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Archive => Tried and True Tour 2011 => Topic started by: Marilyn on August 03, 2010, 03:05:46 PM
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February 12, 2011--Sarasota, FL - Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Time: 8:00 pm
Tickets: OFC Presale: 8/18/10 10AM PDT
Venue website: http://www.vanwezel.org/index.cfm
Venue Capacity: 1736
Address: 777 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota FL 34236
Phone: Info: (941) 955-7676, B.O. (941) 953-3368, Toll Free (800) 826-9303
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Marilyn,
My friend and I plan on going to Sarasota, just waiting for tickets to
go on sale.
Betty
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My friend and I plan on going to this show too. :')
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The beautiful, 1736 seat, Roskamp Auditorium was renovated in 2001 thanks to a generous $1,000,000 contribution from Sarasota residents Bob and Diane Roskamp. The original continental seat theatre was designed by commissioned chief architect, William Wesley Peters. Legend performers such as Tony Bennett have been known to express their regard of the acoustical dynamics by stopping the orchestra to present an acappella solo to the audience in appreciation.
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Seating Chart:
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This concert starts at 8. Betty, Thea and Jan will be there.
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Tiffany, I will not be at home tonight . Can you please do the cellcert? Thanks!
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Ok Marilyn. Gotcha covered. :)
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Almost time.
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Love Story theme.
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Kind Of A Hush
Opening Banter
Misty
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Hi Tiffany
I'm here but I'm on my netbook which is extremely slow
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Hey Barb.
"Nice audience. They let Ben finish the end of the song.
Before Misty He said if you didn't come with someone you love, get closer to whoever you did come with and maybe you'll be in love by the end of the evening.
Aw. "
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Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Banter about Men in audience
Something About Us
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More guys in the first 3 rows than he's ever had in an entire audience!
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" In the banter he said the curtain didn't rise at the beginning where it was suppose to last nite.
he asked after wards and they told him: you didn't sing the line that was the cue to open them.
Hahaha "
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Introducing Quiana - Big Band Medley.
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I just typed a reply and it wouldn 't post because I had been logged off again
Didn't someone say there were a lot of men at one of the other shows
I hope Betty felt well enough to go tonight
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Medley
The Way
Don't Stop Believing
Love THe Way You Lie
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I hope so too. Had to travel there a few hours where she lives. Meeting up with Jan and Thea. Hope they are having a great time together.
Yes! Last night I think. It's nice to hear men that are fans.
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I Want It That Way
The Right Stuff
Glory Of Love
Quiana - VOGUE
Footloose - Clay & Quiana
Invisible
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"Sounds we got the shirt tug again."
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Some audience reaction w/ cheers/screams! Likely from those first five rows of fans!"
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I hope he sings Invisible when I see him because I would love to see the shirt tug
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HI, I CAN'T GET ON THE STREAM AGAIN. HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT CONCERT.
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I'm sure he'll sing it everynight. :)
Quiana - Cry Me A River
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Hi Glory
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Hey Glory. That stinks. I miss the conference calls we used to have.
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Banter about losing one gentleman already.
"Oh You're Back" to the gentleman
Talk about music on the radio 'these days'
What does audience listen to?
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Doing the auto-tuning demonstration
Bantering about auto-tuning
Auto tuning now to "Forget You"
Ohhh The FU you song. LOL
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Suspicious Minds
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Build Me Up Buttercup
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Moon River
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This being a weekend night, I hope there is a good crowd
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It's Impossible
It's back.
Me too Barb. I heard the concert in Atlanta on Wednesday is almosted sold out. Wonderful news.
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What Kind Of Fool Am I
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Maybe the word will spread and more people will be able to go. The weather here this week is supposed to be nice so if it is in other parts of the company people won't be afraid of having to drive in bad weather.
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True The weaather here is getting nocer so far anyway so hope it contunies for the rest of the tour.
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Me, too, for all our sakes
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Banter about genres
Who's Sorry Now intro
Band Intros
Shout-out for genre suggestions
Opera suggestion
Rap suggestion by gentleman who left earilier
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"Doing Rap - love it
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Now gospel.
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Bollywood style, but Clay thought it sounded more Nigerian.
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Intro Band again
Mack The Knife
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"And Clay held that last note on Mack the Knife forever!"
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It's Only Make Believe
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Quiana - Foggy Day In London Town
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Whew! Finally here!!
