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FINALLY got to see Idina Menzel in concert!
So I got to see Idina Menzel in concert August 07. 08. in Detroit. it was the best night of my life!
here are my notes on the show:
---lost about 3 times
---it was estimated that it would take us an hour to get there. it took us two and a half - image me panicking that we wouldn't get there in time and I would end up crying on the pavement.
---I payed for parking which turned out to be $40 - the people that were sitting at our table said they only paid $10 because they said that they were here for Idina
---the people that sat with us at our table had seen Idina in Wicked at the Gershwin - image me feeling incredibly jealous.
---You know it's kinda stupid but I didn't realize just how close my seats were to the stage. I was in D1 which was like 3 or 4 rows back from the stage. For some reason I imaged us being farther away.
---Phredley (that's how you really spell it people) was our opener. He was very very good. I loved his song "thinking" and he had a very good, friendly, humorous feel about him. It was funny how since the lights were bad he used the reflection of his guitar to look at the crowd. In the middle of one of his songs he stopped was said: "oooo she's cute!" - he also talked about Rent and sang a bit of Seasons of Love which was a very good way to get the crowd to like him.
---then Idina came out....
In the middle of all my jumping up and down, clapping till my hands burned, screaming till my voice died a little thought ran through my head like a flashing light and I feel so stupid for thinking this but for some reason I just didn't get it until she walked out on stage.
here's my exact thought: "OH MY GOD SHE'S REAL!"
yes. I am an idiot.
---After her first couple songs she sat down and mention some guy and said that she thought he was cute. Well of course someone from the crowd screamed out "so is Taye"
Idina: "you guys do everything to try to link something to him!"
crowd: "where's Taye?"
Idina: "Taye? oh he's... he's here, isn't he? He's just back stage. Taye. Taye Diggs."
now of course all the girls leaped up screaming and clapping like crazy -myself included-
Idina *laughs* " no guys. I'm just messing with you. No, he's in LA.... having sex with other woman *crowd: "ooooooo"* ... on tv. *crowd again: "ooooooo"* I mean, he's an actor!......too.
we all laughed
---My Aunt got serious mind blowing chills when Idina sang 'Brave'
haha Aunt Lynn haha
---the audience as very polite and patience. Idina would say something, we'd cheer, then everyone would just freeze for 2-5 seconds
---mental note: don't eat Tai food before a concert. Makes Idina burp. She was constantly having to hold back her burps through the concert. I thought was kinda funny.
---we obviously didn't have Idina's normal lighting man or anyone that really had a good idea of how the lighting should be. At the end of the show the light went out after Idina's first bow
Idina: Umm.... Mr. Lighting Man where'd my light go? I want to take another bow!"
---Getting a lesson from Idina:
the sensual "uh"
the crowd got wild with the 'uh' in 'Here' when Idina had us to some of them too. Someone howled instead. So she gave us a quick lesson like thing.
Idina: "it has to be a sensual 'uh'. You know, I mean, you have to really feel it."
but that someone still howled.
Idina: "well I guess we all know what he's doing at the end of the show" in the end of the song Idina kinda rapped/freestyled about him. I can't really remember the words.
---I wanted to stage door but couldn't. after our drive there my aunt was nervous about the drive back so when the concert was over she made us go home.
---I did try to search for a couple IMMB but that didn't work out. Every group I asked seemed to just give me a quick no then shun me like I was garbage.
---the ride home turned out to be easy. we got back to the campsite within 45 minutes!(so we could have stage doored!)
---during the ride home:
me: "turn right not left!" but that didn't work so my aunt and I got angry at each other. She yelled at me and knocked my apple down to the floor.
Aunt: "now look at what you did!"
me: *grabs apple takes huge bite out of it in her face (which totally hurt my jaw)* "mmmmmmm!"
Aunt: "God! You're like the frickin' Wicked Witch of the West!"
oh and my aunt disagrees with my stepmom. Idina does NOT screech like nails on a chalk board! she just has a powerful voice which should be expected after being in broadway.
---my Aunt thought that the drummer's hair was "the coolest hair EVER!". She thought that a white guy having an afro pulled back into a ponytail was just awesome and mentioned it A LOT the next couple days whenever I mentioned the concert.
she also thought that the rest of the band was very good but that that piano player seemed a little lost especially when Idina was about to sing 'Roxanne'. She had to motion him to the guitar before he realized that that's the song they were doing next.
...I however was so busy being amazed that Idina was in front of me that I didn't notice the piano player being a little lost. However he didn't seem to be a very cheerful guy - he never smiled. I don't know, maybe he was just trying to appear professional.
here are my notes on the show:
---lost about 3 times
- -asked gas station - guy was a bit drunk - got gum
-tried to ask another gas station - didn't open up. the door was locked for us or something!
since that gas station wouldn't open we went to a liquor store (hey I was willing to ask anyone to get there in time!) so we asked this drunk guy who was all "oh yeah you just take the Lodge and it'll take you straight to Madison".... well we got confused.
