7.16.14 Q+AL CONCERT THREAD -- Philadelphia, PA USA

My Philadelphia recap (7/16)

I took the train from BWI station to Philly, met up for dinner with some lovely Atoppers. Two years ago in London (for QAL) I met/sat with ‘mmmgoodcracker’ and it was great to meet up again and see that neither of us had not lost any love or zest for Adam. [I’ve been a fan of Adam’s since Hollywood week, AI) but it was right before the London 2012 QAL shows that I signed up as a member here and was encouraged to attend the London get together, which I did.] Back to Philly, enjoyed dinner and drinks post-show with the Atop group. Many thanks for ‘CraazyforAdam’ for organizing dinner. It was wonderful to also meet ‘butterknife’ on the subway and I thanked her for sharing all the videos.

I had right floor seats, row 7 or so. Close to see everything but too near the speakers and it seemed to me that the sound was really muddy/not great where I was. It did get better as the show went on. Because I could see the stage and screen so well, I seemed to focus on how tired both Adam and Roger looked. They both appeared to have dark circles under their eyes (not sure why I still remember this, but perhaps I had seen so many videos it caught me off-guard that perhaps this was wearing on them, but you would never know from the singing, playing part of it). I think there was a little let-down to be there and maybe it is just too much to take in quickly. I also think the obvious mike issues Adam was having took away from the show for me as I was close enough to see his annoyance with it (too invested, I’m sure casual fans took no notice of any of this). Of course the show was wonderful but in retrospect it was probably my least favorite show, but most $$ seat. Perhaps I just needed one show under my belt. Post show we went out for drinks and enjoyed listening to everyone talk about various aspects of Adam’s life and career that they find appealing.

Favorite Philly takeaway: best get together with Atoppers pre and post show.