Baxter’s 30-point re-cap below. Hilarious. “Angry Bax” makes an appearance! Also, Luke Menard in the House! As well as David Cook’s father…
Well let me begin by saying that the following random thoughts are….a) in no particular order b) mine alone and do not reflect the thoughts or feelings of anyone associated with this blog c) could result in a mass infestation of fire ants…so my appoligies to MJ up front… :)
This was my 2 Idol show that I have ever attended. The first was in S5. I invited my bud Erica to the show, for she is a fan of the show, mother of 2 that desperately needed a night out ( with alcohol included) and well she’s just a cool chick!!
More Recap after the JUMP…
1- Last concert I attended at Conseco Fieldhouse was last Oct for the Van Halen Reunion Tour and needless to say my tickets tonight were a hell of a lot better. It’s a shame cause Eddie Van Halen really needs to be seen up close and personal…sigh!!
2- I LOVED Chikesie. Really enjoyed his voice and a great way to start the show!! Prayers were answered that the harmonica never made an apperance.
3- Rami….was well ok. But I LOVED her boots.
4- I dipped into my Home Equity loan to buy drinks at the show…HOLY CRAP. Should have brought a flask and bought an overpriced program instead.
5- The guy sitting next to me was pounding beers like his guy card membership was about to expire the longer he stayed at the concert. Poor Guy. I don’t think I have ever witnessed that much pain on a man’s face that didn’t involve shopping.
6- Erica and I both decided that MJ THINKS he is better than he really is. Not buying what he was selling. I am of the mind that I can listen to him, but I can’t watch him. His voice sounded great, but that palsey dance he does makes me wince. His hair looked nice, even without gel!!!!! LOL
7- To the Bitch sitting behind me….I have attended the Opera, the Ballet, shows on Broadway and the Symphony so I know the proper behavior necessary for the environment I am in. DO NOT TELL ME TO SIT DOWN AT A CONCERT. Did I mention that she said this to me at the very START of the show??? Uh…HELL NO LADY!! Needless to say she got the opportunity to stare at my ass the entire night…bwahahah.
8- 8th row tickets RAWK!!!!!
9-Luke Menard was in the House. He was sitting about 4 rows ahead of me. He looked great and I believe he was with his wife and a friend. According to Chikesie, who pointed him out in the crowd, Luke got to hang with them all backstage before the show. MJ also gave him a great shoutout as well.
10- uhhhhh Luke, my prettiness….do not wear that GOD AWFUL white hat EVER AGAIN. I don’t know if it because of Chemo treatments or a horrid fashion sense, but just walk away from that hat…PULEEEESE???
11-Watching and listening to KLC made me feel like I was at the Republican National Convention….and I don’t do Republican!!
12- Brooke….ahhhhh she is just a bottle of sunshine. I really loved her, but I want her to hang with Angry Bax for a day and dirty her up just a bit. Maybe go to an R rated movie, throw back some beers and get a fake tat. Nothing too OTT. honestly, I really enjoyed Brooke…Let It Be was beautiful.
13- Snarly….grrrrrr…..my eyes, my ears….GAH…get me out of here!! ( for those of you that know me will not be surprised by my comments)
14- DC’s Daddy could not have been smiling any bigger than he was tonight. That man was beaming!!!
15- Invoking the name Reggie Miller (in the house that Reggie built) will earn you HUGE brownie points….WTG DC!!
16- Invoking the name Tom Brady will get your ass kicked…WTG Cory, the warm up idiot.
17- Jason….ahhhhh….what a sweetheart. 2 minor issues I had….slow down. He went by so damn fast I couldn’t take it all in…and…dude the red shoes…Dorothy ain’t got nothing on you in the ruby slipper dept!!! Daydream….LOVED IT!! One of mine and Erica’s favs of the night.
18- Speaking of Eddie Van Halen…one of the kids that did the air guitar intermission thingy looked like a 10year old replica of him. Sooo at what age gap does the cougar rule start??? Cause this kid is gunna be a heartbreaker!!!
19- HOLY BOOBAGE BATMAN…did Syesha get some work done??? Seriously??? Beer Dude next to me LOVED her.. :)
20- Didn’t count many ‘waiter tray hands’ from Archie, but at one point during the JG song I felt like I was a a tent revival. He did this double arm raise to the sky move that…to be honest…Freaked Me Out.
21- Archie in a short sleeve shirt/tie combo = Mr. Adcock my 8th grade science teacher.
22- Archie’s voice is fantastic…but he has yet to meet a run in a song that he hasn’t liked.
23- Yes DC you can call Indiana ‘Home’ as he did tonight. I think he had more family in the audience then the Pacers have on any given night during the regular season. And the “Love You Dad” …..nice touch!!
