There they are! I have to admit, I have a major crush on the bass "instrument" and bass singer, Hops (front row, third from the left). Such a shame, he's married! But he even loves Coldplay as I learned from reading an interview with him so he gets major brownie points for that. (Funny fact: the interviewer asked Hops "who is your favorite character from the Bible?"...like the Bible is some fictional story with characters and story plots...) But anyways, they seemed pretty strange at first and it was kind of weird that they were touring with Michael Buble but then they started singing and doing their thing and it was understandable. They use absolutely no instruments - they make all the sound themselves! Even my Mother leaned over at one point and said that she thought the really low bass-like beat must be coming from an instrument or something somewhere backstage, but sure enough when the group performed what they call a "sound wall", it was obvious that the noise was Hops! Love him! They were just really cool though...kind of a mix between a cappella and R&B and beat boxing.
(Did you know this guy wanted to BE Michael Jackson when he was younger?! LOL)
So back to Michael! My Mother had told me from when she and my aunt had gone to see him in Chicago that he was very interactive with his audience and for lack of a better word, a smartass. And he totally was! But it made the concert that much more fun. He's really talented and his sense of humor is unsuspected but had everybody laughing. This was one of those concerts that you can go to and really learn to appreciate music all over again. Like when your favorite song comes on and each time you hear it, it gives you something different. Or when a certain note is played and a certain line is sung and you get the goosebumps just listening to it all. I love that feeling. I like seeing other people enjoy something so much too...there was a girl turning thirteen down in the first few rows holding a poster that said something along the lines of "IT'S MY THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY! CAN I HAVE A KISS?" and Michael let her come up to the stage and take a picture and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She was bawling her eyes out she was so happy. And yeah, sometimes people go crazy for famous people, but it was actually genuinely a sweet moment and you could tell that it probably made her day...or life to have done that. There were also two couples sitting a few rows in front of us that my Mother and I kept laughing about. The one was a bit older, seemed to have been together for a while...the man came in, sat there the whole time drinking his beer, not dancing or singing or having fun with his date. She kept getting up with everyone else and dancing and whatnot and he just sat there looking so bored to death. But then there was probably one of the cutest couples I have ever seen just a few seats down from them. Now I know Michael Buble isn't exactly something most guys would put on their iPod and bop around town listening to. But this couple...the girl would get up and dance and lucky for her, her guy would follow right along (sometimes even initiating it...whoahhhh!). Michael sang Twist and Shout like in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and this guy was up there shaking his butt, totally making a fool of himself but having fun with his girl. It was the cutest thing! You could just tell they were having fun and loving being there together. It was such a stark contrast from the older couple. Anyways, I just like that the simple act of going to a concert can bring that much happiness to people. I know we all had a great time and it will be a great memory to have for the rest of my life, just as it will be for that happy couple, the thirteen year old, and all those crazy middle-aged women dancing like crazy in the front row.
Thanks for reading :)
Love,
Rachel
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