7.11.14 Adam News and Info

I am a new member and am having trouble posting. But here goes. My recap of the Houston concert. Love all of yours, so just had to share mine.

I attended the Houston concert, flying alone from Tampa the day of. This was going to be a bucket list item for me. It started out with a custom made QAL t-shirt which I modified from one I made after Adam’s run on Am Idol. I wore it from the moment I left the house and it was quite a conversation piece everywhere I went. I got a hotel within a block of the Toyota Center. Saw the “truck n roll” trucks on a vacant lot across the street. My time was coming!

Yes, I had VIP seats down front, to the right of the thrust. And to my delight, I was in the crazy section, so I felt right at home, Adam and standing only territory! The concert was overwhelming in some ways. I had watched many online videos, photos, tweets, conversations on Adamtopia, reviews, etc. But being only a few feet from the action gives you an otherworldly feel. Is this for real? My feeling halfway in about Adam was, I am so close, but yet so far. He now resides in the stratosphere. In a way, that gave me mixed emotions. I had seen him twice before, during the GNT and at Universal Orlando last summer. It seemed to me those intimate shows are now gone forever. I had wanted this so much for Adam, worldwide acclaim on a worldwide stage, but realized I would probably never be able to wait outside his bus in the dark with a few others and get his autograph again.

Adam was so on point and so happy! But then so was the rest of the band. Adam’s improvisatorial singing when Brian’s guitar malfunctioned was a real treat. And a new song rose to the top of my favorites, Tie Your Mother Down. I had not focused on Brian and the rest of the band during pre-concert video footage, so I was determined to pay close attention when they were spotlighted. OMG, they are all such treasures. I was especially impressed with Brian. He was feeling the love and it showed. The audience roared their approval when he and the band put on the NASA hats. Having lived briefly in Houston 30 yrs ago, I knew what that meant to Houston fans. Plus he dedicated a song to the NASA team and astronauts. Then later he came out with an Astros jersey on and the fans went wild again. 

My seat to the right of the thrust had some good points and not so good points. Everything that happened on that second stage, was behind us to the left, so we saw their backs. But the pluses were, we got great close up views of anything that took place on the catwalk and there were some sexy moments there, ie, when Adam gets on his bike and rides and later, gimme all your love. Plus we were close to the right side golden stairs and were big into the sing and response that Adam does. Our side was louder!

During the concert, at least two of the glamberts near me cried, and I mean CRIED, had to sit down and lower their heads. Very touching. I am not a crier, I am a screamer. I bought special ear plugs, but forgot them in the hotel room. I did not need them. Could have used them maybe when we were all screaming at the top of our lungs for the encore. I could not hear myself scream, wonder if that did some damage? Ha, ha. If not my ears, how about my vocal chords? I am hoarse today.

Security around the thrust were stopping people from video taping, the disadvantage of being close. I did get a few in and about 50 photos. But mostly enjoyed the concert, trying not to look at that huge screen in front of us, wanted to see the guys without relying on it. I like Adam’s shoes/boots and swore I was going to take a close up of them. I forgot about this until the encore, and I did get…“these shoes are made for walking.” I will post a short video of that later.

When it was over, I didn’t want to leave the arena. It was fun talking to the people, but security said we had to go. I was not ready to end this once in a life time experience. Didn’t get to talk to any Queen fans until the walk back to the hotel. A man and his son were walking behind me and they started the conversation. Asked if I liked the concert, I said yes, did they? They thought it was great. They had flown in from Colorado for it. The man said, “You know, I did not know anything about this Adam Lambert before I came. I never watched Am Idol.” What did you think I asked? He said “He was great, such a diva, just like Freddie, I loved it!” His son added, “I liked when they showed Freddie too.” Me: “How old are you? He: “12.” Me: “Are you a rock n roller too?” He: “Yes.” Me: “Your Dad is raising you right.” He had a new Queen t-shirt in hand, which I saw him wearing the next day. The torch had been passed. Wonderful ending to a spectacular night.

Jul 11, 2014 7:34:53 GMT -5 bridgeymah said: