> ...from a friend.....(I have a few)
>
> it was a marvelous performance we (charlie and me) attended last
> night. �the walking on chairs I think represents that she is in
> another world. �her feet are not touching the ground. �now, to my
> version of our little adventure in the tunnel which is as follows-we
> (charlie and me) went to the tunnel to take some pictures of alvarez
> and calleja. �when joseph calleja came out and was signing the zillion
> autographs (some people bring programs and pictures by the dozen) he
> kept looking at our charlie. �finally he said "do I know you from
> someplace (or something similar). �charlie said that the only place he
> saw calleja was on stage. �joseph calleja said "you're charlie,
> charlie handelman. �my friends and I are big fans and listen to the
> podcasts all the time, especially the ones with zinka. �you're more
> famous than me. �he then gave charlie a huge hug and I got a hug (not
> as huge) just for being charlie's friend.
>
> joseph calleja has a wonderful, warm personality and my god, that
> voice.
>
> viva verdi and viva the met. �what would our lives be without them.