Long post is long...and I don't feel like using a cut. Sorry? (oh, and pics soon)
PRE-SHOW MEET AND GREET
We got to the Meet and Greet at 3:45 and got our passes. They led us back around 4:05. There was a lot of security, including the guy who looks like Willie Nelson (Anoop later told me his name was Ray I think). There were about 50 people in our Meet and Greet. We chatted with a few of them while waiting. Everyone picked us out to be Adam fans. Apparently we are just that obvious.
They’re very strict on what you can and can’t do at the pre-show M&G. You are allowed to take photos of the Idols, but not with the Idols. You can only have one thing signed by each Idol. You cannot stand and chat for a long time and hold up the line. They seriously speed everyone along. :(
I’ll tell you what we were wearing since it seems somewhat relevant…haha. I was wearing black stretch jeans, a black ruffly skin.graft top, a gasoline glamour necklace, a bondage belt, and my “rock n roll Frankenstein boots” (I posted boot pics awhile back). Mr. St. Vitus was wearing a cool graphic tee, black stretch bondage pants, a turntable necklace and a weird metal necklace, and some tall boots. Right when we walked in, I caught Adam’s eye. He looked at us several times while we were waiting in line. :) He looks almost exactly the same in person as he does on TV/in pictures. He is GORGEOUS. He has amazing eyes, amazing everything really….heh. He had Elvis hair that day, btw.
Ok, so I really wanted to say something nice to all the Idols as we walked down the line, but they really rush you so I didn’t get to.
Scott: Scott and Todd were first at the table. Scott was really sweet. I didn’t really say anything interesting to him. Hubby and I just introduced ourselves and said we enjoyed him on the show.
Allison: She’s adorable and tiny and she was wearing fierce purple eyeshadow. I told her I loved her eyeshadow. She said thanks and made some cute face.
Adam: He really does look directly in your eyes when he speaks to you. It’s not intimidating at all though…I can’t really explain it. He’s so beautiful in person. He’s thin but has broad shoulders. His face is gorgeous. Just very classically handsome, especially without any makeup on. I said hi and I think I had the biggest smile ever on my face. He said hi to both my husband and I. He told me he liked my shirt said to Allison “don’t you have that shirt?” He told hubby he loved his necklace. I said “speaking of necklaces, I wanted to thank you so much for wearing the one I sent you on the cover of Rolling Stone.” He said “OHHH, I LOVE that necklace! Thank you so much!!” Sooo sweet….EEEEE. Then I gave him some gifts from friends of mine including a book of celebrity quotes about him. He looked seriously touched and he said “Awwww, that’s so awesome! Thank you so much…that’s really sweet!” I hope he has time to look through the quote book, because it looks really great! He signed my Rolling Stone “(my name) - You Rock! Adam Lambert.” He somehow knew how to spell my name and it's a fairly unusual spelling. Also, I didn’t tell him my name, so he must have been paying attention when I introduced myself to Allison. :) He’s observant…hehe. I told him that we were really looking forward to the show and he asked where we were sitting. I told him we’d be on his left in the third row. He said he’d look for us. I said “ohhh, you should…you’d love my outfit for the show. It’s got leather and feathers!!” He said “oh, that sounds great!” he looked at hubby and said something like “It’s so great to dress up, isn’t it?!” Mr. St. Vitus agreed that it was. At that point, apparently I had talked to long so they started yelling to get moving.
Megan: I told Megan that I have a 13 month old and that she’s inspiring to me. And that she’s gorgeous.
Anoop: I told him that I was really looking forward to the show and that I love his version of “You were always on my mind.”
Kris: I told him that I loved his version of “Falling Slowly" and that he's adorable. He said Thank You and made a cute face. :)
Michael: I told Michael that we were from Texas (told him my hometown, which is near Jasper). I gave him a little pin that says “Howdy from Texas.” Told him I wish I could have brought him some Bluebell Ice Cream, but I couldn’t figure out how to transport it on the airplane. He talked about longing for Bluebell Ice Cream and missing Texas.
Danny: I told Danny I was really looking forward to the show. I couldn’t think of anything else to say.
Matt: We were seriously being rushed once we got to Matt. I just said hello and something about him being awesome.
Lil: Just told her I was looking forward to the show and that she’s inspiring as a mom.
It was really surreal. I know other people may have different opinions, but they all looked exactly the same in person as they do on TV. No surprises to me. No one was skinnier/fatter/cuter/uglier/etc.
