I'm finally getting around to a review from the Idols show in Bridgeport, CT on 9/23. Yay!!

So originally I wasn't supposed to go to this show. I went to one of the Long Island shows in July and I was supposed to go to the other one but I figured it wasn't worth it when Kat got sick. I was totally bummed about not seeing her on tour but that all changed at the end of July! I was fortunate enough to see and meet her at the Dr. Keith Ablow Show (7/26) and the View (7/27). It was an amazing two days and I was lucky enough to get to exeperience all the Kat excitement with my good friend Jamie (musicali).

Jamie and I were on a high after our encounters with Kat. We were convinced we had to see her again. We picked out the Bridgeport show since Connecticut is semi-close to New York. We planned our little trip the entire rest of the summer but actually didn't buy our front row tickets till last minute through a ticket broker website. They were pricey (happy birthday to me??!) but soooo worth it. Especially since earlier in the summer we had written Katharine letters and promised her that we'd be in the front row no matter what! We stuck to our promise.

My parents drove me to Jamie's house on Saturday morning. Her house was a little bit crazy because of the excitement of finally being able to see Kat in concert. We somehow managed to get on the road by (or before??) noon. It took us about an hour to get to the arena and when we pulled up we already saw a group of people waiting outside of the area where the busses pull up. There were no busses yet so we were so relieved that we didn't miss the Idols! Jamie and I were nervous that we were going to. We looked around and were surrounded by red, green, and all the other tour colors - we felt like the only Kat fans there at that point!! Finally we spotted someone in orange and introduced ourselves to her. It turns out she actually goes to KMF. It was so nice meeting you Melissa! Later on Michelle, Diane, and their sister also showed up and we talked to them for a while. The busses pulled up but Kat went straight into the arena. She had her red hoodie pulled up and we figured she was probably still not feeling her best. Ace came out a little while later and Jamie and I got our pictures with him. Jamie also recorded a little video of Ace saying "Hi Liz." to her friend Liz (obviously) who pretty much adores Ace. Bucky and a couple of other Idols came out but nothing too exciting happened..no Kat.

It was time for the meet and greet and people with passes lined up infront of the arena where the passes were being given out. Jamie, Michelle, Diane, and I tried getting onto "the list" but had no luck. Melissa had passes and was kind enough to pass something along to Kat from me. Thanks again, Melissa!! I really appreciate it and I'm glad Kat got it!

After that..Jamie, her mom, and I walked around Bridgeport for a while. Apparently Bridgeport is a bad area?? I couldn't tell..whatever.

Around 6:30 we headed back to the venue. We got inside and found our seats. They were front row but not center. We just missed the section where the Idols run by to slap hands with the audience and what not.

I definitely don't need to write a review of each Idol because honestly..I didn't really pay much attention to them. Ace's set was good. I melted........for obvious reasons. I liked Lisa and Paris' sets a lot better the 2nd time around too. Kellie didn't seem as perky as usual but I also enjoyed her set. Jamie and I kept looking for a black hoodie but we doubted that Kat would actually come out. That didn't stop us from making up scenerios though! HAH! We wanted to tap her on the head and be like "We see you McPhee." But obviously that didn't happen.

During intermission we met up with Jamie's friend from school (she is from school, right Jamie??) and I got the group tour poster because I had everything Kat..but that. Oh, and an Ace picture! What? He's cute.

Ummm, so thennn..it was the 2nd half of the show. Elliott was always one of my favorite boys (never voted for him though.....wonder why? Heh) but I didn't really get to enjoy his set that much because by that time Jamie and I were just like "KAT'S ALMOST ON!!" and had major spaz attacks pretty much throughout his entire set. We forgot that the boys sung  "Patience" but when they came out we were so glad not to see that oh so depressing Kat montage playing in the background. For the first time all night it sunk into me - we were going to be seeing Kat in concert for the FIRST TIME EVER!! Well, for us anyway. We were excited. We also kind of found the song "Patience" ironic because we were far from patient while waiting for Kat.

The lights lowered and I saw Kat appear. It was still pretty quiet when I noticed her and I shouted "LOVE YOU KAT!" (or something like that??) pretty dang loud. I saw her shadow look over in my direction. Finally we heard those famous words "2, 3, 4!!" and everyone went crazy. Um, Kat looked adorable. Jamie and I flipped out majorly. While she was walking down the staircase I waved at her and she waved back. We waved our sign for her and she smiled and pointed at it. All throughout BHATCT she made eye contact with us and kept giving us her oh so famous "AWWW" face. She came over to us when it was time for the audience to sing back to her and she looked way too amused when we were singing "NO NO!"

