For those who are interested and live in the NY or metro area.

Come out and see the Queen of Soul tonight @ 7:30 in Coney Island!

Aretha is a legend and with her getting older and being sick recently, I decided i'm definitely gonna go. I might not get a chance to see her again.

Anyway, it should be a great concert! Hope it doesn't rain again tonight in NYC

Here's the link:

http://www.brooklyn.com/m...ert_Series

ooooh, I wish I were there to see her! Full report upon your return please. Enjoy yourself.

Excellent performance by The Queen of Soul. Just got in, and to say that I'm exhausted would be an understatement. Had no idea I was such a fan of Aretha Franklin before witnessing her greatness on stage tonight. Thanks to the OP for posting this announcement, I would not have wanted to miss this!

And now, time to tighten-up my Aretha Franklin collection.

She opened up with Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher (Jackie Wilson classic). Great 80 min. show.

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Based on this review, the tv coverage and the org member that attended the show last night - Miss Franklin must've brought her A game to the BK...

http://www.nypost.com/p/e...yN2V1tOL1M

Ms. Aretha was in top form last night! I didn't get as close to the stage as I had hoped (no thx to a certain family member making us late! hmph lol) but I had a wonderful time nontheless. She did some improv which was cool and did all her hits as well of course. The turnout for Aretha was massive! So many people came. It was a great night. I hope to see her again soon.

Cinnamon234 said:

She did some improv which was cool...

"Moody's Mood for Love"

Very nice vocals by Aretha there. A definite highlight for me.

The highlight for me was when she sat down at the piano and performed "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Then followed up by taking Brooklyn to CHURCH! All of Coney Island got the Holy Ghost up in there! And Cinnamon is right: There was a MASSIVE turnout. But it was at that moment, while she was tickling those ivories that I finally "GOT IT": Aretha Franklin is not only The Queen of Soul, this sister is HARD ROCK! The show, and song selections, were very well structured.

She brought tears to my eyes on so many occasions last night. Couldn't believe I was actually in her presence, listening to her sing these songs that I've heard all my life. And I thought of all my family and friends that would have loved to have been there with me (who are no longer with us). But they were last night... in spirit, as Aretha's voice rang out across the Atlantic Ocean, there on the surf at Coney Island last night. And the fireworks along the boardwalk were a nice finale to the show.

My old ass was feeling so good, I even got on some of those new roller-coasters they have there at Coney Island now. How come nobody told me Coney Island was all new and improved?!? I had a BLAST!

Glad to hear she kicked ass!

Timmy84 said:

Glad to hear she kicked ass!

...and you KNOW you were on my mind last night! I was like: "I wish Timmy could see this!.

PDogz said:

The highlight for me was when she sat down at the piano and performed "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Then followed up by taking Brooklyn to CHURCH! All of Coney Island got the Holy Ghost up in there! And Cinnamon is right: There was a MASSIVE turnout. But it was at that moment, while she was tickling those ivories that I finally "GOT IT": Aretha Franklin is not only The Queen of Soul, this sister is HARD ROCK! The show, and song selections, were very well structured.

She brought tears to my eyes on so many occasions last night. Couldn't believe I was actually in her presence, listening to her sing these songs that I've heard all my life. And I thought of all my family and friends that would have loved to have been there with me (who are no longer with us). But they were last night... in spirit, as Aretha's voice rang out across the Atlantic Ocean, there on the surf at Coney Island last night. And the fireworks along the boardwalk were a nice finale to the show.

My old ass was feeling so good, I even got on some of those new roller-coasters they have there at Coney Island now. How come nobody told me Coney Island was all new and improved?!? I had a BLAST!

Nice review.

But the main question is...

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...did you get all the way down?

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

theAudience said:

PDogz said:

The highlight for me was when she sat down at the piano and performed "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Then followed up by taking Brooklyn to CHURCH! All of Coney Island got the Holy Ghost up in there! And Cinnamon is right: There was a MASSIVE turnout. But it was at that moment, while she was tickling those ivories that I finally "GOT IT": Aretha Franklin is not only The Queen of Soul, this sister is HARD ROCK! The show, and song selections, were very well structured.

She brought tears to my eyes on so many occasions last night. Couldn't believe I was actually in her presence, listening to her sing these songs that I've heard all my life. And I thought of all my family and friends that would have loved to have been there with me (who are no longer with us). But they were last night... in spirit, as Aretha's voice rang out across the Atlantic Ocean, there on the surf at Coney Island last night. And the fireworks along the boardwalk were a nice finale to the show.

