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THE NEW YORK
EXPERIENCE
Whoo hoo! In the spirit of what my website is truly about, here are some
fans recounting their special Melissa moments in NYC.
I SO loved reading these experiences from all the different perspectives,
that I thought I should just put them all together.
So here they are (with very minor editing). I am sure you will enjoy reading
them… This is long, but IMHO, well worth reading… HOW FUN!!!
M.E.I.N.
Melissa Rocks NYC
2007-09-26
amazing
emotional
inspirational
playful
joyous
phenomenal
How does one find the right words to describe a Melissa Etheridge concert?
Awesome music and musicians, warm and happy feelings, camaraderie, a ton of
energy and sincerity coming from the stage, lots of caring and ove? This is
the Melissa Etheridge concert experience.
It was a crazy Tuesday night in NYC and Melissa fans from all over the world
were gathered to help her celebrate the release of her new album, The
Awakening. The event was invitation only and the place was packed with
M.E.I.N. members and their friends and loved ones. Fans stood in line for
hours chatting and sharing their common bond - Melissa, her music and her
message. It was a real coming together of the Melissa community.
The crowd poured into the intimate venue and soon it was show time.
Celebrities filed in including Al & Tipper Gore, Jan Warner (Rolling Stone),
Kelli O'Donnell, Dweezil Zappa, and others. Melissa began by answering
questions from the audience and acknowledging the many familiar faces of her
devoted fans in the crowd. It was then time to begin the concert but this
wouldn't be the usual concert - Melissa would be playing every song from The
Awakening.
The night included some massive audience sing-alongs... from "I'm sending
out a message to myself, sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la," to the more
thought provoking "What Happens Tomorrow." Fans held up "I Am Awake" bumper
stickers and Melissa, overcome with emotion, had to walk away from the mic
to compose herself. The encore included "I Need To Wake Up" and "Not
Tonight" a song originally written for The Awakening but not included on the
album. The concert was being filmed for a DVD so images of the audience as
well as what was happening on stage were being projected on the various
screens around the venue. As Melissa played "I Need To Wake Up," the camera
focused briefly on Al Gore who was sitting with his hand over his heart.
Next to him, Tipper sang along and rocked out.
When the concert was over and as we looked around the room, we felt pride
and a shared sense of the feeling that all things are possible. Melissa and
her message came across loud and clear. We have come to know many of
Melissa's fans over the years as well as her management and crew. What a
wonderful organization and community to be a part of! Thanks to Melissa and
her crew and especially her amazing fans for making this such a special
night and one many of us will never forget.
- The M.E.I.N. Staff
Darlene
Melissa sounded great last night! The audience at the stage was obviously
full of long time fans. It was an interactive show, with several jokes
played on MLE during the night. :)
Brief review of the night:
Long line like usual. But ask Rhondda how long she and a few others waited!
Once they started letting people in, it moved along rather quickly. Though I
had to work and got there after 6pm, I was still able to be close to the
stage for the show.
Melissa came out a little after 8pm, starting with a few minutes of Q&A from
the audience. She played The Awakening songs, like at Nissan Live Sets. Some
fans in the center threw confetti during Caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalifornia and
it landed in her mouth. Lots of singing along, signs etc. Rhondda, Camille,
Bitey, Mare, Margaret, Deb, Jewels and a few others pulled out prints of
Linda Evans during
Threesome. This show will make an interesting Live DVD for sure! They were
filming, but who knows if it will be usable. <gr>
Tammy, Rosie's wife Kelli and the Gores attended. Since Al & Tipper Gore
"happened to be over at the UN anyway.." they attended the show. Melissa
added "I Need to Wake Up" to the set as the first encore because Al Gore was
there. Closing encore was "Not Tonight" link to it? which is fast becoming
my fave. I hope she releases it on something.
I didn't get many pictures since I was trying to enjoy the show. But the
couple of videos that came out ok
are up on
youtube. Enjoy.
~ Darlene
Joyce from Canada
…there was no better way to usher in my 40th than with the Hard Rock concert
in New York City.
