Bloody fantastic

So it took a 47 nearing 48 year old woman to get me to shrug off my lethargy and post once again.....when in my mind I had all but decided that it would be Coelho's "Winner stands alone" that would probably drive me back to writing silly once more...bloody fantastic..ain't it???

susan boyle flashed past me on one of my random tv channel switching spree...and a voice byte that she had garnered a million hits on you tube was enough to take me there....what I was expecting was an entertainment quotient similar to that provided by the seemingly dumb chinese american guy on american idol....

it was not to be...but it was definitely more entertaining..in a different kind of way..so much, that i actually muted a new episode of South park to hear her sing a second time....

I have no clue about voice quality, baritones or any other terminology related to singing...And for the most part, I could not comprehend in its entirety the lines she sung...But there she was...from a place she called a 'collection of villages" and oblivious to the cynicism of the audience...It was like Braveheart just before Gibson made that stirring speech...But in a real life situation (with may be a few clipped edits..its still as close to reality as you can get..;))

But bloody fantastic???....I guess we all like to favor the underdog...And we are surprised and share in the joy when David takes down Goliath..Or maybe its just me drunk..But discounting the David factor, what I thought fantastic was the total belying of expectations, the turnaround and the short span of time it took for the perception to change...That's very interesting to me...When David fought Goliath, my assumption is that, somewhere in his mind Goliath must have been careful that the little guy could turn things around..With Susan, there was no warning.....And what had seemed silly posturing before the moment , seemed like sublime, unadulterated belief after the moment had passed.....

I will probably remember Susan Boyle as the "old english village lady" who turned Joharis window on its head..And for 7 minutes provided entertainment that touched my heart...And then came up with the two words that described it all..."Bloody fantastic"....

Cheers!!!

:))