Я с Александром (Mac Gyver) первый раз увиделись с Тоном во Франкфурте в 2005 году перед шоу Pirates of Dance. Антони оставил неисгладимое впечателние. Очень культурный, не заносчивый, без звёздности. Тогда по каким-то причинам он был на костылях, мы тогде ещё перепугались, как же так, но он прекрасно и с ними провёл концерт, точнее на сцене уже с тростью. Вот сейчас пересматриваю нашу встречу и в голове не может уложиться, как же так?! Такой прекрасный человек покинул нас!!! За что? Почему такая судьба у человека, ему бы петь и петь! Тон, ты в моём сердце навсегда!!!
Здесь вы можете посмотреть маленький кусочек нашей встречи
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFkFkw9lv_o. Спасибо Mac Gyver за найденный материал.
This is the speech that DJ BoBo held at the funeral of Anthony "Tone" Moriah on Friday Oct 9th, at 11am at St. Simons Church on Rockley Road, London.
MY DEAR FRIEND TONE, WE WOULD LIKE TO SHARE SOME MEMORIES WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
IN 1997 WE ARRANGED A CASTING FOR SINGERS FOR MY ALBUM. WHEN THE CASTING WAS FINISHED, THE DOORBELL RANG AND MY WIFE (NANCY) OPENED THE DOOR AND YOU WERE STANDING THERE, WITH THE WORDS „SORRY I'M LATE...BUT CAN I LEAVE A TAPE WITH YOU?"
WHEN I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR TAPE, I KNEW IMMEDIATLY YOUR VOICE WAS SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL, YOU WERE A RAW DIAMOND AND SUDDENLY EVEN THOUGH WE NEVER PLANNED IT, I ASKED YOU TO COME ON TOUR WITH US.
ON OUR FIRST TOUR „MAGIC" - YOU REALLY SURPRISED US. PERFORMING IN FRONT OF 10'000 PEOPLE WAS NATURAL, WAS NICE AND EASY FOR YOU.
YOU'VE STARTED PRACTISING THE DANCESTEPS ON YOUR OWN AND YOU WERE DETERMINED TO DANCE WITH US, SO OVER THE YEARS YOU ALSO BECAME A DANCER AND EVERY NIGHT I INTRODUCED YOU TO THE AUDIENCE „THE BEST SINGER IN THE WORLD"!
FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS WE WERE TOGETHER ON TOUR AND ALSO SINGING IN THE STUDIO.
FOR ME YOU BECAME MY SAFETY NET ON STAGE, YOU FELT ME ALL THE TIME, I KNEW I COULD DEPEND ON YOU, NO MATTER WHAT.
WE ARE ALWAYS DOING OUR MAGIC CIRCLE BEFORE WE GO ON STAGE AND THERE IS NO WAY SOMEBODY CAN REPLACE YOU IN THE CIRCLE AND ON STAGE!
YOU ARE SUCH A IMPORTANT PART OF THE DJ BOBO FAMILY, WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE AND NEVER FORGET YOU!
THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP, FOR YOUR LOVE, YOU WILL ALWAYS BE WITH US!
YOUR DJ BOBO FAMILY