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Post by greeneyedgirl on Mar 24, 2011 0:19:40 GMT -5
I just recently watched the Majikat DVD and had no idea before hand where it took place. I immediately got goosebumps, that was the concert that my Mom and her high school sweetheart had drove from Norfolk to Williamsburg to see Cat Stevens when they were 19yrs old!!!! I had to pause it call her, she didn't believe it. I was shaking telling her"No Mom it says William & Mary!" Which she went on to say that Joni Mitchel had performed earlier that day, I'm not sure if it was in the same hall, but Cat Stevens did mention his concert being taped for "something special". Little did she know that it would be something called a DVD of his last concert tour in 30 something years. She would reminisce about it now and then and say I wonder if he ever used it.
My Mom was a really big fan of Cat Stevens in the 70s and has most of his records. She had not listened to his music until I was a teenager in 1996 and found the wonder of Cat Stevens when I "borrowed" my Dad's Greatest Hits cassette tape. Then I remembered my Mom had liked him too. I knew what Teaser and the Firecat looked like because I memorized the cover that I liked as a small child. So I did what every snoopy teenager would do looked for my Mom's stash of records. And the truth came out not only did she have that but... Catch a Bull at Four, Mona Bone Jankon, Budda and the Chocolate Box, and Tea for the Tillerman. Hmmm. Then I went looking for more stuff and found a concert ticket hmmm, at that point I hadn't heard about the concert.
So I came clean and told her that I snuck into her records and found out that she had a lot more than one record and a concert ticket. Which then she told me she had a shirt that I could wear, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPEND TO IT DON'T COME HOME!
It was her only Cat Stevens shirt which had his picture on it and Cat Stevens Majikat Earth Tour! Which was a really cool shirt to wear.
So when I called her just recently I said Good thing you kept your shirt and ticket stub! She said it's in the dresser. =)
I always wanted to see Cat Stevens in concert with my Mom and now I have seen the same one she saw ...35 yrs apart. She remembers it being wonderful and how funny he was. She did always mention the part about Alfred Hitchcock and the chin and the train, before I ever saw it. =) And the t-shirt that I wore every summer as a teenager is now a DVD.
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Post by sabina on Mar 24, 2011 0:46:24 GMT -5
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Post by Incognita on Mar 24, 2011 6:12:15 GMT -5
Welcome aboard greeneyedgirl  That's cool about your Mom. She should be on this site too! get her across  Happy Posting! |
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Post by richina on Mar 24, 2011 8:25:44 GMT -5
What a fantastic story....and what I wouldn't give to have that shirt!  Thanks for sharing and we look forward to your continued participation here at our little slice of Heaven called Majicat!! |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Mar 24, 2011 13:31:39 GMT -5
Thank you all. I wish my Mom could participate in chatting on here, but she is completely computer illiterate. I have tried a thousand times lol, to show her how to use one. My Mom and I never had a lot in common except our love of Cat Stevens music. I thought it was hillarious when as a teenager, I opened Teaser and the Firecat and saw pink iridescent lipstick lip print over Cat Stevens mouth. hmm. So Mom really liked him as a teenager! lol.
I was surprised to see that there aren't any examples of the concert shirt anywhere on the internet. The t-shirt was essentially the promo poster for the concert, her shirt is yellow with black screenprint. I was joking with her about Ebay of course she said that she wouldn't sell it; unless it would pay off what's left on my student loan that she's stilll paying on. lol ouch.
I'm pretty sure that she still wouldn't part from it.
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Post by sabina on Mar 24, 2011 13:59:07 GMT -5
:)Y'know I wonder why the iridescent pink lipstick thing reminds me of richina!!(cute.....poor Mum hope she dosn't mind you telling us all...mind you I'll bet she wasn't the only one!!!!) |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Mar 24, 2011 14:21:00 GMT -5
lol She still hasn't rubbed it off after all these years! I remember joking her about it and her reply was if you were 15 or 16 and he was still that young would you not want ot kiss that face?? LOL I have to admit tu chez! Sometimes I wish I had've been born so I could've been a teenager in the seventies. My Mom also admits that she made sure she was looking hot for that concert just in case. lol
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Post by sabina on Mar 24, 2011 14:29:45 GMT -5
:)I tell you IT WAS THE BEST TIME to be a teen or early 20's back then....and we actually wore rose tinted glasses!!!