I am amazed and impressed with the unshaking stamina "Rhondda's Posse" has.
They sat outside the HRC from 8 am on Tuesday to earn they're well deserved
spots front and center stage. Bitey scored Melissa's pick as a birthday
present, also so incredibly deserved.
I found the concert to almost be a religious experience. I have heard the
songs before, but they took on an ever deeper meaning with Melissa
explaining them in person, and performing them a mere 5 feet from me.
Melissa and Phillip have this earth shattering chemistry which induced an
altered state of consciousness in me. It was almost as if I was in a
meditative trance. I looked up and over to the left from where I was
standing a couple of times and saw Al Gore, as into the show as so many of
us on the floor.
Melissa enjoyed having us all there, and commented when she came out that
every fan she has ever known was standing on the floor in front of her. At
the beginning of What Happens Tomorrow, on a cue from??? We all pulled out
our bumper stickers that were passed out in line by ???? stating that "I'm
Awake" and Melissa was visibly touched.
Well I don't have to go over the set list because she performed the album in
its entirety from start to finish. She encored with An Inconvenient Truth in
honour of it's inspiration being in the audience and played Not Tonight link
to it? for us as her finale. The song was very appropriate and song with
such gratitude and love for all of us in the audience. I would very much
like to have this song, I hope it will soon be released.
All in all it was a fabulous time, short but sweet for me except for the 5
hours I spent in Newark airport. If I would have know that take off was
going to be pushed back by more than 3 hours I would have done some extra
shopping. Oh well there is always next time.
Regards to all those I met and travel safe back to your homes. Warm regards,
Joyce
Bitey
I just unpacked the goblet-been staying at a hotel with MY POSSE ;-)
I'd like to officially
THANK each and everyone of MY posse ;-0 Mags, Rhondda, Deb & Jules, Camille
and Angie & Dawn. Without a doubt it's been the best Birthday of my life-
and it's all because of YOU.
…a wonderful dinner at carmines- the listening party-and they surprised me
with a cake and presents!!! and a ticket to the Grammy awards show. We had a
great time on line all day in front of the Hard Rock and the show just
ROCKED and M gave me her pick as a present.
I LOVE YOU ALL
Rhondda
Most of my posse (which lost 2 members today who had to fly home...
:-( ) attended the Grammy tribute gala tonight.
MLE performed Wanted Dead or Alive and Livin' on a Prayer in tribute
to Bon Jovi.
Angie “You’re Beautiful” from the UK
I am finally getting back down to earth and wanted to post the fantastic
time we had at the Hard Rock Concert in NYC. Well I was praying that Dawn
and I would win tickets through the fan club and lo and behold it came true.
So we went and booked the flights and got ready for the "Awakening", having
been on this journey with Melissa now since 1988, I was so excited but I
knew this was going to be phenomenal. So we left from Heathrow, the plane
was late but whatever I was with my wonderful wife Dawn and my fantastic
best woman at my wedding Mags (Irish) for short. So what we were delayed in
the airport no worries we could shoot the breeze and have a few drinks in
the first class lounge, well 25 shots later (lol) we were chilled out and OK
the flight was late but who cares we were off to see Melissa. So to cut a
long story short, the listening party was wonderful…
…So the day of the concert arrived and we made sure we got into line plenty
early, we even had our own red carpet of cardboard, Dawn, Deb, Jules,
Stacey, Mags, Rhondda, and Camille we were the first 8, and we stood strong
in line for 8 hours but we had such a great time. Now Mags and Stacey had
VIP passes the lucky devils so they got into the venue and had the wonderful
souvenir pass, Dawn and I were mere fan club winners, Mags your Irish charm
is legendary but now you are a VIP, I bow down to you, I ask not how you
became a VIP but agree you will always be a VIP to us all. Well the upshot
was the 8 of us all ended up on the front row and it was WONDERFUL, I got to
ask MLE a question before the concert started and the concert was wonderful
what a fantastic night thank you MEIN. Now this was just the beginning of
our great week. The next day we had the Tyra Banks show. This became one of
the highlights of the week. Melissa was the focus of the show for a whole
hour, and at one part of the show she came and sat with us in the audience
and well what can I say it was a dream come true. Mags are you still
blushing, she must have picked up on your Irish charm, she sat right behind
you and and she was talking to you for the longest time. I know you got to
tell her about the distribution problems in the UK and she was resting her
hand on your shoulder and joking around with you, you lucky devil, at least
she told me she liked my lipstick lol. You had such a long conversation with
MLE wow what a highlight. All I can say is we had a blast all of us. NY
ruled, Mel ruled and Bitey’s posse, Dawn, Angie, Mags, Debs, Jules, Rhondda
and Camille ruled. Here is to next year. Angie
Mags from Ireland
Well I'm not surprised Angela beat me to posting - 20 hours sleep in 5 days
then straight back to work tends to take a while to recover from! Although
what an adrenaline rush !
