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Truly Gone

Eric Idle is absolutely right. "So there's a wonderful moment for you in the upcoming Movie of a truly spectacular concert performed impeccably by Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo, Jeff Lynn, Tom Petty, Joe Brown et al. [Don't ask who al is.] The whole thing is sublime [Pythonesque spoiler omitted]... And do bring plenty of Kleenex, because if you ever loved George you won't get through this one without a lot of tears... Olivia and Dhani Harrison have managed to turn this whole event into a truly wonderful memorial and united all his friends in their grief to make a joyous and utterly unforgettable evening and now they are sharing it with the world." More here. We just finished watching the DVD of it (well, all except for Ravi Shankar's orchestra, we'll be saving that for another time) and we were blown away. It's such a wonderful reminiscence of and tribute to George Harrison. Here's another interesting review. This coming Saturday will mark one year since the concert and two years since his passing. P.S. I should also add this entry from Idle's diary, talking about one of the concert's producers, Michael Kamen, who suddenly passed away last week.