INDEPENDENT TOUR FAN REVIEWS

[Marilyn]

CFCF
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  Re: Denver Concert Review
« Reply #555 on: April 23, 2004, 01:24:19 AM » 

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I forgot to mention our Jerome encounter. I had my daughter about a foot into the aise, not all the way, and when a guard would come by I'd ease her back in so they wouldn't feel the need to say anything. About 1/2 way through the set the regular guy musta been taking a break 'cause Jerome came strolling by from the back. He is so huge that it's almost hard to describe, a veritable walking mountain! My little one turned to me as he passed us, her jaw was dropped and her eyes were like saucers. She didnt say a word didn't have to. She's used to big men, hubby is well built and 6'1, son is 6'. they looked like shrimp next to that dude. It felt good just to see him! I saw Shaquille O'Neill once, and all I could do was stare at his feet, small boats if I may say so. I felt the same when I looked at Jerome's shoulders. The man is immense. He just smiled at us and kept on goin'. Wow : 

[Marilyn]

LiftClayUp
Re: Denver Concert Review
« Reply #556 on: April 23, 2004, 09:10:16 AM » 

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Thank you so much for the post.  Like Tessie I had been waiting on it as you well know.    

I so enjoy these concert reviews.  And this one comes at a good time ..... no concerts going on and such a dry period.  You took me to the Denver concert and I will tell you I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you.

Carol

[Marilyn]

CFCF
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  Memories of The Independent Tour
« Reply #557 on: April 23, 2004, 12:54:26 PM » 

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My first fave tour memory is downloading and watching WDC for the first time. Stunned, amazed, pleased
   From the Denver Concert itself it was the feeling of being one with the crowd, and the close union that was going on. I am shy and live in the country, so dont get to talk to people much. I don't think I stopped talking from the time we got to the Preparty til the lights went down for OMC. Hubby hardly recognized me

[Marilyn]

elldan
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  Anaheim Show
« Reply #558 on: April 23, 2004, 07:06:05 PM » 

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This show was awesome.  My sister went with me and we were stick in traffic and thought we would be late.  I had heard that Kimberly and Clay were switching off as to who would go out first.  We were so afraid that Clay woudld go out first.  It was the best concert I have ever been to.   He was great and I can't wait to see him again.   

[Marilyn]

AngelMacy127
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  ahh, the memories...~tear~
« Reply #559 on: April 23, 2004, 09:58:56 PM » 

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I loved my concert!  To me it was the best concert ever!  I attended the one in Grand Prairie with NJCough, who is my best friend...she hasn't been on any lately cause now shes always with her boyfriend, but until I get to that point, its all about Clay.  I spent like almost 4 hours last night watching all the season 2 stuff from AI2 on Clay...I have a problem, I think OCD might be infecting me...My favorite memorie of the concert is...there are two...when I turned around after looking towards the back for him to see him standing right in front of our section where he came out, we were 2 rows away and if I hadn't grabbed NJCough7's shirt, she would have literally jumped right on him, and the second one is when he came out after the concert to touch everyone's hand and mine was stuck in the fence and so his hand brushed up and down over mine twice...I though I was gonna die, seriously....So much for the promise me and NJCough7 made about not becoming dumb screaming girls..yeah, we so went ballistic and crazy...screaming "AHH!!! ITS CLAY AIKEN!!! HE TOUCHED ME!! OH MY GOODNESS!!!", lol...yeppers, crazy we were.  Wow, he is such a blessing and I am so blessed to have gotten to go to that concert!  I LOVED IT CLAY and I hope that one day you read all these posts because all the people on here seem wonderful and we all luv you!   Macy  :
 
 

[Marilyn]

HavinaClayAffair
Memories of The Independent Tour
« Reply #560 on: April 23, 2004, 11:40:18 PM » 

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I have some memories I would rather forget and some that I will never forget!...

