Lots of fun at the concert last night. We were, as I told D., “disconcertingly close” to The Talent (thanks to Sister, who hooked us up with incredible seats).
When the show started, Faith was on the opposite end of the stage, and D. leaned over to me and said, “Hey, I bet Tim enters the stage right here.”
And just as he said it, like magic, Tim (who from this day forward will be known, at least for the purposes of this blog, as Mr. Hottie McHotterson) appeared before us.
I screamed. Just a little bit.
And then Faith (Mrs. Hottie McHotterson, for the record) made her way to our side of the stage.
Here’s one thing I appreciated about Faith. She was thin, but she wasn’t skinny. The last time we saw them in concert she was rail-thin, but this time she had curves and toned arms and really looked healthy. She also looked like a regular person – no fancy outfits, no over-the-top hair or make-up – she just seemed real and approachable and like someone I could’ve grown up with.
And she sounded great, to boot. D. and I were both impressed with how strong and full her voice was – way better than when we heard her live six years ago. She did a version of “There Will Come A Day” – one of my all-time favorite Faith songs – and it was like listening to great gospel music (in fact, she even said, “Praise Him, Praise His Name” at the end of it, and all I could think about was that Emma Kate would have said, “Did you hear that? Did you hear her? She said, ‘Praise His Name!’Oh, I think I love her now!”).
The second part of the concert was Tim’s solo set.
He was wearing blue jeans.
AHEM. A-HEM. And just so you know, D. listened with amusement to all of my kind comments about Tim’s blue jeans, and I listened with amusement to all of his kind comments about Faith’s appearance, and we still love EACH OTHER very much. We’re also quite confident that Tim and Faith love each other, too.
At the end of the show, our pretend celebrity couple BFF did a few numbers together, and I LOVED the dress that Faith wore. It looked so much like something Liz would wear that I wanted to call her, describe it, and then see if she could find it on the internet. ADORABLE.
All in all – it was a great show. Aside from the drunken revelers who kept working their way down to our seats, hardly able to keep their balance, sloshing their drinks all over the steps, it was a fun crowd. And the police eventually gave the drunken revelers some gentle encouragement to return to their assigned seating. And seriously – Tim McGraw is a great live performer. He has the personality, the vocals, the blue jeans :-) – he is just a ton of fun to see live. So if you get the chance….
In other bloggity news, I haven’t forgotten about my LBY post for this week. But after working on it yesterday, I decided that it might be a wee bit personal to post on the interweb…the topic (gentleness) definitely hit home with me, especially the part about having a teachable spirit, which is an area where I’ve been struggling lately. But since I don’t want to say anything that could be construed as divisive, and since I don’t want to be SO vague that people would read it and say, “HUH?” – I’m contemplating keeping this one to myself. If I have time today, though, I may try to re-write it altogether. Just so you know.
Did she sing Mississippi Girl???
sounds like a rock solid marriage that you can go to the concert together, appreciate appearance (jeans) of performers and have a good time. Good for you two. Good for those two performers too – refreshing isnt it in light of the current People magazine covers lately.
Glad y’all had such a good time at the concert with your BFF. Nice pics, too, and I did notice those (A-Hem!) jeans myself, before I read your comment about (a-Hem!) them. ;)
(lucky dogs….she muttered under her breath…) :)
I’m with you completely on this–any movie that has both Ashley Judd and Matthew Mc. is an instant hit with me and Chris–they’re our “pretend celebrity couple BFF” :)
LM – She opened with Mississippi Girl, and I thought about you the whole time.
Sarah and Bev – Glad y’all understand exactly what I meant…talking about that kind of stuff doesn’t work so well if people are bent toward jealousy, but I for one get a kick out of hearing who D “appreciates” because I trust that he appreciates ME most of all. :-)
Diane – Click on the pictures to see the big versions…you’ll “appreciate” those blue jeans even more. :-)
Jus’ a minit…..Okay, there, just had to wipe away the drool. ;) I’ll bet the closeup view was even better than the pics. Just lookin’, not buyin’, you know? LOL :)
Sounds like tons-o-fun! Did she really say “Praise Him! Praise His name!”? Too cool! And, I love Faith’s dress!
k, read the comments and had to go back and click big before I posted! Uh-huh, those jeans, those arms those shoulders oh, sorry I forgot I was in the comments section.
And Faith looks beautiful as always.
BM – did you get to see Dixie Chicks on Good Morning America Friday? Just curious, because I heard the hype all week then MISSED it!
Do I need to take Tim’s pictures away? Have I created a stumbling block? :-) I didn’t see the Chicks on GMA – though I have heard some interesting details about some of the press they’ve done lately. I haven’t heard the CD, either.
And yes, Addie – Faith really did say that. ‘Course, she’s a good Mississippi girl who grew up singing harmony in church, so her gospel roots run deep. And here’s a bit of fun BooMama trivia for you: our friend (who comments here from time to time) Todd’s daddy builds houses…and he built Faith’s parents’ house about four or five years ago. It’s a SMALL world down here in the South. :-)
oohh – looks like so much fun!!
I was looking for your LBY post – too bad for me! I always LOVE reading your perspective. Hope you do a rewrite…But no worries if you don’t. I understand.
Just an FYI: The Chicks are on the cover of Time this week with an article that will light you up. They will be on Larry King Live on Wednesday. I am NOT buying the CD!
No comment from Music City, USA. :)
I love her dress, too. I wonder where she got it. Could you call her please and ask since she is your BFF?
Just one more thing you and I have in common. LOVE. THEM. I saw them both at a George Strait concert before they were an item, but we just starting to date (or whatever.)