Bitey's birthday was a blast, Ms Bitewound proved you can have your cake &
eat it <g> & the concert has been well documented.
We had great craic (Irish English -
fun, enjoyment, abandonment, or lighthearted mischief; often in the context
of drinking or music"),
especially through 'Threesome' where we all held up Linda Evans photos,
Melissa seemed to stay on our side of the stage quite a bit but we found out
the next day that's because some fans were a bit "grabby" on the other side.
Working on the "Tyra-Tip" we had secured tickets a month earlier, knowing
they filmed 2 shows a day friendly emails were exchanged landing us the
right taping ( the afternoon show focused on the Purity Balls they hold in
the US ! ) Once inside seats were assigned by lottery first & then arrival
times. As we got up to the actual studio I said to one of the Producers
"Party of 4 *Huge* Melissa Etheridge fans" – he recognised the accent, we
spoke & he led us to the side of the stairs saying .. have *i* got seats for
you !
Set to air next week ? 10Th - this is one of the most laid back interviews
I've seen with Melissa. From Tyra's welcoming hug (she's 5ft 10 - Melissa
5ft 3 - you can guess where her face was buried! ) to the hilarious
"Questions you've never been asked" one of which I'm sure will be cut !
For one section of the show they were throwing a surprise for a cancer
sufferer who had been inspired by Melissa's Grammy performance, so they told
us they were going to change the set & hide ME in the audience. Being led up
the steps ME clocked Rhonnda & myself first & was like "Wow- hello girls,
nice to have my fans here" & sat down directly behind me & R, beside Dawn &
Angela. Immediately she asked about the show the night before, had we
enjoyed it, how much she had, hoping it wasn't too much the Al Gore show !
then she asked did we "get" the CD ( I stress 'get' as in the concept ) she
listened intently to our comments, & was interested in all the feedback. I
told her about the UK difficulties which she agreed was a running problem
but laughed when she heard how many copies we were bringing back. The others
were going to the Grammy Event that night & were trying to get her to tell
what she was playing but she wouldn't only to say they had a blast preparing
for it, but would they would really enjoy it, she commiserated with a cute
sad face that I was going to miss it, laughing as I said whilst my stalking
was finished <g> she had the others for the rest of the week. Melissa
commented we all looked well ( hair & make-up etc ) & we told her about the
"Tyra dress code" ( we all got mails about no jeans, sneakers, logos ) "but
that's the fan uniform" she replied, I pointed out the extremes of being a
fan 24 hours earlier lying on the sidewalk of 42nd St on cardboard &
cushions to dressed up to the 9's today .... that's "Rock n roll for you"
............... what a trip !
Shouts out to the "Posse" ( we ain't all together much, but when we are, we
know how to *party* ) raising glasses of the Dawn-designed Awakening
cocktail ( vodka, cointreau & Bailey's ) to you all
Mags
Angie “You’re Beautiful” from the UK
Yes it was a fantastic time, simply wonderful. Even though I have been to so
many concerts and packages etc, I really do think this one was the best, to
hear the new album in such a small venue for the first time from start to
finish, and be on the front row with all my mates was glorious.
Then Mags has described how great Tyra was and it is a shame you missed the
Grammys, but Bitey, Rhondda, and Deb and Jules joined us wasn't it great to
hear MLE doing Bon Jovi, what a trip.
We miss you all but memories like this last a lifetime and are priceless.
Here is to next year can't wait.
Angie and Dawn
Mags from Ireland
There was a quick fire Q & A section to the show I think called something
like "Questions you won't want to answer" I'm sure Rhonnda will recall more
succinctly but they were something like ...
Who do you find attractive ? ( asides from your wife )
What's the most X-rated item in your house ?
Who do you wish was Gay in Hollywood/ show business ?
& the bound to be cut from the airing - which I can hardly remember from
laughing so much - was a choice between losing her musical abilities or
having really big thumbs & keeping it - she looked straight over at us &
said " well bigger thumbs wouldn't such be a bad thing" & made another
risque remark that I'm not sure some parts of syndicated America are ready
for !
Mags
Rhondda! :-)
well, both Mags and Angie posted last week about our awesome Tyra
experience, but i thought i'd throw in my 2 cents as well. we had quite the
run of MLE appearances throughout the week, but the Tyra show gets my vote
for the most surreal. MLE's appearance on the Tyra Banks show is scheduled
for this Wednesday, October 10th...y'all can see clips from the show at
http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/ - just click on the link for MLE's show,
"Sensational rocker Melissa Etheridge tells all!". as soon as MEIN announced
MLE's NY TV appearances, we applied for tickets to all of the NY talk shows
but the Tyra Banks show was the only one to which we had confirmed tickets.
because Camille had to fly home that morning, and Bitey, Jules and Deb had
to work, Margaret, Angie, Dawn and i represented "the posse" at that taping.
it was a little confusing because MEIN's announcement made it sound like
MLE's segment would air on 09/26, but it turns out that Tyra's show is taped
about 2 weeks in advance. on the day we went, Tyra did 2 tapings - MLE's
session followed by one on "purity balls." all 4 of us met up that morning
and shared a cab ride over to Chelsea Studios. entry into the taping was
still first come, first served regardless of whether we were on the guest
list, so we knew we had to be there before our 10:00 am call time. we showed
up around 9:15 am and were about 25-30 people from the front of the line.
there's a dress code for the taping, probably because the audience is
featured heavily throughout the show. so no jeans or t-shirts for us! the
irony of how we were dressed and where we spent our time a mere 24 hours
earlier as compared to that morning was not lost on all of us. to go from
sucking down vehicle exhaust for 11 hours lying on cardboard on the sidewalk
of 43rd Street to standing on 26th Street in our dressy clothes made of
unnatural fibers, makeup and heels was truly a sight to see. ;-) anyway,
shortly before 10 am, the production staff moved us into the area just
before the security area. we stood on a ramp leading down into the building.
we still didn't have official confirmation that we were truly at MLE's
taping. since Tyra tapes 2 shows on Wednesdays, we still didn't know if we
were going to get stuck in the audience of "who's your baby's daddy?" or
what have you. i figured that if her taping was indeed that day, then she'd
do the morning one so she would have time to prepare for the Grammy Honors
gala later that evening.
if it turned out not to be MLE's taping, at least we'd have a good laugh.
while we were standing there, Dawn spotted the same red equipment cases and
a guitar case at the base of the ramp that we had spotted being unloaded
outside the Hard Rock the morning before. yay! we were at the correct
taping.we quickly made it through security and were shepherded into a
waiting area where we could sit or get a drink of water or use the bathroom
facilities. as we walked in, MLE's Message to Myself video was playing on
the waiting room TV, which i thought was a good sign.
