Hayley in Washington DC for PBS' A Capitol Fourth 2008

[Richard]

Well done Hayley!

Richard

[starbuck]

It is too bad and if you ask me a bit lazy for a company who puts content on a website to get it wrong so much.
She was at the west lawn of the capital not the white house.

surely you brits are still happy about burning the white house down in the war of 1812 so you should know the differance.

Any google search would have many press releases from PBS stations across the USA with the correct information.

Sorry about the rant but I hate lazy people who are paid a lot of money to do their jobs

Monte

[roger]

Which website are you talking about, Monte?

Roger

[Dave]

I think it's Hayley's official website, Roger... quoted in Stephany's post at the foot of the previous page. Their headline is wrong!

Jul 15, 2008 3:57:34 GMT Stephany said:

According to Hayley's official website, this event was a real success.

Hayley wows crowds at the White House!
On July 4th 2008, Hayley took to the stage in the USA to join in the celebrations for Independence Day.

Hayley was honoured to have been asked to perform to over 300, 000 people live in Washington at Capitol. Her performance was televised across the whole of America.

But they did spell Capitol correctly! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Jul 15, 2008 12:02:01 GMT starbuck said:

She was at the west lawn of the capital not the white house.
Monte

(Sorry Monte, I couldn't resist! )

Cheers, Dave

[starbuck]

It is the official website, Roger
and yes Dave I cant spell very well if spell check does not catch it then oh well lol

Monte

[roger]

Thanks Dave - I hadn't had time to check back in the thread when I asked the question.

Yes, that does seem to have been something of a faux pas but we don't know where they received the information from. Ideally, all information should be thoroughly checked regardless of the source but, as I know all too well, it isn't always possible.

Roger

[sonata58]

Hayley's Official Website also includes a new picture in the 2008 gallery:


They've captioned it: Hayley at the White House
Oh well. It's a lovely picture, nonetheless.

[Stephany]

Hi Sonata,

If you're interested, you can view the same picture in bigger size (and better quality!) here.
You need to scroll down to the second picture to see it.

Stephany

[larryhauck]

Hi Stephany,

Wow! Those pictures you posted were the greatest. Is the dress orange or red?

Thanks a bunch

Larry

[larryhauck]

Hayley was spectacular, beautiful, and the best artist of the event. If that doesn't endear her to the Americans they don't deserve her. See you all in Dublin and Limerick.

Larry

[graemek]

Jul 16, 2008 1:39:44 GMT @larryhauck said:

Hayley was spectacular, beautiful, and the best artist of the event. If that doesn't endear her to the Americans they don't deserve her. See you all in Dublin and Limerick.

Larry

I love that sort of talk Larry !!! Enjoy her in Limerick & Dublin.

Graeme

[Karsten]

Jul 16, 2008 1:32:48 GMT @larryhauck said:

... Is the dress orange or red?...

Hi Larry,

hope it doesn't bother you or Stephany if I interfere: The frock is red - more pictures can be seen here:

hwi.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=Media&action=display&thread=830

See you in Dublin and Limerick.

Cheers, Karsten


Hi Stephany,

Many thanks to you for posting the 'red' pictures.

Cheers, Karsten

[larryhauck]

Karsten,

Thanks, I'm a bit color blind.

Larry

[larryhauck]

Hi Graeme,

Thanks for the kind words. Maybe I'll see you down under next year.I plan to visit if Hayley does a tour.

Larry

[martindn]

Well, despite shortage of time, I just got back from two and a half weeks in France, with no internet access, and h ave read through this thread. I will get to the rest later, but I have a concert ot go to tomorrow (Hayley of course) so it might have to wait a day or two.
But my comments. First of all thanks to Tim for the coverage,
Secondly, looking at the vids of the performance, Hayley sounded tentative. She seemed to be worried or unhappy about something, I could see it in her eyes. Her voice seemed a pale shadow of what we all know she can do (but still better than most of the singers on the planet).. Perhaps as has been suggested, she was not in control and didn't agree with something that was imposed on her.
Did anyone notice that the words the choir sung were different from Hayley's? "Oh Shanandoah, I love your daughter" is a well known verse, but not one of the three that Hayley normally sings. I got the distinct impression that Hayley and the choir had rehearsed separately, and only come together at the last moment, and actually had not had enough time to sort out the differences. Perhaps that was what was bugging Hayley - I'm sure she likes things to be perfect. I look forward to what she has to say about it in her next autobiography.
But I'm sure that overall it will have done Hayley good. Perhaps, if this leads to more work in the US for Hayley, the American public might get to hear her at her magnificent best. Then they might really take to her in a big way, as her talent deserves.
Well, I can dream, can't I?

Martin