My old ass was feeling so good, I even got on some of those new roller-coasters they have there at Coney Island now. How come nobody told me Coney Island was all new and improved?!? I had a BLAST!

Nice review.

But the main question is...

[img:$uid]http://www.donmoseslerman.com/mosesnews/mosesmailbag/uploaded_images/nathans-nitetime-789300.jpg[/img:$uid]

...did you get all the way down?

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

OH NO! Can't deal with HOTDOG MEAT, lol. Though I agree, no trip to Coney Island is complete without a Nathan's hotdog. However, there was a mob of hungry folks surrounding that place long into the night, lol.

PDogz said:

OH NO! Can't deal with HOTDOG MEAT, lol. Though I agree, no trip to Coney Island is complete without a Nathan's hotdog. However, there was a mob of hungry folks surrounding that place long into the night, lol.

Oh, you're one of those... (J/K)

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...Probably like Pink's here (a "Queen" favorite)

I was in H'wood this past weekend and wanted to stop badly but the line was a serious deterrent.

Music for adventurous listeners

tA

Tribal Records

PDogz said:

Timmy84 said:

Glad to hear she kicked ass!

...and you KNOW you were on my mind last night! I was like: "I wish Timmy could see this!.

RnBAmbassador said:

Based on this review, the tv coverage and the org member that attended the show last night - Miss Franklin must've brought her A game to the BK...

http://www.nypost.com/p/e...yN2V1tOL1M

Miss Franklin got nothin but, A Game.

PDogz said:

The highlight for me was when she sat down at the piano and performed "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Then followed up by taking Brooklyn to CHURCH! All of Coney Island got the Holy Ghost up in there! And Cinnamon is right: There was a MASSIVE turnout. But it was at that moment, while she was tickling those ivories that I finally "GOT IT": Aretha Franklin is not only The Queen of Soul, this sister is HARD ROCK! The show, and song selections, were very well structured.

She brought tears to my eyes on so many occasions last night. Couldn't believe I was actually in her presence, listening to her sing these songs that I've heard all my life. And I thought of all my family and friends that would have loved to have been there with me (who are no longer with us). But they were last night... in spirit, as Aretha's voice rang out across the Atlantic Ocean, there on the surf at Coney Island last night. And the fireworks along the boardwalk were a nice finale to the show.

My old ass was feeling so good, I even got on some of those new roller-coasters they have there at Coney Island now. How come nobody told me Coney Island was all new and improved?!? I had a BLAST!

Wish I could've been there...

Variety's review

http://www.variety.com/re...LatestNews

theAudience said:

PDogz said:

OH NO! Can't deal with HOTDOG MEAT, lol. Though I agree, no trip to Coney Island is complete without a Nathan's hotdog. However, there was a mob of hungry folks surrounding that place long into the night, lol.

Oh, you're one of those... (J/K)

[img:$uid]http://loop48.com/bump/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/pinks_7709.jpg[/img:$uid]

...Probably like Pink's here (a "Queen" favorite)

I was in H'wood this past weekend and wanted to stop badly but the line was a serious deterrent.

I must admit, I HAVE enjoyed a Pink's dog or two, lol. But it's been a while, lol. The last time I ate there was probably back in the 80's. I was probably more of a fan of Tommy's (...not that Tommy's Burgers were any healthier, lol).

purplethunder3121 said:

PDogz said:

The highlight for me was when she sat down at the piano and performed "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". Then followed up by taking Brooklyn to CHURCH! All of Coney Island got the Holy Ghost up in there! And Cinnamon is right: There was a MASSIVE turnout. But it was at that moment, while she was tickling those ivories that I finally "GOT IT": Aretha Franklin is not only The Queen of Soul, this sister is HARD ROCK! The show, and song selections, were very well structured.

She brought tears to my eyes on so many occasions last night. Couldn't believe I was actually in her presence, listening to her sing these songs that I've heard all my life. And I thought of all my family and friends that would have loved to have been there with me (who are no longer with us). But they were last night... in spirit, as Aretha's voice rang out across the Atlantic Ocean, there on the surf at Coney Island last night. And the fireworks along the boardwalk were a nice finale to the show.

My old ass was feeling so good, I even got on some of those new roller-coasters they have there at Coney Island now. How come nobody told me Coney Island was all new and improved?!? I had a BLAST!

Wish I could've been there...

It was truly a spiritual experience. At several points during the show, I was thinking to myself: "THIS is why she's been crowned The Queen of Soul!".

RnBAmbassador said:

Variety's review

http://www.variety.com/re...LatestNews

EXCELLENT review! Variety nailed it, just as I experienced it!

My favorite moment from the show:

What a wonderful time!