Portland, Oregon- July 5th @ The Rose Garden, First Stop!! Options

[RandomPenguin]

Here

Thanks! haha those pics seemed so random!


JESS! Thanks for giving us so much info! We greatly appreciate it! Anything else you feel like sharing about when you met them?

[Charmqn]

Yes, thank you so much!

[Etoile]

GAHHH. And to think that I was IN freaking Vancouver/Portland today and could have easily gone and avoided the crowds and just watched the show! OMG. Lucky.

This post has been edited by Etoile: Jul 5th 2009, 3:43 AM

[Jess]

How ws Allison's set and Slow Ride? Was it better live?

Both amazing!

Thanks so much for sharing all this info with us!

Could you please elaborate on the Kradam interaction during DSB?

You got to meet Kris! I'm jealous!

You're welcome!

I remember it was cute when Kris was trying to unravel his guitar from his back and almost dropped it, and Adam got all concerned and put his hand out as if to offer assistance; lots of glances and smiles when one would sing a solo part; Adam put his hand on Kris's back when they exited down the stairs...

YES.

OMG LOLOLOL They better fix that. Poor bb. lol

Thanks for sharing the deets.

Yeah they better. You're welcome.

Thanks for answering! Did Matt sound good on Hard to Handle? No piano for Hard to Handle?

How was 1-5's group number was Matt show casesd?

He sounded great on everything! There was piano for HTH, he actually did an amazing jammin' solo.

Matt and Scott were showcased during Tell Her About It and Matt was about equal with the others in the other group numbers.

Did all the Idols take part in the motown medley - not just 10-5?
care to share any more details about meeting them? haha I am so excited and living vicariously through you!

Nope, just 10-5.

Sure, I'll share a couple things about each person while it's still fresh in my mind...

Michael - REALLY nice. He came up to us and offered US hugs, so we did this huge group/bear hug. Really engaging and talkative, and didn't seem at all arrogant or self-entitled. My opinion on his personality has changed drastically because he was nothing but sweet to us.

Matt - He had met my friend Jill earlier and remembered her name. Between the two times I met him (in the afternoon and this evening), he was also very sweet, and liked to sing random lines of things. He sang part of YFM earlier and then tonight he was like "So you liked that first song I did huh?" and started dancing and singing HTH, and I was like "Oh yeah, totally, I was dancing!" and he was like "Yeahhhhh" and gave me a high five. He's such fun guy.

Lil - LOVE her. She's great with fans, on-stage and off. Earlier in the day when she met us, she complimented my braces (because of how unnoticeable they are...haha, random I know) and sun glasses and talked to us about where we're sitting/what shows we're going to, etc. On stage I saw her smile at our group a lot. And after the show she waved at us and thanked us for coming.

Anoop - Didn't get to talk to him much, more than just "Hi, I'm Jess...I'm Anoop, nice to meet you" (yes he felt the need to introduce himself ), but he was nice.

Danny - Very affectionate and huggy with fans. Accidentally elbowed me in the boob, creating a funny slash awkward moment. Holds you really tight for pictures. Total sweetheart. Another one I've really come around with as far as liking them.

Allison - Still seems really not used to all the attention and meeting fans, but she was gracious and sweet.

Kris - LOOOOOOOVEEEE. We talked about a lot, so I'll put it in bullet points:
- I told him I am a huge fan and voted for him and Adam every week. He said thank you and that he thought it was cool how he and Adam shared so many fans.
- Asked him if he's ever been to IDF, he said he thought so but couldn't remember, told him I started his fan thread after they had literally only showed 6 seconds of his audition. He seemed really awe-shucks when I told him I saw the talent from day one and knew that "this guy is going places". Told him how it was funny to think back in the early days when I had to talk people into being added, but then he ended up winning the whole show. He thought that was funny and cool.
- Told him that BNS is one of my favorite albums, and he was like "Really?! I can't even listen to it.", which got a really enthusiastic and flabbergasted "REALLY?!" back from me, and he said those were the first songs he ever wrote and that they were done 3-4 years ago. I told him that's saying a lot of the songs were that good and among the FIRST he ever wrote. He seemed really shocked that I liked it so much, but thanked me a lot and was really gracious.

