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kimiye

Most of my shots in Tampa didn't come out so well, and this one isn't great, but captures a moment! Kelly came down my aisle on her way back to the stage, and I just held the camera up over my head and clicked...



She touched my hand, too! You can see that bag of blue cotton candy pretty well-- she wasn't about to let go.

quietkat

I just got back from the Tampa show... we drove down (about 6 hours) from here in Ga to see her, stayed overnight and literally just got in about an hour ago... I haven't unpacked or changed, I've been reading this thread since I got home.. lol...

Kinda sad and a little irritating, but my favorite part of the whole thread was when people who were actually AT the show posted about how much fun they had.... It was a GREAT show... I went with my sister, who knows Kelly's songs only from the radio, and she had a blast... she's commented several times since last night that it was a really good show... and she's used to going to rock concerts and stuff... but her quote was "Man, she rocked it out!"...

I had an absolute blast, and it was totally worth every penny I spent... I'll write more about it later, but right now, I have some pictures... we were Row F, dead center, so I was like 4 rows away.... I was thrilled w/the seats, and very pleased w/the fan club... My sister's camera takes fuzzy pictures, though, so most of them weren't very clear, but I got some that I thought turned out ok.... I've got them bigger, but I didn't wanna stretch out the thread....




























Random Tampa Experiences (My Tampa Review - QK)

Hiya'll....

I know this is like 3 days late, but I figured I'd post some random thoughts and experiences I had at the Tampa show this past weekend... kinda chronicle part of my experience...

First off, I went w/my sister ... we live here in Ga, so it was a 5 1/2 hr drive to Tampa... Originally, my sister's boss had a house in Ormand Beach, so we were going to stay there... that was also 5 1/2 hrs away, and then we would have to drive a little over 2 hrs to Tampa... however, last minute (like, Friday morning - we were leaving Friday night), my sister calls w/good and bad news... apparently someone else was staying at the house, so we couldn't stay there... however, her boss felt sooo bad, that she offered for us to stay at a hotel right there in Tampa (5 minutes away) and she'd pay for it!! Which I thought was a sweet offer.... She suggested the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, which was very very nice....

So now I was excited... we made the drive down, got there, checked in, all psyched out... the hotel was awesome, and it was just a wonderful experience... I've traveled to many different places, but I had never been to Florida before, much less a big fancy hotel...

Saturday comes... we kill time until the show, and then we make our way over... it's sooo freaking hot.... I dread the fact that I wore jeans, cuz just minutes after stepping out of the truck, I'm already feeling it... lol... we make our way down to the large gathering of people who are waiting to make their way through the gates.... Now, I thought the show started at 7pm, but apparently, Rooney was going to be coming on at 8pm, and Kelly at 9pm, so we actually had some time to kill before the show...

First "awww" moment: While we were waiting there to get through the gate, a father and his young daughter (I'd guess 8 or 9) came walking over to where we were, and he put down some blankets for them to sit down on... then he was asking her if this was the "best surprise ever"... apparently she didn't know she was coming to the Kelly concert, and she was so adorable and so excited.... The dad was all "I thought you might figure it out once you saw all the girls" (not to mention all the Kelly t-shirts).... It was just a real sweet moment...

While we were standing around, and I looked around at all the people waiting... It made me wonder how many of those people were from the Express, and I just didn't know it... ya know? Cuz I'm sure I saw some of you guys, but I had no clue what ya'll looked like...

We got our VIP tickets and headed inside... I was impressed w/all the stuff they had there for you to do before going to get to your seats... we had plenty of time to wander around and buy stuff... we bypassed the t-shirts cuz it was crazy there, and I got my lanyard and other Kelly goodness.... then we wandered over to the Ford booth, where we stood behind 2 nice guys in "XXX hearts Kelly" shirts.... we kinda chatted w/them while we waited... they were members of the fan club, so that's how they got their tickets, and they were really nice guys... when the guy ahead of us got to spin the Ford wheel, he got Wildcard, so he picked a Kelly question... the question?

What state does Kelly hail from?