My husband and I had tickets for the Columbus concert. We were to leave our town at about 4:00 for the concert start time of 7:00..we are about an hour away. Well..4:00 came , then 4:30 then 5:00..and no husband. I was ticked at 4:00 and by 5:00 I was darn near a blithering idiot!! I was in the car backing out of the driveway to leave by MYSELF at 5:45! I had NO directions at all but I was going to succeed in getting there no matter what!! My husband has a job that is stressful and answers to many people, so he sometimes can not dictate when he can leave but this was UNACCEPTABLE to me!! I had been looking forward to this concert and he knew it!! I felt disrespected, which makes me as mad as anything!! ... Well, into the driveway he pulls..jumped out of the truck..beginning to undress in the driveway..running through the garage..yelling to give him a minute to change and he would be back out!! So what did I do? Continued to pull out of the driveway!!!!LOL!! I came to my senses, pulled back in while he is running out of the house..dropping his shoes and tucking in his shirt!! Inside I was dying laughing but on the outside I was so mad I could not see straight!! After about 5 or 6 "I am really sorry, baby's"..I decided to speak to him! Not that nicely but words were forming from my mouth rather than foam!!! We are making good time..I am still driving..but I really can't go as fast as I want to..I have 2 speeding tickets on my record now..and with another one..could be big trouble in Ohio..so he is now offering to drive and get the speed ticket if needed...just as my resolve is letting down and I ALMOST agreed..we were on RT 315. Now because we are following directions from the Ohio State venue website, we know of no alternative route. WE are STUCK IN A DEADSTOP TRAFFIC JAM FOR ABOUT 10 FREAKIN" MINUTES!!! Ohio State Hockey was that night!!! Now my blood is boiling again and I am about to blow!!   We followed the cars that, of course I assumed were all heading to Clay/Kelly concert..How was I to know?...never been to a concert, never been in that area of Ohio...I thought everybody was late!!!! NOT!!!!!!!!! We are finally parked in the lower 40 of parking lots..I am running with my husband in 4 inch heeled boots..(I am kind of short and if Clay wanted to plant a kiss..I wanted to make it easier for him!!) We finally get into the venue..are pointed to an escalator and start heading to our seats. At this moment, I am drenched in sweat..my hair is totally drooping and my husband NOW HAS THE NERVE TO SAY...'You look really pretty tonight!!!" AARRRGGGHHH!!!If looks could kill...so....we make it to the area where our seats were located..I hearing yelling and cheering and screaming ...and I am yelling and screaming at my husband very serious bodily harm threats if we miss Clay!!! We make it to the edge of the arena..the little lady usher looks with her flashlight and begins to point with her flashlight where our seats were!! I am literally running over peoples feet, my heel on my boot gets caught in a ladies purse strap..I grab on to her husband for dear life as I am about to fall over the row of people below me and my husband NOW has the nerve to say.."Hurry up!! we are missing the show!!!!!!!!"   We are finally now at our seats...we sit down, I look up and see some pretty girls on the big screen and then...THE LIGHTS CAME ON!!!! we missed it! What a hoot!! I have never been so mad and so thrilled at the same time!! I did not miss Clay one bit!! Kelly performed first!! I did not speak to my husband until after the concert. While I was mesmerized...I loved everbody then!!! NObody could do any wrong...you would think...that is UNTIL he starts up again about my wanting to wait in the "LONG LINE" to get a program!! By then I just didn't care..I told him to walk to the car..and MAYBE I WOULD COME OUT!!!! (I knew all along I had the keys in my purse!!!! Otherwise I would have never done that!! I am not STUPID!!)

SO...although we had one he** of a time getting there..I have never felt such joy and happiness about a performer and the way he made me feel!!

In my husbands defense, he really is a good guy! After 19 years together, you know what buttons to push!!  He truly was sorry..but believe me..I will never let him live it down!!! HAHAHAHA!!

