Saturday, February 02, 2008
MayerCraft C A R R I E R
Well, I have to start with where I saw John, which happened to be ENTERING the boat. Yes, I just happened to be lucky enough to be getting on the ship at the same time as JM. Talk about wanting to STAY in line!!! He was whisked up the stairs into the Carnival VIP room, stayed in there about 20 minutes with a few band members and friends, and then was whisked out just as fast up the escalator. Now here is the cool part, JM had to walk past all the fans waiting in line to board the ship on a 'bridge' of sorts. Then as if that wasn't enough, when I was going up to my room, we stop on the 5th floor (I'm on the 9th) and the security guard goes, Hey can John ride with you guys? Of course we all about fainted, and then John starts to come IN THE ELEVATOR and goes, oh there isn't really enough room. . .We all start yelling Oh NO COME IN, but sadly he stepped back out. It was the low point of my evening. Did I mention he's very cute in Real life? About 40 minutes later, my roomate, after having 5 Mayercraft carrier special "rum drinks" Saw John in the hallway and ran up to him and got his picture. I can't wait for her to get her film developed. Rooms are great, food is great, shows to see- so I'm going down to the deck because the ship is leaving port, and we are off! JM comes out once again and introduces Brett Dennen who was amazing live. Not to make you all jealous or anything, but. . . I have to report that I'm having literally the TIME OF MY LIFE. A couple people asked was JM walking around normal like- well he's 'around' but he's got a few people looking out for him. I spoke with a girl tonight at Sherod's show that said he was at the disco last night, but so many people were snapping pictures of him constantly that he really couldn't 'hang out' for long. Today, (Saturday) I'm pretty sure he's not on the ship. No one has seen him all night, and the ship doesn't leave port (We are in the Bahamas right now) until early morning. However, with that said, let me just tell you about a few really great shows I did see. First, I have to say that Colbie Caillat was amazing last night, and took time to talk to lots of people and pretty much hung out and took pictures and talked after her performance for a while. She's a beautiful girl. After performing, she hung out with everyone and just sat out by the pool with friends. Everyone was pretty respectful of her space, and I think it's because she was so generous with time after her concert. Martin Sexton really made me "Happy". He's an amazing singer, and his vibe just makes me wanna dance. The JM Show was of course one of the best ever, I know it's been posted already so I won't repeat, but let me just tell ya, his little 'fan speech' was the best yet. He explained why he says the stuff he does after coming out from a club, and it really got me. He said he wanted to come up with something smart to say that only HIS FANS would get, but the rest of the world wouldn't. So he's communicating strictly with US NOW guys! Gotta luv him. No, I didn't have tickets for Friday nights show, but yes, I get by with a little help from my friends. . . :) Today, the weather was great, the beach was beautiful. I went snorkeling and saw more fish than I'd ever thought I'd see in one swim, including a rather large shark!! eek. Tonight I played 80's trivia, and lost by 2 questions. (Do you guys know who the Uncle was on Who's the Boss?) After Trivia (Which about 200 people showed up to) Bob Reynolds, JMs' sax player played a truely AMAZING performance. I was so impressed. Not only did he have the place rockin but he stayed after and talked to fans, including me, (You are the best Bob R!!) Oh- by the way, if you guys think JM makes funny faces, wait till you see Bob R's keyboard player play! Talk about some expressions! I thought I was watching a movie! *VERY* talented guy. James Smith, one of the funniest guys I've heard in a long time came on for a while, then Sherod took over. Both men had me in tears, and yes Sherod, I got ALL the jokes, even the NON-WHITE Girl jokes!!!! ha ha. James Smith, we are all going to the OUTBACK just for you hon. On the way out of seeing Sherod, I was stopped dead in my tracks at DRH's band, who had the entire casino Rockin out, and one really cool dude almost break dancing to "Burning Down the House." DRH had some great great soul sets, and everyone was dancing and singing and just having an awesome time. Sadly, I had to cut myself off when he stopped playing, but tomorrow- TOMORROW I have the Q and A with Jm at 12:30, (yes I'm estatic) and then at 3:00 he's playing, and then tomorrow night is my show! I'll update soon-
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