I'll get my picture with him up tonight too. I think I recall that it turned out cute.

Did the 1-5 group number close out the first set or did Matt? Thanks

Group number.

You're welcome guys.

what did Matt wear? haha hats, no hats?

and were they all involved in the MT medley?

He put on his fedora Georgia and said "this is for all the die hard fans" when he put it on.

No, just 10-6.

so the Motown medely was the same 10-5 medely as Beggin?

No they were separate.

My mind went to mush at tank top.

My mind went to mush the moment he walked on stage.

[Charmqn]

Sure, I'll share a couple things about each person while it's still fresh in my mind...

Michael - REALLY nice. He came up to us and offered US hugs, so we did this huge group/bear hug. tongue.gif Really engaging and talkative, and didn't seem at all arrogant or self-entitled. My opinion on his personality has changed drastically because he was nothing but sweet to us.

Matt - He had met my friend Jill earlier and remembered her name. Between the two times I met him (in the afternoon and this evening), he was also very sweet, and liked to sing random lines of things. wub.gif He sang part of YFM earlier and then tonight he was like "So you liked that first song I did huh?" and started dancing and singing HTH, and I was like "Oh yeah, totally, I was dancing!" and he was like "Yeahhhhh" and gave me a high five. He's such fun guy. stuart.gif

Lil - LOVE her. She's great with fans, on-stage and off. Earlier in the day when she met us, she complimented my braces (because of how unnoticeable they are...haha, random I know) and sun glasses and talked to us about where we're sitting/what shows we're going to, etc. On stage I saw her smile at our group a lot. original.gif And after the show she waved at us and thanked us for coming.

Anoop - Didn't get to talk to him much, more than just "Hi, I'm Jess...I'm Anoop, nice to meet you" (yes he felt the need to introduce himself tongue.gif ), but he was nice.

Danny - Very affectionate and huggy with fans. Accidentally elbowed me in the boob, creating a funny slash awkward moment. lmao.gif Holds you really tight for pictures. heart.gif Total sweetheart. Another one I've really come around with as far as liking them.

Allison - Still seems really not used to all the attention and meeting fans, but she was gracious and sweet.

Kris - LOOOOOOOVEEEE. We talked about a lot, so I'll put it in bullet points:
- I told him I am a huge fan and voted for him and Adam every week. He said thank you and that he thought it was cool how he and Adam shared so many fans. wub.gif
- Asked him if he's ever been to IDF, he said he thought so but couldn't remember, told him I started his fan thread after they had literally only showed 6 seconds of his audition. He seemed really awe-shucks when I told him I saw the talent from day one and knew that "this guy is going places". wub.gif Told him how it was funny to think back in the early days when I had to talk people into being added, but then he ended up winning the whole show. He thought that was funny and cool. tongue.gif
- Told him that BNS is one of my favorite albums, and he was like "Really?! I can't even listen to it.", which got a really enthusiastic and flabbergasted "REALLY?!" back from me, and he said those were the first songs he ever wrote and that they were done 3-4 years ago. I told him that's saying a lot of the songs were that good and among the FIRST he ever wrote. He seemed really shocked that I liked it so much, but thanked me a lot and was really gracious.

I'll get my picture with him up tonight too. grin.gif I think I recall that it turned out cute. wub.gif

awww....that's awesome...dmn you for getting close to pocket idol


and double aww to Allison

[honesty]

You are so great for answering all of our questions. Thank you so much. Oh and thanks to the person who told me how to read the tiny print!

[RandomPenguin]

Jess, you are amazing!! Thank you so much for these awesome details! oh I am so thrilled for you! How cool that Matt remembered your friends name! I will be unbelievably excited if I have a Matt and Kris meeting as awesome as yours!! You got to have Matt sing to you. Sounds like you had a pretty good length convo with Kris. I would be in HEAVEN!

