I might as well just post this here and Tweet the link, right?
Here is my POV of the entire evening, very similar to Mark's Story but gonna try to fill in some blanks.
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I'm a very laid back person, but sometimes I get all hyped up. It does take an awful lot for me to do that tho.
So me and Jami have been trying to get someone to go with us to carpool and split the cost of gas. We had the whole back seat and I thought it would be a great idea to invite Terri May, Frankie May's mom. So I sent her a message and we connected on Facebook and talked one night. She told me to call her, so I did and told her about the concert, when, where, website, etc. We talked for a good long time and I told her that would pay for her ticket if she wanted to go. She said she would try to get one from Frankie, but sure, it would be great to go! So originally it was gonna be me, Jami and Terri. Right up until the night before.... Terri's mom had to have some surgery and just wasn't doing well. She is in her 80's, so of course I told her that her mom was priority and not to worry if she can't make it. I prayed lots for her mom, met her at the Toledo Idol concert. Bless her heart, she was such a sweet woman.
So it was back to me and Jami, and we made our plans, and off we went. I began to tweet #BosomBallOrBust all the way down there!! We made a pee-stop in Wapakoneta, OH. I forgot there was some dancer guy from there on some dancing show, but I knew the place well. We listened to the Crystal CD that Jeff (VI#1) made for me of some of her music. One song on there, I didn't know the name of it and had a discussion with Jami that I couldn't figure out what it was about. Well, she said the name of the song was Cry No More. And I told her that if I had the opportunity, I would ask Crystal what the heck that song is about. Remember this later on.....
Anyway..... riding down I-75 after many years, you see some changes and some landmarks that never changed. I was on a mission to find the burnt down Jesus statue and filled Jami on the phenomenon. Didn't ever find it. I called Mark and he gave us a rundown of what to expect and said he was hanging out by the back. I told him I would call him when we got there to meet up with him.
We go thru all the major cities and finally get to CinCin and run into some traffic. Typical for that one stretch of 75. It put us back a little bit, I should have known better and anticipated it and scheduled to leave earlier. But anyway, we got down there and found the area without any problems. Love the GPS on my Blackberry!!
Traffic and parking was a breeze for us. We locked up our bags in the trunk and headed to the venue!! There was a little crowd forming and I happen to notice Tim, owner of Papa's Tavern and his girlfriend Lisa. I pointed them out to Jami and then stupidly yelled out his name. He turned around and I said Hi, and told him I was one of the Village Idiots. He smiled and waved. So we hung out until the doors opened. I forgot to call Mark, we were just so excited to be there. So we had no idea where he was.... when we walked in, the place looked very club-like and cool. We seen Frankie and Crystal on stage already and a little crowd was forming around the front of the stage. As me and Jami walked up, Frankie caught my eye and before I could say or do anything, he pointed at me and waved. Guess he remembers me! LOL I waved back and they started with a Q&A session. I was telling Jami to raise her hand and ask a question, but she was freezing up. At first it was like no one had questions, so I decided to break the ice and threw up my arm high and Crystal picked me to ask a question. So I blurted out, "What is the song Cry No More about?" I think I said something like that, I really don't remember, my mind went blank as I was saying it. LOL Her answer was something like, it is about an ex. It almost seemed like she was shocked someone knew it but realized we were VI's and of course we know her material.
As soon as she finished, here turns around this guy in a red shirt and low and behold, it was Mark standing right in front of us! I dunno how I knew, but I did and then I seen his shirt and yep, I was right! So we grouped together with him and some more music played. I won't go into which songs were sung when, I don't recall, but they were so awesome. Then we met Carole, whom I didn't know, but any fan of Crystal's is a friend of mine! At one point Jami got to ask her a question too and I was so happy for her because she was really freezing up. During one of her songs, I decided to call Terri so she could hear her play since she couldn't be at the concert. Got the voice mail, so I mumbled who I was and held the phone up for the entire song. I don't even remember which song it was...LOL. It was over and I mumbled something about calling her back or her calling me back or something.
Before we knew it, the soundcheck party ended and we all had to crowd off to the side so Crystal could come down to meet us and get photos. By us I mean the audience. Right on!!! I wasn't prepared for that! Bonus!!!
So the powers-that-be told us that we had to group together, no individual pics and only one signature per person. So Jami, Mark and I grouped together, I dunno where Carole went, I think with her friend, who I apologize that I don't remember her name. So I was trying to plan ahead and was scoping out for a group that we could swap cameras with and I could take extra pics with their camera if they took extra pics with my camera. Seen these two guys and talked them into it and discovered one was from the area, and his friend came all the way from Toronto. Cool! I later seen a tweet of theirs on Twitter and followed them and told them I was the one that swapped cameras with them. Gotta love the power of Twitter!
So we made our way up there and I kept my promise to take the pics and so did they. :) We gathered around Crystal, got our pics and she signed my stuff first. She grabbed my placard thingie they gave me and started to sign it and I blurted out, oh I wanted my shirt... and she was like, don't worry about it, I'll take care of it and just signed my shirt anyway. I was a happy camper. I asked her if she knew who we were and she was like yeah, and said who's Majestik? I said, that's me! I don't remember anything after that, I think we were ushered away.... We kinda hung around because Mark said she said she would see us in a few minutes or something. So I plugged in my phone to charge it a bit and we hung out until we were told the soundcheck party was over and we had to leave.