-so we went back to the gas station that wouldn't open for us and - it opened! so we asked that guy who was drunk and smoked like crazy. I didn't understand a word he said cause I was dying from all the smoke
---it was estimated that it would take us an hour to get there. it took us two and a half - image me panicking that we wouldn't get there in time and I would end up crying on the pavement.
---I payed for parking which turned out to be $40 - the people that were sitting at our table said they only paid $10 because they said that they were here for Idina
---the people that sat with us at our table had seen Idina in Wicked at the Gershwin - image me feeling incredibly jealous.
---You know it's kinda stupid but I didn't realize just how close my seats were to the stage. I was in D1 which was like 3 or 4 rows back from the stage. For some reason I imaged us being farther away.
---Phredley (that's how you really spell it people) was our opener. He was very very good. I loved his song "thinking" and he had a very good, friendly, humorous feel about him. It was funny how since the lights were bad he used the reflection of his guitar to look at the crowd. In the middle of one of his songs he stopped was said: "oooo she's cute!" - he also talked about Rent and sang a bit of Seasons of Love which was a very good way to get the crowd to like him.
---then Idina came out....
In the middle of all my jumping up and down, clapping till my hands burned, screaming till my voice died a little thought ran through my head like a flashing light and I feel so stupid for thinking this but for some reason I just didn't get it until she walked out on stage.
here's my exact thought: "OH MY GOD SHE'S REAL!"
yes. I am an idiot.
---After her first couple songs she sat down and mention some guy and said that she thought he was cute. Well of course someone from the crowd screamed out "so is Taye"
Idina: "you guys do everything to try to link something to him!"
crowd: "where's Taye?"
Idina: "Taye? oh he's... he's here, isn't he? He's just back stage. Taye. Taye Diggs."
now of course all the girls leaped up screaming and clapping like crazy -myself included-
Idina *laughs* " no guys. I'm just messing with you. No, he's in LA.... having sex with other woman *crowd: "ooooooo"* ... on tv. *crowd again: "ooooooo"* I mean, he's an actor!......too.
we all laughed
---My Aunt got serious mind blowing chills when Idina sang 'Brave'
haha Aunt Lynn haha
---the audience as very polite and patience. Idina would say something, we'd cheer, then everyone would just freeze for 2-5 seconds
---mental note: don't eat Tai food before a concert. Makes Idina burp. She was constantly having to hold back her burps through the concert. I thought was kinda funny.
---we obviously didn't have Idina's normal lighting man or anyone that really had a good idea of how the lighting should be. At the end of the show the light went out after Idina's first bow
Idina: Umm.... Mr. Lighting Man where'd my light go? I want to take another bow!"
---Getting a lesson from Idina:
the sensual "uh"
the crowd got wild with the 'uh' in 'Here' when Idina had us to some of them too. Someone howled instead. So she gave us a quick lesson like thing.
Idina: "it has to be a sensual 'uh'. You know, I mean, you have to really feel it."
but that someone still howled.
Idina: "well I guess we all know what he's doing at the end of the show" in the end of the song Idina kinda rapped/freestyled about him. I can't really remember the words.
---I wanted to stage door but couldn't. after our drive there my aunt was nervous about the drive back so when the concert was over she made us go home.
---I did try to search for a couple IMMB but that didn't work out. Every group I asked seemed to just give me a quick no then shun me like I was garbage.
---the ride home turned out to be easy. we got back to the campsite within 45 minutes!(so we could have stage doored!)
---during the ride home:
me: "turn right not left!" but that didn't work so my aunt and I got angry at each other. She yelled at me and knocked my apple down to the floor.
Aunt: "now look at what you did!"
me: *grabs apple takes huge bite out of it in her face (which totally hurt my jaw)* "mmmmmmm!"
Aunt: "God! You're like the frickin' Wicked Witch of the West!"
oh and my aunt disagrees with my stepmom. Idina does NOT screech like nails on a chalk board! she just has a powerful voice which should be expected after being in broadway.
---my Aunt thought that the drummer's hair was "the coolest hair EVER!". She thought that a white guy having an afro pulled back into a ponytail was just awesome and mentioned it A LOT the next couple days whenever I mentioned the concert.
she also thought that the rest of the band was very good but that that piano player seemed a little lost especially when Idina was about to sing 'Roxanne'. She had to motion him to the guitar before he realized that that's the song they were doing next.
...I however was so busy being amazed that Idina was in front of me that I didn't notice the piano player being a little lost. However he didn't seem to be a very cheerful guy - he never smiled. I don't know, maybe he was just trying to appear professional.
scared of my homework