CONCERT
I’m really not wanting to give a full recap, to be quite honest. I’ll just post my general impressions. Feel free to ask questions about this and the meet and greet if you want.
Michael: I enjoyed him. I sang along. His voice sounded good live. I’m probably biased or something because we bonded over Texas. LOL.
Megan: She sounded better live than she did on the show. I enjoyed her. I’m sorry though, but that dress looks trashy up close (IMO), and the background stuff they used for her was ridiculous and somewhat distracting.
Scott: Scott sounded pretty decent. I’m just not a fan.
Lil: I really didn’t like Lil’s set. I just don’t think she’s capable of singing the big songs she picked out. She sounded passable on the first two songs, but sounded terrible on Single Ladies IMO.
Anoop: I really enjoyed Anoop. His voice sounds great live. Willie Nelson look-a-like security guy was on our side during the show, so I kept thinking he should jump in during “You Were Always on My Mind.” Heh
Matt: Matt was great! Loved Georgia and Hard to Handle.
1st group song: missed it because I had to make a bathroom run and I needed food because I was feeling very light-headed.
Allison: Love her. She was great live. I loved all of her songs. She does do that strange dinosaur-flaily-hand-thing. It’s a little distracting.
Danny: I enjoyed PYT. The salsa dancing could have been dispensed with, the jacket taking off could have been dispensed with. If there was microphone humpage I must have missed it. The crown seemed to like Danny pretty well.
ADAM: Amazing, of course. His voice is absolutely unbelievable live. He is the best live performer I’ve heard and I go to tons of shows. There were many, many bras and things thrown on stage. He threw two of them back. I saw at least 2 white ones, a black and white striped one and a pink one. There was also some underwear and some unidentified object. I was seriously getting worried that he would trip on all the crap on the stage. I really don’t know what to say that hasn’t been said. It was amazing and went by waaaay too fast.
Kris: I really enjoyed Kris. From what I could hear the cheers for Kris were about the same as for Adam. We stayed standing the whole time for Kris. The people behind us probably hated us. I’m 6’2 in my boots and hubby is probably 6’5 in his. Oops…heh.
DSB: Was good. Sounds better live than on any recordings I heard. Bubbles come down in the middle section and I was thankful they didn’t come down in our section because I saw many people with bubble residue in their hair after the show...how embarrassing! ;)
Oh, one more thing: David Cook was at the show. He was sitting right behind us kind roped off, but where he could still see the show. I didn't get any pictures or anything, but he was there. I was wondering if he'd be backstage after the show but he wasn't.
Here's a really quick summary of the after show experience. Feel free to ask questions. I didn't really type this out in full sentences, so it might not make sense.
Michael - He wore the Texas pin I gave him. I'm not sure if he wore it for the show, but he was wearing it after. He was very sweet...he was like "Look! I'm wearing your pin!" hehe. We talked a little bit more about hometowns etc.
Anoop - told him that the willie nelson looking security guy needed to get on stage with him when he sung "You were always on my mind." he laughed and said that his name is Ray and that he is awesome.
Megan - just asked for a pic. She seemed kind of quiet. She was wearing the Anoop is my boyfriend shirt or whatever...IDK
Lil - asked for a pic. She fangirled over my boots a little bit.
Allison - is adorable. She loved my outfit. :) She laughed at how I made her look short in the pic.
Kris - remembered our names from the earlier meet and greet. Laughed about how short he is compared to me. I told him I was totally cheating and showed him my 8 inch boots. His eyes got big...LOL. He was behind us on the way out and he said something like "oh good! I can hide behind you guys and no one will see me!" Total cute sweetheart. LOVE him.
Matt - was totally cool! I was never a Matt stan, but I think I might be now. We talked to him for the longest. He switched hats with some girl in front of me. Told him I loved his bubbletweets and he said thanks…told me to tweet him and he’d tweet me back. Said he loved our style. Told him we were going out to a club in AC and asked if they ever get to go out after the show. He said no, they usually just leave immediately for the next city. He seemed disappointed that they don’t get to go out.
Scott - was nice. I told him it was really nice to meet him and stuff. Took a picture with them but the camera kept not wanting to work. It was kind of awkward…haha.
