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We are home! We traveled with mondine to the Milano airport and parted there with loads of hugs. This morning I got an emotional email from Steve Heath, the Concert of Colors festival coordinator:

I cari amici,
Wow. What a weekend it was for us in Detroit! I want to send our heartfelt thanks to all for your great contributions to our festival and for making the 2007 Concert of Colors one of the most memorable in our 15 year history.
It’s unlikely that the city of Detroit will ever be quite the same after your memorable visit and the mark you left everywhere, from the concert hall to the People Mover, to the hotel lobby you charmed everyone in your path. We want you to know how much it has meant for us to have you here for this very historic production. I must tell you that this was probably a record crowd for us in terms of the participation of the Italian community at our festival, who don’t normally attend in big numbers. It was also one of our biggest crowds for an act performing this early in the day. (Usually on the final act and penultimate act perhaps get crowds this large.)
The ovations that the audience gave you, even before you began to perform, were richly deserved, not just for your performance, but for the inspiration you have given to so many others. Inspiration to resist injustice whereever we may find it, inspiration to not let barriers or boundaries inhibit us from pursuing our dreams; whether they be barriers of geography, economics, age, sex, or opportunity.
You probably already saw the article in the Detroit paper from Saturday, but here’s a link for you just in case: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707210375 . Also, be sure to go to our website at www.concertofcolors.com and click on the photographs to see the fancy footwork of the dancing Mondine.
We won’t soon forget this experience (because we’ll be eating your Parmesan cheese for weeks to come!) As I told Alberto upon your departure, regardless of what we may do in the future, we know that at least once, on this very special moment in time, we witnessed something truly magical.
Baci, abraci a tutti!
Ciao (for now).
STEVE

Photo: Rebecca Cook

Tags: america, live, mondine

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