reward" - the second song of the show. And I sort of relaxed and I think I > understood the entire message of what happened - it came to my head that I > finally should stop thinking and putting myself in the shoes of suffering girl > - what was happening to me a lot some years ago and still happens sometimes > and start finally live like "if not now than when" tells - just enjoy the > moment. Still no tears that day, but I enjoyed it so much, and the Clarisse > sisters were smiling at me from the stage while singing. > There was also that nice thing with singing Happy birthday to Basia and a cake > with candles. > And when they were going of the stage after the second half Basia just hugged > me plus I got the special dedication with New Day for You :-) > So really she forced me to smile I am truly happy she is back, and I hope she > will stay! > > Ja jednak wiem, jeszcze wiele przed nami (I know, that theres still lots > ahead of us) > > After the show she went out and when I approached and we just hugged and than > she asked me "oh, why are you not saying anything" and I said "because I don't > know what to say" and she said "well, it should be like this" and she said > thank you for the flowers and for everything and we talked for a moment. > I honestly cant remember too much what we were saying, I probably havent > said all I should, I guess the thing I should have started with was > apologizing for whatever will come out of my mouth :-) > But it really felt so special  as if meeting someone long known and beloved! > Thats whos Basia for me! > So I really just can't believe it - that I have met her and it all really > happened. She is gorgeous! I am very happy that I will see them again in > Warsaw. > Yay, as you see Basia is my adventure of a lifetime  and I truly believe that > some more things are still to happen in my life thanks to her. > > Best is yet to come :-) > _________________________________________________________________ > Windows > Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. > http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/soci > al-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_1:092010 > > - -- - -- Bev Okin-Larkin ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 17:39:23 -0700 (PDT) From: "marzenie_99@yahoo.com" Subject: Re: Forcing us to smile... (my report from London) Very nice, Krysia! Thanks so much to the overseas crew for going above and beyond in sharing their photos, videos and memories with us who couldn't be there. It was a blast to check online this week! Love to you all in our fantastic community! Leslie ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V13 #174 ****************************