The Moody Blues - Full Concert - French TV Special 1968 (Remastered)
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2020
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1. Tuesday Afternoon 00:01
2. Nights in White Satin 04:54
3. Legend of a Mind (Part 3) 09:36
4. Bye Bye Bird 12:42
5. Fly Me High 17:33
6. I've Got a Dream 24:12
7. A Beautiful Dream 27:36
8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 31:49
9. Peak Hour 35:18
10. Nights in White Satin (Reprise) 41:38
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1. Tuesday Afternoon 00:01
2. Nights in White Satin 04:54
3. Legend of a Mind (Part 3) 09:36
4. Bye Bye Bird 12:42
5. Fly Me High 17:33
6. I've Got a Dream 24:12
7. A Beautiful Dream 27:36
8. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 31:49
9. Peak Hour 35:18
10. Nights in White Satin (Reprise) 41:38
I grew up on the Moodies back in the 70s, my mom played them all of the time. She passed away from lung cancer back in 1993 and we took her to see the Moody Blues just 3 months before she died. Hope you find peace.
Good job, Bruno! You did excellent work with this great video!
Guess what this was when you had to have actual talent and you couldn't get a record contract just for making words ryme
I'm sitting on my patio with stage 4lung cancer
63 years old and listening to this concert has given me the most comfort I have ever felt.
Thank you moodys❤
Good luck. Music like this is a great comfort. 👍
Good luck 👍 from me, too.
Prayers for you.
Long live to you, Godbless, shure. Merry Christmas, Jesus is wirh you.
The power of music at work. Thank you for sharing your experience. This was a truly unique band. Best wishes to you at this difficult time. Peace to you. 🩵🕊
What is happening that this kind of wonderful music seemed to be so common 55 years ago, but today it’s hard to find much that can compare. There was so much musical creativity back then and the music would’ve been good no matter what decade it was. What a wonderful time it was. I miss that world so much. We simply had no way of knowing how lucky we were back then. We certainly know now. 😏
I must say LSD and the Moody Blues together had a profound affect on my tormented life as a hippie in '71.
I'm 73 now and must say nothing much has changed. Absolutely no group will ever excede the magnitude of the Moody Blues.
Music for eternity and the evolving consequence of time.
In a col within the Great Dunes National Monument with nothing but a tab of Orange Sunshine and the Moodies in my head space Spring Break 1970
The Moody Blues should’ve been in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame much earlier than they were, poor Ray Thomas had already died.😪
Yes.
i played with the Moody’s as a
session musician,,,,, bassist on tour
magical time we all come from Birmingham, UK EdinJ
We catch Justin Hayward each time he comes to Boston, annually. He's 77 and still is gorgeous, and his voice hasn't changed a bit. He is one class act; voice like honey. Humble, modest, funny, dedicated. We love this man!
Someone’s grandmas are looking pretty good here!
Pre GMO food made by bio wepons companies.
When people tell me get out of the 60’s, I just have to watch this video and think what groups can put me in a more beautiful musical place than these inspired artists. Thank you again.
And the other thing to say to them is that the only place music of the last 25yrs has put me is in the gutter. Nothing but auto tune crap. Mid sixties through mid eighties.
Stay in the '60's/ the best decade ever of popular music/ their opinions are issued to them any way so it's irrelevant !!!###
Must not be listening to the world they're living in. Like in, symphonic metal for the last thirty years or so: theGathering, early Tristania, Nightwish, Epica, Stream of Passion, Sins of Thy Beloved, Theatre of Tragedy, etc., etc., etc. But like it's said: each to their own. Besides, from the 60s there was also The Grateful Dead, Country Joe & the Fish, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver, Deep Purple, Cream/Blind Faith, Peter Green & Fleetwood Mac, the Yardbirds/Led Zepplin, The Animals, etc., etc., etc. I've also met people that said they didn't like music at all; oh well. That's civil liberties for ya.
What are they listening to....Rock, Hard Rock, Rap. I find that I love music from the 60s like Hendrix, Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and of course the Beatles. And there is not a band out there who can top Nights and White Satin. Justin's voice is poetic with hints of so much sadness that it carries over to the listener and pulls them in.
