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after I had come back from my trip to
California
to see Madonna, I had less than a week to get it together and see my other
faves, Hall and Oates! Do these guys all plan everything together or what?
Anyhow, it was a great Friday night. Mom and I made it to downtown
Seattle
and decided to eat at the Nordstrom Café, (yummy food there!), then we met
up with my friend Nick and made our way to the Paramount Theater. The
marquee proudly displayed my band’s name. Can’t believe it was 2004 when
I last saw them!
That time, I gave Daryl Hall roses, met Michael McDonald, and Michael
dedicated a song to me on stage. Those were two incredible nights! (See
article here) Anyway, we got inside, (no checking of cameras, even though
the
Paramount
has been stiff in the past), and I tried to look up some of my H20 friends.
I found Chris and his girlfriend and said hello, then went to the merch
table, which had a lot of stuff from before. The big difference this time
was they were making CD’s of the show afterwards! I knew where my money
was going! Mom and I split the tab on that, I got a quick drink and surveyed
the people mulling about. Overwhelmingly, they were older, but I saw some
younger folks too.
Mom and Nick could wait no longer and made their way inside. I waited a bit
and made my way to my seat. Having a front row ticket I was more than
excited and being on the left, I had an amazing view of where Daryl would
be, (which would become even better later). What is it with good seating
luck this year? LOL Before the show began, another great H20 friend,
Theresa, came to the front to say hello. It had been since x-mas when we
last saw each other, so it was good to catch up!
The show started soon after and I loved seeing them on the stage again,
(especially after Daryl’s bout with Lyme disease) Of course, they kicked
it off with “Maneater” followed by “Do it for Love” and Daryl made
note of all the banners that were in the audience with song requests. He
honored a few by doing a solo track “Someone like You” – a very
smoldering song, and a fave of mine “Wait for Me” that my friend Marisa
later told me she had a banner for! Too cool! Scattered throughout were all
the big hits – Say it isn’t so, Sara Smile, She’s Gone, I can’t go
for that, Rich Girl and during “Out of Touch” Daryl finally moved from
center stage over to my direction, smiled and posed for me and I was so
awestruck I only managed to get one photo! Darn! LOL But I loved that moment
he gave as I know how rare it is. That song will have a special place in my
heart now. ;)
Later, another music miracle happened. I wished and wished that they would
do “Kiss on My List” and OMG, they did it! They also brought out the
opening act who held his own vocally up against Daryl and that’s no small
feat! It was purely magic and we got a CD of it after the show. Thank you
Daryl and John for another amazing night! Your hits are on our list!
Mariam
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