Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 4:53 am - nd4ever

@maraisej (from South Africa) As a fellow South African, now living in Germany, I can only tell you: "It's absolutely breathtaking - the whole 2 hours - to see HIM LIVE in front of you....it was like seeing Nelson Mandela's release from prison (I mean the feeling one got at that time!) Since I was 11 years old - in 1973 - I've been a fan of Neil Diamond. And all South Africans know that we didn't have TV at that time; we couldn' SEE him; we just had to go by the radio and his MUSIC! Now, he's better than ever!!! Two weeks after I saw and experienced his show in Köln (Cologne) I am still mesmerised - listening to one CD after the other - just to have his voice all around me. He truly is "A man of God" as his message really comes over and touches your heart. I really hope that you, maraisej, and all my family and friends in South Africa, shall one day have the privilege of experiencing NEIL DIAMOND live! Thank you, Neil! God bless!