Agreed. I’d go so far as to say this is music for eternity - transcends all time……
The original Melotron .... we can't appreciate, with our synth's and whatnot today, what an impact that device had on their music in the '60's. It's really beautiful to hear it live back in the day. Thanks for posting !
RIP Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge. My favorite band of all time. Classy, innovative, memorable. There is nothing like this!
Me too.
@@pacreaugerard3291 Je ne savais pas, le les aime pour touojurs
One of the best of their time for sure...
Love them too. My favorite band of all time is Pink Floyd, but Moody Blues is a close second. Brilliantly artistic group of musicians that created timeless music. ❤️
A contemporary, British band that played the Mighty Mellotron (that The Beach Boys used in 1966, for instance on the intricate 'God Only Knows' and 'Good Vibrations'): Barclay James Harvest, a band that in 1968 changed label from British EMI sublabel Parlophone to their new sublabel Harvest (possibly named after BJH) for the new, more complex rock music that was on the rise almost all over the world (things happened already the year after The Summer of Love (sex and drugs...) in 1967 in Italy, Spain, West Germany, the Nordic Countries, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico and of course the US).
The Moody Blues - obviously - had their roots in the British blues wave that started with Alexis Korner (of Greek Cypriotic descent) and his Blues Inc.(with Charlie Watts on drums) in 1961*, but when it didn't take off after 3-4 LPs 1962-64, he changed to jazz/rock and big band jazz (CCS with Danish singer Peter Thorup). But then came John Mayall and his Blues Breakers/Bluesbreakers in 1964...
*) Before their 1962 debut, kids like Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and John Mayall (sic!) had been involved onstage during open hours at a London blues club, and they had all tried out for some kind of band. Ginger Baker had played the drums, Jack Bruce the bass and Graham Bond on Hammond organ was the first rock musician who played the mellotron in 1960. If you don't know these names, these guys founded bands of their own like the blues/rhythm' n' blues bands John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and The Graham Bond Organisation, The Rolling Stones, Cream, Led Zeppelin and then some.
BJH had another background, playing folk rock and debuted with one single in 1968, and several LPs (I had 4...) with their early singles - also as Bombadill (pre-Barclay James Harvest) were released in the 80s. They also used the mellotron early on, and the sound changed to a more orchestral rock. After another change of labels to Polydor, they dropped the orchestra and turned to symphonic rock, sometimes with heavy guitar and really rocking, sometimes playing sweet ballads that sometimes built up to a crescendo, sometimes not. Their 1970, selftitled debut album was a mix of folk and orchestral rock, a sound that grew mightier until 1978 when synths dominated a more mellow sound. Like so many others in 1978-79, they became more commercial in an era when punk and disco ruled the world.
They never had a hit like 'Nights in White Satin (or Procol Harum's 'A Whiter Shade of Pale') in 1967, and didn't get close until ten years later with 'Hymn' (that really sounds like a psalm) from 'Gone to Earth' in Oct. '77, but had a strong UK following - and soon a much bigger audience in West and East Germany. On the album, they paid hommage to The Moodies with 'Poor Man's Moody Blues', and in 1980 they played an outdoor show for a quarter of a million people in East Berlin. So try out the enhanced CD version of 'Gone to Earth' below, and if you like it then check the rest out at Discogs (and their YT Channel), where you can see everything they released, and look for the best ones 1974-78 before the others.
And then there's the equally British Argent, with Rod Argent from The Zombies ('She's Not There', 1966)...yada, yada, yada.
/J, Sweden
ua-cam.com/video/AMLvJBNbWYs/v-deo.html ('Gone to Earth' LP 1977, CD 2003)
ua-cam.com/channels/xsvLR-jbqittQWltYUVgNg.html (Barclay James Harvest - UA-cam Channel)
www.discogs.com/artist/260370-Barclay-James-Harvest (Discogs - Barclay James Harvest Start Page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclay_James_Harvest (Barclay James Harvest - Wikipedia)
Wonderful musicians the Moody Blues...!
Hard to believe Justin is 22 years old here!! What a beautiful man!!
