We were in Europe for my first (and probably only) trip in April 1995; I can always pinpoint the time because the Oklahoma City Bombing took place while we were there.  At that time, Celine Dion was being widely promoted for a concert appearance in Paris.  I remembered wondering at the time what the big deal was; I knew that she spoke French and just assumed that she was from France.  Actually, Celine Dion – who has one of the purest singing voices of her generation – is French Canadian; and this was her first concert in France, so it really was a big deal.  A DVD and album of a concert by her that was recorded in October of that year, Live à Paris was released the following year.  

(April 2013)