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Post by McLovin on Aug 23, 2008 17:25:30 GMT -5
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Post by julieu1001 on Aug 26, 2008 9:40:54 GMT -5
Five days!!!!!!
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Post by maP43 on Aug 26, 2008 10:14:34 GMT -5
WHOOP!! Can't wait!
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Post by 7eaglewings7 on Aug 29, 2008 23:38:37 GMT -5
Noon at Hard Rock. See everyone sooooooon!!!
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Post by julieu1001 on Sept 1, 2008 21:45:06 GMT -5
Here's my recap from DDB Here's my story - Left at 4 a.m. Sunday morning!!!!OMG. My daughter and I wanted to try to make it in time to meet the buses! 9 hour drive! Sadly to say, we didn't make it in time to see Jason before the show. I texted Ekajo, and she said he had already been out. However, we got lost trying to make it into the cities, and ended up close to downtown so my hubby dropped us off in front of the Target Center just in case . . . and we did see Chikieze and got Michael Johns' autograph and saw him receive his paddle he used in the show. We decided to go the mall for a while since Jason had already been out, and went back later. Concert was awesome. This is the first concert in 15 years for me and the first EVER for my daughter and needless to say we were sooooooooooo excited! I actually enjoyed Rami more than I thought I would, Chikieze was okay, Michael was okay, Kristy was okay, loved Carly, loved Brooke. Jason was great, but VERY short in comparison to the other idols. I just felt like everyone else got so much time and effort put in to their set with the correographing, smoke, coming up from under the stage, etc., but that they didn't give Jason anything like that. I know that Jason is very low key, but . . . . Syesha was ewwwwww, . I was waiting for her meltdown, but it didn't happen. David A. is a great singer! David Cook - sorry, but I just don't think he's anything special, but trust me, he thinks he is. Group number was awesome, especially them actually FINALLY including Jason in the Mavid dance. So . . . . here's the best part. My 11yo daughter, who has NEVER been to a concert before, said "Let's go get Jason's autograph" as soon as the show was over. We were pretty upset that we hadn't seen Jason before the show after traveling so far, but we had already decided that we were NOT going to deal with the mob after the show. But our plans changed. We RAN out to where they had the barricades set up and waited. It was AWFUL! I was sweating, and thought I was going to pass out, until I finally told my daughter that we just had to go. She looked up at me with this sad look and said "I'm not leaving without Jason's autograph" So, we waited some more. . . and wouldn't you know it first Kristy came out, went through the line very quickly, but we got her autograph. And then. . . . . . JASON OMG!!!!!! My daughter was jumping up and down with excitement as he started signing autographs pretty close to where we were. Then when he finally got by us, she was actually brave enough (she's pretty timid) to ask him (actually yell to him - it was sooooo loud) to autograph our "I was thinking Jason" towel (with a smiley face) and for a picture. She also gave him a bracelet she made, but it was too crowded for her to be able to put it on him. There were two pretty big men standing right in front of her so the fact that she could even get her arm through to give Jason the towel and bracelet is a miracle, and Jason just stuck his head right between the two of them so we could get their picture. He was AWESOME! As soon as we got the picture we both turned and headed out of the mob! Finally we could breath!!!!!! My husband was just coming around the block to pick us up and we jumped in the car and just screamed at the top of our lungs. We had FINALLY met Jason Castro - and yes, he is a REAL person. It was quite a moment for both of us! Pictures and video coming soon . . . . Here's the pictures - s286.photobucket.com/albums/ll104/julieu1001/still trying to get the rest of the videos downloaded Report to moderator 24.111.124.134 Pages: [1] 2 3 Go Up Reply | Add bookmark | Notify | Mark unread | Send this topic | Print
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Post by gnome on Sept 2, 2008 3:11:27 GMT -5
