| Round three of my stalking tour...... ;-)
Let's go with the set list first again:
Intro/Changing Of The Guard
The Queen Is Back
I Feel Love
Dim All The Lights
Con Te Partiro
I'm A Fire
Sand On My Feet
On The Radio
Mr. Music
Crayons
-----Intermission-----
Enough Is Enough (Duet with Mary)
MacArthur Park
Be Myself Again
Stamp Your Feet
Slide Over Backwards (as Hattie May)
Selah (Mary solo)
She Works Hard For The Money
Bad Girls
Hot Stuff
Fame (The Game)
Last Dance
Well, if I give a note by note report of the show, I'll probably end up repeating what I already said about Mohegan Sun
and PNC. So let me try to tell you what was different or what I noticed that I might not have mentioned before.
First of all - it was so much cooler at Jones Beach! That by itself made the show more enjoyable because I didn't feel like I was going to faint or something all night. LOL Actually, let me start at the beginning. I got to the theater early with my friend and was lucky enough to hear a little of sound check. Then as we waited around for the rest of our friends to arrive, I noticed that there were other groups of people in the parking lot having tailgate parties and playing their Donna CDs. It was a little weird hearing Fame coming out of the theater for sound check, while the guy in front of me was playing Love To Love You and someone else a little ways away was playing I Feel Love, and someone else on the other side was playing Crayons. Actually, the fact that there were people (and not the usual diehards I see all the time) playing Crayons was cool.
Once inside the theater, I was a little concerned that the theater wasn't that full. (There were big holes even in the front sections.) Part of that was caused by people not realizing that there is no opening act and therefore not making the effort to be in their seats promptly. And part of that was a traffic situation. We heard some people talking about something on one of the parkways that as causing people to have to double back and come down an alternate route. After awhile, the front sections filled in, although there were still big holes in the upper levels. I have to wonder about the people I saw sitting in the very last row up top with a dozen empty rows empty in front of them. How much does Ticketmaster have to hate you to throw you in the back row with o many better seats available? LOL
It was nice to once again see the casual fans won over by the new songs There was one poor guy behind us who really got hooked by the new stuff and he told his wife that he wanted to get a copy of the CD on the way out. She told him "No!" I'm pretty sure that would qualify as spousal abuse....... ;-)
Okay, what haven't I said about the show yet? I think I have gushed over all the songs in the other two reports. LOL (Although it bears repeating that Fame ROCKS live! I think it's the Hot Stuff for 2008 just in terms of its energy alone!) Actually, have I talked much about the stage set yet? The LED screens are a great addition to the show. From the graphic display in The Queen Is Back, to the CD covers in Mr. Music, to the beach scene in Sand On My Feet, the cityscape for Be Myself Again, and the video clips for She Works Hard For The Money - the set is as alive as the music and wonderfully complements each song.
I have only 2 more shows left on my "tour" - after that I think I'll be in severe withdrawal. (Hmmmm - I wonder if they need a pharmacy tech for the road? ;-) )
- the webmistress/stalker
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