Sarver and Danny do sound really nice. I hope more people change their opinions (for the better) after meeting them.

(and LOL at Anoop introducing himself! Wonder if he'll ever get used to the fact that the fans know his name? )

[Jess]

You're welcome guys! I'm actually glad you asked for details so I could get them down and remember them.

[judesmum]

Jess....so Adam didn't say anything to the audience and he wasn't anywhere around before or after ? I would have figured him to be super talky to the few of you there. Did he seem preoccupied or something ? Maybe he takes a while to get into character, so to speak. I'm bummed for you not getting to meet him, tho.

This will sound odd, but what was the age range, was it all young girls that were let in, or were there any people wth kids ? That's amazing they let people go in !!

I'm just ticked pink that Kris was so sweet, you can just tell that about him. I can't wait to see your pic !

[madamimadam]

My mind went to mush the moment he walked on stage.

He 'walked' on stage? No lift, dry ice, etc.?

[carriefanforever]

Thanks for all of the info Jess! You're so lucky.

Couple questions. When did they perform Beggin (& who was in it), since the Motown Medley was at the end of the 1st half and they were separate? And who did Megan duet with (in the medley)?

This post has been edited by carriefanforever: Jul 5th 2009, 6:34 AM

[*Karen*]

Holy spoilers. OMFG, this show is gonna be UH-MAZING!!! Jess, thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us! You are SO incredibly lucky that you got to see the dress rehearsal and meet some of them. Your experiences are sure going to be epic these next several days.

HAVE FUN TONIGHT, YOU GUYS!

[StarrySky892]

OMFG I'M SO JEALOUS. But that sounds so amazing. HAVE SO MUCH FUN GUYS!

[Star*Man]

Omg thanks you Jess for the information
I'm so freaking jealous of everyone going to the tour
WHY THEY NEVER COME CLOSE TO YM PROVINCE

[Jess]

He 'walked' on stage? No lift, dry ice, etc.?

I think he just walked in from the back, yeah.

Couple questions. When did they perform Beggin (& who was in it), since the Motown Medley was at the end of the 1st half and they were separate? And who did Megan duet with (in the medley)?

Beggin' and the Motown Medley were only 10th-5th place and were separate. I don't remember her dueting with anyone.

Holy spoilers. OMFG, this show is gonna be UH-MAZING!!! Jess, thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us! You are SO incredibly lucky that you got to see the dress rehearsal and meet some of them. Your experiences are sure going to be epic these next several days.

HAVE FUN TONIGHT, YOU GUYS!

THANKS BB

OMFG I'M SO JEALOUS. But that sounds so amazing. HAVE SO MUCH FUN GUYS!

BTW, pic with Kris from last night:

[Star*Man]

I totally commented on that on FB but safhfdjghk, both of you looks gorgeous and Kris OFTTTT

[*Karen*]

Gosh, I'm all spazzy now, LOL. It's 6AM here and I should be in bed, but I'm not, WTF. I feel like I'm supposed to be at the show with you guys!

[beckysspam]

Allison - Still seems really not used to all the attention and meeting fans, but she was gracious and sweet.

First, thank you so much for sharing about your experience! Sounds amazing!

Second, could you tell us more about meeting Allison - how could you tell she wasn't used to all of the attention, and did you guys get to talk about anything (like her album, etc.)? Huge Allison fan here and so jealous you got to meet her!

And congrats on seeing rehearsal!

[Jess]

First, thank you so much for sharing about your experience! Sounds amazing!

Second, could you tell us more about meeting Allison - how could you tell she wasn't used to all of the attention, and did you guys get to talk about anything (like her album, etc.)? Huge Allison fan here and so jealous you got to meet her!

And congrats on seeing rehearsal!

We didn't talk to her long, as she seemed like she was in a hurry, sorry. Hopefully I have more to report after today.

[beckysspam]

We didn't talk to her long, as she seemed like she was in a hurry, sorry. Hopefully I have more to report after today.

Okay, thanks! I'll be watching for your posts!!!