my "adventure" isnt nearly as exciting as everyone elses, but im just posting it so i can look back at it as a memory haha. so i actually live in canada but i watched american idol this season and fell in love with jason castro! i bought the tickets online, got some good floor seats. im not exactly "legal" yet, so i asked my dad to drive my friend and i. it was a pretty long drive to get to minneapolis - took about 10 hours to get to our hotel (okay, so we did get lost a few times). anyways, we stayed overnight on saturday, got up sunday and hung around all day. i would have loved to go early to try to meet jason and get his autograph, but my friend didn't feel safe, and i didnt want to ask my dad to go even more out of his way, so i just decided to suck it up. we left the hotel at about four and ended up getting lost which was all my fault. i was going through my purse and the tickets must have fallen out.. so when my dad asked "are you sure you have the tickets?" after we had already driven a ways, i looked and couldnt find them, so he had to turn around to go back to the hotel to get them. minneapolis is so huge compared to anywhere we have ever been, so we turned around and ended up getting lost, and then a few minutes later i came to find that the tickets were actually right below my feet hahha. the good thing is, these nice people offered to drive all the way downtown just so we could follow them. i got a t-shirt made a few days prior to leaving, and i made a sign on the computer but never got a chance to get it blown up and printed, or even make a sign just on regular poster paper so i feel really bad for that!! i also made him a bracelet but never got to meet him so ive still got the bracelet. we got downtown at around 5 or so.. my friend and i went to the arena at six, got in and everything was all good. THE ACTUAL SHOW... my friend and i got seats on the main floor, about 20 rows back so we had an amazing view. it was so surreal to be so close to the idols, especially jason. this amazing guy that ive only ever seen on the tv or computer screen was like RIGHT THERE. i thought everyone sounded really good, but obviously jasons performance was completely increbible. his voice is even better live. it seemed like forever until it was his turn. i feel really bad because i didnt get like any amazing pictures, theyre all so pixelly. i wish i had spent less time taking pictures/videos and more time just staring at him and taking in his performance, because the whole set seemed to end so fast. it was like everyone else was onstage for so long and jason was just on and off. when syesha came onstage after jason, my stomach actually sunk. i was so excited when they all came out after and performed "please dont stop the music". it was so cute when david cook and i think michael johns both were holding guitars or something.. and then jason was in between them and then they like sort of "hit" him in the stomach with whatever they were holding, and then he like giggled and kinda dance-walked away. that was sooo cute. i wish there was more of jason in the show, but it was definitely an amazing experience and im so happy i was able to go. it would have been amazing to stay outside by the buses and try to meet jason, but i didnt want to stress my dad out even more. we drove back today, its been a long day, but ill never forget this whole thing. i may not have been able to meet jason, but thats only this time. but "sooooooome daaaaaaay"... i will! and thats my little american idol tour experience!
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Post by dare2dream on Sept 2, 2008 8:29:42 GMT -5
gnome - that was really sweet of your dad to drive you and your friend 10 hours to see Jason! I'm happy to hear he has so many fans north of the border!!!
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Post by julieu1001 on Sept 2, 2008 10:22:34 GMT -5
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Post by borntorun on Sept 3, 2008 15:44:13 GMT -5
I love that Mavid "dance", and them paddling away on Jason! haha, so funny! Thank you for sharing this!
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Post by sheribaby on Sept 3, 2008 18:30:46 GMT -5
Gnome - Wow, that's dedication to come all the way from Canada. It's a heckuva trip. Sorry you got lost, but it sounds like you had good seats and really enjoyed the concert.
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Post by ekschiller on Sept 4, 2008 10:28:06 GMT -5
I am 13 again. I am jumping up and down in a sea of actual 13-year-olds with almost just as many 13-year-old act-a-likes, such as myself, yelling "Jason, JASON!" at the top of my lungs.
But I am getting ahead of myself. Let me start over. And I should warn you-when it comes to things I am excited about, I tend to get a little wordy. First of all this is such a great idea- having people post their concert experiences. Because I know that as fun for me as it is to share my big night with you all, this is just as much for me to have an outlet for my excitement before I either really do burst or pass out. Anyway, my sister and I had tickets to see the American Idol concert last Sunday night in Minneapolis. I had one mission: see Jason Castro up close and in person. We arrived downtown at about 4:45 and went straight to Starbucks since neither of us had eaten supper and we were both feeling sleepy. I ordered a scone and coffee and the man behind the register said "it's your lucky day-we'll give you a free scone!" Then I got my coffee before the other 5 people that were waiting ahead of me. The night was off to a good start.
