Music mogul Pete Waterman has thanked a bank manager from Dublin for giving him loans back in the 1980s, which helped pave the way for his worldwide success with acts such as Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley and Steps.
The Broadway musical “Come from Away” returns to Charlotte this week and it’s one you should see. The Tony Award winner tells the very human story of the impact of the 9/11 attacks on a tiny town in Newfoundland, where 7000 airline passengers were diverted in the days following the attack. We hear from the writers and two of the actors.
story. ed: that means a lot. i appreciate what you did. ed: have you been back to gander? took me ten years to get there, but i ve gone back. the people are wonderful and compassion wasn t just a 9/11 thing for that s how they are all the time. my question i keep asking, americans are good and we can be just as compassionate but why does it take a natural disaster or terrorist attack for us to act in that same way? ed: why did it take ten years? because your life is complicated? i could ve flown to paris faster and cheaper than getting to gander. that was a reason. ed: talk about your emotions when you went back. i m best friends i stay with the head of our shelter, they adopted me as their son. they are wonderful people and the people who are portrayed in the musical come far away it s very accurate left of just the