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Post by Craazyforadam on Mar 31, 2016 12:22:13 GMT -5
It's hard to pinpoint. He is tall, but he has smallish bones. He is thin which makes his head look big, IMO. He has an aura...he does radiate all kinds of good feels. Sometimes I think folks have him pictured larger than life up on the stage, then may find his physique not that "big" or larger than life up close. IDK. It's hard for me to look him in the eye...but I try, especially since he really likes that. I tend to babble and not focus when I'm nervous/excited...so I'm not really staring or checking him out thoroughly. Of course, all my "meetings" have been really quick...just small talk and pleasantries mostly. Lots of folks I've noticed at these latest photo ops can't remember what he had on...it's all a fast blur. I remembered the outfits, probably because I was not focusing on his face as much as I should have. I did look at all of him when approaching...trying to take it all in...but when you only have a few seconds, it makes it hard. I do try and look in his eyes quickly as I speak to him approaching. I think part of the problem here lately is you can't see him at all before you walk up to him. They keep you hidden around a corner....under threat of arrest...lol.....and you get no early look to see what he has on, etc. Then you turn a corner, walk up, turn and take a pic, then turn and walk out. You can say a sentence or two while walking up and leaving....but not much. At my M&G back in 2010, it was all open and you saw him interacting with the fans in line in front of you....you could even get someone in line behind you to film you on their camera or phone walking up to him. I saw several smart thinking fans do that. I didn't even think about it at the time. Now, they want no pics taken at all of him other than the photo op pic. I think that's why he's hidden from view...it eliminates any and all distractions from the task at hand....getting a pic. I do remember my first thoughts when I saw him for the first time in 2010 in Atlanta..... as I was walking up to him, my first thought was he was cute and delicate looking...and I thought his nose was bigger and wider than I had ever noticed. lol. We could get two things signed back then and I brought a silver sharpie and got him to sign my RollingStone mag and also my black glammed up GN tshirt. I pointed to him signing the front upper left. He had to really lean in and was super close to my face. He took his time and I got a gorgeous signature. And I forgot to smell him. lol. Then the next time I saw him up close was after the Lousiville show for GN when he came out to sign after the show. That was the venue that provided like a dozen big rough looking security guards who protected him like the Secret Service on the President. They were huge guys and he appeared much smaller inside their circle. He had taken a shower it appeared and his face was totally cleaned....so clean it looked scrubbed and buffed. He had on a tshirt, hat and low shoes and I thought he looked like a fresh faced boy...could have been 18 years old instead of 28. Love reading your detailed description! I think I would picture him being about 6'4" instead of 6'1", lol, larger than life! I do think he has a somewhat big head compared to some people... Thinking back to whenever he would talk to Ryan on Idol. David Cook was similar. (Maybe Ryan has a small head, haha.) Anyhow, fun to hear your comments. This is a great description. And I have not met Adam one on one, but only after concert, close up, en group. Before meeting him, my imagination, based on pictures, was also 'larger than life'. And then I was amazed at how delicate he was in person, how his presence all came from the inside, and not from any outward dominance, that is all just stage bravado. In reality, Adam came across as very artsy, and a happy 70s flower child, yet very focused and collected, and in fact very vulnerable, because his sensitivity is so noticeable. Reminded me of a young deer, quick, very trusting in 2009, but also exposed in a world that tramples over that deer quite easily. It re-enforced my feeling that here is someone special, with something that needs protection. I am normally not the mama-bear type, but he did make me think that. Otherwise, I was, just like many others have said, overwhelmed. I was frozen, and talking about deer, I felt like the deer caught in the head-light myself. He signals on so many levels at once, and does so with total ease, whereas I was completely overwhelmed, and probably looked like a fool, unable to signal back anything that would have made any sense. He must think we are all just frozen statues, unable to give back, and that bugs me, because I would like to give back, but it feels like I can't, because I cannot signal at that level of intensity that he operates at, if that makes any sense. So, that is how it felt, quite surreal in fact. But I am very glad for that moment, because it brought home the person, the human being, behind all that is otherwise just a distant show playing out on TV, stage and concert halls. A person, with a certain personality, who is very different from myself, but yet a real person, somebody who will act on his own accord and will-power, at times quite forcefully and arbitrarily so. It also brought home the unpredictability that is Adam that we only get to see occasionally, i.e when he does something totally unexpected, like throw a phone, etc. I wonder, whether he thinks of all of us as quite lame and boring, and at times, I cannot help but think that the answer is 'yes'. He is still waiting for the interesting questions, I guess with us, but tbh I have no clue what he is looking for. Adam can be so generous with praise towards other artists or his fanbase, etc...but at the same time, he can also be very hard to please, I think. Maybe for those that are on the in with him, it is different, but from the outside, this was my perception. A bit like the sun. Adam is warm, like the sun is warm, but it also is so hot, that I cannot get any closer and certainly cannot radiate anything back. It will always be 100,000 fans versus one person, the artist. |
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Post by needacoke on Mar 31, 2016 12:23:59 GMT -5
Bamafan used the word delicate looking to describe Adam. Delicate is how I've always described his wrists - very delicate looking and much smaller boned than I imagined for him. Back when we could stand in line and watch him for a while before it was our turn, we really got to see his relaxed movements while he interacting with other people. I remember thinking that he had the hand movements of a ballerina. He's very graceful, very different from his fierce persona on stage. In person, he looks right into your eyes and makes you feel like you're the only person on earth.