We started walking towards the Target Center and I spotted the American Idol buses right away. There was a huge crowd of people standing by the front of the buses which sort of confused me because although I had heard that the idols do come off the buses and sign autographs, I had also heard that they usually arrive to the venue around 12 or 1, sign autographs, go inside to do meet and greets and press, set their marks on stage, then get ready for the show. So, seeing that it was about 5 I didn't know why people would be still standing around the buses. We decided to walk over and heard several people talking about how some of the idols were still getting on and off the buses. Their buses had a gate around them and there was such a large crowd in front that I knew even if Jason did come out there was no way I was going to see more than the top of his head, much less fulfill my mission of seeing him up close. We made the decision to follow the gate to the back end of the buses where there were surprisingly few people. In fact, we were able to walk right up to the gate. And wouldn't you know it, right as we are walking up there, what do I see but some very long dreads hanging down the back of a flannel shirt (Jason!) stepping inside the bus. And of course I do not have my camera out and ready. You might think I would be discouraged, but actually I was very encouraged! I knew where Jason was! He was less than 20 feet away from me on the bus, and if he was on, that meant at some point he would have to get off and I would be there waiting, this time with my camera ready. We made the very easy decision to stand behind the middle of the 2 buses, which meant we were only able to see those who were coming and going from the boy's bus. We heard several screams for the girl idols as they got on/off their bus, but I was determined not to leave my place. I was, after all, on a mission. After standing around for about a half hour, Syesha wandered over to the door of the boy’s bus and looked blankly at the door, then over at us. Apparently confused about which bus was hers, she was gently lead away by Michael Johns back to the girl's bus, then Michael, after struggling with the combo to open the bus door, hopped on his bus. Chikeze walked over to the bus door. That combo must be a tricky one, because he had to have an official looking man help him with it to get back on board.
It is now about 6:45. 15 minutes till show time. We are hot from standing in the sun for the last hour and half, but the time has flown by thanks to great anticipation. Screams erupt from the front end of the buses as David Cook walks down between them to get what I figure must be his guitar out of the storage compartment of his bus. Even he needs help with opening the door. It is now 7. The door opens and out jumps Chikeze. A few minutes later out comes Michael Johns. I am starting to think-Where is everyone else? Don't they know the show is starting? By now the majority of the crowd that was in the front of the buses has trickled into the arena so we decide to head over there. I am determined, and I have decided that I can miss the first few sets to get a good view of Jason in person. The official looking man is telling some people next to us that the only people left on the bus are those who perform in the second half of the show and probably won't come out until intermission. He says they are relaxing inside watching TV and that if we wait until then for them to come out not only would we miss the first half of the show, but we wouldn't be able to get inside in time to see them perform their sets. It's at this point that my hope of seeing Jason Castro up close starts to die, and so does my battery in my camera. But my spirits brighten when I remember that my phone takes pictures, and when the man says that sometimes some of the idols come out after the show to sign autographs. He points to where they would be, and with that we decide to head inside.
Turns out we only missed the first half of Chikeze's first song. The show was good-everyone sounded way better than I remember them sounding on TV. The first 6 performed, and then there was a short intermission. We noticed that there were some empty seats the next section closer to the stage and a couple of rows down so we decide to claim them. I knew Jason was first up, and as soon as the lights went down I began to feel a swirl in the pit of my stomach. This was it- I was going to see him in person, even if it wasn’t close up. His performance was by far and away the best of the night. For those few minutes he was on stage, it was almost like we were at a different concert. While everyone else was singing contemporary pop/rock songs (which I really do like, too) he was a refreshing break of mellow, acoustic sounds all done in his very own laid back way. It was said that when he was on the TV show he seemed like he didn't care about winning, and I think that might be partially true. Although I'm sure he wanted to go as far as he could his main goal wasn't to win American Idol, it was to sing his music and connect with people. And that is exactly what he did on stage Sunday night. Unlike with the other idol's performances there was no yelling, "put your hands together!" or "make some noise!" It was him on the stage with his ukulele and guitar, singing some very soulful songs in his very smooth voice in a very relaxed and comfortable way. He connected with the songs and with the audience and made you FEEL. Like Simon said once in the show to Jason, when you’ve got it, you’ve got it, and he has what ever that is that draws you in and won’t let you turn away. Any of the other great singers on that stage could have sung the same songs, but they wouldn’t have taken them to where Jason did. He sang Somewhere over the Rainbow- the IZ version, Crazy by Gnarls Barkley-the Ray LaMontagne version, and Daydream by the The Lovin’ Spoonful. His set seemed so much shorter than the others-almost too short for it to really sink in and seem real. Even now when I think back to it, it feels like it was a dream. He came back out again at the very end of the show to sing a group number with everyone else, and as soon as they started to walk off stage my sister and I started down the stairs, making our way outside to where he might be signing autographs.