24- DC…dude…your bank account is quite healthy now…no need to shill for free stuff from Reno Music Store in Indy. He pointed out that his white Les Paul was given to him by his dad and came from Reno’s…then added….Hint Hint Hint!!!LOL
25-I learned that the new Dove deodorant I bought doesn’t work for shit!!
26-Why did I listen to Kat McPhee…Open Toe shoes at a concert are a bad idea.
27- The plastic walls that the drummer was encased in reminded me of those teraniums (sp??) that I used to get out of my Super Sugar Crisp cereal box when I was a kid.
28- Favorite songs of the night…Hello, Billie Jean, Let It be, Daydreamer, A Song for You, Listen, and Iawbiar.
29- Order of fav performer…DC, Chikisie, Brooke, Jason, Syesha, MJ, Archie, KLC, Rami and Snarly.
30- Sign of the night…outside the arena a pan handler’s sign said….” I won’t lie…it’s for beer!!” LMFAO
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Just wondering, how did you ever come up with Snarly for Carly?
MJ.. I love your site, but why would you allow this review on here, and
then delete my comment about making fun of Luke having CANCER?
I’m saddened you support this. Again, there is nothing humorous about
cancer. It’s beyond pathetic to make fun of Luke wearing a hat while
going through the ugliness of chemotherapy. Maybe you are one of the
few people that hasn’t had cancer affect their lives. If so you are very
fortunate. For the rest of us it’s it’s very painful. Just ask David Cook.
Thanks for reading MJ.
Guess mommy wasn’t lying about coming back with a cap full of random, snarky stuff. lol
I’ll go along. :D
Hmm. According to Spense’s definition from a couple of weeks ago (did anyone save it?), the age cutoff was 40. Just a few years and you’ll be there, bax. Haha.
LMAO. I’ll have to go looking for a video of that.
WTFLOL. So…did you give him any money? :P
She’s making fun of his HAT not the fact that he’s wearing one, or that he has cancer. You might want to re-read that sentance.
Sorry, but I refuse to water down the content of this site to keep everyone happy, even if it means that I lose a few readers.
As far as deleting your comment, you basically dared me to delete it. I couldn’t resist.
Great review….love your style.
BTW who sang “A Song For You”? It’s one of the few times that whenevr I hear Leon Russell sing it (brings back certain memories of my first real and true love).
Is this a new song that’s been added to someone’s set?
While I have never had cancer, I would hope that if I did, people would still act normally around me, and not treat me with kid gloves.
Which is what Baxter did regarding Luke–she was not making fun of him having cancer, she was making fun of his hat. Having cancer does not automatically make someone off limits from the fashion police, does it?
Best review of any AI concert I ever read - the random comments (open toed shoes, beer sign) - just great, great, great.
Let me begin here by saying that downtown Indy rocked last night to the tune of a Sold Out sign at the Conseco Fieldhouse. Back in May when the tour schedule was posted I was definitely a Debbie Doubter in my thinking that we could fill up the Fieldhouse….I’m chewing on crow today. Hoosiers love their Idols whether they be a senior citizen or a young tweenie. I’m going to try and give a few thoughts of my experience last night.
Chikezie-He definitely has tapped into Taylor’s closet and borrowed the purple velour jacket. Chikezie is having a good time with this tour.
Ramiiele-As others have said she is tiny on that huge stage. Loved her hooker boots.
Michael Johns-The guy was born to be on a stage. I loved -loved his set. He has so much charisma and adds a bit of humor to the tour.
Carly-She is having a good time also. I enjoyed her performance more live last night than on my teevee. Carly lose the spandex-please.
Kristi-*crickets chirping* After the tour is over she can go to Las Vegas to a lounge doing pole dancing.
Brooke-She is a breath of fresh air. Loved her version of Let It Be.
Jason-ahhhh sweet Jason! He is so mellow. One day there will be a lucky girl to snatch him up and marry this guy.
Syesha-Not much to say about her. How did she ever make it to third place?
David A.-Love DA behind the piano. He seems to have a very strong comfort level sitting behind the keys.
David C.-What can I say..the guy rocks. He knows how to work the stage. When he had finished Billie Jean he pointed down to the initials AC on the guitar and looked out ot the audience with a huge smile. I’m glad that he had family in the house last night.
Price of admission-$68.50
AI tour book-$25
Grab and go food-$15
Meme’s memories-PRICELESS
Aly…
I have in my lifetime done the following…
1- Held my mother’s head over the toilet while she puked her guts out from chemo treatments
2- Watched the embarassment wash over my mothers face the first time she had to go out in public wearing a wig
3- Tried to explain to my confused father, who couldn’t wrap his mind around the fact that his wife of 45 years was sick although she didn’t look sick
4- Stood by my sisters bedside in the pre-op room at the hospital minutes before she was taken into surgury to have a breast removed.