TIFFANY - So grateful that you can give us the red words tonight! :D
Hi GLORY - I never was able to "hear" any of the cell certs. Sure wish I could. Still, this is sure the "next best thing". We know Clay is singing and we know the audience seems very pleased!
BARB - Hello, again! Have you had a notebook for a long time?? My 10 y.o. grandson has one. I was just with him and Tim.
Loved the pictures that were posted from Orlando! Mighty fine looking man! THUD! (I almost forgot how to thud). Sure hope I get a chance to do that sometime during this tour.
Carry on . . . .
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Hey there Barb.
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Crying
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"Sounds like Clay is keeping his notes low for Crying tonight."
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"Awww, he's explaining that he couldn't hit the high notes tonight, so Quiana noticed it right away and hit them for him. "
What a good friend and It's good he has a day off tomorrow to rest his voice.
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Hi Barb
I have had my netbook about a year and a half. I like the convenience that I don't have to sit in the beeroom. On the down side it is very slow and my fingers are too big to type correctly.
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Chat about Quiana and performance last night
How they coordinate their duets
Couldn't quite hit the high notes in one part so Quiana naturally did it for him
Would be lost without her
"I love you too" by Quiana
Denies he's getting emotional about it
"Like a marriage" Quiana
"Like a bad marriage" Clay
Laughter
Similar with Felix - know each other so well on stage - 5 tours together
They're like a family
Adam - new to the family
Adam didn't like banter about Gaga; thought Clay was making fun of her
Not the case
Ben around kind of like an in-law for quite some time
Intro Banter to UM
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"Awwww. That's so sweet. Clay says that someone noticed that last night, he watches Quiana closely and how sweet that was. He said no, that he and Quiana watch each other closely while they sing so they know what's going to happen and that, in this song, she realized he wouldn't be able to hit the high note, so she hit it for him.
GBB reminded me that he said, just before, that they seemed like an old married couple. He said a very unhealthy marriage. Lots of disappointments. *g*"
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Unchained Melody
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Clay and Quianna seem so comfortable together!! A great friendship.
It will be good to hear about tonight's concert from BETTY, THEA & JEANNE! Sounds like they all have great seats!
TIFFANY - Really appreciate your good job tonight!!
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"Very nice comments about the arrangements that Ben did for Unchained Melody."
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Welcome Barb and yes, they are lucky to have each other and have a tight bond like that.
Me too. It's been a while since Jan has seen him.
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He so owns UM now. Can't hear anyone else do it justice.
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Encore:
"Love you Clay"
"I love you too, This one's for you"
In My Life
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Loud applause again
Solitaire
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"Another exquisite performance."
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I'm sure it's over but I'll wait a bit to see if anything else is posted.
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Sounds like another great show. Thanks for coming gals. :) See ya Monday from Texas.
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"From artquest:
Lots of men in the audience. Lots of men, lots of older folks. Lots of couples.
Middle is full, sides are 3/4 full. It's filled out nicely."
"They told him in the M&G that his hair was perfect as it was (i.e. natural) and that he should keep it that way. I just asked GBB for Pants? Hair?
She texted back: Jeans, maroon sweater, rooster hair."
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"Also asked him if 'rocker' really did hurt his voice last night. He said it did."
Ouch! That's too bad.
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TIFFANY - Great job - Great show!!
See you Monday night for the next show.
Waiting for clack! :D
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Most welcome Barb. Have a goodnight. I bet tomorrow with the day off the clack gatherers will have time to put more up.
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Quiana danced to the Bollywood version of Whose Sorry Now.
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Tiffany, if you are still here, thanks for bringing this to us tonight.
I got kicked off our site again and then I could not get an internet connection so I'm sorry I left you hanging at the end.
I will see you Monday and I hope my computer and this site will let me stay until the end.
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Ben was doing sitar during Mack the Knife, cracking Clay up.
No bus lines because there are so many Meet & Greets.
Been curious if he was doing them.
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Sorry about that Barb. Hope it gets better. Night and see ya Monday. You are welcome.
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Nice pro pics from tonight.
http://bmoorevisuals.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Clay-Aiken-Sarasota-FL-2-12-11/G0000hs4OM3oMA7A/I0000R8xSKZCZe74
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Thankful4Clay @ Feb 12 2011, 09:12 PM)
OMG, he was fu**g fantastic.
His hair looked GREAT. His voice cracked a couple of times and he said that was because of the rock song he did last night. They were minor cracks and he hit all of the important notes.
He told Quiana that he loved her and said that he wasn't looking at her lovingly last night. He said he looks at her lips and she does the same.