Even though we hurried, there was already a huge crowd gathered outside behind a set of gates. We found a good spot where we were only about 3 rows behind the gate itself. And then we waited. And waited some more. Finally after about 45 minutes several security guards came out and put in ear plugs- a sure sign that there must be something happening. It hits me for the first time that I not only might I get the chance to see Jason up close, I may even get to talk to him! However, there are still people between Jason and me, and I know what I have to do. (A quote from my current favorite Jason song-The Other Side- “every now and then I think I might have found just what to do to make my way to you…”)
The girl immediately in front of me looks to be about 16, and like my new best friend. "Who are you here to see?" I ask her. "No one," she says. "I don't really know any of them. I don't even have anything to have anyone sign." "I have a piece of paper and a marker you can have if you want it," I offer. She turns me down. I will not give up so easily. "I'm here to see Jason Castro." I tell my new friend. "Oh- I don't know why people like him," she replies. (Side note: Why is it that people know that it's not polite to insult, say, a shirt that some one is wearing and really likes, but all tact goes out the door when it comes to music? It's a good thing that people like different things; that's why there ARE different things!) I want to tell her it’s because he’s ultra talented with a unique and undeniable personality and that many other people share my opinion. In fact, Jason’s myspace page has more views and plays than either of the Davids which means he is ranked higher on the unsigned artists chart, and his album, which hasn’t even been made yet, is the most requested on Amazon.com. Instead, I smile sweetly at my new frenemy and say "Oh, well would you care, if Jason comes out, if I stick my arm out in front of you so he can sign my shirt? (Yes, I bought the lt. blue tee.) I don't want to butt in front of you; I'll just get his autograph and get out.” "That's fine," she says. "You can even have my spot if he comes. I don't care." She is my best friend again.
At 11 the screaming starts and Kristy Lee Cook comes walking over from our left. She passes us and heads down to the far end away from the buses, which is about 15 feet from where we are standing, and starts signing autographs as she makes her way back towards the buses. She is beautiful, and wearing a tank that says "On voice rest." She isn't saying anything to anyone, but she is smiling and nodding furiously. She passes us, and over the next 10 minutes or so, the crowd calms down.
Then all of a sudden ear-piercing screams break out. There is yelling, pushing and crying (no, not from me) and I realize it is Jason who has come out next!!! As Kristy did, he walks past us to start meeting his fans on the far end of the gate. I’ve read that Jason is very good to his fans- he takes his time, making sure to get to everyone. He is moving very slowly down the line, and even though he is only about 15 feet away I know I have time to get through my next barrier. My new best friend steps aside, as promised, and lets me have her spot. Now all that stands between Jason and me are two ladies wearing bright pink "Team Castro" shirts.
I tap pink lady number 1 and say, "I love your shirts! Where did you get them?" "We had them made at such and such a place." I smile and make sure my Jason Castro shirt is visible to them while she talks so they know that we are united in our purpose here tonight. She turns away, and I can think of nothing else to say to her because I realized that Jason is now about 3 feet away from me. At that moment he looks up and we make eye contact. And we hold it for a solid 3 seconds! Count that out- 1 watermelon, 2 watermelon, 3 watermelon-that's a decent amount of time to hold some one's gaze. (“every time I look into your eyes I get these feelings, like I’m so high…”) He is smiling and I am mesmerized; his eyes are too blue to be natural. He looks down to sign more autographs, and although I would have been happy leaving with just that look, I was now filled with even more determination to talk to him. As I am watching him get closer I think about how happy he looks. Not happy like "like this is fun, everyone likes me" but happy like he is truly happy and content with who he is. His smile is genuine and not at all posy. I think that is one of the things that make him so attractive to me; that inner peace. And that probably comes from that fact that he is a Christian and is also very smart. It seems that he doesn’t need his screaming fans to validate who he is as a musician; therefore he can thoroughly enjoy the moment for what it is- all about sharing and connecting. He looks up and we make eye contact again as he makes his way to pink lady number 1 and signs a CD I can only assume she has made of all his songs. He then moves on to pink lady number 2 and I know my turn is next.
