Also, after the crowd cleared out I went back to car to put my stuff up while my friend stayed behind to see if Michael Johns would show up. He didn’t unfortunately but when I came back Chikezie was there and he was taking pictures with people. I got a pic with him and I have to say he is a really nice guy too. He’s just like a teddy bear. So I have to give props to him for being such a sweet person. I just wish they would have given David C. more time with the fans but I’m pretty satisfied with getting my autograph and seeing him up close and having the interaction I had with him. Truth be told I don’t think I could have even spoken to him more than I did. I was too tongue tied to even say thank you when he signed my poster!

Oh and I felt bad because I sort of “snubbed” Jason. I had a poster for David to sign and it was very obviously a David Cook poster. Jason got to me before David did and he started to sign it and then he saw it and said “Oh!” and kind of stepped back. I should have told him he could sign it but again, its like my mouth would not work! I didn’t bring anything for the other Idols to sign though because I had gotten everyone else’s signature at the Oklahoma City show, except for David’s.

I was there and there were frankly a lot of rude fans. I think to complain that Carly was giving someone else passes is just completely classless.
I think the heat was getting to everyone.

Yes, I agree with you about them complaining. I am the fan that Carly gave the passes to, but I didn’t ask her for them-she offered them. I heard some fans giving her a hard time for offering them to me and I didn’t think she was rude to them-she just defended herself. People were being rather rude and pushy, but I guess it was just from the heat (which was awful) and the excitement.

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I think the heat was getting to everyone.

And I did hear some other fans giving her a hard time (being quite rude to her) about the after party passes. I didn’t ask her for them, she just offered them to me on her own since I’m a big fan. I was shocked and thought it was very sweet of her to do that.

I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t know if she was hung over or not? She was just so pale in the face & I donà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã¢â€ž ¢t think she is normally that pale?

Maybe she wasn’t wearing makeup. She usually is.

I don’t know if she was hung over or not? She was just so pale in the face & I don’t think she is normally that pale?

Rudy if your looking, you did freak me out a bit looking so much like Archie. It was uncanny I tell ya!

Folks Carly was scarily pale. She promised a fan who had been to several concerts a pass to the after party. Someone else said something about it (not mean) and Carly got her dander up saying *Well she has been to several concerts*. Carly, no need to get defensive, really. Other than that, Carly was nice.

I think Carly might have been pale because her and some of the others partied the night before for her birthday (hung over maybe ??). I was the fan that Carly gave the after party passes to and I had a blast!!! I am a fan of Cookie, Michael, and Carly, but she’s my favorite. Plus I know her and her Mom through one of her fan sites-that’s why she gave me the passes. Anyways, everyone came to the after party except for Michael (not sure why) and I got pictures of all of them. It lasted for over an hour and was absolutely amazing!!!

that’s OUR Archie look-alike. Get your own! LOL

Seriously, thank you for mentioning our good buddy and honorary BAWN (S.F. Bay Area Word Nerd). It gave us all something to smile about.

– the BAWN girls

p.s. He’s really a Carly fan.

Wow, so some had gone to 9 and some had gone to 11 concerts – makes my going to 5 sound tame by comparison. I’ll have to tell my dear husband so he realizes it could be worse

There were only a handful of rude people I ran into at the M&G. Everyone else there was out of the way kind and helpful to everyone. Very friendly. I had a really good time, just tiring and very hot.

MJ I agree, it’s just people not a major accident, no need to push, but they do.

People I met that had gone to numerous concerts & M&G said this was the largest crowd. Most estimated it at around 500. I low balled it at 300-400 but they were more than likely correct.

I met alot of hardcore Idoler’s. There was one group of Word Nerd’s that had gone to 9 concerts. I also met another group of women who had been to 11.

I don’t know if my experience would have been quite as bad with the pushy peeps had I not been right up against the barrier. It was the surge from the rows behind me that did it. I like my space I do, lol.

ETA… I adore Rudy!!! Such a sweetheart!!!!! If you know him tell him I said hello. He wanted my email which I wrote down for him. If anyone could, tell him to go ahead & email me & I will send him his pics, because he asked if he could have them. Such a cutie pie!!!

and yes, rudeness unfortunately seemed to abound when it got too crowded. Same thing in San Jose. When DC was in front of me, this woman behind me shoved a à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã…“SHOEà ¢Ã¢â€š ¬  in front of my face and into his, for him to sign. Only my southern upbringing restrained me from smacking her backwards.

It seems to be that meeting an Idol is a dangerous taks…. :laugh_tb:

To bad that some people feel the need to be rude or take avantage of the Idols :nono_tb:… I agree that a great part of the experience is having fun while waiting :drunk_tb:…after all the probability that they will remember you after seem you for 1 minute while they write their names is almost zero (unless your are as beautiful as movie star or as funny as Jerry Seinfield), so IÂ ´ll guess meeting new people and having fun is what it made the most of the experience of waiting by the buses…

I have enjoyed a lot of the reviews and stories for the people taht have being as nice as to share them in this an other blogs… what have make me more happy is know that an idol that they didn ´t like during the season has won them over… so thanks to anyone that has take the time to recap their experience…and MJ for given them a way to express their stories… :clap_tb:

Rudy the look a like … let me see IÂ ´ll give him 7/10 only after seing that photo… maybe is I see one the two of them together… :ponder_tb:

The dolls made me wonder how much matching gifts the Davids got… I had know that they have got tshirt and necklace… I guess it should be funny to see all this matching gifts someday… :lol_tb: