Cheers to TDR
Dear Visa, Thomas, Kai-Uwe, Paul, Colin and Stevo,
This is just a thank you note for you guys for making Per Gessle’s 60th Birthday so interesting and so full of excitement by introducing the #Per60 concept. No, it is definitely not easy to go through hundreds of songs and put them together in the form of a list with so many choices - agrees and disagrees - and yet manage to make it so perfectly smooth in its own ways.
Of course, I was a prick to your choices, and I won’t promise that I won’t be a prick later in the future to your choices (hahaha) - I’m like that evil sibling who loves you no matter what, but being mean is a part of the package.
Thanks for making me want to write again in routine, for the motivation and for making an effort in also bringing so many fans together again. The enthusiasm may have calmed down a lot, but somehow we all love to talk about the past - the beautiful experiences and memories it keeps.
TDR has stayed with us in every think and thin of the Roxette times. With wit and sometimes in a serious tone, you guys have conveyed complete sense into things which may not be important for the rest of the world.
In the meantime, working on the #Per60 list, you guys came out with Per Gessle’s Roxette photobook, which was an absolute delight for our hungry eyes to experience the autumn concerts in stills and yet in a very moving way. The pictures in the book at times felt like they are showing a whole scene - perfectly captured expressions and actions; and then a major thumbs up to the compilation of those photos. I’d say it again, the photobook is beautifully engineered.
And I forgot to mention the big caption each choice in #Per60 had, with tit bits about the song, what Gessle thinks and what YOU think. Creating a tiny little thesis for every selection is how I want to put it.
So, yes, I want to thank you for all your efforts - the last 60 days were very interesting and interactive with the real TDR experience! You guys are brilliant!
One more time: HUUUGGGSSSSS!!!
Love and Peace
13/1/2019