Danny - was really nice. Seriously. And he seemed sincere…I can’t explain it. He told us he really loved our style as well and said he really had wanted to tell us at the earlier m and g but he didn’t have a chance. I told him that my Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses always remind me of him because they say "D G" on the side and we laughed. He talked a little about his new glasses line he’s gonna do, but not in a douchey salesman type way. Also told him I love his bubbletweets. :)
We got to the Meet and Greet at 3:45 and got our passes. They led us back around 4:05. There was a lot of security, including the guy who looks like Willie Nelson (Anoop later told me his name was Ray I think). There were about 50 people in our Meet and Greet. We chatted with a few of them while waiting. Everyone picked us out to be Adam fans. Apparently we are just that obvious.
They’re very strict on what you can and can’t do at the pre-show M&G. You are allowed to take photos of the Idols, but not with the Idols. You can only have one thing signed by each Idol. You cannot stand and chat for a long time and hold up the line. They seriously speed everyone along. :(
I’ll tell you what we were wearing since it seems somewhat relevant…haha. I was wearing black stretch jeans, a black ruffly skin.graft top, a gasoline glamour necklace, a bondage belt, and my “rock n roll Frankenstein boots” (I posted boot pics awhile back). Mr. St. Vitus was wearing a cool graphic tee, black stretch bondage pants, a turntable necklace and a weird metal necklace, and some tall boots. Right when we walked in, I caught Adam’s eye. He looked at us several times while we were waiting in line. :) He looks almost exactly the same in person as he does on TV/in pictures. He is GORGEOUS. He has amazing eyes, amazing everything really….heh. He had Elvis hair that day, btw.
Ok, so I really wanted to say something nice to all the Idols as we walked down the line, but they really rush you so I didn’t get to.
Scott: Scott and Todd were first at the table. Scott was really sweet. I didn’t really say anything interesting to him. Hubby and I just introduced ourselves and said we enjoyed him on the show.
Allison: She’s adorable and tiny and she was wearing fierce purple eyeshadow. I told her I loved her eyeshadow. She said thanks and made some cute face.
Adam: He really does look directly in your eyes when he speaks to you. It’s not intimidating at all though…I can’t really explain it. He’s so beautiful in person. He’s thin but has broad shoulders. His face is gorgeous. Just very classically handsome, especially without any makeup on. I said hi and I think I had the biggest smile ever on my face. He said hi to both my husband and I. He told me he liked my shirt said to Allison “don’t you have that shirt?” He told hubby he loved his necklace. I said “speaking of necklaces, I wanted to thank you so much for wearing the one I sent you on the cover of Rolling Stone.” He said “OHHH, I LOVE that necklace! Thank you so much!!” Sooo sweet….EEEEE. Then I gave him some gifts from friends of mine including a book of celebrity quotes about him. He looked seriously touched and he said “Awwww, that’s so awesome! Thank you so much…that’s really sweet!” I hope he has time to look through the quote book, because it looks really great! He signed my Rolling Stone “(my name) - You Rock! Adam Lambert.” He somehow knew how to spell my name and it's a fairly unusual spelling. Also, I didn’t tell him my name, so he must have been paying attention when I introduced myself to Allison. :) He’s observant…hehe. I told him that we were really looking forward to the show and he asked where we were sitting. I told him we’d be on his left in the third row. He said he’d look for us. I said “ohhh, you should…you’d love my outfit for the show. It’s got leather and feathers!!” He said “oh, that sounds great!” he looked at hubby and said something like “It’s so great to dress up, isn’t it?!” Mr. St. Vitus agreed that it was. At that point, apparently I had talked to long so they started yelling to get moving.
Megan: I told Megan that I have a 13 month old and that she’s inspiring to me. And that she’s gorgeous.
Anoop: I told him that I was really looking forward to the show and that I love his version of “You were always on my mind.”
Kris: I told him that I loved his version of “Falling Slowly" and that he's adorable. He said Thank You and made a cute face. :)
Michael: I told Michael that we were from Texas (told him my hometown, which is near Jasper). I gave him a little pin that says “Howdy from Texas.” Told him I wish I could have brought him some Bluebell Ice Cream, but I couldn’t figure out how to transport it on the airplane. He talked about longing for Bluebell Ice Cream and missing Texas.
Danny: I told Danny I was really looking forward to the show. I couldn’t think of anything else to say.
Matt: We were seriously being rushed once we got to Matt. I just said hello and something about him being awesome.
Lil: Just told her I was looking forward to the show and that she’s inspiring as a mom.
It was really surreal. I know other people may have different opinions, but they all looked exactly the same in person as they do on TV. No surprises to me. No one was skinnier/fatter/cuter/uglier/etc.
CONCERT
I’m really not wanting to give a full recap, to be quite honest. I’ll just post my general impressions. Feel free to ask questions about this and the meet and greet if you want.
