11.6.23 Travel Day -- heading to California

[svca]

You guys did it!!!! We have enough money to keep MediaFire alive for the next 2.5 years!



Thanks to all who contributed!!!!



Now for some incredible, FANTASTIC, FABULOUS news!!!!!



Thanks to Jason Lin, the Treasure Chest of Links is being uploaded to a GoogleDrive where it will remain available forever!!!!! I have a lot of work to do to upload and organize everything over there. It might take me up to a year to get it just so! As soon as I'm done, I'll give everyone the link to access all of it!!!!!




The above is a post I copied from Madamimadam' Treasure Trove...looks like the site will be staying open for a while longer.  I'm so happy about that, because that site literally is a treasure trove of Adam archives.

Thank you Jason for working on uploading to GoogleDrive so we don't lose all of Marie's hard work (and Adam's).

Check out Madamimadam Treasure Trove if you haven't already. 

[Jablea]

Nov 6, 2023 15:15:19 GMT -5 pi said:

Lambert was just 16 when he heard news about Michael’s arrest. “I was not out of the closet yet—it was the ‘90s and it was a different time,” he tells GQ. “But I knew I was gay.”



He remembers how his own peers talked about the incident. “All of a sudden, especially around a high school environment, what happened to him became this joke to people,” he says. “And it made my stomach drop because I just thought, ‘God, is that what it is to people? Is it a joke?’”



“When I first had the dream of becoming a recording artist, I was pretty discouraged even before really trying,” says Lambert, who eventually became the first openly-gay artist to have an album debut at number one in the US. “I thought, ‘Well, how is it going to work if I'm a gay guy? Look what happened to George Michael.’”



By 1998, Michael had already lost a long legal battle with Sony in which he sought release from a contract he called “professional slavery.” Later, his then-manager Rob Kahane told Billboard that “the trigger that set George off” was Columbia’s Don Ienner allegedly using a slur to refer to Michael, calling him “that f—-t” client of yours,” in an argument with Kahane.



“Those were the times we were living in,” Lambert says. “But the thing that I remember finding really impressive was how he dealt with it. He was like, ‘Okay, well, this is what happened and it sucks, and this is who I am’... What made me respect him even more is that he was really strong and unapologetic within all of that scandal.”

[animaldoc]

Here are my recaps of my Dallas and Denver concerts.  My DH attended the Dallas concert with me (as well as the first one in St. Paul), but not the Denver one or the second St Paul one.  He is not a Glambert, but appreciates Adam's incredible abilities, and loves to see him with Queen.  However, he said that two concerts were sufficient for him.  I was only able to get floor seats for the first show in Dallas, and as I expected, I didn't like these seats as well as those which are in the lower bowl off of the floor.  I'm showing my age, as it is difficult for me to stand for an entire concert.  Too many hands and phones in the air, and tall guys in front of me which made it difficult to take pictures and videos.  My DH is taller, so he was able to get better videos.  Thank goodness for those incredible high screens with wonderful close-ups of Adam, Brian and Roger!  When I bought the Dallas tickets, I didn't know about the second Dallas concert, so I bought a Denver ticket instead.

The Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders didn't perform at the first Dallas concert.  However, I saw cheerleaders perform FBG in Philadelphia back in 2019, which was fun.  As expected, Adam, Brian and Roger were all in fine form.  This audience wasn't as loud as my second St. Paul one, and Adam seemed to have a little more trouble getting the audience fully engaged (on STL, for instance).  We had some very talkative younger gals in the row behind us, which was very distracting.  Another very diverse audience, and I saw several families.  So nice to see the variety of attendees!  So many highlights which are just too many to mention.  The pyrotechnics, light shows and other special effects are just amazing.  Technology has certainly improved over the years.  When Brian mentioned speakers in the back of the arena, I paid attention.  Sure enough, the sound was excellent, and certainly gave more of a surround-sound effect. In spite of the poorer seats, I enjoyed this concert immensely.  Having seen it twice before gave me a chance to notice things that I might have missed before.  Adam sang TSMGO a third time - heavenly!  The "Magic" sequence was incredible - a feast for the eyes! Adam's WWTLF was stellar - my very favorite.  Bohemian Rhapsody and the encore songs were tremendous for each show. A fantastic concert!

My trip to see the Denver show was definitely worth it.  I had a better seat than Dallas - lower bowl, first row on the aisle, closer to the bend at the rear of the arena.  This location gave me a much better view of the B stage. I also had cooperative fans around me, and sat next to a lovely Glambert.  Adam was really on fire during this show.  This concert was really bittersweet for me, as it might be the last time I see QAL live (I certainly hope not, but who knows?!).  Travel, particularly flying, is very difficult for me (one reason DH came with me to Minneapolis and Dallas; I was able to drive to Denver), so no international flights in my future.  This audience was LOUD, and seemed much more engaged.  Rivaled the loudest concert in St. Paul.  I was trying to treasure each and every song, and Adam, Brian and Roger didn't disappoint.  Roger seemed even more energetic during this show, and Brian, as always, was spectacular. As expected, the light shows and special effects were beyond incredible. During "Is This the World We Created" there was a hush from the audience.  I was so thankful for that, as Adam sings it in such a gentle and heartfelt way. One of my favorites.  He started WWTLF in a much gentler way, and then his voice just soared.  He hit several stratospheric notes during this concert - my heart just leaps when he hits those incredible notes.  His voice just seems to get stronger and stronger. He also sang the TSMGO again - I'm so lucky to have heard it four times! I had tears in my eyes as this show ended.  This was certainly a concert that I will cherish forever!

[satisfied]

Nov 7, 2023 9:52:14 GMT -5 animaldoc said:

Here are my recaps of my Dallas and Denver concerts.  

Thanks so much for the recaps, animaldoc!  Even after watching all the videos, recaps from someone who loves Adam certainly help fill in the picture.  So happy that you were able to experience it all.  

[SophieB]

animaldoc . Thank you so much for your recap.
Let’s hope you get to see them again in the US…but if not, you’ll always have these wonderful memories. 

[happy]

animaldoc I was able to watch that Denver concert. Nice to know that you were enjoying the show while I was bouncing up and down in the computer room! LOL. I thought Adam really hit a stratospheric note in TSMGO. I even thought "what was that note?!" Fans who knows about music did not comment, so I guess he has hit that one before.

[cassie]

Nov 7, 2023 20:34:40 GMT -5 happy said:

animaldoc I was able to watch that Denver concert. Nice to know that you were enjoying the show while I was bouncing up and down in the computer room! LOL. I thought Adam really hit a stratospheric note in TSMGO. I even thought "what was that note?!" Fans who knows about music did not comment, so I guess he has hit that one before.

Very powerful. It was an E5, which he hits occasionally - usually on the top of that glide on Under Pressure. But doesn't usually go there on TSMGO. Sounded good!

[happy]

Nov 7, 2023 20:56:20 GMT -5 cassie said:

Nov 7, 2023 20:34:40 GMT -5 happy said:

animaldoc I was able to watch that Denver concert. Nice to know that you were enjoying the show while I was bouncing up and down in the computer room! LOL. I thought Adam really hit a stratospheric note in TSMGO. I even thought "what was that note?!" Fans who knows about music did not comment, so I guess he has hit that one before.

Very powerful. It was an E5, which he hits occasionally - usually on the top of that glide on Under Pressure. But doesn't usually go there on TSMGO. Sounded good!

Thanks cassie for responding.  The note really surprised me -- in a good way!  I wondered if it was an E5 as nobody commented.  I wonder if he has practiced that run in private and decided to let rip that night.