WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE 2014 TOUR REVIEW THREAD!! COME ON IN AND JOIN THE FUN!!
Welcome everyone to the 2014 Tour Review Thread. The upcoming year is going to be exciting with so many concerts scheduled already around the globe!!! Feel free to share the details of your concert adventures, photos, videos etc. This is the best time to be a Bolton fan with so many concerts and the MBC Charity Event which will most likely be held later in the year too. Michael has multiple projects in the works so we never know what will happen next!!!! I appreciate the opportunity to start a new thread once again for 2014 to give us all a place to share the best part of being a fan--- experiencing Michael in person doing what he does best-SING!!!!!!
I am looking forward to another fun year of posts and sharing great times by the best Michael Bolton fans in the world on this forum. I will post events to keep the thread moving along as the concerts come up as I have in the past.
Happy Concert Time in 2014 to all of you!!!
Robin in MD USA :)
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Rosario on
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Hi MB fans....here is my first review on my Bolton Adventure weekend. MB was a well needed break while I deal with some sad family health issues........
Chumash Casino Concert April 10 2014
As all our concerts always start with the purchase of tickets....or the chaos of buying tickets....so begins my Bolton Adventure!! I KNOW you all can relate! lol And of course casinos have their own special obstacles that we FANS have to overcome. I decided to make the 2 hour trip to buy tix on the first sale day in hopes of getting good seats. Ugh....I managed to get 6th row aisle which I knew instantly I would have to work very hard to improve upon. At least I did have my route planned with the aisle seat ;) So started all my phone calls as chippy and cheery as I could be checking on any available better seats. The casino repeatedly told me the best bet would be to check on the day of the concert and even hours before. Ok I said in my chippy and cheery voice and I continued to call up to travel time. THEN....the day before the concert my phone DROWNS in my pool!! Instant access to info is now impossible :/ Thankfully I had insurance but my new phone would NOT arrive until Friday...the day after the concert! I bought 4 tickets in hopes that Tom and Ashley could join us. Tom wasn't sure he could make the trip with only one concert on his itinerary due to the long distance. I bought the tickets anyway in the hopes they could make it because Chumash does have a return/exchange policy. Tom started their adventure on a maiden voyage in a gently used older mini motor home and he was crossing his fingers that he would arrive ok. I had no way to contact Tom because his number was in my dead phone :/ Tom had sent me many travel updates that of course I didn't receive. Tom arrived hours before us and is now in panic mode because it is the day of the concert and he has NO seats and no contact from me. I had managed to send Tom an email before we left to assure him we were on our way and that I was phoneless!!! But because he was in the casino his phone signals came and went and he never read my email! We arrived and I went straight to the front desk checking on better seats....of course! Bob settled in playing a slot machine when he looked up and there was Miss Ashley!! We all met and shared our "travel challenges" :) Now ALL 4 of us are checking on better seats!! lol What a comedy!!! Needless to say we got moved to second row which was actually first row because no one was in FRONT of us :)) They placed all of us on the end and added seats for us :) The Chumash management was wonderful with me all along and then when they had to deal with our little Bolton Gang they really went the extra mile!!! THANK YOU Chumash management!! We run into the usual Bolton folks and so now MB is forewarned we will be at his concert!! LOL ;) We are more than ready to rock and roll!!
It is now concert time! Yay!!! We are offered a choice of seats right before the concert....oh my!!! What choices.... near stage stairs or the left side of the stage??? It was a bit tough but we decided on left side of the stage with NO one in front of us. Of course the stage stairs spot would have been nice but Michael would have passed only for one brief moment. I convinced Tom it was better to enjoy many more songs with Michael's great performance from his stool spot. LOL...the advantage of being a long time fan....a long history of knowing Michael's wonderful concerts by heart :))))
Concert is ready to start....after a bit of a delay due to MB Time ;) All is going well and Michael is singing beautifully!!! Are you ready for this??? I actually can remember ALL the songs this time!!! Here they are....Soul Provider, To Love Somebody, Dock of the Bay, SILYBIL, You Don't Know Me, Sweet Home Chicago, Make You Feel My Love, HAISTLWY, ANMHE, The Prayer, Nessun Dorma, Kelly with WNMLA, I Found Someone, and Forever, Cam and Brian with You Are So Beautiful, WAMLAW, HCWBL, and Time , Love and Tenderness. Little Pam's FAVORITE song!! Michael sees Ashley and fondly waves to her :)) I catch Michael's glance and point at him and he returns the point :) We are having fun rocking out and singing along!! Tom was busy with his camera and 10 minutes into the show he gets caught by security and told to stop filming. He complies. I am taking photos and a security guard plops down near me. I see him looking at me and arms waving but I can't hear a darn thing so I continue chair dancing and enjoying the show and take a photo here and there. The seats were perfect for some great pics!! THEN a very tall suited security man kneels near me and whispers in my ear very clearly....please turn your flash off. Oh certainly I reply :)) NOW I realize what the other security fellow was TRYING to tell me...LOL I thought....uh oh...sending in the reinforcements....lol The Chumash staff had been so nice already so I was very pleasant to the very TALL security man..lol We all continue on chair dancing and I got some GREAT photos as I continued to take pics without the flash. That was a reasonable