Bollywood was a hoot. Quiana has got some moves.
I was at Miami and that show pales in comparison to the show I saw tonight. He was so relaxed. He was wearing a burgundy? colored sweater. His jeans were a wrinkled mess. He needs to add Farouche to the payroll.
I had an awesome time and I'm so glad that I have one more show to attend in Minneapolis.
Oh, the joke about the men in the audience was so funny. One of the guys went to the bathroom during Quiana's song and Clay commented that we lost one of the men. When he came back, we alerted Clay and applauded that the man made it back to his seat. He seemed to take it in stride.
I did take video and pictures but I don't think I did the settings right because his face is washed out. I'm also tethered to my phone, so I don't think I'll be uploading anything today.
Seriously, if there is a show near you...GO. This concert is Classic Clay and it is NOT boring. Go, go, go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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jasr9023
Where do I begin? I was in Miami the night before and it was fun. Orlando however, was AMAZING. A different, more confident, more relaxed Clay Aiken showed up last night. He was vocally spot on with every song. Vocally stunning. And I had an amazing seat which would have been great for clack gathering ha I actually brought my camera. But alot of clack was being gathered last night and it will be worth the wait, trust me. As much as you all are enjoying the Miami stuff, you haven't seen anything yet. His interaction with the audience was hilarious. When he sat down on stage and asked the lady in front of him who was recording what her screen name and she refused to tell him, a conversation ensued between Clay and Quiana about the screen names adn how they are like secret codes or what not and she said it was all 'wacky". He also had some fun banter with the lady in the row behind us who was drinking lots of Bloody Marys.He took her binocs and was using them on stage to show how unnecessary they were LOL. He looked adorable, and was wearing a different sweater than Miami, this one is solid blue. Solitaire which is always stunning was done superbly. The medley and the alternate style segment were so enjoyable . He has put so much energy into this show and no one should fear being bored or put to sleep. Not a chance of it happening- not at all.
Now for my meet and greet. They took us upstairs to a room above the venue which had leather sofas and stuff and was very pretty and very comfortable. There were 11 of us there and it was a real nice group of people. He was wearing a dark plaid shirt a, jeans and sneakers. He went around and shook hands and when he got to me he said, " I've met you before" Well that just made my night. I know it seems silly but i just wouldn't have expected him to remember me, I don't think of myself as all that memorable. Then he pulled a chair over and sat on his foot like he always does.There was a woman there who had written a children's book and illustrated it and brought a copy of it for Clay and Parker. It was adorable.He passed it around so we all could see it. She said she had ben at the AI2 tour in Clio with her mom who was suffering form ovarian cancer at the time and who was a big fan. Her mom was hoping that he would see her so to help her mom out she had brought this big mechanical hand and held it up and it ended up stopping the show. It set such a nice tone for the rest of the meet and greet. He said he was asked to go into the studio again this year but he declined, and said how much he really, really hated being in the studio. Someone asked if he sees Jimmy Kimmel and he replied " I didn't know i was seeing him" LOL Also there was a sweet lady there whohadn't been to Miami and she asked him if he would sing Solitaire. He told her they were focusing on the new cd and that the band could only play what they had rehearsed. He then turned slightly in the other direction and gave the Aiken wink. On the way out he said he would go downstairs and try to get the band to learn it. He is so cute. When it came picture time he had a list and tole us to remember what order we were in. I was amazed he pronounced my last name correctly as most people mess it up. Picture moment is kind of fuzzy for me but I remember how warm he felt when I put my arm around his back. I hope i don't look too goofy; I know he is going to look adorable.
Hope people are still awake after reading this post LOL. The recap may travel.
ETA
Thanks for the lovely comments guys. He really didn"t elaborate on who did the asking, simply that he had been asked. He said it wont be a long gap before he records, just felt like he was saying not any time real soon.
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SNIPPETS FROM VARIOUS POSTERS AT CH
Someone asked for Bridge Over Troubled Waters and Clay said, "I don't see a coin slot up here. And maybe we can work that up, but you'll have to buy another ticket." Hee hee.
Awwww. That's so sweet. Clay says that someone noticed that last night, he watches Quiana closely and how sweet that was. He said no, that he and Quiana watch each other closely while they sing so they know what's going to happen and that, in this song, she realized he wouldn't be able to hit the high note, so she hit it for him.
GBB reminded me that he said, just before, that they seemed like an old married couple. He said a very unhealthy marriage. Lots of disappointments. *g*
He posed for a camera. Parked in front of Corabeth and Invisible. Posed for them.