She then started "Think". She again, kept making eye contact with us! Now, my friends, this is my favorite part! When she was about to run down the steps to slap fans hands in the front row, she looked over at Jamie and I and said into her mic "I recognize you." In the middle of the song!!!! It was in the cutest, sing-songy voice EVER!!!! Jamie and I had a feeling it might have been premeditated, like she was waiting for the perfect moment to say it to us. She had the biggest grin on her face and then went in the opposit direction. Jamie and I had a meltdown. We were like "Did she actually say that to us?!!" All the people around us looked really excited. She came back over and Jamie and I were still freaking out. We probably had the dumbest smiles on our faces. Kat looked over at us and grinned even wider - apparently she got the reaction that she wanted from us.

At first Jamie and I had our doubts that it happened but a couple of people approached us and were like "Kat recognized you!" So we knew it wasn't a dream. Jamie's school friend also text messaged her and was like "Did Kat just recognize you?" Unfortunately the video that Michelle posted didn't pick up what Kat said to us because of all the screaming. I'm still holding onto hope that a video will eventually surface.

Anyway, then she sung OTR and dedicated it to a girl, Katie, from Make-A-Wish (we met her later on that night and her and her mother are such sweethearts!!) I thought it was a really nice thing of Kat to do especially since later on Katie's mom told us that OTR was Katie's favorite song.

Kat once again made eye contact with us and made those oh so famous "AWWW" faces to us. At a couple of points throughout the night she did her famous head nods to us too. I dunno if you all know what I'm talking about, but when Kat sings and is really getting into a song and wants to get out a note, sometimes she locks eyes with someone in the audience and does this cute little head nod thing. She did it a lot on Idol and that night she did it to us! Jamie actually got one of "the nods" on tape. We didn't film much though because we were far too excited.

It was finally Taylor's set. Jamie went to far more Idol concerts than I did - this year - but the same goes for the both of us, we both pouted during Taylor's set in July. We were so bummed about not seeing Kat and when Taylor came out, we both just lost it. This time around we actually sort-of danced to his music! We were still sooo on cloud 9 from Kat just noticing us.

Onto the group number! There weren't many "Kathellie" moments (sadly) but whatever. Jamie and I adore Kat and Kellie. Their friendship is so cute and we were soo hoping to have some cute footage from our concert. That's alright though because once again whenever Kat came to our side of the stage she paid most (if not all?) of her attention to us. It was good. I love when she locks eyes. It kills.

My favorite part of the group number though was when she was just about to get off stage. She came over to us, leaned over a little (so Jamie tells me, I can't remember the leaning..of course I can't remember much of anything! Kat does that to me), and she pointed to Jamie and was like "YOU!! You're here too?!! How are you?" Jamie was in shock, couldn't get words out, and just nodded and smiled. I tapped Jamie's shoulder lightly and nodded to Kat..mouthing to her that Jamie was good.

Ummm, so I pretty much love Kat. This might be one of my favorite moments with Kat ever. I think it definitely beats out even meeting her! Why? Because of the fact that she knows who Jamie and I are now. That makes us extremely happy and it shows she really cares about her fans..not that I ever had my doubts.

I'm assuming she read my letter before the show. I hope to get a reply sometime soon! That would pretty much be the icing on the cake.

Uhhh, what else? We waited for the busses after the show but security told us we had to leave. Rude? It didn't make a difference to Jamie and I though. We were so giddy and happy!! We're still pretty much so giddy and happy actually.

Oh, and Eric (Miuman)! We saw him after the concert too. He was lucky enough to get into the after party but I'll let him tell you that story.

So pretty much, the Bridgeport concert was a success.

Thank you Kat!! We love you!!

Awesome recap!! That is just one of the many things that makes Kat so special. The fact that she recognizes and acknowledges her fans is so cool. So glad you guys had fun and had so many "Kat moments".

that is an amazing review! Katharine is so sweet to all her fans! That re-cap was great! thanks!

awesome review!! sorry we didn't kat the "i recognize you" on video!

^if we had had our camera we probably would have! urghhh! anyway... it was fun meeting you! glad you had a good time and that kat recognized you! haha :-)

loved your review, it was soo nice meeting you

Amanda - Wow, that is so awesome for you and Jamie!  Kat really must have an incredible memory for faces, I wonder if she has seen your avatar too.  That is really cool that Kat was connecting with you guys throughout her set, she definitely knows how to take care of her fans.  I also read she recognized Miuman who managed to attend the After Party.  I'm glad things went so well for the NYC-area fans who attended this concert because I know how bummed everyone was who missed seeing her in NYC in July.  