I'm watching this on Mike Pinder's 80th birthday 12/27/21.
RIP Ray and Graeme .
It's December 2023 and my hairs on both arms stand straight up listening to The Moody Blues...Fantastic band!
No wonder the MB were popular in France with a recording like this. They were so good at such a young age. Just thei instruments and their voices❤
Still brings tears of joy to my eyes. Seeing them/hearing them at the Tangelwood was BLISS.
It is amazing the way Mike Pinder is able to play the Mellotron live as it was known to be a tempremental instrument during live concerts. RIP Mike, Graham and El Riot. Brummie legends.
I was 09 years old in1968. I saw The Moody Blues in concert @ MSG, I think it was in1980.. "1968, it's 56 years ago." Man, I can count my lucky stars that I'm Okay, just being in the here and now watching this wonderful posting. 🎸
Justin Haywards vocals are always SPOT ON, one of the great singer-songwriter of the 20th century.
They still are! Heard him recently and his voice is just as good as it was. Standing ovation!
I took my wife to see the 50th anniversary tour of "The Days of Future Passed" and Justin Hayward's voice is still incredible. And his guitar playing has greatly improved.
@@josephhartwick2944your wife is lucky. I hope I can see him before he’s done touring.👍
Nice to see the Moodies, at their best with a raw, unpolished performances, it’s wonderful, no overdubs, just them as great musicians. Good remastered film quality as well.
Ya but they never showed Mike Pinder through the whole friken thing just his hands and the back of his head a couple of times
Sounds VERY polished to my ears.Class act.
Real musicians and real quality musicianship!
I expect nothing less from the Moodies!
Every song they were feeling it.
Wish the recordings were a little better mixed for vocals and some of the instruments better but it is still surprisingly good.
Very natural acoustic feel.
Not nearly as good as being in the room unfortunately.
Better then a lot for that time for sure.
Yes great quality picture.
Great performance!
I am super stoked and grateful and glad to see it however we can!!!🤩
@@barrykrajeski5598they put the singing musicians in front. You can blame the photographers for not showing Pinders face enough. Most bands show the frontmen the most. The reason they show Pinders fingers a lot is because he created the Mellotron into his keys.
@@kathyrizzi8754 Not showing Pinders face enough? What do you mean they never showed him. He is one of the Moody Blues. To me one of the best and they don’t even show him. I would have fired that damn photographer. I love this show but this really buggs me
This may be the best concert they ever did on tape!
Certainly the best from that era. Best camera work. Best musicianship; they had recently done the studio recordings and could remember the timings. The lost concert in France 1970 was a real disappointment. In a later era, Live At Red Rocks was made spectacular with the full orchestra faithfully reproducing the arrangement of Peter Knight.
@@brianvogt8125 it was'nt a disappointment to me watch them and it for the first time. see what you mean now tho compared to this.
Best live performance caught on tape was obviously the 1970 Isle of Wight concert in front of 600,00 people. Coincidentally they were at their peak then as Justin later said.
Wow-- Could have fooled me-- I saw the Moody Blues live at least a dozen times over the years at different venues, and they seemed to peak at every one of them!!!!! I never got to meet them to relate to them how much their music meant to me, and to tell them that I'm still searching for the lost chord!!!!!!!
I would have say Red Rock might of been better, but no doubt this good.
The sound quality is spectactularly appealing.
What a great band. Tremendous footage. Did those French kids even realize what a rare historic event they were witnessing? Like having the young Moodies playing in your living room, right at the top of their game. Magical times. Never seen this before. Thanks.
I was 17 when Days of Future Passed came out and I remember getting emotional when I first heard the album. Fifty years later, this is still the case, but now with images of the seventies and the sweet girl I've lost.
I’m sorry but did your sweet girl pass on or did she just divorce you?
@@barrykrajeski5598 I was madly in love with her, I behaved like an idiot and after three years lost her to someone else. She died of cancer at the age of 36, and the music at her funeral came from the albums Days of Future passed, Coming back to me by Surrealistic Pillow- Jefferson Airplane and Horizontal by the Beegees. It was ̈ our ̈ music.