We had some time to kill and decide to grab something quick next door. Carole and her friend joined us and we just sat around this table and chatted. Carole asked us questions and I didn't realize she wasn't a VI but she told us that she reads all of our tweets. I still dunno who she is on Twitter, anyone know? Her and her friend were lovely and I enjoyed hanging out with them and Mark and talked about Crystal and Frankie. Time was running out and I had to use the facilities, so Carole, her friend and Mark left and Jami and I made a quick potty break again. When we came out, crowds were gathered again and Carole saved us a place in line right by the door. THANK YOU!!!!! I don't think we would have gotten up front if we took our place in line way in the back. I am forever indebted for that!! I guess Mark ran to make a pit stop to his car and I noticed that Tim and Lisa were a few people behind us. :) Mark made it back in time and we just hung out til they opened the doors.
Doors opened and we made a mad dash to the front. It was easy, not many people were there yet. So I decided to go grab a water and come back. Jami held my place for me. On the way there, I passed Tim and Lisa and said, "Hey, we're up front, we'll save you a place if you want." Tim was like, "Ok we'll come find you later." Got my water and came back.
I'll skip about the first three performers as the story is the same as Mark's. And I too was mesmerized by VV Brown's guitarist. Oh baby!!! I was probably drooling over him. And I am a new fan of VV Brown, that lady can rawk!!
On to Crystal.... we waited in anticipation. I kept watch for Tim and Lisa and seen them come up and they stood behind us the entire set. I was glad they could make it to see Crystal and Frankie and I think they were glad Tim and Lisa came as well. When she came on, I was so happy to see her and Frankie play live. It was just amazing!! I was snapping pics and taking video as much as I could. I found out a lil earlier that for some reason, my memory card in my camera said full as I took video, so I had no choice but to use my Blackberry cell phone to record the video. I was so disappointed with the quality, but it was better than nothing! I can't wait to see others videos! By the way, I was tweeting from each performer and was the first to tweet that Crystal confirmed Holy Toledo will be on the album after she made that statement. COOL!! Everything from this point on I will skip as well because Mark already wrote about it.
But I will say this.... remember I said how laid back I am? Well, I almost got into a fight with some drunk girls shoving me before Sara berwhateverhernameis came on. Yeah, cuss words were flying around and fists were almost too. They backed off and the one who was next to me started sucking up to us so I wouldn't kick her ass. Whatev....
Flash forward to us being outside.... I missed saying bye to Carole and her friend, they were way up in the balcony. So if anyone knows who she is on twitter, please tell me so I can thank her. :) Mark suggested we walk around to the back and I was all for it! So there we were walking and there was Crystal. So matter-of-factly, she just greeted us and we sort of crowded around her like we were all old friends chatting. Later on Frankie came out and joined us in the chat. At one point, I decided to call Terri again and told her I had someone for her to talk to. Then I put the phone up to Frankie's ear and he had no clue and then he was like, hi Mom. It was so cute! Then I went to hand Crystal the phone but she was talking with Jami and taking more photos. So I told talked to Terri for a minute and then told her I would call her back later. I then finally got my photo of Crystal and I together and everyone was taking pics and getting more autographs. I had Frankie sign my shirt as well, Crystal gave me her two Sharpies and said one didn't work so well. So when I handed them back, I told her which one was crappy and she looked around and tossed it over by the door and we both giggled.
Some things Crystal talked about, I won't mention, only to Mark and Jami, because they just seemed personal and all and I don't want to be that person to leak stuff about her. But I will mention that she has to be very careful about what she releases because she is under contract. If it seems like she is holding back, that is why. So cut her a break on some things, fans. She's doing what she can at the moment. :)
Other things she talked about was how cool that we all became friends, and she heard about Paul and Jen and I told her I was the one that let everyone stay at my house for the Toledo Show and rattled off everyone that stayed. She talked about how much she likes that and thinks it is cool we do get together. Which lead to several other conversations.
Yeah, that was so cool of her to invite us to the bar with her and Frankie. I was soooo tempted, but we never would have made it home in time for me to get my son to school. And I was pretty whooped and was dreading the drive back as it was. So I gave her a hug and she and Frankie thanked us for coming to the show and Crystal said that it meant a lot to her.
We walked away.... well, more like floated away and decided to grab some grub before our trip home. Waffel House!! Then we said our goodbyes to Mark and Jami and I were off for home. I thought it was funny Mark thought he was following us. I was more worried he would get lost tho, but he seemed to find his way home. Then I get a call from Terri and she wanted a run down of the evening. She's a talker, but so am I so we just gabbed and gabbed from just north of Cincinnati all the way past Dayton. She was telling me about her mom too, keep praying for her Idiots, she is ok, but could certainly use the extra healing prayers!!! After I got off the phone with Terri, I decided to send my video of Crystal and Frankie playing her song Numb. So I let that upload and tweeted it. Took forever! I told Jami to keep talking to me the whole way back because I was so tired. I am sure the words coming out of my mouth later on in the trip didn't make sense, I was half asleep saying them. I honestly don't know how we made it home, I don't remember anything from the Lima area to dropping her off at her house. I barely made it home and was so tired, I felt just like I did after the Toledo show. It was like De Ja Vue! I was fast asleep before my body hit the bed!
Then I go and wake up late and my son missed the bus. So I had to drive him to school, came back and just did some stuff around the house and blah blah blah.
That's it...if I remember any other good tidbits, I will post them here. Sorry for the book. Hope you weren't too bored reading it!!
Namaste,
Michelle VI #48!
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