Monday, July 7, 2008

The "A" Game Shows Up

On July 4th, the movie Mama Mia premiered in Stockholm, Sweden. Everyone knew that Benny and Bjorn would be there. It was likely that Anni-frid would be there, too. However, it seemed unlikely that the reclusive Agnetha would show up.

For the first time in 22 years, the four members of the popular music group, ABBA, made a public appearance. Nobody knew if Agnetha, the sultry blonde, would participate in the premier. She arrived as she lives - somewhat reclusively. However, as word spread that she had arrived, there was a HUGE buzz among the participants of the crowd. The buzz was not for Agnetha, but for the fact that, for a brief moment, ABBA was back together again. Although Anni-frid, Benny, Bjorn and Agnetha are all very accomplished individual musicians, ABBA is far greater than the sum of its parts.

Sadly, Bjorn told reporters that the group would never perform again onstage. He asked that people remember ABBA for what they were - young musicians with much energy. Benny mentioned that they never thought their music would last as it has.

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