Lora-Ohio
Clay Aiken=My Hearts Desire
 
 
 

[Marilyn]

Luvwolves4
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  Clay and Kelly
« Reply #561 on: April 25, 2004, 01:10:11 AM » 

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I went to the LA concert a few weeks ago and it was the best concert i have ever seen!!  I love them the most. I swear to god will kill me right now if i lie but i told my parents 3 months before the tour dates that, if clay and kelly had a concert it would be the coolest concert ever. Well kelly and clay did, but i was very upset when i found out that  they were going to be in grand praire (i live in Crowley) i was at the very least overjoyed. Then i found out i would be on my vacation then and i cried to my mom and dad and told them i have to go to one of thier concerts.  then they let me go to the concert in LA.  It was the best day of my life; It was a perfect day and i was thankful to be there.   

[Marilyn]

Achin'4Aiken
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  About the concert
« Reply #562 on: April 25, 2004, 03:43:32 PM » 

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Same thing happened to me!! i love both Clay and Kelly, and I told my parents that they both should have a concert together becuae it would rock!! I didn't think in a million years that it would happen! i thought that kelly and ruben would have on together since they were the a.i. winners but it wasnt like that!! It was kelly and clay! i live in miami, florida, and i wished they would come down here and they did!! and the concert rocked!! I had a blast, it was the best concert ever!! I had to beg my dad and mom to let me go,because i knew if i didint i would have lost the once in lifetime concert with my two idols!!

[Marilyn]

liney23
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  Memories
« Reply #563 on: April 26, 2004, 05:35:30 PM » 

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This could go on forever, but here goes....

- Meeting Totally for dinner since we wanted to meet before driving all the way to Vegas. 

- Being invited back to her house to see her INCREDIBLE collection of Clay downloads and his AI performances for the first time.

- Driving 5 hours listening to CDs she had made of Clay's AI songs and demo songs and talking Clay the whole way.

- Meeting tessie and Bozena at the Pre-concert party and seeing so many other Claymates in one place for the first time.

- Signing the banner and seeing Faye's message to her son just inches from my name.

- Experiencing Clay for the frist time, as he came in singing Kyrie and being mesmerized by his power and by his power over the audience... he was sooo on that night.  You never forget your first time!

- Standing by the fence after the concert and meeting Quiana, Jacob and Angela.

- Meeting another Claygirl and driving to San Deigo, after being GIVEN my own Clay CDs, which I listen to daily.

- Seeing Clay wear the fedora for the first time... THUD!!!!

- Sitting behind Angela's mother and son in Anaheim.  Being glared at by Clay thru my binoculars during the intense part of I Survived You!  I felt the power of his eye frelling.

- Meeting Morgan in LA, who sold more than $17,000 in BAF lights during this tour.

- Being 2 feet away from Clay during his entrance in LA.  I could have touched him, but chose not to.  Don't regret that choice, just being that close was awesome enough for me.

- Every move, every note, every laugh, every emotion, every moment of all four of the concerts I was lucky enough to attend.

- Reading everyone's reviews, they brought back all the memories.

- Seeing the downloads of St. Paul and the FUN they had there... even with the sadness that the tour and it's intensity was over.

CLAYTON HOLMES AIKEN... Don't ever stop doing this, please.  You have brought so much joy into my life and I love you.  Thank you and all the beautiful people on this thread that helped make those wonderful memories!!!!
 
 

[Marilyn]

heartaiken
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    heartaiken is back
« Reply #564 on: April 27, 2004, 02:25:15 AM » 

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Well, I'm so happy to be back to my favorite site, I just finished moving! What a change, I quit my job and moved to San Diego. Anyway, I  managed to get two concerts in, San Diego and San Jose!

I could go on and on when it comes to talking about Clay and then seeing him live, hearing that voice,awesome just awsome! So I must share a little part of my experiance. In San Jose Clay walked right down the isle we were sitting in, the voice came first then all of a sudden there he was. They had him so covered with security he looked like a pea in a pod (a beautiful pea) and they moved very fast. The lady in front of me touched his arm. I tried to put the claymaniac button in the pocket of one of his security guards, I think it must have been Gerome from what I gather. Anyway when Gerome came walking back towards our way I asked him to please give the button to Clay, he said he would. I wore my buttons hoping to run into other Claymaniacs but it didn't happen. Oh well, thanks to Pamela for having them made and who knows if Clay has it in his possesion he may just get curious one day and decide to check us out. I'm leaving for a trip to Italy in a couple of days and will be back after that to discuss more about OMC. I can't wait to see him again, he's great!

