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Canada welcomed Taylor Hicks and the cast of “Grease” to Ottawa on a grand scale. The opening night show was sold out and Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, was there.
When you are living the dream as Taylor is, what makes his list of lasting memories?
I think his stay in Canada will.
“Grease” is playing to packed houses at the National Arts Centre through Sunday. Canada’s Head of State escorted his young daughter and her friend to see “Grease” and met Taylor and the cast after the show.
The highly regarded and nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail, captured the event:
When you are living the dream as Taylor is, what makes his list of lasting memories?
I think his stay in Canada will.
“Grease” is playing to packed houses at the National Arts Centre through Sunday. Canada’s Head of State escorted his young daughter and her friend to see “Grease” and met Taylor and the cast after the show.
The highly regarded and nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail, captured the event:
“Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his daughter Rachel and her friend Sheetza McGarry pose for a photo with Taylor Hicks after a performance of Grease at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on July 23, 2009.
“Hot: Stephen Harper. The Prime Minister took his daughter, Rachel, and her pal, Sheetza McGarry, to the National Arts Centre's Thursday-night performance of Grease. Taylor Hicks, the 2006 American Idol winner, plays the Teen Angel role. During one of his songs he did a little shout-out to the PM, telling the audience to behave because the Prime Minister was among them. The crowd applauded.”
This is Taylor’s first trip to Canada since his appearance at the Niagara Wine Festival during his 2007 solo tour. He has had many fans north of the border since the beginning of this journey. I think he added a few more this week.
One Canadian fan told me that she was sorry they couldn’t give Taylor the usually beautiful Canadian summer weather. Still, he was out and about the city viewing the beautiful and impressive Parliament buildings. He has become quite the tourist and has said many times he likes being in a city for a week so he can get to “know” it. He is even shopping locally. He was wearing a new safari jacket in media appearances this week that he bought in Philly, his last stop.
Thank you, Canada, for welcoming Taylor Hicks and “Grease!”
Canada rocks!
And lest we forget...
Halifax Airport, a safe haven for U. S. planes, September 11, 2001.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Taylor Hicks photo courtesy of http://www.theglobeandmail.com/
Halifax Airport photo courtesy of www.alts.net
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