it turned out that it was just coincidental as VH1 was on the TV as we
entered the waiting room. soon, a staffer switched the TV from VH1 to
musical performances from Tyra's show. as soon as everyone was in the
waiting room, Tyra's audience producer guy told us who was going to be on
the show - MLE! - and what to expect in the taping. MLE was going to be the
only guest for the entire hour - wow, score! here i thought she'd just be
the musical guest, and we'd get maybe 2 songs, but we were getting her for
the whole show. initially, the production staff called out audience members'
names randomly and then started calling out the numbers of the cards we were
handed as we entered. the 4 of us had numbers 26-29. they herded us into a
freight elevator for the ride up to Tyra's studios. we then had to get into
single file and walk through the backstage area as they led us to the
studio.when we reached the same audience producer guy, Mags piped up and
said that we were 4 big MLE fans. he said that he would have to split us up
into 2 groups of 2, but wait until we see the seats we got. Tyra's studio is
quite small - i'd estimate that it fits maybe 200 people. there were 2
sections of what i'd call "pit seats" or seats that are practically on
stage. the closest pit seats were just a couple of feet away from the
interview seats. after the pit seats, there was an aisle for the cameras to
move and then 2 orchestra sections side-by-side. there were monitors and
screens all over the set which periodically flashed various shots of MLE.
they were quite frenetic. hopefully, no one there was an epileptic. Mags and
i were seated on the right hand side aisle in the 2nd row of the orchestra
straight back from the interview area, while Angie and Dawn were in the 3rd
row located about 3-4 seats closer to the center of the set. we noticed that
there was a seat missing in the row in front of us. Tyra has a habit of
going into the audience and boogying down, so i thought she might pop up in
the empty space during the taping. because of her Tyra crush, i told Mags
that i'd switch places with her if Tyra should stand in that spot so she
could boogie with the supermodel. <g> once they seated the audience, the
warm-up guy got us revved up for the taping by telling jokes and doing a
brief competition with some audience members. his stint appeared to end
prematurely because it was suddenly time for the taping. before i knew it,
the producer was counting down and prompting us to applaud as we stood for
Tyra's entrance. Tyra wasted no time and got right down to introducing MLE.
MLE came out to a loud ovation and hugged Tyra. it was hilarious to see tiny
MLE as the statuesque Tyra towered over her. Mags said that Tyra is 5'10" -
i don't think that her 4" heels are counted in that height. MLE made some
crack about never hugging a supermodel before. as i mentioned earlier, the
interview seats were located about 20 feet away from our seats. because the
cameras were situated in the aisle way in front of the orchestra section, i
had to periodically shift left or right to see MLE around the cameras. Tyra
did 2 initial interview segments with MLE: she talked about her album,
having cancer, Tammy, the kids, the Oscars, etc. to make room for the
commercials, the producer would count down to where the commercial would
fall and then count back up when we went back to the taping. a roving
cameraman used the empty space in the row in front of us to film the people
sitting near us, Mags and me during the show. it was a little distracting,
so i had to keep reminding myself not to pick my nose or to look horrified
into the camera. you never know what might show up on film! LOL...after the
first 2 interview segments, they took a longer break for makeup and hair
touch-ups. they also pulled a curtain around the stage area to hide the
band's equipment. i missed the announcement when they stated that they were
going to do a surprise for someone so i had no idea what they were planning
to do. when i noticed that MLE started to make her way towards our aisle, i
nudged Mags and said, "she's heading over here!" i thought maybe she's going
to do an intro from the audience or something. as MLE walked up our aisle, i
caught her attention and said, "hey, all right!" and reached out to shake
her hand. MLE spotted Mags and me, grinned in recognition, grabbed my hand
and said, "my fans are here!" MLE sat in the seat directly behind Mags. i
was stunned! remember, i still had no idea about the surprise they were
planning, so i was dumbfounded as to why MLE was sitting in the audience a
few inches away from us, but believe me, i wasn't complaining. immediately,
MLE started grilling us and grabbed my hand again [all MLE quotes are
paraphrased], "Did you enjoy yourselves at the show last night?", "Do you
like the album?", etc. MLE also teased us for dressing up. "Look at you guys
all dressed up! The clothes, the hair...!", she cracked. periodically, MLE
would smack me on my right shoulder with the back of her hand in jest. i had
pointed out Angie and Dawn who were sitting in MLE's row a few seats down,
and MLE noticed Angie's lipstick and made a motion with her finger around
her lips. i smirked and said, "I didn't think you'd recognize us." Mags
mentioned the Tyra dress code and joked about how we were practically lying
in an alley for hours the day before waiting in the line for the HR show.
