Bart Bear's Blog

We did another quick train trip to Sydney last weekend to go to a very special concert, one that Mum has been waiting for for years and years. It was by a lady called Petula Clark. Mum has been playing her songs for longer than I can remember but has always missed seeing her on her concert tours of Australia. The last time round Petula even came to Canberra, but the concert was on the same day that the Oldies were witnesses at special friends' wedding so we missed that chance to see her. This time there was going to be no possibility of missing. As soon as the concert schedule was out Mum had us booked into the concert, the accommodation in Sydney, and the train. So what was it like? Well, there was a possibility that it might have been a bit disappointing. After all, Petula is now well over 70 years old and very few singers are still good when they are so ancient. No problem, she is still superb, even Dad thoroughly enjoyed the concert. An added bonus was the venue. The concert was in the State Theatre. If you have never seen this place, then go take a look at it. The architecture inside is totally amazing. And guess what? It turns out that Petula is coming to Canberra this time as an extension to her original tour. By the time Mum found out that Pet was still great all of the tickets for Canberra had been sold, but that doesn't matter because there is no way that the venue in Canberra can match the magnificence of the State Theatre.
The pictures are a bit dark and fuzzy because they were taken on Mum's (my) iPhone. You can't take cameras into the State.

Labels: concerts, New South Wales, Sydney