Concert Reviews
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA.
July 21, 2001
By Janie
I left for Los Angeles on Thursday night after work and managed to finagle a first class seat to California......yay! Good start!
Meesh was at the airport to meet me when I arrived at 8:30 PM (early!) and it was so wonderful to see her again. We jabbered for too many hours....getting caught up with each other and chattering about David, of course.
Meesh and I were up early the next morning watching for the FedEx guy who was delivering some better tickets I'd found on ebay. Well he didn't come but we gave instructions to Meesh's neighbors to stand in front of the house and not let him get away without leaving the tix and hopped into Meesh's very cool Mustang back to the airport to pick up Leigh and Judi. (Yup! Leigh and Judi! Me, Meesh, Leigh and Judi!! I was a HAPPY woman!)
We watched and watched and they didn't come out....grrrrrr. (I even trilled (shut up, Meesh...I trilled!) down the airplane shute "Juuuu-ddddiiii" ) Fin-allllly they came bopping out! Blabbing of course! There was a huge hugfest in the doorway (LMAO This, after I had just bitched to Meesh about people hugging in the entrance and blocking the people and the view!)
We went and had a laughter filled lunch......ahhh I miss you guys!!!!! (after a looooooong trip back from the airport....helped by DC blaring in the background. Los Angeles has LOTS of traffic...that is for SURE!)
"Meanwhile, back at the ranch..." (hee-hee. What DOES that mean anyway!?!) Well, it turns out that even if you have lots of dogs and lots of pet rats, you CAN be allergic to Meesh's poor little cat (sorry Jud! I didn't know!) "Road trip!" We gathered all our concert clothing, make-up and a poor oozing Judi and RUSHED our booties over to a hotel close to the Greek Theatre. We got a lovely room, talked and laughed and dressed (oops! Sorry Meesh!! I've always been fond of bare feet?!) for our exciting evening ahead.
I could not WAIT to see David again......it had been 3 months and I was having severe withdrawal symptoms, LOL....walking around singing "no, no, no, no, no.....TTTT-Tenderness...". And Meesh!? Forget it! She hadn't seen him since January at the Rio! Yikes!! We got all beautified......tickets? cameras? shoes?.....and set off.
Ackkkk......LA traffic bites a big one!!!! Okay...calm, calm, calm.... We got there in plenty of time to catch up with lots of pals, to wave to others across the way and to have a drink to calm our nerves. We didn't sit for the comedian....we schmoozed with other schmoozers......"Hi guys!".....and went in just before the show began.
David came running out singing "Heartbeat" and looking absolutely magnificent and the crowd went wild! (Those pants are a delicious new addition to the act, I might add. "Welcome pants! Welcome!" LMBFAO I may have been fond of the old pleated guys, but by the time the show was over, well let's just say I had forgotten alllllll about them!) He wore my favorite royal blue shirt.....mmmm...fabulous! He just stood out on that stage in all his glory.....I swear he OWNED it........he was 7 feet tall! His voice was so rich and warm and he looked SO happy.......ahhh it was just wonderful. I loved knowing his family was all there being so proud and he was so glad they were all there and we were all there.......very cool.....just very, very cool. (BTW Tenderness did NOT suffer because of the tight pants....no, no, no, no, no! That man, he SURE can move, he can! And might I say that "River Deep" was only enhanced by the pants, LOL. Truly, truly enhanced!)
You've heard everything from everyone else so I won't go into those details. He was really talkative and funny......I think he enjoyed himself. Ahhhh......Hollywood Nights was soooooo great. Especially knowing the song was so true for him, you know? You could tell he was really got into the lyrics and that made it even more special. (at one point after a lyric about friends he said "right Sam?" Wonder if he was there?) Believe me, it will never sound the same by anyone else after hearing him sing it.....I loved it.
So the show ended....sigh (though he DID sing Cry which helped soften the blow, LOL). And then the time came..........