John Lodge’s bass playing is absolutely fantastic .Effortless. And to be able to sing great at the same time, amazing. One of the best bassists ever.
Never knew he was the falsetto part of alot of the harmonies. Really great.
Absolutely!
Might be the coolest early footage of them I’ve ever seen. Real deal live footage! This band is top 10 all-time for me.
This is so early on, amazing. Alot of blues and jamming.
All of these beautiful French people dancing and digging it is really great.
Music, peace, joy, love for fellow human beings on this brief journey we're on.
The Moody Blues created a very healing spiritual vibe. So cool.
I was stationed in the UK from 69 to 72. One of the last concerts I got to see was Moody's at the Festival Hall in late 1971. We had driven from Norwich UK to London on a lark. We didn't have tickets to the concert but were hoping to get a couple of scalped tickets. We immediately went to the ticket booth hoping there were tickets before paying for high priced Scalped ones. As luck would have it there were two cancellations, 2nd Row, middle seats. The rest is history. This Moody's concert was one of many that I was lucky to see, indoors and out.
I saw them in Dallas Texas in 1971. 6 dollars first come first serve.always got great seats through the Marines special services.
Saw them live; Filmore East NYC 1970 - Double bill w/ Procol Harum! Mind blowing redux!
Damn! The rhythm section was the secret weapon of the Moody Blues. The energetic live performance of "Fly Me High" was a real treat.
This is Pre-"In Search of the Lost Chort" their 2nd album or so it seems. Many of these songs are Pre-Lodge/Hayword era blues songs. So very early Moody's having just started to work out their new, mellotron dominated sound - all of the great sounds of the next 6 albums were still in front of them. Really valuable and intimate look of the Moody's just getting under way.
Hayward
HD quality video and sound. The drums sound so crisp, vocals so clear. Must have used high quality mics. This is astounding; 55 years old as of this writing. The French audience really digging the music. I actually clapped after a song! Oh yeah Mike Pinder actually playing the Mellotron! Holy hell! Thanks for posting this!
Although not typical of this era, the Moodies really understood how to work as a group, no lengthy solo departures, great song structures that always returned to home base.
This is great quality for a 50 year old video, nice quiet audio too. Thank you
There's clearly a lot of reverb added to the recording. They're performing in a small room yet it sounds just like one of their huge echoy studio recordings.
Agreed.
Crikey I was 10 when this was filmed - but in the 70s I fully embraced the band and have all their albums. They like so many Brit bands in that era they blossomed with a unique style for all tastes... never to be forgotten.
I only knew the Animals' version of "Misunderstood". This version was awesome. This was a real treat stumbling on this.
Es war/ist die Zeit/Musik die mich begleiten wird bis ich die Augen für immer schließen werde. Habt einfach nur meinen Dank für ALLES. ❤
Im 65 in 2024 its interesting watching a class act,seen them on pbs in the early 2,000s were great sounding still.
Watching Graeme giving it what for on Peakhour, reinforces what a great drummer he was. RIP Graeme
He was also the author of most of the poetry on their albums (the recited poetry, that is, to take nothing from Justin's lyrics).
RIP Graeme Edge. A fine musician.
Man! I am LOVING this Live version of "Night's in White Satin" without all the Overblown Orchestral fluff! Justin's beautiful, clean telecaster work is really revealing the chord-structure, and one Mellotron is just Enough! FANTASTIC! What a lovely band...even the drums are Perfect for the arrangements!
the backing vocals are there but not turned up on the microphones, sadly
What a transition from a blues rock band in '64 to one of the first prog/rock bands by '67. Truly one of the most prolific and daring bands of all time. Knights in White Satin is among the finest rock songs ever produced.
For at least 30 years, I thought that word was "knights", imagining guys with swords dressed in white satin on horses and all that goes with it. When I finally saw the track title written, it was a bit disappointing and lot less exciting 😄
I love The Moodys! Always have. Ever since Go Now!! They put on a Great show.❤❤❤😊😅😂
Days Of Future Passed was this group's real first album. They reeled off several more, all classic. Later, they went totally commercial. Most groups fall victim to that temptation. But they produced several classics, enough to be great and deserving of R&R Hall of Fame induction at least a decade before it happened. Ray Thomas should have been there.