5- Held the hand of a dear friend as her mother drew her last breathe from a horrific battle with cancer in hospice care
6- Watched the heart break of a man that just lost the love of his life to breast cancer
Please don’t tell me that I don’t understand or have no understanding of the impact of cancer. I have lived it in an in your face painful manner for years. I have the utmost respect for anyone dealing with cancer, victim or family member.
I beleive you misread my statement. I was talking about his hat not his cancer. I hope for the best with Luke and his treatments and can only hope that one day in the very near future that cancer will be something that we talk about today like polio was talked about 60 years ago.
On the serious side…
Both Baxter’s and Aly’s comments come from caring.
They are probably in a similar space when it comes to their feelings on cancer — as are we all. Ready for it to be gone! If you dont mind me suggesting, let’s be a little careful with each other when we’re discussing something so sensitive and therefore, potentially hurtful. Use your tender words.
Now onto the frivolous…
FINALLY SOMEONE NOT ONLY LIKED CHIKESIE, BUT RANKED HIS PERFORMANCE TOWARD THE TOP. WOOHOO!!! I really want him to make it BIG!
Your line about your deoderant? FUNNY. Guffawed over that one.
Enjoyed the whole post. Thanks.
it sounded like you had alot of fun. your recap was GREAT! it makes me want to go to the concert again.
BWAH! I knew this recap would rock. :)
I heart my ‘net BFF (even though you still don’t like Carly ;))!!
I have to tell you that though MJ is sex on a stick–I really hated that “dance” he always does. During the competition and even at the finale–I wished he would just stand still. I have no idea why it bugs me but it does. I find it very distracting and annoying.
I saw an interview that David Cook did with some grade school kids and he had orange juice next to him and he said that he had a cold. They asked him to sing a song and after some thought–he asked if he could come back at a later date and do that because he didn’t feel great. He even said he would sign a “contract” with them so that they believed him and that he woud be true to his word. LOL Man I love that guy!
Carly = Snarly… good one!
Amen sister.
OKay now… someone sang A Song for You???? I had a private temper tantrum when I read that Jacuzzi did I Believe to My Soul but this is crossing the line. I’m off to buy some fire ants!
Baxter I want to apologize to you this evening. I didn’t realize till now that there were separate recaps going on when I typed up my recap earlier.
Great recap. I liked #7 about the woman sitting behind you who didn’t want you to stand. Why the heck did she get floor seats for if she didn’t expect to stand?
Love the humor in this recap. I was in Indianapolis, too, and for the first time had seats close enough to actually see David Cook’s grin, Archie’s earnest furrowed brow, Brooke’s bare feet, and the great faces that Jason Castro makes when he sings. I loved the concert and thought all of them showed that this season had the most talent of any to date. Some of the highlights for me were:
1. David Cook looking right down at me during Hello. OMG he is the ultimate performer. I wanted another five songs. Billie Jean was awesome as always, but the way he sings There Goes My Hero and struts his stuff across every inch of the stage just blew me away. The only down side for me of the entire day was that he did not come out to meet fans before the show and I never got an autograph.
2. I got to chat with his step mother though who is very, very sweet and told me tht David didn’t come out to sign autographs because he was having a little time to talk with his “papa”. So it was nice to know he was able to spend some time with his family. Also got a picture taken with Mr. Cook who is also very, very nice and so proud of David it makes me smile right along with him.
3. I got to have a picture taken with Luke Menard, too, who is not only one of David’s close friends from the show, but also a really great looking guy with a beautiful mellow voice. He said he was feeling good. I hope so.
4. I never “got” Jason Castro on the show and was one of those who couldn’t understand why he was back week after week, but he was brilliant in concert. Laid back doesn’t cover it. I loved “Over the Rainbow”, one of my favorites of the night, but I really liked all three of his songs.
5. Was thrilled to see Kenyatta Hathaway singing backup as she did on the show. Not sure if I spelled her name right, but she is fantastic and really strengthened Ramielle’s set.
6. Chikezie rocked out and got the concert off to a great start. His smile is contagious and he was having a ball out there.
7. Michael Johns waved to me from the stage during the final group number. At least I am going to take it as a wave to me. He looked right at me and waved, so I waved back.
Some random thoughts. Brooke is so rail thin it makes me want to cook her a huge dinner and force her to eat it. She is still, however, the sweetest person to the fans both before and after the concert as is Kristy Lee Cook.
