On a personal note, I often think marriage is something that people really do rush into or feel pressured into as a result of society or up-bringing; however, marriage begins long before the exchanging of vows.  It really does start with a committment that two people make to one another.  I think that there is just as much beauty in a couple who stays in a committed relationship together for years and decides not to marry as those who get married and stay together for years.

I left their wedding with the thought that after 35 years they still cared and loved each other enough to “get married”, and that is what made this wedding perfect!

Enjoying the morning of the wedding, relaxing in their chairs and getting some last minute things finished.  One of their four beautiful kitty “children”.  The bride’s sister performed the marriage ceremony and her book housed a lovely picture of the couple when they were much younger! The dress was perfect!  These girls were thrilled to be in the wedding! The look he had when he saw her… after all these years and still in awe of her beauty…. 

Well, after giving it a lot of thought, I decided to pass on this show to Australia and just told myself, “they will bring this state side!”.  Six months later, I got the news.  The Cure was going to perform only two sets of shows in the US:  Los Angeles and New York City.  The day tickets went on sale, I picked up tickets for two of the NYC shows and planned my (much closer than Australia) trip to New York!

The Cure Reflections was performed at The Beacon Theater, the sister theater to Radio City Music Hall. This is an intimate venue which seats less than 3,000 people.  I was able to attend two nights of this weekend performance and must say that I enjoyed the second night better than the first.  The sound for the second night seemed a bit better and they had much more energy on stage.  However, one thing I noticed at both shows, is that the band seemed to “wake up” when performing their third album, Faith.  I was quite surprised because I thought Seventeen Seconds would have been most monumental for me, but after hearing All Cats are Gray, The Funeral Party, and the closing song, Faith, I had changed my opinion!  The second nights’ performance was also a favorite for any real Cure fan because they performed Caterpillar and Doing the Hansa, which has rarely been performed in the Cure’s years of playing live.

Traveling to see The Cure is always money well spent for me!  I love seeing this band as much as I can but I also get to meet up with friends who I only get to see at Cure shows, not to mention I get to do a little sight-seeing!  At the end of the third show, friends of mine who attended said Robert ended the show by stating, “we’ll see you next year!”.  I have no doubt in my mind that The Cure will continue to play live for as long as they can.  Their shows are always about 3 hours long and it is apparent by their stage energy that they truly enjoy performing live together!   So, I will eagerly await the announcement of the next Cure show.  The question is where will I be seeing them next?

Here are just a few photographs from my weekend excursion to see The Cure in New York City!  (just a fan note, yes I did get to meet Simon Gallup briefly… like… “can I get a picture with you” and he said, “sure”.  And then there was no flash… and it was dark… and I had to desperately save it in Photoshop because it was the first time I ever met a member of the band!  ;)