Mags mentioned that Angie and Dawn were wearing the clothes they wore when
they got married, and MLE leaned over to take a look at them. i asked MLE if
she enjoyed herself at the show the night before, and she said she did, "but
I didn't mean to make it seem like the Al Gore show." we replied that we
didn't mind at all - she is preaching to the choir with our gang. Mags told
MLE about the Awakening's UK distribution problems. MLE leaned forward in
her chair and said, "I've been having problems with the UK for 20 years." i
mentioned something like they don't even know who you are there. i still
remember how the Dominion Theatre in London didn't even have MLE's name on
their marquee before her 2002 L&A show. Mags assured MLE that UK
distribution problems notwithstanding, she was bringing home about a dozen
copies of the album to Belfast. MLE rubbed/molested Mags' shoulder
exclaiming, "Great!" Mags mentioned that her stalking was ending after the
show, but that MLE would have the rest of us for the remainder of the week.
MLE laughed! i tapped MLE on the knee, and she leaned forward on her seat
towards me. i asked, "What are you performing tonight? At the Grammy's
thing? We're going tonight, too." at first, MLE looked at me quizzically and
then it registered..."You're going *tonight*?!" i responded, "Yeah, I know,
we're hardcore. We're trying to do the whole week of appearances." "Aww!",
MLE said. "So, are you doing Bon Jovi? I'm having visions of you doing
something from West Side Story, though," i persisted. MLE smiled
mischievously and said, "You're not going to *believe* what they're having
me do tonight. It's cracking me up! You're going to like it." of course, i
was intrigued. MLE wouldn't divulge anything further to us, so all i could
think of was that she was going to do something from West Side Story. what a
hoot, i thought! of course, we found out at the show that she was doing Bon
Jovi, which seemed right up her alley so i'm not sure why she thought it was
funny, but hey, whatever floats your boat, babe. <g>one of the 2 women
sitting in front of Mags and me piped up to mention that she had been in the
audience for Martha Stewart when MLE appeared 2 years ago, and MLE had given
her pick to her friend.
"See, I give out picks. Except last night...I had to give it to Bitey
because it was her birthday," MLE said. at one point, one of the cameramen
asked MLE if she could see the guest chair where she was sitting and MLE
said she couldn't. they had positioned one of the cameras in such a place
that it blocked the guest's view of MLE's seat. it was just so surreal. here
was MLE sitting inches away from us, shooting the breeze with a couple of
friends, and neither Leopold or Girmant were in sight (nothing against
either of them). when does that *EVER* happen?! i was trying to keep it
light and not ask any heavy duty questions. before we knew it, though, we
had to turn around and sit forward and not chat anymore with our newest BFF
- the audience producer had already come by and chastised us - and get ready
for the next segment. they brought out a woman (Jennifer Reeves) who had had
cancer and went through something like 16 horrifying sessions of
chemotherapy. [Jennifer] mentioned how she had seen MLE perform bald on the
Grammy's 2 years ago and how inspired she was by her. Tyra took some
questions from the audience and then asked, "does anyone else have any more
questions?" then, MLE stood up from her seat behind us and surprised the
woman. [Jennifer] screamed, "i knew it!" and absolutely freaked out. MLE
left her seat and joined her on the stage eventually sitting on the arm of
CL's chair. they commiserated about having cancer and the horrors of chemo.
