Defying Gravity

I heart Idina forever! I was fortunate enough to see her concert here in town tonight and it was fantastic. It didn’t matter that it was humid and like 200 degrees outside or that I will probably wake up with fifty bug bites tomorrow. It was completely worth it. She has the most amazing vocal range. The concert was just really really special. I got to here a lot of my favorite songs from her latest album and she sang a song from RENT and TWO SONGS FROM WICKED!!!!!! She sang Defying Gravity from Wicked as the encore and I was so excited I seriously am amazed that I didn’t wet my pants. I had lawn seats but I was so close to the stage I could see her mascara! She really knows how to work the crowd and she made this really dirty sausage joke and told all these stories. She even sang a song in Hebrew! She also told us that a true diva can walk down the steps of a stage without having to look down and then she did it and it was so cool. If I would have tried that I would have fell flat on my ass. I also enjoyed her covers of Roxanne and Embraceable You.
It was just a really special experience because this was her first tour and it’s only 20 shows. Did I mention that I saw her hottie husband Taye Diggs in the crowd?!!! He was working the front row before she came on stage so it was like an extra bonus.
The venue was really cool. The amphitheatre is nestled in the trees and you look up into the sky and all you see is the glow from the stage lights and the tiny stars in the sky. It was just magical.
So there wasn’t a ton of merchandise at this event. All the t-shirts were like pink themed and some of on the tiny side. Just when I had given up hope, I saw this black long-sleeved thermal t-shirt with the Idina logo in hot pink. I fell in love with it so it ended up coming home with me even though I won’t be able to wear it outside until like November or something. It’s really comfortable too. I am wearing it as I type (I cranked the air conditioner too) because I wanted to make sure that it fit (surprisingly it actually does) and I am still on this big concert high.

On a side note, I couldn’t resist and started listening to the Kathy Griffin cd before the concert tonight and the Woz jokes (about Steve Wozniak, Apple GENIUS) were so hilarious I thought I was going to fall out of the recliner. I really should be going to bed because I have to work tomorrow but I am so wired there is no way I am going to fall asleep right away.