......... and he had no idea... lol.... it was soo funny, he seriously (seriously) did not know what state Kelly was from.... so the ladies behind us in line started calling out Texas, and me and my sister did as well... I got a Kelly question when I got up there... mine was to name one of her albums (yeah, they were really easy questions... even if you got them wrong, you got something)....

Random interjection: While waiting in line for Ford, I had my ticket in my pocket... my sis gave me her ticket to hold as well... we were kinda near this grate, and it was getting windy.... well... I took my hands out of my pocket, and the tickets stuck to my hand and fell out of my pocket... I first noticed my sister's ticket, and freaked out and grabbed it... not realizing that my own ticket was also out of my pocket... luckily, it blew up against a trash can, and I was able to get to it before it blew off, but it scared me pretty good... lol...

We killed more time waiting in line for t-shirts and drinks... I bought my sister a shirt... Oh, I got my picture taken in front of Kelly's bus.... and we also took a separate picture:



Random sighting: I saw.... hmm... see, this is where I had a problem... ya'll know that guy that's always w/Kelly, with the long blond hair? I wanna say Steve or Roger? Was w/her at Oprah? He walked by us twice, and I was trying to explain to my sister who he was, but it didn't help that I couldn't remember his name....

We finally got in to our seats, and they were good seats... we waited... Once "Shook Me All Night Long" came on, everyone started getting excited, and then it was show time....

I won't go into the whole show cuz ya'll have heard it all before, but some of the highlights for me:

She opened w/Addicted, which surpised me, but it was excellent.. in between songs I was kinda waiting for the introduction, but by the time she got to it, the crowd was cheering so loud I could barely understand what she was saying....

Once they started singing BOY, the audience immediately started singing along (it was like the Breakaway encores)... but the audience was singing the correct lyrics, and Kelly got mixed up.. it was hysterical and adorable all at the same time, and Kelly laughed at herself for screwing up the lyrics....

Second "awww" moment: About two rows in front of us, just to the left of the stage (our left, Kelly's right), there was this cute little girl (5 or 6?) wearing a little tiara.... at one point during the show, Kelly waved to her, and she just lit up....

"Go" was a highlight for me... I never realized just how good that song was until I heard it live.... I was trying to watch both Kelly and the video at the same time, and finally had to settle on Kelly... but it was great....

I tried to get a picture of the backdrop during Shelter... but only got part of it:



I absolutely loved the way she did "Beautiful Disaster" on this tour... it was very.... I don't even know the right word, but it was something else... and somehow, I missed the transition as she seamlessly went from BD straight to "Hear Me"....

Third "awww" moment: When Kelly was making her chit chat, and she commented on the booth that was way in the back of the amphitheatre... I'm sorry, but the coyness (is that a word) with which she mentioned the cotton candy quite literally made me melt, it was sooo cute...

Random Thought: I did have one of those moments towards of the beginning of the show... ya know when you're kinda close to the stage, and you feel like they're looking right at you? I kinda got the feeling at one point that Kelly actually looked at me, and it was a very exhilerating experience.... I was too much of a dork to wave or scream "We love you Kelly", but that moment..... ahh... I enjoyed that moment....

The rest of the show was good, I enjoyed listening to some of the new songs... by the time she started "Breakaway", she was out in the middle, although I have no idea where, cuz I couldn't see her.... people in front of us were standing on their chairs, and we just weren't gonna even try.... by the time she made her way back around to the stage for SUBG, the kid in front of me was still standing on his chair, and didn't get down for the rest of the song, so I couldn't really see her for parts of the song....

blah blah blah, confetti flying, people screaming, and it's over....

We make our way out, and the people around us seemed genuinely pleased w/the show... I didn't notice any grumblings, or any checking of the watches.... I'll admit... I took some of the confetti... lol... I figured if I made a scrapbook or something, I could use it...

Final "awww" moment: While we were making our way back to the car, there was a guy behind us who had his daughter up on his shoulders, and she was all gibber-jabbering about the show.... my sister, who can talk to anyone at any time (the opposite of me), was talking to them, and the guy was telling us that this was her first ever concert.... at which the little girl (I believe this one was a solid 6.. mainly cuz he told us) proceeded to tell us that she got to go to a concert and she's only 6, while her dad had to wait until he was 16... I know that doesn't sound as "awww", but if you had been there, it was very cute....

blah blah blah, make our way to our car, dodging cars blasting SUBG, fight traffic and head to the hotel.....

