Nostalgia

The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past, often in idealized form. The word is made up of two roots (νόστος nostos “returning home”, and άλγος algos “pain”), to refer to “the pain a sick person feels because he wishes to return to his native home, and fears never to see it again”. It was described as a medical condition, a form of melancholy, in the Early Modern period, and came to be an important topic in Romanticism. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Voz

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Apr 17 Saturday 17 April 2010
Tony Orlando at Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Tony Orlando
Lowell Memorial…
Lowell, MA, Boston, United States
42.613779 -71.316773

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Jun 12 Saturday 12 June 2010
Tony Orlando at Harrah's Chester Casino & Racetrack
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Harrah's Chester…
Chester, PA, United States
39.851682 -75.348925

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