The first time I sat down to do an interview with Thunder, she told me, “You know Greg, the hardest ship to sail is a relationship.” Soon after filming began on SONG SONG BLUE, I discovered that the seas were indeed rough for Lightning & Thunder, however through it all they stayed the course. I respected their uninhibited passion for the stage and for one another and drew inspiration from their determination to succeed despite the odds.
Since completing the film earlier this year, many have asked me, “Why did you make Song Sung Blue?” I made this film because I wanted to help Lighting & Thunder succeed and wanted others to experience the wonderful feeling I got every time I saw them perform. So I set out to help them the most effective way I knew how - as a filmmaker. I had hoped that once the film was completed, Lightning & Thunder might book bigger gigs or maybe even get the attention of Letterman, Leno or Neil Diamond himself.
Well - I’m absolutely thrilled to announce that after nearly two decades of paying tribute to the music of Neil Diamond, THUNDER has finally met NEIL DIAMOND. Thunder’s brother, JIM STINGL, a popular columnist with the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL was on hand and wrote about the special meeting in todays paper. [read it here]
I can’t even tell you how happy I am for THUNDER that this moment has finally happened. As some of you may or may not be aware, THUNDER received a special phone call from Neil just hours before the world premiere of the film in Park City [read about it here]. But for THUNDER to actually meet NEIL DIAMOND, the man that she and her husband, Lightning have had so much respect for - - its just too cool for words!
2 comments:
What's beter? Seriously.
I was so incredibilty moved by this story.
Thank you.
YES!!
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