On a side note, totally unrelated to Kelly, I do have to add that Sunday we got to go to the Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa, and we saw the "Bodies" exhibit.... it was mind-blowing, and if you know what the exhibit is about, you'll understand that, and if you don't know what it's about, trust me, it's mind-blowing to experience...

And that's my Kelly experience... really long, and sorry if it was boring, but I tend to ramble... for me, as awesome as the show itself was, and Kelly was, I think what rounded out the experience for me was also the fans... seeing the fans interact w/each other, or to see all those kids in the audience, either before, after, or during, having the absolute time of their lives.... they didn't care how long the set was, or what songs she sang, or what she was wearing, ya know? It was about seeing Kelly, and hearing her and listening to her, and experiencing it all.... and I think that's really what it's all about, ya know? I think we sit back and analyze everything because we can.... most people can't compare one show to the other to know what songs were missing or what she did or did not do the show before theirs... and in the end, Kelly put on a show that was enjoyable to a lot of people, young and old.... and I think that's the most important thing....

btw, my sister enjoyed the show as well, and I enjoyed taking a road trip with her this past weekend... it was a good sisterly bonding experience....

All my other pictures from the show itself are in the other two Tampa threads.... sorry again for the rambling....

ilovekelly

hey everyone. =]
i went to the tampa show yesterday. it was amazing. out of all the times i've seen her[that was my fifth time] and it was by far my favorite. i loved the new songs, maybe and yeah were my favorites. i thought it was funny though when i was singing along with her with 'go' and 'shelter' and everyone looked at me funny because i knew the words. =p

but the best part of the concert is when she went through the crowd and i got to hand her cotton candy[she said she had wanted it during the show] and she got the biggest smile on her face and said "OHH. cotton candy!!" and then she had it in her hand when she was jumping up and down during SUBG.

catiame

I got back an hour ago from the show. Let me first say, it was an awesome concert, albeit a bit short. It was still very much worth it.

I ended up taking my 10 yr old niece, so I fit right in with the other moms towing a youngun to the concert. We left at 6pm so's to allow me time to get lost since I am directionally challenged. We arrived at 7pm, plenty of time to enjoy Rooney before the KC fest. So I thought. After spending almost an hour waiting to buy a t-shirt for my niece and snacks, we caught 1 1/2 songs. I couldn't tell you whether they are good or not, didn't hear enough.

We finally settled in our seats, about 40 rows back on the side. I had a great view of the screen, not so great of the stage. Then....ACDC kicks in. Oh yeah baby! What a great way to begin. Then she comes out at 9pm wailing on Addicted! She's smokin' that song!

I won't get into the set list as I see it has been discussed at length here already. A few points I'd like to make:

She looked hot, as in very fine. Her hair was adorable and her outfit was rockin'. And she also looked hot as in sticky, humid hot with flyaway hair to boot.

"Go" owns me live. Let me tell you, clips simply do not do it justice. "Yeah" was awesome as well, it may be one of my new favs. "Maybe", not so much. And her new arrangement of BD was stunning, I am so in love with it.

Her lyrical mishaps did not fail as she forgets the lyrics to BOY near the beginning. Thankfully, the crowd was able to get her back on track, lol.

As someone else mentioned, the cotton candy thing was adorable. She hung on her mic swaying back and forth like a child when she told us its been forever since she's had cotton candy. Very cute!

Kelly was about 10 ft in front of me when she hustled by to get to the VIP section and sing "Breakaway". Its been said, but she is very short, though taller than me. Didn't get but a quick glimpse, she had her finger plugged in her ears and her head down as she scooted past. Buy hey, got to see her anyway close up, so I'm happy.

Her vocals were a bit raspy, Janis at some points as Kelly herself mentioned. Not at all a detractment, her vocals were strong, loud, and clear.

Oh yeah, I'd see her again in a heartbeat!!!