MLE held her hand as she offered [Jennifer] comfort. I think the audience
Q&A session occurred next. these were people that had been picked ahead of
time. there were a couple of comments about how inspiring MLE was not only
as a cancer survivor but as a gay female musician. one woman was very
nervous as she tried to articulate how inspiring MLE was…so inspiring, in
fact, that she decided to come out to her family at the show. now i don't
believe her family was there, so either she's already told them ahead of
time or it will be one interesting viewing session when the show is aired
next week. the woman started crying, and MLE motioned her to come down to
the stage. MLE hugged her and gave her words of encouragement as they went
to commercial. Tyra hugged her, too. i was totally sucked in and thought it
was touching. i believe the next segment was the one entitled, "Never Been
Asked..." in which Tyra asks her guest unusual questions. * Which opposite
sex celebrity would you like to make out with? Answer: Johnny Depp, because
he's in touch with his female side. * When was the last time you got into a
fist fight? Answer: Never got into a fist fight. * When was the last time
you said, "Do you know who I am"? Answer: She's never said this. * What's
the most x-rated item in your house? Answer: Her wife is x-rated. LOL…* Who
do you wish were gay in show business? Answer: George Clooney. MLE had to
think long and hard about this one...almost like she was afraid of outing
someone accidentally.* And the oddest question: if she had to choose between
having 3 foot long thumbs that she couldn't surgically alter or remove and
never listening, playing music again, what would she choose? ROFLMAO...i
know i had problems keeping a straight face for this one...i'm sure a
giggle/snort escaped before i could contain myself. Answer: after lots of
smirking, MLE responded that "Big thumbs wouldn't be so bad." ROFLMAO...finally,
it was time for MLE and the band to perform. because we could see the
shooting script hanging from the camera located in the aisle way in front of
us, Mags and i knew MLE was going to perform Message to Myself and I'm the
Only One. Tyra went into the audience with the [Jennifer] who got to help
Tyra introduce MLE. i couldn't see Tyra from where we were sitting but i
heard that she was dancing and singing along. of course, we stood up and
danced and sang along, too. while that's not unusual for us, rocking out in
our dressy clothes definitely was. me in my Hushpuppy pumps! good God! my
kingdom (of heaven) for a pair of jeans and a t-shirt! well, anyway, i don't
know if it was the environment, but i think it contributed to our excessive
spastic dancing. maybe it was the epileptic seizure inducing monitors
located all over the studio. i dunno...try not to laugh. LOL...MLE did mouth
"see you tonight" to us after her performance. after I'm the Only One, Tyra
ran down to MLE, hugged her and asked her to autograph her album. Tyra then
said that everyone could enter to win the autographed CD - just keep
checking her website. and that was it. once the show was over, people left
the stage, Tyra quickly exited stage left near our aisle with Mags in hot
pursuit. i decided to follow her to the backstage area and we ended up
getting very, very, very lost. we even ran into Girmant who was probably
wondering if our stalking had progressed to a whole new level. no, we
weren't trying to track down MLE, Steven, we were just trying to exit the
building! Mags was able to charm a studio tech guy for a copy of the
shooting script - that's how we found out about the afternoon "purity balls"
taping. we were so lost that we got separated from Angie and Dawn, who we
eventually ran into outside on the street. we hopped into a cab back to our
hotels babbling excitedly about our experiences.really, the whole thing was
like a dream. Mags and Angie, if i left anything out, pipe up! as i
mentioned earlier, y'all can see clips from MLE's show at
http://Tyrashow.warnerbros.com/ - check out the portion when MLE stands
up in the audience for the surprise for [Jennifer] near the end of the
clip...Mags' eyes/hair/part of her head show up as do my hair/glasses and a
brief glimpse of Dawn. much more of us will be visible on Wednesday. :-)
*rhondda*
Angie “You’re Beautiful” from the UK
My gosh Rhondda wonderful review and wonderful memory recall. What a great
day we had and thank God it was not the purity balls.
Only thing you missed is that before MLE came and sat in the audience, she
had pointed and waved at Dawn and I and laughed incredulous that we had had
got tickets to Tyra, a small point but important to me and Dawn ;-} I think
you missed that with camera in front of you.
I am starting to get nervous now, knowing it is airing in the States on
Wednesday and dreading seeing me on TV dancing like a complete prat
(UK slang - A stupid person, or ass).
Magical review Rhondda, thank God we missed the purity balls, quite the most
funniest part of the day was Mags going the wrong way and following Tyra to
her dressing room, you got to give her top marks for trying. She also got
the shooting script for me to keep thank you Mags XX
Seriously though all who watch this I know you are going to enjoy a whole
hour of Melissa at quite her most relaxed loved it. Some of the questions
are quite strange and amusing but MLE is as ever the consummate entertainer.
Angie
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