THANK YOU, WENDY!!! Even though what sweetdaisy may be seeing from her hotel room is dry ground [but we're still seeing wet], there is nothing to say what those looming, ominous, extremely dark, storm clouds on the horizon may hold for Red Rocks, which is nestled in the mountains themselves... also, who knows what may be happening there right now, no matter what is happening here. So, seeing what appears to be flooding of the lower section of the Red Rocks venue, itself, is pretty compelling.
My husband made an interesting comment: he said Red Rocks was notorious for weather problems and it was quite common for concerts to be rescheduled to an indoor venue in Denver. Is this right?
This may be true, too... however, in our discussion of the alternate-venue situation with the bartender of the Hops Restaurant & Bar, it seems the venues that are generally offered are sub-standard and sounded more like livestock-showing arenas. Seriously, he made them sound like cow barns. Even allowing for some hyperbole there, it's not difficult to understand that Leonard's high standards could be easily compromised in making a switch. If the sound and ambience are not what he feels are to the audience's expectations, he's not going to take the risk, just for the sake of putting on a show. We all know too well how dismal the outcome of such a decision could be. PLUS, as Marie has already stated, the timeframes for a sudden change of venue are simply not there. "The first thing in the morning" for today already passed long ago.
So... checking alternate schedules [already got approval from my job to stay longer... and still need to get in contact with the woman caring for my cats, as that would be a deal breaker, anyway], it seems this may not be at all affordable for me, anyway. So, I may remain amongst the bitterly disappointed... that said, I'm staying on the disappointed end and away from the bitter, because I know if there were ANY way possible for Leonard to make this happen, we would be at the merchandise table right now.
Meanwhile, instead, we are meeting a number of other Leonard Cohen fans... and that's not to be underestimated, at all! They're really lovely people, including one businessman who flew from Iraq and will be going next to Amsterdam and his friend from California. Neither of them were aware of the LC Files or Forum, so their lives have been changed by that very fact. They also [of course] weren't aware of the Cracow Event, and are considering that possibility.
We'll all [including them] be going to Tony Rigatoni's [on Beaver Creek Road in Morrison] at 7:30 PM to meet up, anyway.
It would be great if sweetdaisy would be there, too!
So, the silver linings are there and I guess it's up to us to find them.
It's surreal to have flown all this way for beauty and have that beauty dissipate before our very eyes. I sincerely feel very badly for those who flew further and on more expensive flights and with greater personal-life arrangements to make this happen, only to find that they either have to stay additional time, make more changes, and spend more money... or just have to go on and miss it altogether. I may well find myself amongst the latter.
Chin up or something like that,
Lizzy
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
~ Oscar Wilde