Michael: I enjoyed him. I sang along. His voice sounded good live. I’m probably biased or something because we bonded over Texas. LOL.
Megan: She sounded better live than she did on the show. I enjoyed her. I’m sorry though, but that dress looks trashy up close (IMO), and the background stuff they used for her was ridiculous and somewhat distracting.
Scott: Scott sounded pretty decent. I’m just not a fan.
Lil: I really didn’t like Lil’s set. I just don’t think she’s capable of singing the big songs she picked out. She sounded passable on the first two songs, but sounded terrible on Single Ladies IMO.
Anoop: I really enjoyed Anoop. His voice sounds great live. Willie Nelson look-a-like security guy was on our side during the show, so I kept thinking he should jump in during “You Were Always on My Mind.” Heh
Matt: Matt was great! Loved Georgia and Hard to Handle.
1st group song: missed it because I had to make a bathroom run and I needed food because I was feeling very light-headed.
Allison: Love her. She was great live. I loved all of her songs. She does do that strange dinosaur-flaily-hand-thing. It’s a little distracting.
Danny: I enjoyed PYT. The salsa dancing could have been dispensed with, the jacket taking off could have been dispensed with. If there was microphone humpage I must have missed it. The crown seemed to like Danny pretty well.
ADAM: Amazing, of course. His voice is absolutely unbelievable live. He is the best live performer I’ve heard and I go to tons of shows. There were many, many bras and things thrown on stage. He threw two of them back. I saw at least 2 white ones, a black and white striped one and a pink one. There was also some underwear and some unidentified object. I was seriously getting worried that he would trip on all the crap on the stage. I really don’t know what to say that hasn’t been said. It was amazing and went by waaaay too fast.
Kris: I really enjoyed Kris. From what I could hear the cheers for Kris were about the same as for Adam. We stayed standing the whole time for Kris. The people behind us probably hated us. I’m 6’2 in my boots and hubby is probably 6’5 in his. Oops…heh.
DSB: Was good. Sounds better live than on any recordings I heard. Bubbles come down in the middle section and I was thankful they didn’t come down in our section because I saw many people with bubble residue in their hair after the show...how embarrassing! ;)
Oh, one more thing: David Cook was at the show. He was sitting right behind us kind roped off, but where he could still see the show. I didn't get any pictures or anything, but he was there. I was wondering if he'd be backstage after the show but he wasn't.
Here's a really quick summary of the after show experience. Feel free to ask questions. I didn't really type this out in full sentences, so it might not make sense.
Michael - He wore the Texas pin I gave him. I'm not sure if he wore it for the show, but he was wearing it after. He was very sweet...he was like "Look! I'm wearing your pin!" hehe. We talked a little bit more about hometowns etc.
Anoop - told him that the willie nelson looking security guy needed to get on stage with him when he sung "You were always on my mind." he laughed and said that his name is Ray and that he is awesome.
Megan - just asked for a pic. She seemed kind of quiet. She was wearing the Anoop is my boyfriend shirt or whatever...IDK
Lil - asked for a pic. She fangirled over my boots a little bit.
Allison - is adorable. She loved my outfit. :) She laughed at how I made her look short in the pic.
Kris - remembered our names from the earlier meet and greet. Laughed about how short he is compared to me. I told him I was totally cheating and showed him my 8 inch boots. His eyes got big...LOL. He was behind us on the way out and he said something like "oh good! I can hide behind you guys and no one will see me!" Total cute sweetheart. LOVE him.
Matt - was totally cool! I was never a Matt stan, but I think I might be now. We talked to him for the longest. He switched hats with some girl in front of me. Told him I loved his bubbletweets and he said thanks…told me to tweet him and he’d tweet me back. Said he loved our style. Told him we were going out to a club in AC and asked if they ever get to go out after the show. He said no, they usually just leave immediately for the next city. He seemed disappointed that they don’t get to go out.
Scott - was nice. I told him it was really nice to meet him and stuff. Took a picture with them but the camera kept not wanting to work. It was kind of awkward…haha.
Danny - was really nice. Seriously. And he seemed sincere…I can’t explain it. He told us he really loved our style as well and said he really had wanted to tell us at the earlier m and g but he didn’t have a chance. I told him that my Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses always remind me of him because they say "D G" on the side and we laughed. He talked a little about his new glasses line he’s gonna do, but not in a douchey salesman type way. Also told him I love his bubbletweets. :)