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My public life, as columnist, image designer, producer, performer, recording artist, and now as guest music lecturer is well known.
I love to sing, photograph and design. I had a flourishing art business for over twenty years.
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四個喪禮,一個婚禮

以前從沒有到過殯儀館、只到過教堂參加婚禮的我,今年居然遇上:
四個喪禮,一個婚禮
(真奢望只是電影《Four Weddings and a Funeral》的譯名:
四個婚禮,一個葬禮

摯友的親人喪禮(「珍惜」篇);
圈內友人的弟弟喪禮(「節哀順變 」篇);
投契的友人喪禮;
師母喪禮;(「珍惜」篇);
形體藝術班同學婚禮(「形體藝術」篇) 。

生平第一次去殯儀館,就是出席在「珍惜」一文提過的那位摯友親人的喪禮。怎料踏入七月節,另一位投契的朋友突然心臟病發,撒手人寰。他是香港其中一間著名公關推廣公司的項目經理,人緣甚佳,他曾經對我說,喜歡和我合唱,因為他很喜歡聽我唱歌。我最後一次見他,就在出事前數天,他說很想聽我唱古巨基的《愛得太遲》,我猜是因為他很喜歡那首歌的歌詞,不過最後跟他合唱了另一首歌,估不到竟成了他的絕唱。記得他出事前毫無先兆,據說是隱性心臟病病發,可憐的是剩下妻子和未滿月的女兒,可惜的是沒有機會送我的唱片給他。

「珍惜」一文中我曾經這樣寫過:「在同一天內分別傳來兩個惡耗,一位尊敬的良師益友的伴侶患上重病和一個相交多年的摯友的親人突然離世。」那投契的友人突然病逝,沈重的心情還沒有平伏,另一個惡耗又接踵而來!患上重病的師母Christine在本年七月二十五日走了。當新聞公告天下後,大家都推測到正是恩師馮添枝的太太陳英癌症惡化,與世長辭。

良師益友歷風
馮添枝先生(Ricky Fung)現為國際唱片業協會(IFPI)香港會總裁,年輕時參與本地流行樂隊The Mystics,負責主音結他,後期加入的主音歌手Don Choi曾灌錄過《Close To You》;樂隊推出過數張唱片,為本地著名樂隊之一。70年初Ricky加入當時剛成立之寶麗金(前身名為寶麗多)唱片公司,其間製作及推廣之歌星包括許冠傑、溫拿樂隊、鄧麗君、關正傑、區瑞強、張學友等,並以「歷風」為筆名替歌手作曲,為人熟悉的作品包括區瑞強的《陌上歸人》、譚詠麟的《柔柔河畔》、《相識非偶然》、《愛在陽光空氣中》等,還有後來加入百代唱片公司(EMI)後替陳美玲作的《如果》,他曾對我說,他很喜愛這首歌,並即場替我伴奏及教我呢!(所以其後我參加CASH流行曲創作大賽並得冠軍,Ricky功不可沒!)Ricky於80年代出任EMI之董事總經理,合作歌星包括崔健、陳百強、陳美玲、鄺美雲等。他的音樂成就及貢獻令他獲得1984年度十大傑出青年獎。

永遠的師母
Christine為人溫婉嫻熟,平易近人。我於去年在香港會議展覽中心製作藤田惠美演唱會,邀請了業界多位好友及知名人士出席,當中包括馮添枝伉儷到場支持。那天的她還精神奕奕,神采飛揚,與01年婚宴時做新娘子的她好像沒有兩樣!那時我還特地選了一位星級新娘化妝師友人替她設計新娘造型化妝,而我和陳美玲這兩個歷風徒弟,也親自現場獻唱祝賀...她的美麗端莊,至今仍歷歷在目。

還好,十月會參加一個形體藝術班的同學的婚禮,那天剛巧還是一個好朋友的生日呢!

希望真的只有四個喪禮一個婚禮,然後是生日會!

About Astor

Astor is able to express herself with logical literacy but full of artistic feelings. She acts to record her valuable, interesting and unforgettable experiences during her travel and plans to share with others her instant feelings, thoughtful insights and findings via poems, free verses, prose, narration, reference, etc.

Music, Movie, Musicals and Me

Music and theatre have had a close relationship. Theatre can associate with movie or musical theatre (musicals) and I love both of them. I sing theme songs in some Asian movies, such as“When I Dream” (theme from “Dragon Squad”). It easily recalls people not only from scenes of the movie, but also from memory. I love theme music from movies as well as songs from Musicals, especially Broadway. I remember I have fallen in love with Broadway since I was 12. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theatre; performers often sing and dance as if there is a live audience watching. Some musical films were adapted for the stage after their great success, such as “The Wizard of Oz” and“Fame”, while successful musicals also definitely received movie adaptations, i.e. stage-to-film adaptations, such as“Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita”. We can share our moments after all these years by passing through “Over the Rainbow”, “Out Here On My Own”, “I Don’t Know How To Love Him”, “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”, “You Must Love Me” ……

“Moon River” (theme from “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”) has to be selected in my new album "Theatre" although it has been covered by hundreds of artists all over the world. I sing it each time, it seems like a live performance accompanied by the pianist just in front of the audience.

“The Way We Were” (theme from “The Way We Were”) must be selected because it was the song of one of my favorite singers that influences me most, Barbra Streisand, and I won the singing contest with it!

“For All We Know” (theme from “Lovers and OtherStrangers”) was selected, of course, in tribute to my forever idol, the Carpenters.

WORDS from Astor :

I hope all of you would like the presentation of my albums.
Everlasting love dedicated to SUPERSTAR...
My dearest family,
Mom and Dad,
Uncle,
Tony,
Jan.
All the one I love,
Teachers and tutors, who have enlightened me,
All singers and writers of the original songs, especially Karen and Richard Carpenter.
All musicians,
All my fans and friends.
Thanks GOD.

Astor Fong

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