I wait patiently, and when he is done signing her shirt, I stick out my shirt and my marker and yell "Jason! Can you sign my shirt?” I can feel my eyebrows have risen so high they are almost touching my hairline, but I can't seem to pull them back down. "Yeah!" he says and takes it from me. He holds it up in front of him to look at it and makes a goofy face, like either he doesn't know where such a strange shirt could have come from (but that couldn't be the case since I’ve read that a friend of his family designed it) or he's not sure where a good spot to sign it would be. He decides on the on the back and writes a big JC and draws his little "dreadhead" smiley face. He hands it back to me (eye contact again!) "Thanks!" I say. "Yeah!" he says to me again. "Can I get a picture with you?" I ask, but it's too late. Pink lady number 2 has him again and his asking him a question I can't hear, but he answers her by saying "I haven't been back there in awhile." He turns back to me and I reach out and put my hand on his arm. "Can I get a picture with you?" I ask. "Yeah!" he says as I thrust my phone into my sister's hands. He leans forward over the gate as I lean back. I can feel his head next to mine. I can feel a dread brush the side of my cheek. And that is the moment I can still see, and still feel, when I close my eyes to remember that night. When she is done taking the picture, my sister hands the phone to me so I can see it, and guess what Jason does! He stays, leaning over my shoulder to look at the picture! It's at this point that I should have taken the opportunity to say something to him. I don't know what that would have been, but I guess it doesn't matter anyway, because I was so caught up in my excitement that it would have been something corny. I turn and yell a thank you, as he is now on his way down the line again. I thank my new best friend for her spot and we make a mad dash out of the crowd. Mission accomplished.
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Post by gnome on Sept 5, 2008 23:01:06 GMT -5
you guys are all so nice dare2dream - yeah, it really was, i dont know too many parents that would do that. and yeah baby haha, us canadians want us some jason castro! sheribaby - thanks for saying that! yeah, it was all worth it in the end! ekschiller - thats awesome that you got to meet him. congrats! and youre good at writing haha, you just phrase everything so good and stuff.
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Post by keyeser on Sept 6, 2008 14:50:20 GMT -5
Awesome recaps everybody - videos, pictures!!!!
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:23:21 GMT -5
Hey everyone, I'm starting to copy stories from ddb over here just in case ddb crashes...look for ddb names at the top! thanks!
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Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 02:07:40 AM » Reply with quote Didn't go to the meet & greet but some rather funny stuff occurred.
First off, last year, we had a camera. The camera/pictures were however stolen.
This time, for some apparent reason, my camera broke. It was fine last time I used it, I picked it up, kept it in my pocket and it was broken when I tried to take pics [smudged, blurry photos, then eventually the lense stopped going inside the camera and was clicking and wouldn't even turn on]. Luckily the couple next to us agreed to send us some pictures via email.
The girls in front/behind us wouldn't stop screaming and standing up and blocking our line of sight.
My mom threw a peanut at one --- she never stood back up.
Jason was fantastic, I had a pair of binoculars and after "Over the Rainbow" he turned to the side and made a hilarious "Jason-look" like "uhhh, woah" which I'll never forget.
I came home and passed out, my camera is busted though, which is sad as I can't afford a new one. The one I had sucked anyways but it was all I had and I couldn't even take any pictures.
