Three months to the day ( can you believe it?) and I wondered if we are feeling any better than we were just before and just after ‘the event’ that was Jan 10th.

So, I have resurrected these.

Ode to Joseph 1
Back in Lee land the future looks rough
Some of the loppies are finding it tough
Lee’s departure has caught us unprepared
We are sad, we are down, we are getting scared
It’s enough to make anyone weep
And we’re finding it so hard to sleep
We’ll go mad if we hang around here
Just the thought of it drives us to tears
We’ve have scrums and reviews and shows galore
And now Jo as we know it will be no more
On the 10th we will finally go
Off to London to see Lee’s last show



Ode to Joseph 2
I close my eyes,
For behind that curtain,
I know for certain,
There waits Lee Mead,
I try so hard,
To curb my weeping
And though my heart is leaping,
So too it bleeds


In my mind’s eye,
I see him smiling,
Eyes so beguiling,
With an inner glow,
And here in my seat,
My heart is breaking,
And my hands are shaking
For its Lee’s last show

‘That’ music starts,
The screen goes back
The audience cheer, and shout and clap,
And Lee descends down from the darkness
For this his one last time


I’ve loved this man,
From the beginning
My heart is brimming,
Proud as I am,
I’ve watched him grow,
From understudy to star,
Watched him journey so far
Shy boy to leading man


Watch every move he makes,
Hear every single note,
Lee we salute you now,
You and your amazing
Coloured,
Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooat!!!!!




Those 'Joseph days'

Do you remember the good days of Joseph?
Lee’s voice was just pure liquid gold,
We cheered him and clapped and applauded,
We braved all the scrums in the cold,
We’d stroll down the strand, all us Loppies,
And spend our time down Maiden Lane,
Now Lee’s dressing room is bare,
No curls or lashes anywhere,
Who knows when we will see them again?

Those Joseph days we used to know,
Where have they gone?
Where did they go?
Memories, seen through a haze,
Of all our ‘Joseph days’


Do you remember Lee’s wondrous stage presence?
The splendour of his physique?
His exquisite, elegant body?
And the loin cloth that gave us a peek?
It’s funny but since I lost Joseph,
When Lee’s reign came to its end,
I won’t go to the Adelphi now,
I’d only be sad anyhow,
He’ll never sing ‘Close every door’ again.

Those Joseph days we used to know,
Where have they gone?
Where did they go?
Memories, seen through a haze,
Of all our ‘Joseph days’


Do you remember each seat that you sat in?
Each show with more new things to see?
Each note that Lee sang out to you?
How perfect can just one man be?
It’s funny but I already miss Joseph,
And all that the show used to bring,
I just fell in love with the lad,
My 'need for Mead' grew oh so bad,
And I want to re-live every single thing.

Those Joseph days we used to know,
Where have they gone?
Where did they go?
Memories, seen through a haze,
Of all our ‘Joseph days’


Do you remember the journey he went on?
As we watched him live out his dream?
He blossomed right there before us,
The ‘perfect Joseph’, or so it did seem.
As he stands on the brink of his future,
His journey is over for now,
But I’ll never forgot Lee, our Joseph,
Or the night that he took his last bow


Those Joseph days we used to know,
Where have they gone?
Where did they go?
Memories, seen through a haze,
Of all our ‘Joseph days’





And the conclusion?

Nope... it's no better at all!

Ooh Tizzler Heartbreaking but can we have some more?? Boo hoo

Well done Tizzler! They're brilliant.....and no, things haven't gotten any better or easier. I have a severe NEED FOR MEAD

No, not much better here either. I was just thinking today that I could do with a time machine. Make a little visit to 2007 or 2008!

Asher? As in 'Napthali and Isachaar and Asher and Dan??

SO! You're missing him too , eh? Adephi's just not the same without him? And how have Zebulun and Gad and the rest taken it? Have they moved on or are they as maudlin as the rest of us?


What do you mean , ''not THAT Asher''????

Tee-hee, I wish I were 'that' Asher. At least I'd still have all my other brothers to keep me company. In real life I have sisters (we are all girls), no brothers at all! I am sure Benjamin, Gad, Reuben and the rest of them are missing their original Joseph occasionally - who wouldn't.

Oh booooooo! Thought maybe we had a little link there- that maybe one of them had been for a quick check on the gorgeous men in white thread and was doing a bit of surfing around.

Shame!

Excellent poems. Still in severe need of Mead.

Oh my how i wish it was 10th Jan

What a fantastic weekend,

Stage door pre-show conversation with Lee
Jo on Friday Night
Scrum
Stage door pre-show (with hundreds of others LOL) conversation with Lee
Jo's last night show

Felt so blessed

No Scrum on Saturday Night, DebsxXx and I walked out of the theatre turned right and walked away, wanted final memory to be Lees farewell speech

BTW Tizzler loving the 'Jo' songs

I'm definately still missing the excitement. I love listening to the new CD and watching him when I can on tv but it's just not the same. I so hope he's back in the West End soon - life without him is to be honest a little dull!

I miss the whole experience, the excitement i felt waiting for the taxi, the train journey, being in London and going to Lee's Place - or the West End as some call it LOL.

While watching the TV it is amazing how many times the Gerkin Building, the Eye and other pictures of London appear, that just makes me hanker back to the 'Joseph' days even more

How I miss those caennan days. Waiting around Maiden Lane for a chance to catch a glimps of him. Meeting maybe some of the other Loppies . Waiting with beating heart for that wonderful moment when he comes into view and flashes that mega smile. Yes it would be wonderful to live this all over againSometimes I get Toni's Report of the last night and read it, In the words of the song where did they go those days, Loved your song you said it all

Great poems. Thanks.

I didn't realise how much I missed the whole going to see Lee in Joseph experience until just over a week ago. For the first time since 10 Jan, I had to get the train to London for a work meeting - memories of those journeys to see Joe with family, Carol or Fi just came flooding back - we had got into a real routine, every time it was like 'going home'. I really felt quite sad ...... and all the way through London in the taxi, I kept looking for dark, curly haired men.

Hurry back to where you belong, Lee.

You're so right Truthie. Lee belongs on a real stage where he can move and act as he sings. That is the way we all saw him originally and it is what sold him to me compared to the others.
He does his best in a static performance such as AT and his facial expressions are always full of emotion, but it is in ADWD and Joseph that the full power of this superb performer radiates out to his audience.

Go go go Tizzler, you know what they say,
Our Lee will be back in the West End some day,
Don't give up Tizzler, we'll see him again,
Then you'll be joyful, forgetting the pain.

Sorry, it's rubbish compared to yours but it came from the heart!

Awwwwwwwww- bless yer heart Tanith! Thankyou.
I know you're right, I'm just impatient!
I will repeat your little mantra to myself on a daily basis until we have some kind of announcement!

And then I will squeee very loudly!!

You're very welcome, Tizzler. I used to go through it with Michael Ball when I was a fan... I'd be down in the dumps because there was nothing happening, and then out of the blue, we got news that had us all bouncing like... er... balls!

Well..... I look forward to lots of Lee-inspired ball-bouncing with much anticipation then,I can tell you!
And that is an image I will return to on a daily basis, along with your little ditty.Thanks once again, Tanith!!