Suzanne Stroop's Page

I was in the middle of editing my little book and wondered whether or not it was ok to use Neil's name in the body of the book. Since I didn't know who else to ask, I decided to ask Alison at FOND, just as I asked Melissa if it was ok to use Sweet Caroline on the dedication page.  I attached a copy of the whole little thing so she could see what I was talking about.  This is where it gets interesting.  I received an email today from an attorney who said he represented Neil Diamond and I was…

I've tried to get her story out, but it's too small a story to be told.  It's the story of a young girls first love, and of a singer with a soul that's made of silver and of gold.  The story lasts for many decades of her life, with his music surrounding every moment she recalls.  It's a story of a woman's yearning that can never be fulfilled. 

It starts when she is just sixteen, a time when first loves always seem to blossom, and goes from there.  It runs through hills and valleys,…

Thank you Lord for this man.

Let him live long. Let him be strong.

We’ve given our love to him.

He has given his to us.

Hold him in your hand. He is our music man.

Some say his music is his soul,

Some say it is his heart,

But I believe it is the voice of you.

Tender is his heart.

He tells us in so many, many ways.

Yet he is strong,

Because he lifts us up and carries us away.

He is…

diamon

You have created a river through your music,

With all the memories of you, of what has come and gone,

Formed by the decades of your life and your guitar.

It's a river forming still,

Bubbling up from that magical spring that holds your soul,

Through all the notes and words you pen today.

And that river sings to us, as we walk along its shore.

It sings of love, of joy,

And of a sadness each of us will feel,…