I have never have seen a picture of Judy at the Forest Hills concert of 7/17/65. I was 18 years old and it was the most exciting experience of my life. Rain threatened all day and I was a nervous wreck. It actually rained during the first half of the show and Judy was getting soaked. Her last song prior to intermission, as I remember it, was When You're Smiling. When she came to the middle of the song, instead of singing "Forget it all, have a ball" she sang "let it rain, let it pour, forget your troubles and just get happy". I thought I would go crazy! 

She was in great voice that night and even though she did not command full houses that summer like Frank Sinatra and Streisand, her fans stayed till one hour after the concert screaming her name in unison. I even met an old Jewish woman who told me that her grandson's Bar Mitzvah had to be postponed because of Judy's appearance that night. That was the effect that Judy had on sensitive, artistic people. She really was not for the masses. I truly believe this. Seeing the photo on your website brought back these memories that are somehow buried beneath other memories. Thank you.

When she sang "As Long As He Needs Me" and "By Myself", she actually came down from the stage onto the wet field to perform. This was the greatest moment of many years of theatre going. 

- Howard Fink