Oh yeah......did I forget to mention that I won a Meet and Greet? Heee heee heee......I did!!! I did!!!! I knew before I left Boston that Meesh had, but me..!!???!!! Ackkkkkk.......thank God I only found out the night before because I would have had a hearttack and died had I known sooner! Now I am not often fond of the whole M&G thing......but. LOL But. Somehow being one who was actually going to DO it....well, now I HAD to didn't I?! And he did have only one show that night and he didn't look tired (he looked perfect!!!!!!) so I didn't feel any remorse, LOL. (Funny how you can get selfish like that ain't it!?!)
Judi and Leigh had entered the M&G greet too, though they had decided not to go to LA because life was just too hectic at their end and their original seats weren't very good. Since they won however, and since Meesh and I already had good seats and had managed to purchase better seats, they snagged some last minute airline tix, Judi conquered her air fear (heeee amazing what a chance to say "hello" to David can make you do huh?!) and they popped on over to LA!! Yahoo!
Sooooo......We all get in the back room and line up and then.....there he is. Sigh... We were way at the end of the line so I just watched him and watched him and watched him. Damn......he looked good. And he is just soooooo nice! He took so much time with people.....I don't think he was supposed to because they had told us he ran late, but he did. And they told us no autographs because of time, but he never scolded anyone who asked. He gives us so much and he never complains even when people ask for more. He truly is a gracious, gracious man.
Meesh went ahead of me.......thank you, Meesh! Finallllly, my turn came. (which was unfortunate, because I had still not thought of anything witty or original to say. A total blank. Me....old big mouth...speechless? Go figure! Shut up, June!) So I walk up to him and I whisper my name. (duh) Of course he can't hear me, so he asks my name and I tell him and he takes my hand and says "Hello, Janie". So then......(shoot me now!) I KEEP his hand (it's not my fault...I barely remember it!) and I fold it into both of mine and since I'm looking into his eyes, I cannot speak.....though I think he sees that I want to and waits so patiently. The woman taking pictures tells us to turn forward, so we do.....me still clutching his POOR hand in both of mine. Now I'm not looking at him so I can speak and I say "Thank you for so many wonderful, WONDERFUL years, David." (ackk! original huh?!) Now while she is taking the pic, I am fully aware that I am talking and that this is not the best idea photo-wise, but I can't help it....none of this was on purpose, LOL. It just ......happens!
This beautiful man turns back to me after the pic is taken and either I finally let go, or he manages to extricate his poor hand....I don't remember which.... and he looks into my eyes and says......so personally, you know? Like he'd really listened to me and didn't just say a generic "thanks".....he said "Well, thank you VERY much for saying that. Really. It means a lot." Sigh. And then (I'm sure he thinks I am a lunatic) I just STARE into his eyes.....trying to take in enough of them so I WILL remember later, I guess (they were so warm....and light brown.....must have been the light shirt. DAMNED gorgeous!) so I'm staring and all of a sudden.....LOL, well I just couldn't anymore. I got all flustered and looked down and then I scooted away. Fast! LMAO....I am such a goof! I'm sure the whole thing took like a minute and a half but it felt like half an hour! (And I swear I heard him chuckle as I RUSHED away.)
Well, it may not sound like the smoothest most wonderful experience in the world, but to me it was PERFECT! (okay...except for what I said and what I did! LMAO!! Other than that, it was perfect!)
Judi and Leigh saw him next. Unfortunately, I was off somewhere in a cloud and I didn't see them. The last few of us were being ushered out through the hallway....it took a minute because we were all excited and talking.... and he walked by us and waved and said something. I forget what, LOL. "Goodnight ladies. Thanks for coming to my show!" or something like that. (Hell, all I could think was "That's him. That's the guy that was on my walls!!! ") If I am ever lucky enough to meet him again though? I am going to speak intelligently and be normal. I shall be witty and charming, damnit. I mean it! (I'd better practice, huh?! ha-ha)
So that is my story, such as it is. It was a wonderful, magical night that I'll never forget.
Thank you to Janie and Erik (David Cassidy Fan Site of Norway).
