So anyways, last night i went to Tin Angel in Philly to see her. My original plans were to meet my friends, Beth and Lisa, there to see it, but my plans went ::dramatic pause:: askew ::duh duh DUH:: See, I'm 15, and you have to be 21 or with a parent to see the concerts in Tin Angel, so my dad had to see her too. I wandered the street for about an hour, then got in line for the doors to open. I got a table pretty close to the stage, and I was playin' it cool, till Idina and Taye walked in. I started hyperventalating a little. He sat in the front, while Idina walked around a little. She kept walking back and forth behind me, and every time she went by, i almost died!!! The lights went down, and she went onstage. She started doing sound check and singing a little, then she introduced herself. The crowd was fucking dead!!!!! I woulda screamed, but my dad was there, and he yells at me when i scream for stuff (like when i rushed for RENT the 3rd time and got him a ticket). She started with Follow If You Lead, I was in HEAVEN!!!!! After that, if i recall correctly, she did All of the Above. GREAT!!!! Next, she did Still, which almost moved me to tears!!!! Before she did Minuet, she complained to us how DJs everywhere are calling it Minute and mispronouncing her name. Then she said, "It's not Minute, it's Minuet, and I'm sure all of you educated Philadelphians know what that means, but some cities i go to..." then she trailed off, it was really funny and adorable. During Minuet, she got feedback when she tried to go down to the squat, she made the most adorable face!!!!!!! After the song (which was of course amazing) she yelled at the sound guy from stage she was like, "I can't fucking get into the spot, and I really don't feel myself in my mic!!" Next she did one of my favorites, Fool Out of Me, which was sensational!!! Then she finished her set with the gorgeous Heart on My Sleeve. After she was done, the moment I had been waiting for for 2 yrs approached, I MET IDINA!!!!!
She was signing some cds in front of the stage, so I grabbed mine and casually made my way up there. When I got there, she was finishing up signing someone's cd. When she was done, she turned around, looked around, and then looked at little old me. MY HEART STOPPED!!!!!!(well, not literally...) She came over to me and said "hi there!!" I said, "hi, I am such a huge fan of yours!!!!" she said, "well thank you very much!!" I said, "I actually have this little crappy webite dedicated to you." she said, "::hehe::really, what's your name?" I said, "Bill Magee (yay I didnt forget!!!!)" she said, "and how can I get to it?" I said, "its in your directory in Newhoo."(ah, fond memories of my site and Newhoo :-P) she said, "i'll be sure to check that out" Now, paramedics rushed in and gave me CPR :-P Well, I'll spare you all the gory details of my conversaton with her. We basically talked about RENT (and my aspirations to be the First Male Maureen) and the little compulsive things we do to promote her cd (i. e. move it to the front in music stores). she signed my cd and I got an amazing pic with her (which should be on my site Tuesday). I hung around and talked to a cool RENThead who was there, and Idina and Taye walked by, they both said hi to me (alas, that is the extent of my meeting Taye story...) I had to get home, so I didnt stay for Francis. I have been on cloud 9 ever since that wonderful evening!!!