Reports from second row center ...

Darryl Ann just called and let me hear "Sweet Caroline." Oh. My. God. The entire audience was singing. It sounded like so much fun I'm tempted to change my birthday request from a laptop to two tickets in front this weekend. Mock me if you will, but there's very little kitsch in my love for Neil Diamond. He's the one youthful crush to whom I've remained entirely and unabashedly faithful. Bobby Sherman, David Cassidy, and Dan Fogelberg have come and gone, but Neil Diamond is here to stay.