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:24:09 GMT -5
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Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #2 on: August 31, 2008, 10:11:43 PM » Reply with quote What an awesome day!! I got to the meet and greet area about 11:30 and went right over to the fences. The rest of the Dreadheads all started coming about noon, so we were on the very begining of the area where the buses were parked. 7eagle-wing7 had a big beautiful sign made, that said Dreadheads, so we tied it onto the meet and greets fences right in front of us. First off the buses was David Cook, he took one look at us and our sign and he waved and headed to the other end of the line. Next I think was David A. He came over by us, then walked away again muttering something?? Then, Jason!! He came right over! He signed stuff for us and took pics with everyone. Two with me because I forgot to take my sunglasses off for the first one! Ha! Then EkeJo had the guitar ring so we had him open it there. He looked at it and said, "it's a guitar!, cool!"He tried it on every finger and I think he decided it fit on the left index finger so he said," this finger I guess." She also had made the wonderful scrapbook so he opened it there to. He said something like "thats a freaky book." He spotted First Ave. behind us and asked, "whats that place?" We told him that was where Prince got his start and he said "cool!, I want to play there!" We told him we wanted that to!! That all I can tell you about tonight as I am sleeping on my feet! More later!!
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:25:19 GMT -5
castrokitty Concert at Target Center in Minneapolis! AWESOME!!! « Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 07:16:59 AM » Reply with quote The concert was AWESOME!!! I was not able to meet Jason (my husband went with me so I couldn't be as fangirly as I wanted to be), nevertheles he was very charming... Because of the Republican National Convention, the venue was not the usual Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul but rather the Target Center in Minneapolis. It is a smaller venue, very nice, and completely packed!!! All of the singers were good. I couldn't hear Jason very well when he talked -- he joked around a little bit. His songs were FANTASTIC!!! HE WAS GORGEOUS! and I loved the bit about Guitar Hero where he's playing the drums. That was cool to see. There really isn't much more to say that's different than what everyone else has posted. He didn't have on the red shoes. I wonder why. I've seen red shoes on in other photos. I noticed David A. had red shoes on, though. Anyway, EXCELLENT concert. Both my husband and I really enjoyed ourselves. Well, Jon Bream was kinder to some contestants than others. Scroll to the bottom to see someone's comment on his review. It's pretty funny! Minneapolis Star Tribune 'Idol' singers present a patriotic show The David and David show entertained about 11,000 at Target Center. The other eight were unexceptional By JON BREAM, Star Tribune Last update: September 1, 2008 - 7:27 AM Why did the American Idols cross the river? Because of the Republican National Convention. After six consecutive years at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the "American Idols Live" tour landed Sunday at Target Center in Minneapolis. It's a nonpartisan but American-loving tour, featuring Kristy Lee Cook's rendition of "God Bless the U.S.A." This year's approach -- a countdown from finalist 10 to the champ -- meant limited ensemble numbers and a long wait for a lot of young kids in the crowd of 11,000 to see David and David after 9:10 p.m. Here are three conclusions about this year's 10 finalists: • They pretty much can't dance or move with a sense of purpose onstage except for David Archuleta. • They are mostly generic as singers and performers, which was underscored by Michael Johns' comment: "It's nice to be here. Thanks for having us in this wonderful venue in your wonderful town." • The judges and the voters pretty much got it right. Here's how the finalists fared live on Sunday: Chikezie. The good: He's got a soulful voice. The bad: He's no more memorable now than he was then. The grade: C-plus. Ramiele Malubay. The good: That vest and pants outfit decorated with rhinestones. The bad: Her colorless voice is not assertive enough. The grade: D. Michael Johns. The good: He will rock you, and his falsetto scream on "Dream On." The bad: He lacks vocal nuance. The grade: B-minus. Kristy Lee Cook. The good: She looks like a Nashville country star. The bad: Her voice is too small. The grade: C-minus. Carly Smithson. The good: She picks songs that fit her big voice, with its piercing wail. The bad: The kneeling to begin and the crouching to end "Crazy on You." The grade: B-plus. Brooke White. The good: Her cascading blonde hair. The bad: Her approach makes songs blander. The grade: C. Jason Castro. The good: His ukulele version of "Over the Rainbow" made him seem like Tiny Tim for the jam-band nation. The bad: His stoner patter. The grade: B-minus. Syesha Mercado. The good: That smashing sequined halter top and *WARNING*tail skirt that showed off her fab legs. The bad: She was pitchy on "Umbrella" and strident on "Listen." The grade: B-minus. David Archuleta. The good: His dreamy eyes, soulful body language and ability to sell a song. The bad: His giggly patter and propensity to say "whew" when talking. The grade: A-minus. David Cook. The good: The riveting reworking of "Billie Jean" and his spontaneity and quick wit (he actually responded to people in the crowd, loving the sign "David Archuleta is hotter than an enchilada" and then saying, "you gave him a new nickname. Enchilada." The bad: Too much rock-star preening and, frankly, vocally, he's no Chris Daughtry. The grade: A-minus. For a set list and fan comments, go to www.startribune.com/poplife Jon Bream • 612-673-1719 ----------------------------------- C- on your review Jon Bream must be auditioning to be the 5th judge. I think everyone who wanted to be at the concert was entertained. This isn't a contest anymore, don't pretend you know anything about talent. posted by daremtwo on Sep 1, 08 at 5:23 am Last Edited By: cuddles4clay03 09/01/08 9:03 AM. Edited 2 times.