It was nearly full. They had done a 2 for 1 sale. Back of house was NJU. And the back seemed to have a really good time. Lots of men.
He told Quiana what to do for the rap. So she did it and he grabbed his crotch.
Almost everyone was standing at the end. Yay!
Scarlett told me she's going to be at all of the concerts.
He and Quiana were really yuckin it up tonight. Loved the bit about the pro tools tonight. Quiana was a hoot. Just sayin'. Seems he is getting more comfortable as he usually does and his voice is just soaring.
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BTW, goldarngirl told me there was a busline last night and that he signed some things and let people take pictures. But...I don't know how many people were there or if when it's freezing cold outside up North something like that will happen. It was great that he did that last night! There are some very happy women today!
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CORABETH:
Mini Recap of Sarasota
We had tremendous seats, front row pit in very comfortable seats. The venue looked at least three quarters if not more full by the time the concert was over. He posed for Invisible926, as she has shown. It was very cute and we were tickled.
It was a very good show but the Orlando show was a great show. It seemed just a tad disjointed last night, hard to put my finger on one thing. The trio of Moon River, It's Impossible and WKOFAI was too slow but I'm sure the older crowd really enjoyed it. He did say that the rock and roll WSN was contributing to the tiny cracks here and there and that was why he refused to do Opera last night. They did have fun with the other genres though. The two of them make a great (and rare) combination of vocalists/comics together. Although when Clay told Quiana he loved her as she walked off the stage, she said "Yuck".
I loved his sweater/shirt combination last night. The sweater was really very stylish.
I love watching Felix drum. Dell/Del played the stand up bass with a bow during IML. Clay really worked for the UM and Solitaire as he knew his vocal chords were a little under the weather after his Quiet Riot imitation. He messed up the lyrics on both but most wouldn't notice, he seemed to be really concentrating on the vocals. His hands were absolutely mesmerizing on UM. Watch the video.
WDIB was even more spectacular than Orlando. And I was right about the curtain not going up messing him up! Although he said that he didn't realize that he hadn't sung the cue yet! I just looked it up and the movie was 1970, I wonder if that was the song they threw out after finding out it wasn't in the right decade. A loss but in some ways, it was a wonderful surprise to hear it on this tour.
To the people who yelled out Adam Lambert when he asked for examples of people on the radio (in his can't sing but autotune helps schtick), my comment to you is the same one that Jay Leno said to Hugh Grant when he was caught with a hooker... "What the hell were you thinking?"
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BTW, goldarngirl told me there was a busline last night and that he signed some things and let people take pictures. But...I don't know how many people were there or if when it's freezing cold outside up North something like that will happen. It was great that he did that last night! There are some very happy women today!
That's very sweet of him to do that.
Here's some clack from last night so far.
http://www.clackunlimited.com/clack/Concert_Clack/2011_Tried_And_True/Sarasota/Thankful4Clay/small_wmv/
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Clay doing the autotone to Forget You.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gG4noSVRY
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnXOkWLprho
Invisible
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Here's Betty's recap if she doesn't mind me posting it here.
MY FRIENDS AND I ARRIVED HOME AROUND 6oclock LAST NIGHT WANTING TO GO BACK AND DO IT ALL OVER .
THIS MAY BE BRIEF, I'M STILL HALF ASLEEP.
i'M NOT GOING TO SAY TOO MUCH ABOUT THE CONCERT BECAUSE I THINK MOST PEOPLE WANT TO SEE FOR THEMSELVES
I'LL LET THEM SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.WHAT I CAN SAY THOUGH. HARD ROCK WAS WONDERFUL BUT SARASOTA WAS
BETTER, THE VAN WEZEL IS BEAUTIFUL AND THE ACCOUSTICS WERE SUPERB. WE WERE IN THE SECOND ROW BEHIND
THE TREE ROW PITS, DEAD CENTER, . THE BEST SEAT I HAVE EVER HAD, JUST SIT BACK AND SEE CLAY IN ALL HIS HANDSOME
GLORY AND HE WAS SO VERY
VERY HANDSOME. hIS VOICE WAS FANTASTIC AND THE AUDIANCE GAVE HIM TIME TO FINISH HIS NOTES AND THEN LET THEIR
APPRECIATION BE HEARD, MUSIC TO MY EARS!!! THE FOUR MUSICIONS WERE INCREDIBLE, SOUNDED LIKE A FULL ORCESTRA.
