7.24.11 Adam News & Info

As I said above, we were in the 2nd row behind Reserved. After we settled in, I studied Row 1, and they looked suspiciously ~casual and non-flaily. We questioned the two women directly in front of us (mid-late 60's in age) and found that pretty much all of them were casino VIPs, who had been let into the venue before they opened the gates for us. (There was also a couple of older gentlemen next to them. More on them later) The ladies were really nice, and we found out that they knew Adam from AI, liked him there, thought he should have won (heh), and hadn't paid much attention since. They were pretty musically open, and had recently seen Ke$ha and loved her. They asked, "Is Adam a good performer?" (they had recently seen Lionel Ritchie and raved about what a great performer he was). I chuckled and said, I'll let you tell us, afterwards. We told them about the Glamazing Race, and they were stunned and somewhat puzzled, but friendly and supportive.

They ended up really liking Alli, who by the way, was out-the-box crazy good last night, with explosive energy. "She came in 4th? Another thing Idol got wrong!" was their comment. They also enjoyed Ori. During intermission, I told them about Adam's theory on audience/performer energy exchange, and they promised to show him some love.

And then Adam came on, and when I could tear my eyes from him, I watched our friends. Over the next hour, I watched them move from attentive to enthralled. One lady watched him through binoculars most of the time, and they became more and more animated, shaking their heads and clutching at each other. The two old gentlemen totally got into it, too. By the time Adam was singing Strut, one of them was dancing, pumping his fist, and laughing in delight at Adam's OTT provocative moves.

After the concert, the ladies turned to us with slack jaws and wide eyes. Their comments: We get it now, why you're following him around!; We knew he was good, but he is GREAT!; Way better than Lionel Ritchie (LOL); We're saving our ticket stubs- he's going to be huge!!! And on and on, in full-on flail mode! We hugged, and clutched at each others hands, and laughed in total delight at each other. I told them to please buy his album and support him, and they said, of course, they were going to buy it right away.

So there you have it- more converts, one concert at a time. Anyone who wonders about some of Adam's venues and worries that the audience may not be full of fans, should realize that this happens EVERY TIME! There really is no resisting his ~allure, and anyone who is open to it, can't help but be won over. I'm so thrilled that I got to witness this transformation first-hand, and it really made the concert even more special for me.