Yesterday Neil Diamond announced he would hold a concert at Fenway during a broadcast of him singing “Sweet Caroline” with Red Sox chairman Tom Werner and Wally the Green Monster. The plan for Neil coming to Fenway for a full concert went over, well…. flat to Red Sox Nation. I do not think the organizers of the concert realize that while fans like to sing along with “Sweet Caroline” after a few beers at a baseball game it does not translate into wanting to see a whole set of cheesy Neil Diamond songs live. The concert announcement caught NESN broadcasters Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy off guard, they even said “what if nobody shows up?” I am sure that the Red Sox ownership are involved in the promotion so we will have to endure endless concert promotion commercials during Sox games until August. Bruce Springsteen, the Stones and Jimmy Buffett can fill up Fenway with Sox fans but I don’t think they are going to need the new seats…or even the grandstand seats for the number of people willing to shell out some cash to see a glittered up old man sing Cherry, Cherry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bm2RZJmlwY&hl=en
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