That was a great review Sounds like you had an awesome time! You're so lucky... I hope that video pops up for you.

someone finally posted a video with clearer audio for me over in the media section of this site!! ummm, Jamie and I can die happy now?

I'm glad you all enjoyed my review and it was great meeting all of you McPhans!!

aww great review!!!! i noticed that kat went farther then normal on her trip down the stairs to the audience, but i didnt hear the "i recognize you" part.... im glad you and kat and jamie all had your little moments!!!

aww great review!!!! i noticed that kat went farther then normal on her trip down the stairs to the audience, but i didnt hear the "i recognize you" part.... im glad you and kat and jamie all had your little moments!!! sorry i missed you at the bridgeport concert...

i didn't get it on video because my new camera hates me & ran out of memory BUT i totally remember her saying, "i recognize you" to someone because i remember thinking, "oh- that's fun for them" haha so congrats!

Hey Hey....

How is everyone?     As for the show.. it was amazing... I got to see Katharine perform live... (in concert)  I saw her sing live at the Today show already.  But anyway.. here is my story.    I get to CT about 2:00.. park my car.. and I see there are like 100 or so people there already.  Oh before I start with all that.. I heard Katharine wasnt feeling well AGAIN and had a sinus infection.. I was flipping out.. .. so I felt bad and bought her flowers to give to her to make her feel better cause she was sick.. yeah I know.. Im sweet. lol.  So I had this little vase of daises with me .   So I get there at 2:00 to see if I could score some meet and greet tickets to meet them before the show.  Im standing around by where the buses are.. (they were cut separated by a gate) so the people couldnt get close..  We would see an idol.. go on and off the bus and wave to the fans etc.. but they couldnt come over to us because of the fence.  I didnt see Katharine... I think she had gotten off the bus before I got there.  So anyway.. Im waiting around trying to see if anyone had meet and greet tickets.  NOBODY had them to give up or whatever... I mean who would!  So the people with the list came out and said.. there will be NO extra meet and greet tickets.  I was flippin.  I even was joking around with one of the guys and said.. how much for that pass around your neck.. and he was a jerk.. he was like.. oh how about pay me my salary and then I will give it to you or some stuff like that... geezz.... how about a sense of humor.    Anyway.. Im really mad now... LOL  All of a sudden ACE comes out and starts to sign autographs and stuff.. takes pictures etc.  So here I am sitting here with the flowers for Katharine and no way in to give them to her..... Soooooooooooo when Ace was down with pictures and signing.... I called him over and said.. Ace can you do me a favor and give these to someone.. He said sure.. who are they for.. I said Katharine.. and he said.. no problem.. I'll make sure she gets them.  ...   I was happy at that point.. cause I knew I was'nt getting in.    So after that.. I started talking to these 4 women that had after party passes.  I was like HOW did you get them.. but they wouldnt tell me..  They said they were supposed to tell.. So I didn't push the issue.  I got really friendly with them.. and after awhile.. this one woman said.. Listen.. I am here for Taylor.. but if he isnt at the after party.. I will come back out and give you my pass so you can see Katharine.. I was overjoyed.. but still skeptical.. I still had to try and get a pass.  I mean what if she didnt come through.. So she gave me her number.. and I was supposed to call her after the show and see what happens.  .. She said she might not hear the phone cause it will be in her bag.. but she said try..  (Im thinking ... GREAT... my luck).. 
     So I was walking around a little bit.... and I saw this group of people that I recognized from the Nassau coliseum concert.  They were having people sign a tapestry type thing for Elliot.  I went over.. started talking to them and signed it for them.  We got friendly and this one woman said she had 4th row center tickets.. I was like OMG..  I was in the center but in like row U.. ugh... ...After talking.. I found out they all had after party tickets also.  .. They had no extras.. actually they had one or two .. but gave them away already.. ugh... my luck again...   
    So into the show I go....I am talking to these 2 older people next to me.. and they thought it was cool I was there to see Kat.   During the show... I notice 2 empty seats in like row K  to the section to the left of me.. I wait a few songs etc.. and I start talking to the people next to me and say.. Im going to get up in a few and try and take those seats.. they were like go for it...     So i wait and wait... I said.. ok im going to go now.... as soon as I get up.. these 2 girls that were sitting in front of me... get up and run and take the seats I was going to sit in.. OMG... I was FURIOUS...  not happy at all...  Nothing I can do at this point... So I keep looking around.. and I see 1 seat in like row M  .. 2 rows behind them.. SO i run over and ask these 2 women if that seat was taken.. she said no..... and I was now a little closer..  LOL.... So intermission comes along and I run over to the woman I was talking to earlier.. the one that was in the 4th row.. She was sooooooo nice.. Her name was Carol by the way... .. She said.. when Katharine comes on.. I will trade seats with you and let you sit here while she performs.. I was so thankful..  So right after the song Patience..... by the guys.. I ran up and she let me stand next to her and I watched Kat perform from the 4th ROW... It was AWESOME.. in the begining of Somewhere over the Rainbow.. I waved to her.. and she waved back to me.. It was sooo.. cool.  I actually have that on video..     So I ended up staying there for the rest of the show.   After the show.. she was like.. lets see if we can get you into the after party. 