Kristy Lee is even more beautiful in person than on television and has a great voice for country music. I think she is going to be very successful. She took so much time with the fans even making sure that she hadn’t missed anyone who wanted an autograph or picture. She looks great in white spangles.
Ramielle is a little bundle of energy. I enjoyed her set. The song choices were right for her. She didn’t ry to be a belter like Syesha or Carly, nor did she try to be syrupy sweet like a Brooke White. She was cute and bouncy and seemed to enjoy every minute of performing.
I loved Carly’s Crazy On You, but didn’t really get the other two songs. She is much thinner in person than she looks on television and her tattoo is great. She has such a big voice, but the band was too loud for her last song and I’m not even sure what it was called and I had trouble hearing her voice on the first song, too. That was surprising to me.
Michael Johns is a bit of a rebel who did not want to leave the fans and the autograph seekers when the security people said he had to go. He was also cute and flirtatious with everyone. That having been said, this was the concert that made me believe that the guys finished in the order that they should have finished. I like them all, but David C., David A., and Jason C. are all stronger solo performers than Michael, in my honest opinion.
Syesha was much friendlier in Indianapolis than she was in Chicago. She looked great in the shortest outfits of anyone on the stage. She has an amazing voice and sounded fantastic. Her last song again made me believe that America got it right in the order that the girls finished, too.
What can I say about David Archuleta. He is a sweetheart both on and off stage. His dad was out enjoying talking to the fans while he signed autographs. I’m not sure which one enjoys the pretty young girls the most. David seems is a little embarrassed by them, but Jeff seems to get a big kick out of the tears and screams for his son. Kind of cute. Kind of disturbing. Archie’s vocals could bring you to tears and he really milks the aww shucks to the max. I just grow more and more in like with him. He is far smaller in person than he looks on television, but he has a huge voice and a huge heart.
Jason had less time with the fans before the concert than he did in Chicago, but still tried to attend to everyone calling his name until security called him away. He of all of the artists this year seems exactly the same on stage as off. I loved all three of his songs. While Over the Rainbow was my favorite, Crazy keeps running through my head. I would go see him in concert again if given the opportunity. He has a really nice rapport with the audience.
First and Last, David Cook. I have now stood first in line at a barricade for six hours in Chicago and another four in Indianapolis only to be disappointed that he did not come out. Then last night after the concert with very little time left he came out and I was nowhere near the front of the mob of screaming fans and still have not gotten a picture or an autograph or a hand shake or any number of other things I would like to do, like kiss his feet, (so maybe it is a good thing). Although all of the finalists are good this year, he has single handedly made American Idol must watch television for me this season. I love the guy and he did not disappoint during the concert. When he sang, “Hello, is it me you’re looking for”, I was sure he was singing directly to me and I wanted to scream, “Yes!” He made Time of My Life new and exciting even though I have probably replayed on my Ipod a million times since the night of the finale. Don’t Want to Miss a Thing no longer sounds right when I hear it by Aerosmith. When he introduced There Goes My Hero to his brother Adam, I could swear he had tears in his eyes and from my seat in the eighth row I think I could see them. He sang his heart out on this song. When he channels that emotion into a song it is breathtaking. It still gives me goose bumps remembering it. Billie Jean was the icing on the cake. He just gets better and better at this song. I can’t wait to see him in concert after Idol and to buy his CD the minute it comes out.
The final group number was cute with a little dancing interplay between Michael Johns and David Cook, and a cute interaction between the David’s at the edge of the stage just before the end. The fondness that they all seem to have for each other is great to see. If it isn’t genuine it is sure not detectable and it adds to the enjoyment of the show.
This was my second time seeing the concert and I intend to see it two more times before the tour ends. It was a fast paced, enjoyable evening from start to finish.
Here are my favorite songs of the night:
There Goes My Hero, Billie Jean, Hello, Time of My Life, Don’t Want to Miss a Thing, Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Crazy, Let it Be, When You Say You Love Me, Crazy on You, So Wrong but Feels So Right, Angel, God Bless the USA (yes I know, but I love that song and Kristy Lee does it perfectly), Stand By Me.
Thank you for the recap ShariG. I think the fundamental niceness of the group as a whole is so wonderful to watch.
Here’s a great interview done by a Fox Indianapolis station (including David Cook and some of the rest of the idols). It also includes some of D.C.’s performance of My Hero.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5oGrrO-0z8
I loved your recap Bax! As well as the other’s included in this thread. Thanks so much everyone - it’s great to get everyone’s point of view. I’m happy to hear that Luke was there and that he said he’s feeling good.
The recaps are excellent!! Both Bax and ShariG. Bax too funny to read while drinking or eating - choking a possibility. Bax I just thru out the Dove deodorant I got last week thanks for the info.