On a Magic Night Like This

This story first appeared in Wavelength, the unofficial Van Morrison fanzine produced and edited by the very talented Simon Gee.

February 22, 1971. My first time. Van was playing in Montreal!

For all the good that did me. At least that’s when I first heard them announce it on the radio. It was right about midnight one night late in January, and as was my wont in those days, I was listening to the radio under the covers, the lights were out and the music was barely a whisper. I was firmly ensconced in my final year at St. Helen’s School, and one of the rules was absolutely no sounds after the matron had been down the halls hours earlier declaring “Silence!” Getting caught listening to the radio was worth a demerit, and I couldn’t afford another one. (more…)