Thursday 23

The Marleys

1Love presents Live Forever: A Once In A Lifetime Dream Concert “A Bob Marley Celebration…30 Years Later” at 7 p.m. at the Benedum Center, 803 Liberty Ave., Downtown. This is a celebration of Bob Marley who played his last concert in 1980 at Benedum Center, formerly the Stanley Theater. The evening will include Stephen Marley, Damian Marian, Julian and Cedella Marley with special guests the Original I-3s, Rita Marley and Marcia Griffiths. All proceeds benefit 1Love “Not for Profit” Foundation. For more information, call 412-456-6666 or visit www.pgharts.org.

Dear Gwendolyn:

I was married to a wonderful man for 46 years. He is now deceased. I got involved with another man and after dating for about a year he had a heart attack. He underwent by-pass surgery. I took him in and took care of him. When he was able to take care of himself, he became distant towards me and moved out. He moved back to his apartment which was okay with me. He dropped all ties with me. I would call to check on him but he never returned the calls. He just said that he didn’t want to be a bother to anyone. He told me, “You live your life and I will live mine.”

On Sept. 4, the concert tour of “The Distant Relatives” hit the humble stage of Mr. Smalls Theatre in Millvale.

Nas and Damien Marley, son of the late Bob Marley, brought their unique combination of hip-hop and reggae to the fans of Pittsburgh. Their tour had already taken them from coast to coast and beyond, with several stops made in Europe.

DAMIEN AND NAS MARLEY

With their message of the connection of all people to Africa, the two musical masters rhymed about the upliftment of the continent along with the invaluable contributions it has made to the world. Faithful fans held up lighters and swayed them to the command of Marley as he sang, “Africa Must Wake Up.” Before they left the building, Nas and Marley reemerged on stage with their band, singers/dancers, and flag waver to the crowd’s eager chants of “encore.”

You hate leaving your kids.

It’s not that you don’t want a break from them sometimes, because you need that for your sanity. And it’s not the pitiful way they cry, ripping your heart out, even though you know they’ll be playing 10 seconds after you’re through the door.

No, you hate leaving your kids because of that nagging little voice in the back of your head. It says that nobody can care for them the way you do.