WE WERE THRILLED TO WALK INTO THE VAN WEZEL AND SEE A
mASS OF PEOPLE , I THINK IT WS FULL DOWNSTAIRS, COULD'NT SEE THE BALCONY.
tHINK i LOST SOMETHING. tO BE CONTINUED.
ME AGAIN,
I MUST TELL YOU ABOUT MY THRILL OF THE NIGHT. WE WENT OVER TO THE BUS AAAAAFTER THE CONCERT
TO SEE IF WE COULD SEE OUR MAN.
WE WAITED AND FROZE BUT COULD' NT LEAVE. THEN HE CAME OUT AND SHOOKHANDS. MAY PUSHED ME TO THE FRONT
CLAY SHOOK MY HAND AND TRIPPED OVER MY CANE SO HE CAME BACK AND HELD MY HAND AND SMILED.FOR ONCE MY
CANE WAS MY BEST FRIEND. NOT A M&G BUT IT IT MAAAAAAAADE MY HEART FLUTTER!!!!
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ALL I HAD MINE AT THE BUS STOP, I EEEEEEVEN GOT TO TALK TO JEROME.
LOVE,
BETTY
Oh Betty. I'm so happy for you you had your moment with Clay. ;D So very sweet. You deserve it and glad you had a wonderful time.
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WELL, I GUESS YOU HAVE HAD AN EARFUL ALREADY RE; THE CLAY CONCERT IN SARASOTA, BUT I WILL ADD MY 2 CENTS ANYWAY.
I DISCOVERED WHAT IT WAS THAT ATTRACTED ME TO CLAY , ALL OVER AGAIN. HE WAS FABULOUS. IN GREAT SPIRITS AND VOICE AND LOOKED SO HANDSOME. NOW I HAVE TO GET OUT ALL OF MY OLD CLAY DVD,S AND C D, S AGAIN AND TRY TO RELIVE THE MOMENT. IT WAS THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM. I THINK THIS WAS THE SEVENTH TIME IN ALL. HIS SOLITAIRE RIPPED UP THE HOUSE, IT WAS SOOOOO WONDERFUL AS WAS HIS UNCHAINED MELODY. I AM A CLAY FAN ALL OVER AGAIN. HE WORKED HIS MAGIC.
I HOPE THEA HAS RECOVERED FROM THE MAD RIDE THAT I TOOK HER ON. AFTER HAVING MISPLACED THE KEYS TO MY CAR AND THEN TRYING TO NAVIGATE TO THE CONCERT , I RAN A RED LIGHT. BUT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AS SARASOTA NEAR DOWNTOWN HAS TOTALLY RESTRUCTURED THEIR ROADS AND SINCE I VERY RARELY GO DOWNTOWN, IT THREW ME FOR A LOSS. LUCKILY WE WERE OK. BUT POOR THEA WAS A NERVOUS WRECK, AS I NO DOUBT UNDERSTAND. SHE MUST THINK I AM A MAD RACER!!!!!!!!!!
OUR VISIT WAS GREAT, IT WAS LIKE WE HAD NEVER BEEN APART FOR 2 YEArs. THE MUSEUM VISIT WAS NICE AND THEAS HUSBAND, PHIL WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH OUR MUSEUM. I THINK HE MUST HAVE TAKEN UMPTEEN DOZEN PICTURES OF PAINTINGS. PHIL IS A RARITY AMONGST HUSBANDS. SO KIND, GENTLE, SMART AND A REAL GENTLEMAN. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN TOGETHER, THE THREE OF US.
BETTY AND HER FRIENDS WERE DELIGHTFUL AND AM SO GLAD I FINALLY GOT TO MEET HER.
I JUST HOPE CLAY DOES THIS TOUR AGAIN NEXT YEAR. LTHE HOUSE WAS ALMOST FILLED AND EVERYONE WAS CERTAINLY HAPPY WITH HIS PERFORMANCE. I WILL BE IN LINE , IF HE RETURNS, FOR SOME MORE GOOD SEATS.
THAT IS MY RECAP,. NOW GOING TO FIND SOME OF HIS MUSIC WHILE I PAINT. MY OBSESSION BEGINS AGAIN.