[Marilyn]

ANGELA
heartaiken is back
« Reply #565 on: April 27, 2004, 07:26:04 AM » 

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heartaiken,
Welcome back!!!
Also enjoy your trip to Italy.

Angela

[Marilyn]

lorraine
 heartaiken is back
« Reply #566 on: April 27, 2004, 07:42:45 AM » 

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HEATAIKEN WELCOME BACK.  HOPEFULLY YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FIT IN ANOTHER CONCERT OF OUR GUY.  NEVER CAN GET ENOUGH.  HAVE A SAFE TRIP.



LORRAINE

[Marilyn]

carolynm
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  Our Incredible Denver Concert Experience (WITH PHOTO LINK)
« Reply #567 on: April 28, 2004, 02:16:21 PM » 

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My daughter Melissa and I are huge Clay fans.  Since the tour didn't include any Canadian stops (we're from Toronto) I decided to suprise my daughter with tickets to the Denver concert.  I bought the tickets on-line and managed to get second row floors.  Needless to say, when I told Melissa she was beyond thrilled.  A few months ago she began knitting a blanket for Clay's new puppy.  She hadn't gotten very far because of her homework.  She was now determined to get the blanket finished in time for the concert.  She worked day and night and spent the entire Easter weekend knitting.  Incredibly enough, she finished the blanket.  We made a big sign that said "We came from Toronto to see Clay" and stuck Canada flag stickers all over it.  We flew out of Toronto on the Tuesday morning of the concert and arrived in Denver in the early afternoon.  We checked into and gathered our things and headed downtown to the 16th street mall.  We shopped for a while, had a bite to eat and walked over to the Pepsi Center.  When they opened the doors we headed straight for the stand selling tee-shirts and programs.  Then we went to find our seats.  I've never had seats so close and ours were in the second row facing the left side of the stage and the first two seats directly beside the runway that came out the middle of the stage.  We couldn't believe our luck.  We met so many wonderful people especially two ladies who had already been to 15 of Clay's concerts.  They noticed Melissa holding the blanket and they told her if she were to hold it up when Clay walks by he just might bend over and take it.  That got her so excited!  The concert started and Clay was incredible.  It seemed to go by in a blur, everyone was so excited and happy to be there.  When Clay sang "When You Say You Love Me" about 2/3 of the way through the song he walked down the runway, directly in front of Melissa, sat down, took the blanket from her and sang right to her.  He put the blanket down and she held out her hand and he took it while continuing to sing.  It was so amazing, I think I was in shock.  I tried to get a good picture, but I couldn't.  Luckily, the lady in front of me took a great one and I managed to get a copy.  We had such an incredible time and we both have memories we'll never forget. 

I can't get the photo to work so here is the link to view it.  It shows Clay holding the blanket Melissa knit for Raleigh.  Enjoy!

http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=712155

[Marilyn]

lorraine
Our Incredible Denver Concert Experience (WITH PHOTO LINK)
« Reply #568 on: April 30, 2004, 02:59:25 PM » 

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IF THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME I THINK I WOULD STILL BE IN SHOCK AND THE ONLY WAY I WOULD COME OUT OF IT WOULD BE A KISS FROM CLAY.

YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!!!!!!!

LORRAINE

[Marilyn]

HavinaClayAffair
Our Incredible Denver Concert Experience (WITH PHOTO LINK)
« Reply #569 on: April 30, 2004, 07:42:33 PM » 

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That is wonderful!! So glad there is a picture to match your memories of the concert! Your daughter looks 100% enamored with Clay!! Thanks for letting us see it! Hope he liked the blanket too!!

Lora-Ohio