by Pa Rock
Music Fan
Cyndi Lauper, a girl who just wants to have fun and can really belt out a song, has just announced that she will be embarking on a "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" 24-city farewell tour late this year. Ms. Lauper, who will be seventy-one this month, claims to be retiring.
If I sound a little dubious regarding celebrity farewell tours and retirements, it all goes back to my being a fan of Cher. A decade ago this month I had a decent seat at the Kansas City stop on Cher's third farewell tour. Cyndi Lauper opened that show and was every bit as fun and entertaining as the Hollywood headliner. Six years later I had a ticket for Cher's fourth farewell tour, again at the Kansas City stop, but the pandemic came along and cancelled that show - at least in Kansas City. Now I have lost track and don't know if Cher is still doing farewell tours or not, but even if she is, Lauper is obviously no longer with her because she has branched out and is doing her own.
Having multiple farewell tours is one way to say goodbye - over and over again, or there is always the Elton John approach to retiring. He began his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road"l tour in 2018 and completed in nearly five years later after 330 concerts! Who wouldn't be serious about retirement after a run like that!
I suspect that the multi-talented Ms. Lauper is serious about retiring, or at least leaving the stage. But that does not mean she will be content parked in front of a window watching the birds at the feeders. Cyndi Lauper is actually as well known for her songwriting as she is for her singing. She wrote the music and lyrics for the musical "Kinky Boots," which also played in Kansas City several years ago - and I had a great seat for that one!
Ms. Lauper will undoubtedly have plenty to keep her occupied as well as lots of time to get out and have some fun - and that's what retirement should be about.
Enjoy it, Cyndi!
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