If youve not done so already take a peek at the Random thread ~70's revisted~dive in~its far out man~ your Mum would be sure to enjoy it and add to it!!Well you can do the typing but she can tell you if she has something to add!Love and Peace Man.....!!
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Mar 24, 2011 14:36:07 GMT -5
I will do that. =)
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Post by fuzywuzy on Apr 6, 2011 9:09:55 GMT -5
Saw Cat in Nashville in '76, but I don't see that concert listed on that year's tour dates. Loved that "majic" entrance! Anyone know the date of the Nashville concert?
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Post by The King 0f Kings 0f Evolution on Jan 31, 2012 7:52:40 GMT -5
I just recently watched the Majikat DVD and had no idea before hand where it took place. I immediately got goosebumps, that was the concert that my Mom and her high school sweetheart had drove from Norfolk to Williamsburg to see Cat Stevens when they were 19yrs old!!!! I had to pause it call her, she didn't believe it. I was shaking telling her"No Mom it says William & Mary!" Which she went on to say that Joni Mitchel had performed earlier that day, I'm not sure if it was in the same hall, but Cat Stevens did mention his concert being taped for "something special". Little did she know that it would be something called a DVD of his last concert tour in 30 something years. She would reminisce about it now and then and say I wonder if he ever used it. My Mom was a really big fan of Cat Stevens in the 70s and has most of his records. She had not listened to his music until I was a teenager in 1996 and found the wonder of Cat Stevens when I "borrowed" my Dad's Greatest Hits cassette tape. Then I remembered my Mom had liked him too. I knew what Teaser and the Firecat looked like because I memorized the cover that I liked as a small child. So I did what every snoopy teenager would do looked for my Mom's stash of records. And the truth came out not only did she have that but... Catch a Bull at Four, Mona Bone Jankon, Budda and the Chocolate Box, and Tea for the Tillerman. Hmmm. Then I went looking for more stuff and found a concert ticket hmmm, at that point I hadn't heard about the concert. So I came clean and told her that I snuck into her records and found out that she had a lot more than one record and a concert ticket. Which then she told me she had a shirt that I could wear, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPEND TO IT DON'T COME HOME! It was her only Cat Stevens shirt which had his picture on it and Cat Stevens Majikat Earth Tour! Which was a really cool shirt to wear. So when I called her just recently I said Good thing you kept your shirt and ticket stub! She said it's in the dresser. =) I always wanted to see Cat Stevens in concert with my Mom and now I have seen the same one she saw ...35 yrs apart. She remembers it being wonderful and how funny he was. She did always mention the part about Alfred Hitchcock and the chin and the train, before I ever saw it. =) And the t-shirt that I wore every summer as a teenager is now a DVD. Such a beautiful story thanks for sharing !!! |
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Post by Novim on Jan 31, 2012 16:51:43 GMT -5
That is a wonderful story! I missed it first time around! Thanks for sharing it with us all! It makes such interesting reading that perhaps others will share how they came to love Cat Stevens' music???
I look forward hearing some more stories!
Chris
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Post by Affy on Jan 31, 2012 18:55:50 GMT -5
Amazing story - Hopefully fellow Majicatters find more gems like this and share them with us again.
