FAIRFAX AND NEW YORK REVIEW

Fairfax---- we had 5th row
Katrina Elam...what a voice. but yes she has her bad points....i'll just leave it at that!!!

the wait for keith that night...was dang near unbearable....if there had been a rail in front of me i'd have been holding onto it for dear life again. i was petrified out of my mind. so many changes had happened in the 3months since we'd seen keith, so many rumors and such. but when the lights went out and that man was there.........just shear joy at seeing him entered .... and i just soaked it all in. he looked healthy, happy and sounded awesome. i needed to see that sunshine and i did.

after that show...standing outside and watching the Beatlelike mad rush for the buses. and then at the car waiting out the crowd...ugh.

NYC---getting in was no major problem. found parking garage a few blocks away--yes i drove in!!-- watching jan's (my oldest friend and thanks to keith we have renewed our friendship) face with the crowd and traffic...her eyes were bigger than saucers!!! and we were in the quieter part of NYC...if there is such a thing. we started walking in the direction of the theatre...and seeing Keith's name in lights on Broadway that first time....OMG!! breathtaking...i cant think of another word. this is when my emotions really started getting wierd...i mean...i've only been around to see this for the past 19months...but during that time, so much has changed for him. and i've known for those 19months people that have been following him for so much longer, and have shared so many memories and stories of earlier times....that i've felt like i've been there too. seeing his name there, really hit hard. his dreams, those worked for so long, are coming true!!!! this is BIG!! it's not the little bars anymore or walking around town, and people not knowing you...it's BIG!!! that's the only word that's coming to mind. we then started walking around the building only to suddenly be staring at 3 buses. well.....on down the street we strolled. his bus now has a pop out..moving on up..and i walked as close as i could to that without actually touching the bus. i couldnt bring myself to touch the bus. eventually as sound check ended we stopped and waited at the corner near the back of his bus....saw MOM!!! (felt like i'd seen royalty!!! LMAO) and then Keith...he looked good...and i think that calmed me enuf to the point that i actually ate a good part of my dinner...i can never ever eat b4 seeing keith....LOL

so we missed katrina that night. we got shirts went to the bathroom....and yes once inside the building my emotions got wackier!!! and once in our seats, 4 rows from the stage, (but the way they were set...it did almost feel closer than 2nd row VA Beach) looking up and seeing the balcony and Loge sections filling...good lord. what he must have felt when he saw all those people. again, once he's on stage.....it just all evaporates, because he just looks so happy doing it!! so being on the aisle and watching some "people" come up in front of me, i cut right out there and was standing next to the 2nd row of seats as he played. eventually security started making people go back so i jumped back to our row. i'm pretty sure our "synchronized tippy toes" was during that ending solo on She's Gotta Be....good lord!....those fingers and that man and his intensity..... watching TIWC face on that night....was definitely more intense than seeing it from the side....you can see his emotions more. and then it was done....

so once out of the building we eventually decided to go around the building the opposite direction of the buses....well the crew is bringing everything out the back, so we cross the next street and walk down to the corner to see the buses. now seeing this mob on both sides of the street and in the middle of the street, and seeing girls sneak between the bus and the trailer, just scared me to death. i just have this mental picture of that scene...and it frightens me. my emotions really wacked out after that. i'm scared for him, both physically and mentally. how's he handling all of it??? and then i think...Mom is there, he'll be fine...i have that thought to hold on to.