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Cher Farewell Tour Mohegan Sun Arena April 12th, 2005 Cher, who’s real
name is Cherilyn La Piere born February 5th, nineteen forty six in
El Centro California.
Abandoned only at two months old, by her father, was placed in a Catholic orphanage till
her mother could afford to raise her on her own. At the age of sixteen she ran away only to
meet up with first love, Sonny Bono in a coffee house…the rest is history. This seven
figure diva has been going strong ever since. This academy award winning
actor/ singer performed
at the Mohegan Sun Arena the evening of April 12th, 2005,
saying farewell for the
third time, the show was a sell out upon popular demand and I can see why. Seated in the
third row, side stage I had a perfect view. The lights went off and the satin curtain went up.
From up above, Cher was dropped down from the ceiling in a crystal chandelier. Opening with one
of my favorite songs, that isn’t even her own, U2”s “Only To Be With You”. After making her
grand entrance, throwing up the horns (that’s when she won me over), sporting red tails and a whip
announcing this was show 316. She began discussing a malfunction that
happened in Missouri where she thought she may die falling out of the chandelier. Her
first thought was one her mother told her “always have clean underwear on” she than
pondered and said to herself, “but mom, what if I’m not wearing underwear at
all”! Cher began to
tell her audience why she’s saying farewell, that she doesn’t want to come riding out on a
little scooter and have her tit’s hanging down to her knees, lets face it
Cher, I don’t think
that will ever happen. She’s had extensive plastic surgery (not her checks though). Her
reply to that is “I only have to answer to one person, and that’s God, if I
want to put my tits
on my back, I’ll do it.” I admire that. Also stating she wants to help the “younger” so called
diva’s such as Britney something and Aguilera someone, divas hardly, mechanical
robots if you ask me. Stating “she’s just making room for those whores”. She clamed to be
approached by one of the “somebody’s” about her derogatory comment. Her reply “it’s just
part of the show, get the stick out of your ass” this woman doesn’t mince words. She than
cracks her whip and says “follow
this you bitches”. The show began with
dancers dressed in Buddhist fashion, chanting. Out comes Cher wearing harem garb
riding a mechanical elephant. The dancers were much to my amazement, climbing up and spinning
down chiffon that draped the stage, along with the acrobatics. Next set,
Aztec dancers in tribal outfits
and Cher wearing a black and red-feathered headdress.
Between the acts, footage was
being shown; this particular footage was of her back in the
Sonny and Cher days, coming out dressed in a hippie fashion. She spoke of the
first concert
she attended which was Elvis and
of her hero James Dean. She said as a teen she couldn’t
relate to Doris Day or Sandra Dee. She sang a song to tribute the late great Elvis Presley
“Walking In Memphis”, showing clips of Graceland going into the song “It’s In His Kiss” She
swore that Elvis was going to notice her that evening in the crowd with her
new bad haircut. She
admitted, he didn’t but later on in life he did give her a call one night in
her hotel room…and
that was another story. Hmmmmm, I wonder
what happened?? Anyway, back to the show. After seven costume changes, more
clips, songs ranging from “Believe” and Gypsies Tramps and Thieves, and an old Song called
“love Hurts” the evening ended with her wearing her leather clad outfit, you know the one
with her ass out strutting her stuff with such ease? Someone threw up a
sailor’s hat, which she
wore in the “Turn Back Time” video? That was the encore. Again throwing up the horns,
waving good-bye forever! I would like to
say, although people gasped at the tickets price being a hundred dollars, I would like to
let you know between the countless dancers, aerialists and acrobats, Lets not
forget the band,
she donates twenty-five dollars of each ticket to charity. Kelly Roadway Hajduk Rating *****
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