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Dear and admired Neil Diamond: Before I begin, I would like to thank you for the creativity, passion, emotions and experiences that you have shared with us since the mid-60s. Thank you for everything. This morning at 7:15am, Pepa Bueno woke me up with the news that your office had sent to the media, announcing that you see yourself forced to retire from touring after being diagnosed with Parkinson. I know what it may have meant to you to have to cancel the concerts across Australia and New Zealand, countries where you have loads of fans, along with The UK, Ireland, Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Germany. I can only imagine how hard it was to make that decision, considering all the artistic and human aspects of it. You’ve always looked after your fans so much that even now you have preferred to tell us about this before we celebrate your birthday, so we don’t mix the pain and the happiness. What a contradiction! Precisely you’re an expert in transmittin...