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08/17/2006 11:55 PM

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August 17 Indianapolis, IN Idols Show Recap
by Crystal, Mjs

This was an outdoor concert. The only outdoor concert so far (according to several of the idols.) Due to timing, the first half of the concert was in broad daylight. Bonus? I got to see all the guys goofing off backstage. The stage is open steel work, btw, and there really isn't a backstage, per se.

Anyway. Chris was dorking around on a scooter. Very funny. Elliott was standing on a railing, taking pictures of the crowd. Crowd was HUGE. I think I got a couple of pictures of the crowd. You have to put the two pictures together to see the full audience. It was that large. And very LOUD.

Meanwhile, my mother, who is almost 50, is standing by the railing, getting pics of the idols. A security guy orders her to stay behind the trashcan. Mom's responds by scooting the trashcan up with her foot so she can get closer. Security guy: "Hey!" Mom: *shrugs* "You told me to stay behind the trashcan. You didn't tell me I couldn't move it." I love my mother. At one point, Taylor peeks his head out between the buses. Mom screams, "TAYLOR!" He looks right at her, and she gets a picture. I'm sitting on my seat covering my face. "I don't know that woman. Total stranger. Complete coincidence that she looks exactly like me." *crawls under seat*

Let me stop here to say something. I'm primarily a Kat fan. I can take or leave the other idols. Until tonight. Now I'm a fan of all of them. They seriously kicked some butt.

Lisa was incredible. Paris has got some moves. Bucky sounded great. Kellie was much better than I remember. She can also move. At one point Mom leans over and says, "Damn. Girl's got a hell of a swing on that back porch."

Intermission. Now Bucky's dorking around on the scooter again. Kellie jumps on the back, holds onto Bucky, and they go scooting around. They stop at one point, by the fence, and a crowd rushes over to meet them and get pics.

Show starts back up. Now people who know me know I snark on Chris. But I was unbelievably impressed. Chris is really something. He sang much better than I remember, and lit that stage on fire.

Elliott joins Chris. Most people who know me also know that I've never been impressed with Elliott. That changed tonight. He was incredible. I've said before that all he needed was some confidence on stage. He's got it. Oh, and he was wearing a Peyton Manning jersey. HUGE points with this audience.

Honestly, I wasn't that impressed with Patience. It was all right, but not as good as I was expecting.

Now Kat.

Kat was spectacular. She was still holding her voice back a tad on BHatCT, but she rocked it. Girl can move, too. Loving that black dress. She was adorkable in her little speech. Kellie had mentioned earlier that she and Kat had sneaked off to pet the goats and other animals. Kat talked about how she'd never been to a fair like this before, and this was her favorite stop of the tour so far. BTW, I heard the country stuff. I get it all the time, so it didn't bug me.
SotR gave me chills. Un-freaking-believable.

It was a totally different version than I've ever heard her sing. She nailed it. My mother started crying. The hair on the back of my neck stood up, y'all.

Now for Taylor. I knew he was coming out, but I couldn't believe how he did it. An Indiana State Police car drove up to the right side of the audience with sirens and lights blazing. Taylor popped out. He was about three feet away from me. Taylor rocked the house. No other way to describe it. He owned that stage.

Final group number was fantastic. Kat can move. Sorry Kat fans. I was too busy watching to get decent pictures. All of the Idols got love from Indiana.
It was just incredible. Bottom line - I loved the show. It was fantastic.

We are definitely working together -- working on a record together. She sings so magnificently, it's just amazing -David Foster-

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08/18/2006 12:08 AM	Alert
I can't find this minnie, do you have a more exact link? Could just be I'm tired. When will you be going back to Cali and no longer doing this?

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08/18/2006 12:15 AM	Alert
Wow, my recap made it here. That didn't take long. Hee. BTW, moderator? Feel free to edit that post. I forgot to censor it when I originally posted it at MJ's. Oopsie. The person who wanted the full link - It starts here. I had to break it up in several parts.

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08/18/2006 12:23 AM	Alert
Posted By CrystalCBS on 08/18/2006 12:15 AM Wow, my recap made it here. That didn't take long. Hee. BTW, moderator? Feel free to edit that post. I forgot to censor it when I originally posted it at MJ's. Oopsie. The person who wanted the full link - It starts here. I had to break it up in several parts. Thanks, Crystal for a great recap and of course we loved what you said about Kat If you have pics, we'd love to see them too.

We are definitely working together -- working on a record together. She sings so magnificently, it's just amazing -David Foster-

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08/18/2006 12:29 AM	Alert
I've got pictures, but they're not from a digital camera, so I'm not sure of the quality. Also, I was a little too busy watching/listening to Kat to get any good pictures. BTW. If you see any Kat bashers jumping on Kat for saying that Indianapolis is in the country (I've seen them do it already), then remind them that Taylor said the same thing. Not a big deal, and an easy mistake to make when you're at the State Fair, and have never been in Indianapolis before. I'm certainly not offended.

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08/18/2006 3:53 AM	Alert
Posted By CrystalCBS on 08/18/2006 12:29 AM I've got pictures, but they're not from a digital camera, so I'm not sure of the quality. Also, I was a little too busy watching/listening to Kat to get any good pictures. BTW. If you see any Kat bashers jumping on Kat for saying that Indianapolis is in the country (I've seen them do it already), then remind them that Taylor said the same thing. Not a big deal, and an easy mistake to make when you're at the State Fair, and have never been in Indianapolis before. I'm certainly not offended. I think people from California would tell you Indiana is kinda country. I realize that it isn't (at least Indianapolis isn't)...but you have to remember where Katharine's from. Although if Taylor said it too...I'm not sure what his excuse is.

"I saw Katharine McPhee when there were about 12 contestants left on American Idol. She blew me away. I loved her grace, her style, her poise, her voice and her hair! I wanted her to be the face of Sexy Hair because she represented everything that I had in my head for the brand: youth, beauty, talent, class, a young sophistication, and sexiness." -- Jim Morrison, CEO of Sexy Hair Products.

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08/18/2006 6:21 AM	Alert
Posted By CrystalCBS on 08/18/2006 12:29 AM I've got pictures, but they're not from a digital camera, so I'm not sure of the quality. Also, I was a little too busy watching/listening to Kat to get any good pictures. BTW. If you see any Kat bashers jumping on Kat for saying that Indianapolis is in the country (I've seen them do it already), then remind them that Taylor said the same thing. Not a big deal, and an easy mistake to make when you're at the State Fair, and have never been in Indianapolis before. I'm certainly not offended. Crystal (and Minnie for initially bringing it) thank you for the re-cap. I don't blame you for not getting a lot of photos. I don't see how people can fully enjoy Kat's performance if they are busy trying to capture it for the rest of us. I appreciate it very much, but I wouldn't be so self-sacrificing myself

"Haha! I love your comments. You just wait there will be more of Kat in Glasses! ha! I love the pic of Nena in glasses. DID you do that? Clever is so! XX kat" -- Katharine McPhee (January 4, 2007)

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