It was solely due to LSD, pure and high dose, which they sang about extensively, including this song. It'll be a LONG time before this happens again, if ever. Days Of Future Passed....
@@pnut91redI'd go with the duel meaning if I were you, almost everyone did.
Great Band Great Music.Times Never to be Forgotten
This is a precious time capsule.
You can hear their influences: Love, The Byrds, The Beatles, Pink Floyd,...
Pink Floyd?
@@Kaleiddmode Syd's Pink Floyd of course.
tuesday afternoon could be a love song so similar
My fave band in the 70's as a little girl.😂 And to see them live like this is incredible. "Nights N White Satin" my all time favorite song.
This is brilliant re-mastering! Thank you 4 this gift!
And 2 see Parisians jamming like this is a hoot!
Fantastic to discover this so many years later....Thank you....
Thank you for this awesome video. The MB are incredible and I appreciate them more now than ever.
How amazing to be there in 68!
I clicked on this expecting another TV “performance” where they are miming to the studio recordings BUT this is a real live performance!!!
Great footage of the Magnificent Moodies right in the middle of their transition period! Thank you for uploading this treasure!
Incredible sound!!
The drummer is having a lot of fun!
I’ve been waiting a long time for good quality filmed live performances by the early Moody blues! And the rare tracks - priceless!!
Boy do their songs apply to my life. No other band takes me to where these guys do.
Peak Hour starting at 35:20 is the highlight of this broadcast WOW!
Its funny watching people dance to their music.
What a gem to discover. All these years have passed and it still stands out as a classic. Time has taken some of them from us but the music lives on.
Thank you for posting this in its entirety! The quality of the video is amazing! I’ve been a fan of the Moody Blues forever!
Very musical and dazzling pop 's music . Awesome 's group ..!
This is fantastic - thanks for sharing . Great singing by Justin
This show took place in July 1968. I can understand them doing 'Bye Bye Bird' as that was a big hit in France with the Denny Laine lineup, but the inclusion of 'I've Got a Dream' (album track from The Magnificent Moodies) is a real surprise. Justin and John duet on a song that was recorded with Denny Laine and Clint Warwick on vocals. Just goes to show how popular the first lineup of the Moody Blues was in France.
AWESOME BAND FOR
AWESOME YEARS ✌️
The true moody blues
What a find! I've never seen such a Moody Blues concert, as a dance band! The band members were enjoying themselves, and the audience was very appreciative. As one commenter noted, this was a period of transition. Bye Bye Burd (as it was spelled on the Go Now album) was a star turn for Ray. The only new song, i.e., after Days of Future Passed, was part of Legend of a Mind. Peak Hour, dance version, really had the crowd on its feet, although the tempo changes were hard for the dancers. Graeme was wild; he looked like Keith Moon. All in all, a very enjoyable and high-quality production. Thank you!
Incredibly energetic and psychedelic groovy Moodies, here!
Awesome! 1968 classic gorgeous music that endures to this day. Thank you! ♥️
Been waiting for some time for this complete show. Thanks😊
Thank you so much for preserving and posting this wonderful performance by one of the iconic 60s groups. It captures a snapshot in time of my teen years. The sound mix is awesome and the Moodies were in top form.
FINALLY! To see the total "Freak Out" to live performance of "Peak Hour" is bliss for this Moodies fan!
Never saw so many beautiful people.
There's nothing like early Moody Blues
Having Mellotron on stage at 1968 was so rare, the strings really sounded decent for the times.
Pinder got the most effective use out of it.
As Mellotrons didn't travel well, Mike played a Chamberlain.
@@richardvanry9000 He didn't start using the Chamberlain until the time of "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor"; prior to that he was touring with the Mellotron.
@@kevhead1525 Mike Pinder had the advantage of having been the person who demonstrated the Mellotron in a music store. He knew the instrument inside-out and all about the internal mechanics etc. This was useful "in the field" with this temperamental instrument which could be affected by environmental conditions. At the time, not many musicians had his knowledge.
@@SuperNevile beyond the mechanical knowledge, he just made the best orchestral sound.
