[FIPS WAS (ALMOST) THERE…] Neil Diamond's Surprise Concert at Erasmus Hall High School

Sigh. I was so close! Last week, we told you that Neil Diamond would be playing a surprise concert somewhere in Brooklyn on Monday, September 29th. The surprise venue turned out to be Diamond's own alma mater, Erasmus Hall High School at Flatbush and Church. It was first come, first serve, with doors opening at 5PM for a 6PM show. 

At the very last possible minute, a friend of FIPS texted me and said she was there, could get me in, and I should haul ass to Erasmus Hall. Unfortunately, despite what HopStop said, it did not take me 27 minutes to get from Union Square to Flatbush and Church, and I ran in just in time for the encore reprise of Sweet Caroline. Oh well. I can console myself with the fact that he did not sing America, and the fact that at least I got a copy of that sweet poster. I will never not laugh at "In Person and Live." 

The concert was basically an opportunity to promote his upcoming new album, Melody Road, and if you pre-order the album on Amazon, you get a code for early access to purchase tickets for his upcoming tour -- he's comin-to-a-Barclay's on 3/26/15. Who's going with me?