Last night’s concert by The Manfreds at Christchurch’s refurbished Regent Theatre was a wonderful event.
Becky had left a letter for my old friend Tom McGuinness, one of the two original members of Manfred Mann, the other being Paul Jones, both men defying their eighty years. My daughter had informed Tom that I would be in the audience. Taking a break from marketing their albums at the interval, Tom joined us briefly in the foyer before returning to the stage for the second half.
The audience consisted largely of the generations for whom the classic songs were all familiar, and, as such, it wasn’t too difficult for Paul, who worked us brilliantly to have the choruses ringing away by the end of the evening.
I was permitted to take photographs, but not to use flash. Consequently a great deal of culling of my images was necessary. Here are
the most salvageable. Individual performers are titled in the gallery.
Later, I posted https://derrickjknight.com/2022/03/27/a-knights-tale-117-1-a-friendship/
This evening we dined at Lal Quilla in honour of Mothers Day.
With Becky and Jackie is Florence, here photographed by Ian.
For once I was not behind the camera.
So many happy faces! Your concert photos turned out very well.
Thank you very much, Liz.
You’re welcome, Derrick.
What a very special day – the concert (and your supper) sound great!
Thanks very much, Emma
It looks like a great time at the theater, Derrick! Nice photos of your smiling face too. I thought today was Mother’s Day here, oops! It’s in May. 😂
Thanks a lot, John
You did very well to get those photographs in such difficult conditions as a lit stage in the midst of darkness.
Thank you very much, John. It was touch and go
Very well done to get those those fantastic images that were illuminated by only stage lighting and spotlights.
I’m glad you had such a good evening.
Thank you very much, Sue. More than 50 others didn’t make the cut 🙂
I can imagine.
What a wonderful concert! Your photos are beautiful!
What a wonderful Mother’s Day evening out! Happy Mother’s Day to Jackie and all of the moms in your family and in your life! 🙂
Love all the smiles in all of the photos!
❤️ I know you all missed your Mum on this Mother’s Day. ❤️ I think of her so often (and I think of the quarter of the napkin) and I smile. 🙂
(((HUGS)))
Thank you so much, Carolyn X
Ah, a bittersweet Mother’s Day, Derrick. Hugs to you.
Your photos of the concert are wonderful. I can tell they were great performers and got you all involved. Are you a singer, among all of your other talents? LOL
Happy Mother’s Day to Jackie and Becky! That’s a great picture. And so good to see you!
Thank you very much, Jodie. I am definitely not a singer 🙂
: )
There’s nothing quite like a live concert with familiar and well loved music.
Quite so, Alys. Thank you very much
Yes .. I have a Manfred Man vinyl LP in my old record collection Derrick … and happy Mothers Day to the ‘girls’ ..
Thanks very much, Ivor
A exciting fun time, the photos are great
Thanks very much, More
Looks like a fun time.
Thanks very much, Mrs W
You’re welcome.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos of the concert, Derrick. I’m glad you had a nice time. Happy Mother’s Day to Jackie and Becky. Thinking of your Mum. xo
Thank you so much, Jill
Wow, I remember Manfred Mann…Do Wah Diddy! I didn’t realize you were friends; what an evening, Derrick!
Thank you very much, Becky. That was one of the numbers to which we had to sing the refrain
Just wonderful, Derrick!
Looking good, Derrick..
Thanks very much, Judy
Looks like a fantastic band, Derrick, happy Mothers Day to Jackie and Becky.
Thank you so much, Dolly
A reminder of the good ol’ days! Great photos of you, Derrick!
Thank you so much, JoAnna
The pictures without the flash came out really well! What a wonderful night that must have been. Also, nice to see pictures of all of you now.
Thank you very much, Laurie
What a fun event! Your smile goes well with it.
Thank you so much, Byung
I wonder if it the music and performing that keeps them young? If so, I better keep up with my weekly choir 🙂 Happy mother’s day to all your lovely ladies.
I think that is so, Gwen. They are constantly moving with the music. Thank very much
Shooting concerts can be a challenging business. Thankfully, modern digital cameras have admirable high ISO capabilities. They are great pictures considering the handicap of not being permitted to use the flashgun.
Thank you very much, Uma
I finally snapped to and went to yon youtube to check out Manfred Mann. I don’t remember ever knowing that group’s name, but as soon as I started playing some of the music, I thought: well! of course! It must have been a great evening; the smiles all around are evidence of that.
Thank you so much, Linda
Good times 😃
Thanks very much, Val
This drew me back to “Pretty Flamingo”, which is one of my favourites.
Thanks very much, Anne. They did, of course, perform that one
How amazing is that! I remember them well. Great photos too!
Thanks very much, Aletta
What a great time! A very special day!
Thank you very much, Ribana
It looks like two excellent evenings. You got great concert photos, and I love the smiling faces of you and your family.
I hope the women in your life had a most excellent Mother’s Day–I’m sure you were thinking of your mother, too. 💙
Thank you so much, Merril X
You’re very welcome, Derrick.
Sounds an amazing show, hats off to Tom & Paul! And the photograph of your three ladies is a delight, Derrick! Photography and being photogenic is clearly in the family genes!
Thank you so much, Sandra
What wonderful photos of the concert, and it’s good to see photos of you, as well.
Thank you very much, Eugi
I am glad Becky helped connect you with Tom, and a good time was had by all at the concert. It sounds like you all enjoyed a wonderful Mothers Day together.
Thanks very much, Lavinia.
What a fun evening you had. Wish I’d been there. Did they do ‘Pretty Flamingo’ and ‘Haha Said The Clown’? I loved their music way back when.
They did, Sylvia. Thank you very much
What a fabulous concert, evoking memories of days gone by.
And terrific smiles all round.
x
Thank you so much, Melanie X
What a great story Derrick. Old friendships endure.
I remember going to see Manfred Mann some 40 odd years ago at the old Crawley Leisure Centre!
Nowadays we occasionally glimpse Paul Jones in and around Godalming.
Thanks very much, Jenny. Always good to hear from you.
One of my favourite bands. 😀 … good to hear they’re still going strong. 🙂
Thanks very much, Widders
Wow!! Loved this.
Thank you very much, Leslie
What fun to attend Christchurch’s refurbished Regent Theatre with a concert by The Manfreds! I could see that it was a very enjoyable occasion. Your photos turned out surprisingly well with no flash permitted! I love that last two of you, Derrick! Such a winning smile :o)
Thank you so much, Jan X