6.28.14 Q+AL CONCERT THREAD - Vancouver, Canada

Really late with my little recap but had to get a job finished after I got home late Sunday afternoon. Thank you to everyone who have shared their concert experience. 

It all still seems unreal to me. If it wasn't for the gorgeous program, the bag and keychain and the handful of lousy pictures I might think I dreamt the whole experience! I'm so sorry to hear some of you had what turned out to be not such good seats with lots of interference and noisy folks around you, mostly on the floor.  I guess the floor can be great as to being in the thick of things and seeing them up close, and I'm surely thankful for the great up close videos you are all sharing, but it seems you also get lots more interference.  It's one reason I didn't want floor seats, had that experience once before at a Paul Simon concert and it really just ruins things for you.  We were on the side, row 16, just even with the end of the thrust so pretty nice.  Everyone was on their feet when the curtain rose, and really only sat down for the slower songs.  Turned out we ended up right beside a couple we had met at Melisende's Glamnation party several years ago, so that was great!  Didn't have much luck meeting any other Atoppers, and we were wearing our green ribbons.  Missed Jablea at the Aquarium, but did run into Happy who we had met before, great to see her and her daughter.  At the very end of the show while I was waiting outside the washrooms, had a fellow wearing a Glamnation shirt come up to me and it was Kryptoman!  Great to meet you and your lovely wife, hope the rest of the move went smoothly! 

The concert is a bit of a blur.  So excited to finally be there to see it live I guess my brain was on overload as far as remembering the details.  Don't remember noticing that Roger kissed Adam's hand at the end of UP, but what a lovely moment.  We really would be lost without vids to take us back to see what we all missed.  Brian May really blew me away, wow.  I loved the joy and fun they were very obviously having on stage.  The opening section were all less familiar songs to me, in spite of Talon's and Q3's wonderful Queen education, so other than the fact that I was actually watching Adam F. Lambert in living color do his thing, that was not the highlight for me. 

And of course, Adam.  I felt myself get quite emotional to see him in this big arena, getting so much love from the band and the audience; Our Boy, even though we have nothing to do with what he has made of himself, but still, OUR Boy, being where we think he deserves to be, being fabulous, looking hot, being recognized for his talents.  WWTLF gave me goose bumps.  I closed my eyes for a few seconds and just let that glorious voice wash over me, filling the arena.  Magical.

Unfortunately this was the only concert I could afford to do, so I'll be looking forward to the rest of the stories, pictures and vids through you all who are going to the rest of the tour.  Shout out to MsZue and her friend, who was a newby to QAL and had a hard time understanding why we are all such dedicated followers of Adam, for being great travel companions, I had a wonderful weekend!  And thank you Queen + Adam for a fantastic show, probably the best show I've ever been to!