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:26:53 GMT -5
EkaJo Supah Dreads Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #26 on: September 01, 2008, 06:30:20 PM » Reply with quote Modify message Remove message here is our photobucket album! I created it for the MN group so those who attended can put their photos up there..julie I can save yours to ours if you'd like :-) s468.photobucket.com/albums/rr48/mndreadheads/
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:27:18 GMT -5
EkaJo Supah Dreads Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #27 on: September 01, 2008, 06:32:35 PM » Reply with quote Modify message Remove message www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2boJLNTALsThis is Jason when he first came out to us in the afternoon! Thanks to Archie for going back in to get him for us :-)
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:27:48 GMT -5
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Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #28 on: September 01, 2008, 06:56:50 PM » Reply with quote Jason was so freaking nice! He even asked if it was OK if he opened some of the other presents later and we told he that was fine. Kristy Lee Cook came up at some point during all of this and told Jason she found pillows. I asked her about it later and she said their pillows were really uncomfortable so she bought new ones at the hotel. We waited until Jason made his way back down the line to pick up his presents and get back on the bus. Then, David Cook came down our end of the line with a little kid named Matt who signed his name on everyone’s knuckles that would let him! We waited for David Cook and got some pics, and then Brooke came out and we had her sign some things and some people had pics with her. We then went across the street and had lunch at the Hard Rock Café. It was really nice to meet some of the Dreadheads in person! 7:00 and time for the show. The first half of course was only all right, Obviously! Ha Ha! Brooke was good to see. Guitar hero with Jason drumming was really fun! It was cool to see him drumming! The crowd was pretty loud for him and his set was awesome and WAY to short!! When he came out I think he said, “wow, there is a lot of blue out there”, but the crowd was pretty loud so it was hard to hear him. He talked again, about Crazy being his audition song that no one ever heard. Right before he sang Daydream he said “I sang this song on the show and the judges thought it sucked!” did they? If so I don’t know how they could of! It was awesome, as always “but I like it so...” I hit the bathroom during Syesha’s first number and will comment on it no further. David A. hit the stage to huge cheers and screams! He still seems really “ah shucks” about the whole thing. Cook was a natural on the stage and he also got huge crowd response. The highlight by far was Jason. Of course! Then during the group number, MJ and DC had canoe paddles and they got Jason in the middle of their Mavid dance so they could paddle him a little! I didn’t go back to the meet and greet after the show as it was packed and downtown was a mess! Cops and traffic jams everywhere! I think we had a lot of extra people in town for the Republican convention in St. Paul. All and all, one of the greatest days ever! As for the idiot that is Jon Bream, he and I have never seen the same show! If I like it, he hates it. For him to compare Jason to Tiny Tim and then once again come up with the stoner line, well, that just shows you what an idiot he is!!
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Post by Eka Jo on Sept 16, 2008 20:29:01 GMT -5
EkaJo Supah Dreads *** Posts: 358 View Profile Email Personal Message (Online) Re: 31 AUG - Twin Cities MN « Reply #31 on: September 01, 2008, 07:13:01 PM » Reply with quote Modify message Remove message www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQZFpz7HYLYJason opening his presents!!!! It starts out sideways but it flips over so don't worry! He's so adorable in it! I feel bad though because it seems like I'm telling him what to do and I wasn't trying to be bossy at all! :-( I just really wanted him to open the book up so we could see him looking at it. Let me know what ya'll think! Other than that, I looooooooove the video!
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