    So  they are making everyone with a pass sit in a certain section after the show.    I said.. oh man.. I am not going to get in... but she said follow me...  I held her signs... I had an idea....She peeled off her sticker and put it on her.. but I took the backings of the sticker and held them... I went up to a security guard and said.. listen I had my pass.. but I lost it... is there anything I can do.. He said.. sorry .. no pass .. no entry.. Its not even like i could sneak in.. they had like 5 or 6 people checking passes before you got in..  I was majorly depressed.. cause I wanted to get in..   So now Im waiting around .. and I see everyone going into the party.. it was in the upper part of the place.. you could see where they were going.. I look up and I see katharine and kelly sitting up there waiting for the people.. I was flipping out... I wanted to yell up to her and ask her if she liked the flowers...  but I didn't.  So now Im sad      So everyone goes up there and I am literally the only person left standing around..... these other security guards are like you have to leave.. so I am like yeah yeah.. im going.. .. but didn't leave yet.. I slowly made my around them and stood somewhere else.. they found me again and said listen you have to leave.. so then I made believe I was on the phone etc.. and ignoring them and slowly started walking down the stairs.. I tried calling the woman from earlier.. but ofcourse she didnt pick up her phone... (the one who said she would give me the pass if taylor wasnt there).  All of a sudden.. a ray of light shown upon me LOL....The security guard that told me sorry I cant do anything for you the first time.. called me over.. and I was like whats up... he walked me down the stairs and said.. here.. take this.. dont tell anyone where you got it..  HE GAVE ME A AFTERPARY PASS!!!!!  OMG.. I couldnt stop smiling!!!  So I put it on me and went to the party.. and there she was... KAT!!!!  Looking as beautiful as ever.   

   So I finally get up to her.. and she was like.. I know you from somewhere...... I recognize you.. She said I never forget a face.. She was like.. whats your name again?   I said Eric.. and she started to sign a picture for me....so while she was signing the picture....I asked her if she liked the flowers...   and she said.. awww are you the one from california.. I said... no.. from NY.. I am the one who sent you the yellow flowers.. she was like aww those were on the table inside... and they told me they were for me.. she thanked me so much.. She said it was sweet.    I had something else in my hand.. and she said.. oh you have something else for me to sign? and she signed the program.......  the security guard started to pull me away.. and said.. there are other people waiting.. i was with her for like 5 min LOL... I joked with her.. I was like.. I hope to hear from you soon in a letter.. and she said.. Ill do my best!    it was awesome.. I also got a picture taken with her.   

I also got to meet.. Lisa,... I told her to smile for the camera.. and told her she was amazing on the piano.  I met Paris... Kellie...  Elliot,  Chris... I told him that him and elliot's duet was awesome...I also saw Ace again and said thank you for giving Katharine the flowers and he said no problem man.    I missed mandisa...... and Bucky and Taylor werent there.  

I saw the woman (carol) that let me stay up front with her in the 4th row.. and told her my story on how I got in.  It was awesome.....  I have pictures and videos..  .. that was my day..... still amazing in my mind!!     So now I have met Kat 4 times...  I NEED MORE!  LOL

And those of you who I promised the videos and pictures to.. they will be coming....

Jaime... Amanda..(I hope I got that right)     talk to you soon

ahh u guys are so lucky! =] congratulations on meeting kat!

Yay! I need to meet Kat really bad.

this is sooo long ago (or so it seems) but it still makes me smile just re-reading my recap thanks again Katharine!! eeee. I'm so excited to see her soon. I miss her heh!