LUV\
JAN/JEANNE
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Our very own Corbett:
yOU ARE GOING TO SWOON WHEN YOU SEE YOUR CONCERTS. CLAY'S VOICE IS THE BEST I HAVE EVER HEARD IT,
SO MATURE, DEEP AND WONDERFUL.THE BEST SO FAR WAS SARASOTA. BEAUTIFUL VENUE, SUPERB ACCOUSTICS AND MOST EXCITING .IT SEEMED TO BE FULL IT WAS VERY CLOSE AND A GREAT AUDIENCE. LET CLAY FINISH HIS LAST NOTES AND THEN LET THEIR APPRECIATION BE HEARD LOUDLY.THE FOUR MUSICIANS WERE TERRIFIC AND SOUNDED LIKE A BIG BAND.
LOTS OF MEN THERE . CLAY TEASED THEM ABOUT BEING DRAGGED THERE BY THEIR WIVES BUT SOME WERE THERE ALONE.
NOW THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY EVEVENING, SOME THING I WON'T FORGET. WE WENT OVER TO THE BUS AND WAITED AND WAITED. IT WAS FREEZINC COLD AND WE ALL LOOKED LIKE LOST SHEEP WITH SCARVES TIED ROUND OUT HEADS AND NECKS, THEN CLAY CAME OUT STILL LOOKING SO HANDSOME. MAY PUSHED ME TO THE FRONT
CLAY TOUCHED HANDS THEN TRIPPED OVER MY CANE. HE PAUSED AND THEN STEPPED BACK TO ME AND HELD MY HAND AND SMILED. i LOVE THAT CANE!!! THEN HE SAID THEY HAD A 613 MILE JOURNEYTO TRAVEL, I THINK TO HOUSTON.
I HONESTLY DIDN’T INTEND TO TRIP HIM..... NEXT TIME HE WILL GIVE ME A M&G
i need a nap.
BETTY
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claysrainbow
Where do I begin……….
I just returned from the Florida 3-fer and a side trip to the beach. I am not answering my phone today from anyone who will pull me out of the Aiken Fog!!!!!
I thought each show was fabulous on its own. I hadn’t seen a first show so that was so much fun not knowing the set list, becoss Lord knows I cannot wait to see everything every day. He was so cute about saying how it wasn’t very crowded in Miami. And he couldn’t hear only himself in the ear pieces…he did well. Hard Rock really did rock and it was so much fun seeing everyone again before and after the show. Hello Gerwhisp, sat next to she and her hubby. I also had a gal and her hubby on other side who had been to a couple concerts and loved him. She belongs to Fan Club but not to boards and didn’t know how we travel etc. Her hubby said he loved how we all traveled and knew each other and he understood about my Clay Room (becoss he has one from his fav team). So I have received email from her and I promised to send stuff!!!!! Love it. 2 sets of fun couples to share Clay with. Sarasota is a blur becoss I had a Meet and Greet first…yowser. But I sat next to Thankful…….hello!!!
There were 9 at our Meet and Greet and Jerome came out and checked us off. He asked if anyone had gone to first show and then both shows and then said to me,you will see all three and seemed surprised. Ha Ha He asked if the show was getting better. Oh yesssssssss. We were all lead down some stairs past the dressing room (boy wanted to just turn in there) and then to meet and greet room. We all sat down and 2 girls stood up. A great group with all age groups too. Then our man came in and just took over. He looked all cute in a green hoodie, niiiice fitting jeans and great hair. No make up and I can’t remember what shoes he had on. Those that know me will be surprised becoss I always have to see the feet. Fighting the Aiken Fog is a job!! Jerome said everyone looked familiar so he didn’t need to tell us the rules. Clay came around to each and shook our hands. He did say to me…nice pins!!! I had on the 2 TNT pins and he noticed. Eeeee Then he sat down and started swiveling in the chair which he loved and thought he might come back for it. He asked us where we were from and asked some questions about the venue and why it was named that. Then he asked if anyone had questions. I’ll tell you what I asked, I’m sure the others will tell theirs. I asked if he would write another book…please before I died becoss I had to know some answers. He laughed and thought about it and didn’t say one way or the other, just waved and said I’d be around a long time yet. Then after questions we had pictures. We were told to remember our numbers and as soon as Jerome, Clay and Mary left the room we all couldn’t remember our numbers. I hope my picture turns out, I remember feeling his arm and his head next to mine. After, he thanks you and shakes your hand again. Then you get to watch the other have their pics done. And then we left and I tried to remember my name…..
A special hello to my traveling peeps..Katy4Clay, KCUDawg,RhonnaR and all who I saw again. I feel like I am alive again. I lost my Mom a year ago and it has been a tough one and this just brought me back to laughing and having fun again. Work tomorrow might change it, but for today I am savoring it all.