Joey McIntyre Concert- January 19, 2010

I just realized that I hadn't posted about my experience at the Joe Mac concert in Detroit. I guess there's not a lot to say. Nothing particularly exciting happened but it was still a lot of fun to go to. I did go to the concert by myself. It might have been a little more fun if I had been with some girl friends or my sister but my sister is back down in Florida and I don't really have any girl friends that would have wanted to go.

The doors opened at 8 pm. I got there around 7:30 pm. When I went down there, I stayed at my aunt and uncle's house in Grosse Point Park because I didn't want to stay at a hotel and I didn't have the money to spend on a hotel. My aunt was nice enough to take me to the concert and pick me up. That worked out well because then I didn't have to try to find the theater or a place to park. When I got there, there was a pretty big line of fans waiting outside. The temperature was really cold too. I wore a black dress, some tall, heeled boots (that I borrowed from my aunt) and tights. I was still really cold though. It took a little while to warm up once I got into the Magic Bag Theater.

Joe opened the show by singing, "Here We Go Again." I don't remember the full playlist but he did several of his own songs as well as some NKOTB songs. One great thing about watching him perform is that he just really enjoys it. He loves being up on stage and interacting with the fans. I don't know if he prefers smaller venues are larger ones but I can tell that either way, he just likes being on stage. It's fun to watch him in a small venue because of all of the fan interaction that takes place. You can get a good sense of what he's like and that just makes him even more likable. During one part of the show, he brought a guy up on stage who also went on the NKOTB Cruise last May. He's just a big NKOTB fan. He sang the rap from the NKOTB song, "No More Games." The guy did a good job too.... not as good as Donnie does but still a good job.

All in all, it was a good show and I'm glad that I made the trip down to Detroit to go to it.

 

The person who took this picture was only a couple feet in front of me. I hate when that happens. I look kind of crazy in this picture. LOL

 

 

NKOTB Update

Ahhh... the boys just keep it comin'!!! Gotta love it!!! No news yet on a summer 2010 NKOTB tour but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I just hope that if and when they tour again, I'll have the money to buy VIP5* tickets for a show. That's the only way to go when seeing the whole group. :-) In addition to a constant stream of Twitter tweets from the guys, they're doing a charity event on December 20 for Toys for Tots. I can't make it because it's in a different state and I don't have that kind of money to spend for a ticket and the trip. Donnie keeps tweeting about new things coming... we're just holding our breath, waiting for news. Boy, he sure knows how to keep the excitement and anticipation flowing. Donnie is working on some solo stuff. He's released one song so far with more to come, I'm sure. Danny finished his album in which all proceeds will go to Komen for the Cure. I got a copy. Great album and great cause! If you're familiar with the singer Jamie Walters and like his music (he never really got super big) then you'll enjoy Danny's album. It's the same kind of sound. The biggest thing happening is Joe's new album. He just mentioned that some copies will be available tomorrow (only 3000 copies) so I've gotta make sure I jump on that and get a copy ordered. In addition, he says (according to his blog and website) that he'll be announcing tour dates soon. Sweet! He's going to do a solo tour (probably a fairly short one) pretty soon here. Again, I'm hoping that I can get the money to buy a ticket. If he does a show in Detroit, I'll go down and stay with my aunt and uncle the night of the show and possibly the night before if my work schedule will allow it. I've seen Joe in concert by himself one other time (when I was in college). I really enjoyed it and would love to see him again. Jonathan and Jordan are remaining pretty low key other than Jordan doing a "Jordan Idol" thing in various cities where he's giving people the chance to audition to sing backup on the album he's working on. Jonathan is back to living his "normal" life and enjoying it during the NKOTB down time. I guess that's pretty much the latest update on NKOTB. Keep watching for their tweets for the latest and most current updates.

Also, check out Joe's video.