The Moody's certainly had their own style nobody else copied. This video is like a time warp. Good job on the restoration job.
Setlist: Tuesday Afternoon 00:01, Nights in White Satin 04:54, Legend of a Mind (Part 3) 09:36, Bye Bye Bird 12:42, Fly Me High 17:33, I've Got a Dream 24:12, A Beautiful Dream 27:36, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 31:49, Peak Hour 35:18, Nights in White Satin (Reprised) 41:38
A playlist helps thank you
What a treat it would have been to be there, in a club setting, listening to the Moodies live.
Justin is such a good live singer, most of ppl at the time used to suck while singing live, even these days he sings very good
Totally agree!
Can you imagine people in their mid 20’s being able to create these masterpieces?
No freakin way.
If you look closely you’ll see we are on top of our game when we are young. It doesn’t matter what we do our abilities diminish as we age.
Finding this was such an unexpected treat. Thank you for posting the whole concert. I loved them back in the day, and it was so wonderful hearing them now.
It just always blows me away that we get to indulge in all these great old recordings I never was alive to see yet when and let alone where they were originally aired.
I am in seventh heaven being able to share recordings like these with my mom who was a huge fan of the Moody Blues when this was recorded but never got a chance to see any of these also.
It is so awesome to be able to experience it together along with her for the first time!
Truly magical!!!
Love it!
Graeme Edge wow RIP my dude your performance was awesome. Nights in White Satin was lovely. Really great sound. The Mellotron was low in the mix but still there. Very nice.
Versatility like I never knew! MBs are always tops, but playin' the blues... Wow!
This is amazing!! Thankful for decades I’ve had listening to these guys. But first time seeing this gig-wow!! So cool❤ thanks for sharing
They're at a crossroads here- their old more blues and rock and roll sound being updated by their new art pop sound. It's pretty interesting to see the audience reaction. Graeme Edge could tell they needed to wake those French kids up a little bit.
The drums are way up in the mix. He's barely touching them. And this has to be the earliest anyone was taking a Mellotron on the road.
@@paulhightower9086 Maybe Barclay James Harvest, close call
why don't I remember the great blues harmonica work ? oh, yeah, it was 1968!!
Beautiful remastering : great work Mr Sampa !
What an amazing find!! I'm in love again!
I love that they played their best song twice, first time near the start and again at the very end. So cool.
Fantastic awesome I love the Moody Blue, always will, they sounded great on this live performance, Thnx for posting
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Phenomenal "Nights in White Satin"..still magic 'n magnetism in 2023..!!!
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Great band! ❤
Nice job!!!!! fun to watch the audience. great audio. They were special.
This is cosmic! Love to see Mr. Pinder putting the mellotron through its paces. Plus, Mr. Edge is getting a lot of boom out of his kit.
This had to have been staged. Great camera work. But you never see one camera.
Great to see just how much graeme really did bash his kit around to get those amazing sounds. Graeme had immense timing.
John lodge is one incredibly skilled bass player.
No Mr. Pinder , No Moody Blues !
Seen them in the late 70's..... wonderful band
Justin Hayward - It is said the he is quite reserved, and rather shy, but...What a Terrific Vocalist he was in those days! He, Greg Lake, and Scott Walker were some of the finest British (Scott was American, at that time) Singers!
Ultimate, Raw, & the audience and everything, long before they got to the theatrcal light shows of the '70 &'80s . Hit makers for 21 years +..…... !!!!!
❤ happy birthday Justin Haywood of The Moody blues great music and great sounds it was nineteen sixty-seven and nineteen sixty-eight The Moody blues made rock and roll what it was I was all set in stone and perfect historical legendary and classic it was a psychedelic time the 1960s❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂😅😅😅
Hayward
Thanks so much for posting...
La qualité du son est incroyable!!!! :) :) :)
❤❤❤ Simplemente Magisterial.... Ecxelencia musical
Talking about a group that was WAY ahead of their time --- a good insane.
One of the best of the best of the 60's if you ask me.
This so groovy..I'm really digging this..
A Timeless journey and pleasure to behold, the Moody's showing what they do best and enjoying every minute of it.