About last night...

Ok, so what's better than Coldplay doing the Neil Diamond song "Believer" -- written originally by Diamond for The frikkin' Monkees!!  That's not all that happened, as we were blown away by the MusiCares performances last night at the LA Convention Center.  Jennifer Hudson doing an absolutely moving version of "Holly Holy" -- she sang it as if it was the first time anyone had! Kid Rock (wearing sunglasses, so we were wondering how he could read the teleprompter*), Tim McGraw, even the Jonas Brothers didn't disappoint on the huge stage...  *So about the TelePrompter:  these are current and present Grammy nominees giving their time to do a tribute to MusiCares "Person of the Year" Neil Diamond, so they don't have a whole lot of time to learn the songs, as they are not given much rehearsal time.  Hence, they have the use of a huge teleprompter with the lyrics of the songs set in the back of the room.  It didn't take away from anyone's performances... we hardly saw anyone squinting or acting like they were using the prompter... the performances were all flawless.  Diamond, himself, was touched by the honor, and gave a rousing performance of some of his hits... He even donated his very own 1956 Thunderbird convertible for the silent auction.    What a great night!  Last year's event raised 28 million dollars for young musicians who can't afford health care or hospitalization... here's hoping last night's did that, and more.