Not a hot August night but a hot November night

It has been a long time since Neil Diamond released Hot August Night in 1972; this hasn't concerned me, no matter his age, we knew we were off to see a very good show. So, a much older Neil Diamond was to play at Sandalford Winery in Perth's Swan Valley after the temps hit over 37C on a Saturday - this was going to be a hot November night.

We got there late, it wasn't without dramas and fights, we were there now and it was time to go. The picnic basket was cracked open and a warm bottle of Sandalford's chardonnay was sipped - they knew the volumes to be catered, there is no absolutely excuse for that.

Just before the show started, a dark cloud floated over as the sun was setting, the lightening show lit up the sky right on dusk. We guessed we were going to get wet, so that was the price of entry - it never eventuated though. The downpour came after the show finished and we were on our way home, we were walking down a line of traffic and a window opened and two ponchos were offered and gratefully accepted.

He puts on a pretty good show, the price of entry was extravagant but the cost was negligible at the end of the day considering the quality of the show. His dance moves were a little lame, but what do you expect at age 74? There was nothing wrong with either the lyrics, singing or the melody. My major complaint is the tickets stated the concert was from 7.30 - 10.00 with times subject to change without notice, so you could imagine my nonchalance when he started at 8.00 and finished at 9.30 - all in all, a pretty expensive one and a half hours.