AN UNEXPECTED FAREWELL — No one saw it coming. Before thousands of fans on a quiet December night, Micky Dolenz stepped to the center of the stage in silence. No lights. No fanfare. Just his familiar drumsticks set aside and a voice softened by years. Then came a tender melody — a tribute to Chris Rea, the blues-rock singer-songwriter behind timeless hits like Driving Home for Christmas, who had passed just hours earlier at 74. The crowd froze, many only then learning of his death on December 22. There were no cheers, only quiet reverence as Micky sang for the open road, for the holiday spirit, for him. When the final note faded, the silence that followed said it all. It wasn’t performance. It was farewell.
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