Mar. 2, 2013 Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

[Freypower]

I have already mentioned this on FB but I want to get it out of the way. It was remarkable in one way, puzzling in another.

After PEF & Tequila Sunrise Glenn suddenly said that he had a special request from two women from Vienna, Austria, who had come here to see the show. He gave their names. This received a round of applause. These women were front row centre & I had seen Michael talking to them before the show started, but I had thought nothing of it. He said he was going back to a country song from Hell Freezes Over & he then proceeded to play The Girl From Yesterday. I was absolutey gobsmacked to use a British term & sat with my mouth hanging open which Danny clearly relished. At one point I pointed to myself when Glenn sang the title. He sang it beautifully, of course. It was an absolute privilege to see it. Afterwards, he said 'I hope George Jones records that song before he or I die'.

As for the women? I thought he'd play to them all night & my heart sank. He sang 'much' to them in Lyin' Eyes (I had that back in 2004) & he pointed at each of them. That is pretty much the sum total of the attention they got. Yes, having a song dedicated to them is a very big deal indeed. Good luck to them, I suppose. I believe I had already encountered them at Fallsview when he referred to them 'following him around Europe' & then there they were at Fallsview.

For myself during PEF I had a section sung to me which made me blush. I am not making this up. I don't blush easily. I tried to click my fingers at him during Route 66, which I can't, but he saw it. I waved at him during Smuggler's Blues. The woman next to me said 'he saw you' & I said 'I know'. (I know my Star Wars references).

I concentrated more on the lighting, which was very dramatic, and he had the spotlight on him in songs like Same Girl & Here's To Life. Can these songs get any better? I just sat there & wallowed in his voice. He is absolutely at the height of his powers as a singer & performer. So I really don't have much more to say beyond what I said in the previous reviews. He was effusive in his praise of the SSO & bowed to them near the end (He bowed to the audience the previous show, which was very sweet).

I got some photos, both on my phone & my camera.

I wish to thank him again from the bottom of my heart for doing this. He has made me very, very happy.