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Post by csgoldengirl1 on Feb 8, 2012 6:51:26 GMT -5
AW what a great story Affy !! your mum no doubt didn't mind going back in time and re visiting old cat memories, lipstick and all ! how cool,, and a treasure of a T-shirt ! I wouldn't part with it either,, student loan or not,,lol,, thanks for sharing,,very cool story,and.....special time with mum,,, passed down onto you,,,treasure it |
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Post by Affy on Feb 9, 2012 23:41:57 GMT -5
AW what a great story Affy !! your mum no doubt didn't mind going back in time and re visiting old cat memories, lipstick and all ! how cool,, and a treasure of a T-shirt ! I wouldn't part with it either,, student loan or not,,lol,, thanks for sharing,,very cool story,and.....special time with mum,,, passed down onto you,,,treasure it I'm Confused  |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2012 1:15:53 GMT -5
Still waiting on that US tour. =)
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Post by Sir Lorry Load on Feb 25, 2012 11:22:40 GMT -5
Still waiting on that US tour. =) From your mouth to Yusuf's ears, "g-e-g"! (I love your train of thought!) ;D -Bud |
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Post by Sir Lorry Load on Feb 25, 2012 11:30:55 GMT -5
I just recently watched the Majikat DVD and had no idea before hand where it took place. I immediately got goosebumps, that was the concert that my Mom and her high school sweetheart had drove from Norfolk to Williamsburg to see Cat Stevens when they were 19yrs old!!!! I had to pause it call her, she didn't believe it. I was shaking telling her"No Mom it says William & Mary!" Which she went on to say that Joni Mitchel had performed earlier that day, I'm not sure if it was in the same hall, but Cat Stevens did mention his concert being taped for "something special". Little did she know that it would be something called a DVD of his last concert tour in 30 something years. She would reminisce about it now and then and say I wonder if he ever used it. My Mom was a really big fan of Cat Stevens in the 70s and has most of his records. She had not listened to his music until I was a teenager in 1996 and found the wonder of Cat Stevens when I "borrowed" my Dad's Greatest Hits cassette tape. Then I remembered my Mom had liked him too. I knew what Teaser and the Firecat looked like because I memorized the cover that I liked as a small child. So I did what every snoopy teenager would do looked for my Mom's stash of records. And the truth came out not only did she have that but... Catch a Bull at Four, Mona Bone Jankon, Budda and the Chocolate Box, and Tea for the Tillerman. Hmmm. Then I went looking for more stuff and found a concert ticket hmmm, at that point I hadn't heard about the concert. So I came clean and told her that I snuck into her records and found out that she had a lot more than one record and a concert ticket. Which then she told me she had a shirt that I could wear, BUT IF ANYTHING HAPPEND TO IT DON'T COME HOME! It was her only Cat Stevens shirt which had his picture on it and Cat Stevens Majikat Earth Tour! Which was a really cool shirt to wear. So when I called her just recently I said Good thing you kept your shirt and ticket stub! She said it's in the dresser. =) I always wanted to see Cat Stevens in concert with my Mom and now I have seen the same one she saw ...35 yrs apart. She remembers it being wonderful and how funny he was. She did always mention the part about Alfred Hitchcock and the chin and the train, before I ever saw it. =) And the t-shirt that I wore every summer as a teenager is now a DVD. Wow, g-e-g! I just read your personal memoir (above) from this past March, now, and was extremely touched. What a marvelous, poignant Mother and Daughter story!* -Bud *Which reminds me: How is your little babe doing? |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2012 18:26:17 GMT -5
Thank you...it was a surprising shock. I had no idea that it was the same concert when I rented it. I thought I was going to crap my pants when I saw Williamsburg Va. My Mom said a he mentioned taping it during the concert she figured that it was for the BBC.
Layla is doing wonderful! Now I just have to find her a Cat Stevens onesie!
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Post by Sir Lorry Load on Feb 26, 2012 15:54:14 GMT -5
Thank you...it was a surprising shock. I had no idea that it was the same concert when I rented it. I thought I was going to crap my pants when I saw Williamsburg Va. My Mom said a he mentioned taping it during the concert she figured that it was for the BBC. Layla is doing wonderful! Now I just have to find her a Cat Stevens onesie! You're welcome, greeneyedgirl, and thank you once again for such a neat story. I'm happy to hear that your little Layla is doing well. A second cousin of mine recently gave birth to a little girl. Her name? "Layla"!  -Bud |
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Post by M. on Nov 29, 2013 10:37:17 GMT -5
Just stumbled over this one |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2014 13:44:41 GMT -5
Lol
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2014 15:15:35 GMT -5
 And...here's the famous t-shirt! =) not bad for 38 years old eh? |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2014 15:28:29 GMT -5
 Pink indecent lipstick under nose LMBO at my teenage mama |
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Post by greeneyedgirl on Feb 25, 2014 19:25:27 GMT -5
Just stumbled over this one M. This opening still gets me teary eyed. I still think it's the coolest Dvd ever! Umm slightly biased. =) Colette |
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@grreneyedgirl......What better way to get even closer to that special Mum of yours!!!!!Thanks for sharing this experience you are going through!!and imagine how all this is bringing back sweet memories for your MUM..WOW!!!!YYYAAAYYY!! 
