Third time's the charm!

So, last night was the Michael Buble concert in Green Bay. We made the four-hour trip, then had dinner with my aunt at Margarita's restaurant--which was playing all Michael Buble songs, I noticed--then went to the show. His opening band was "Naturally 7", and they were actually very good. They all could sing, plus they each had an instrument they could mimic, so they sounded like an entire band. Here is a clip of one of their songs:


Then it was time for the main man to take the stage! Michael never disappoints; his shows are always fantastic. He has the best sense of humor, so in between songs everyone's laughing. At one point, when all was quiet, this woman screams out "We love you Michael Buble!!", and without missing a beat he says "I love you too stranger in the dark!"

He did perform a "new" song, that will be on his next album:


And here he is doing his Elvis impersonation, which I think is great:


Towards the end of the evening, Michael stopped to say how grateful he was, with the economy being what it is, for all of us that shelled out our hard-earned money to be there, which was so touching. He really appreciates his fans from the bottom of his heart and gives so much of himself at each and every concert. I read on his forum that he was sick the few shows before Green Bay, but he went out each night because he didn't want to disappoint anyone. He was drinking tea during the GB show, but his voice was at 100%.
The best part of the night was when he started singing "Save the Last Dance", and he let people come up to the stage. I of course was up there like a shot, even though we were in the 9th row. You can never be too close! He was spending a lot of time at the other end of the stage because there was a camera guy there filming him for the jumbo screens, but he finally made his way towards where I was at, and before I knew it he was right in front of me! I threw my hand up the air, and I almost couldn't believe it when he held out his hand to me! I grasped it and stood there transfixed. He let go so he could touch some of the other girls standing next to me, so I put my hand on his knee (he was squatting down on stage to reach us). Then I finally came to and took a few photos before he walked away. Yay!!!!! Sir B and I went around to the tour buses after the show, but a guy back there said Michael wouldn't be coming out to sign autographs, which was a bummer. During the show he said he has a bunch of family in Green Bay, and a group of them were there at the show, so that was probably why he didn't come out afterwards. Maybe next time!

Photos (click to make bigger):


Throwing cheesehead hats into the audience:



This is my favorite shot of the night:


Introducing some of the band using a Packers foam finger:


Close close close!

3 times in 3 years

Woohoo! I'm draggin' Sir B to Green Bay in April to see Michael Buble...again! He went with me last year, and did enjoy himself (why wouldn't he? Oh yeah, maybe the fact that I sit and drool over another man for two hours...) PLUS I was able to get 10th row aisle seats!!! Sir B said, "Maybe you'll get to touch him this time". SHUT UP! I would totally wig out and make a fool out of myself Angela-style (heh).

Awesome. I can't wait. Things are looking up.

Weigh-In Wednesday and Michael Buble

Three pounds lost this week! Woohoo! I'd rather focus on the positive than the fact that I'm back to this weight again after gaining a little over a week ago...

And now for the good stuff....the Michael Buble concert! I brought my camera this time and took close to a hundred pictures (not kidding). His show was incredible, of course. Even hubby really liked it. He started the concert with "I'm Your Man" and ended with "A Song for You", which he even sang the last few lines without a microphone and I bet practically everyone in the theater could still hear him; he can really belt it out! A lady next to me was wiping her eyes afterwards and I could see why, it was really amazing. He thanked his grandpa who was there in the audience, when I went up to the stage towards the end of the show (second row!), his grandpa was about two rows behind where I was standing, and after the concert was over, I said a few words to him as we were leaving. He is obviously very proud of his grandson! Midway through the show Michael announced he had a special guest, which was Chris Isaac. They sang the song "Kansas City" together. Micheal kept imitating Chris' song "Wicked Game", which was funny. Chris was actually sitting a few seats away from us; before the show started security brought in some extra seats and set them up by us. I saw him talking to someone and knew that I knew him but couldn't place him. Once he was called up on stage, I turned to Sir B and said "He was sitting right by us!!" Michael likes to tell the guys in the audience the show is for them, how he "fills the tires" and the guys get to go home and "ride the bike", etc., and decided at one point to be more "manly" for the guys.....by singing "YMCA". Allrighty! He is so much fun to see live, as long as he keeps touring, I'm gonna find a way to keep going to his shows. He seems to truly appreciate the fan love and support.

Here are a ton of photos (sorry dial-up people!):
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This was from our seats, pretty close to scale





This one shows his new set pretty well




In this one he was goofing off with one of his trombone players










With Chris Isaac



Video of the end of the song "Kansas City"


Up in the front




He brought out a choir for the song "That's Life"





A great evening!


Edited to add:
I almost forgot! I had a blond moment as we left the house, and left the tickets on the counter at home. Thank goodness we were only a few minutes from the house when I realized it!!