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Post by Craazyforadam on Mar 31, 2016 12:29:59 GMT -5
Completely different subject: We have only a few more stops of TOH left here in US.
I have a favor to ask of someone with a seat towards the front and who is filming. I love what Holly does during Lucy, but naturally all cameras are always fixed on Adam, and I think it would be great to have a record of the wonderful performance that takes place during Lucy, often to the right or left side of the stage. Would somebody be so kind, and one time follow Holly with the camera instead, trusting that there will be many others who will capture Adam just fine. Just wondering. TY
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Post by msloyalfan on Mar 31, 2016 12:37:16 GMT -5
I am kinda wondering about the few fan reports I read that said Adam look very different in person than on pictures... Since I will very probably never meet him I am just so curious about it... How different? He is in his makeup and styled hair etc already during Meet and Greet, on those pictures he looks totally the same as everywhere so it just makes me so curious what's so different in person... And I've seen more people mentioning it... Adam, Czech Republic is waiting for you! I so wish I had the money to travel abroad. Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I think the reason people have thought he looks different in person when they meet him for the first time (I'm only guessing, I haven't met him myself) is similar to the way you feel hearing a recording of your own voice for the first time - it doesn't sound like the "you" you're used to. So after seeing thousands of photos and videos of someone, to suddenly see them in the flesh is probably a similar shock to the senses and the brain has trouble processing it - in the same way as "that doesn't sound like me", it doesn't look like the same Adam you have in your head. That makes sense to me, hope it does to you as well! After winning a radio contest, I actually got to meet Adam in person and got to talk to him for awhile and even got a hug from him. The main thing that I noticed in person was how tall Adam is and how long his legs are. I'm about 5'3" and I had to tilt my head back to talk to him or he had to bend down to talk to me. I also noticed how beautiful his eyes were but I had already expected that from his photos. |
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Post by melliemom on Mar 31, 2016 12:38:23 GMT -5
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Post by Q3 on Mar 31, 2016 12:39:23 GMT -5
I am kinda wondering about the few fan reports I read that said Adam look very different in person than on pictures... Since I will very probably never meet him I am just so curious about it... How different? He is in his makeup and styled hair etc already during Meet and Greet, on those pictures he looks totally the same as everywhere so it just makes me so curious what's so different in person... And I've seen more people mentioning it... Adam, Czech Republic is waiting for you! I so wish I had the money to travel abroad. Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I think the reason people have thought he looks different in person when they meet him for the first time (I'm only guessing, I haven't met him myself) is similar to the way you feel hearing a recording of your own voice for the first time - it doesn't sound like the "you" you're used to. So after seeing thousands of photos and videos of someone, to suddenly see them in the flesh is probably a similar shock to the senses and the brain has trouble processing it - in the same way as "that doesn't sound like me", it doesn't look like the same Adam you have in your head. That makes sense to me, hope it does to you as well! He is different in real life than in photos. It is more than appearance. There is some kind of aura about him when you see him live. Also, he's appearance is different off-stage. He is tall, thin, very beautiful and very warm/nice. And he seems very approachable. On-stage he can sometimes shape-shift into a fierce creature -- like during Ghost Town. I can imagine in real life he is not always the nice, nice man who is at meet and greets but their is something very real about how nice he is. That is something no one can fake. |
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Post by whatyasay on Mar 31, 2016 12:49:26 GMT -5
Here goes...my review from Denver, long so scroll may be your friend.  I began the day with a bit of trepidation given the weather forecast and my GNT concert experience. Denver has had multiple MAJOR snowstorms the last couple of Wednesdays (last week it shut down the city, including the airport). The weather forecasts have been no help. Last week 1-11 inches were predicted with 14-24 actually falling depending on the area of the city, so when it started snowing with near blizzard conditions at 4:30 p.m. yesterday and a prediction of 1 inch I was concerned about the after-concert drive home. As it turned out, it was a tempest in a teacup as it only snowed for about an hour - the time it took to drive to the venue - and it didn’t stick to the ground in town (the foothills were a skating rink and treacherous though). My GNT experience was a birthday celebration gone wrong. My car battery died pulling in to my parking space with the key stuck in the ignition. As concert-goers streamed by, my daughter and I went in search of a rep from the parking garage to jump start my car to get it fully parked and get the key out. Hot and sweaty, stressed about being late for the concert … and no dinner or get together with other Glamberts… we arrived at the venue. The concert was amazing but in the back of my mind was the question of whether we would be facing a repeat of a dead car and whether the parking garage rep would still be working. Yep, dead car. Nope, parking garage rep not working so we had to call the emergency help number... and wait... and wait... and wait.. Yesterday I drove a different car. My daughter and I arrived early, wonderful dinner, great conversation and she was thrilled with the VIP ticket seating row 10 center (I don't do pictures - well, drivers license - so no photo op for me). "Mom, my first time as a VIP!" as she looked at badge and goody bag admiringly. Smiles and hugs! We got settled and I tested the stream (@mmadamimadamm is a wonder and made my ability to stream a breeze). The concert was not yet started when four women behind me began partying – HARD. They were having a great time, LOUD, ROWDY, asking me to take pictures of their group, pinching my daughter’s ass (a first by a stranger for my daughter, who was wide-eyed at the experience - "Mom!"). Yeah. I wondered what they would sound like on the stream and did let them know that I was going to be broadcasting – “cool” but it made no difference to them as they were there to have fun! @mmadamimadamm’s hyena reference? Yep, but I have to admit their joy was infectious! Also, the crowd was so loud I couldn’t distinguish much of their screams and singing – looks at self – from others once Adam’s set began. The concert was amazing. As others have said, if Adam wasn’t feeling well, you could NOT tell it from his performance. I know he was hitting high notes but wasn’t conscious of how many or in what songs – just that he sounded and looked great. The crowd was with him from the beginning. My daughter commented on the diverse crowd – much more so than the GNT concert which was heavily female – with lots of couples both straight and gay. While there were a few kids, it was generally an adult crowd running from early 20s up. I know an 8-year old who is a huge Adam fan who “is. not. happy” about not being able to go to the concert because it was on a school night! The concert is a sensory feast. Feeling the reverberation of the music from the floor, into my feet and thrumming throughout my body is something that even in GNT I have never experienced in any concert before. The screens add so much to the energy of the music. I really only focused on what was on them when taking pictures; other than that the screens blended into my overall sensory experience. Pictures today seem sterile given the experience yesterday. Adam’s engagement with the crowd was pure fun. I screamed so hard and sang so loud with the crowd that I nearly lost my voice…for me, the sign of a great concert!!! |
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Post by msloyalfan on Mar 31, 2016 12:53:55 GMT -5
Darn!!! Now we're losing to fans of a group that doesn't even exist anymore!!! |
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Post by csquared on Mar 31, 2016 12:55:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I was wondering about that too. I think the reason people have thought he looks different in person when they meet him for the first time (I'm only guessing, I haven't met him myself) is similar to the way you feel hearing a recording of your own voice for the first time - it doesn't sound like the "you" you're used to. So after seeing thousands of photos and videos of someone, to suddenly see them in the flesh is probably a similar shock to the senses and the brain has trouble processing it - in the same way as "that doesn't sound like me", it doesn't look like the same Adam you have in your head. That makes sense to me, hope it does to you as well! He is different in real life than in photos. It is more than appearance. There is some kind of aura about him when you see him live. Also, he's appearance is different off-stage. He is tall, thin, very beautiful and very warm/nice. And he seems very approachable. On-stage he can sometimes shape-shift into a fierce creature -- like during Ghost Town. I can imagine in real life he is not always the nice, nice man who is at meet and greets but their is something very real about how nice he is. That is something no one can fake. I'm always happy to hear how truly nice and genuine he is in person. It really comes across in interviews and also in how the interviewers comment about him afterwards. I also can imagine that, just like any of us, he has his moments that we (probably thankfully!) aren't privy to. Sometimes we see a bit. Seeing that he's now deleted the lost earring tweets, I don't doubt for a minute that he put those out there very deliberately once it became apparent that the holders of the earring were angling for a face-to-face meeting. He did it in a sort of nice way, but it got the desired result! I would so love to meet Adam... |
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Post by cheriemelissa on Mar 31, 2016 12:56:13 GMT -5
Thanks csquared. I tend to babble on and on here at Atop as well as in front of Adam. Babble all you want! I've never met him in person but I have seen him on stage very, very close up, in Milwaukee twice and once in Chicago! Not the same as one on one in a meet and greet! If I ever get another opportunity to buy a meet and greet again I WILL!!!! Anyway, my point was, your description helps me visualize the experience, so close I can taste it!! hahaha  |
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