request and so I behaved! Michael's voice is great and he is telling little jokes all to himself and laughing! Like he was just talking to himself out loud...funny. The crowd is loving his performance and it definitely looked like a full house. Everyone around me was having a BLAST!! Now it is WAMLAW time :) I know there had to be other fans there because some gals starting coming down the aisles from way back when MB starting returning to the stage during WAMLAW. I explained the WAMLAW scenario to the very nice management woman so she would hopefully understand more clearly that we fans are under control and don't panic!! All went perfectly well with our trip to the stage and I saved a spot for Ashley and Tom :) We continued our dancing and singing! Michael walked over to Ashley and waved and stood in front of her for a while singing. He then blew her a kiss and held her hand for a while. Very tough to blow a kiss and sing ;) Good job Michael!! I think I saw a little bit of word slurring during the air kiss to Miss Ashley ;) Very sweet of you indeed!!! It made her VERY happy!! Michael went up and down the stage shaking hands. Michael then made his "fake" exit to end the show. It is fun telling all the newbies around me at the stage to NOT leave because Michael WILL be back!! To end with TLT was WONDERFUL!! I sang extra loud so Little Pam could hear me....love and miss you Pam!!!! Ohhhh.....now the real exit happens and we wave goodbye to the gang. Kelly and Cameron are soooo sweet and return to the stage to chat with the fans. The guys are more shy ;) Everyone starts to depart and then the TALL security man approaches me. Uh oh...is it handcuff time?? ;) He is smiling so that is good. He hands me a paper and said thanks for being such a nice and cooperative fan! I told him...no problem...you were very nice and we Bolton fans are very nice back :)))) I thought the paper was a coupon to use in the casino. Still in the Bolton fog...know what I mean??? LOL I get back to my seat and read the paper more intently and it was the setlist for Michael's show!! What a sweet surprise!!! I ran up to the TALL security man this time...lol....and thanked him more appropriately and told him I didn't realize what he had handed me!!! That is the last thing I would have thought to receive from a SECURITY person....more like handcuffs as I said before ;) So NOW you all KNOW why I remembered all the songs MB sang!! LOL I cheated ;) Oh my....the Bolton Adventures continue and I am enjoying them even more!!!
THANK YOU Michael for another great show!!!! Safe travels to you and to the BEST BAND around!!! You all are so sweet...some more shy then others....and that is just fine ;) At this time I had to concentrate on the Palm Desert concert. I had a small lead that was promising for a tix and you shall see how that ended up!!!
Kathy and LAFD Bob and Tom and Miss Ashley
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Stay tuned for review #2 :)
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Tulsa on
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Thanks Kathy R :)......I had been "patiently" waiting all day for your review....LOL....NOT !! ;). Happy for all of you too that things worked out okay....what bad timing on the phone in the pool....just goes to show how much we rely on them too !! :).
LOL....you got the setlist and cheated....glad you got it and that was so nice of security to hand it to you. :)). Loved this portion of your review, girl...thanks so much too...I look forward to the rest of it. Happy too you got better seats. MB....singing and blowing a kiss to Miss Ashley....sweet :).
Sorry about your sad family issues too, Kathy, hope things get better and take care of yourself too. The concert was good medicine for you I know. Hugs,
Kathy T. :)
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Thank you for your patience Kathy T .....now just be a little more patient as I finish my current review ;)
It is always a toss up how the security will "behave"...lol
Glad I made you smile :)))
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Permalink Reply by Robin on
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PERFECT TIMING KATHY!! LOL You posted right after I did. Great job on seats and getting to the stage for all of you! AWWW I think that's awesome the security dude of all people gave you a copy of the setlist!!LOL That's really neat. I bet Ashley was grinning from ear to ear the entire night!! Love how your seating worked out too in the end.. That was an unusual thing for venue staff to do like that. I love it!!
I could feel your excitement and I'm sure Pam was there on your shoulder rocking out with you. I felt like I was there reading your review!!!! Way to go girl.
Looking forward to review #2!!!! I always want the left side of the stage in front of the stool!!LOL My fav side!!! You picked the side I would have also!!!
Robin in MD:)
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Lol Robin Md.....I saw your post right after mine :) The tix buying scenario is out of control!! But we fans have no choice so one has to be creative!
This was my first concert without Pam being here and that feels odd :/ We could always share the highlights even if she didn't go.
Oh yes.....go left...that is my mantra!! LOL
Glad I brought my concert to life for you :)
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Permalink Reply by sylvie boisvert on
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Hey Kathy R, thanks so much for sharing your Bolton adventure! You’re always so enthusiastic and it’s just so much fun to read you! :D Glad to hear everything worked out and the Chumash management was so good to you all. Thanks a lot for the setlist. Oh I almost believed you’d remembered the songs! Lol I thought Tom or someone wrote them down for you... :D I hope Superdad is doing well. Good luck with your pictures without flash. Also best to you and your family in your difficult time. Thanks again for this great review and looking forward to the next one, take care Kathy. Big hugs, sincerely, Sylvie QC Canada :D
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Thanks Sylvie....wait until I share my enthusiasm for my second concert from this weekend...woohoo :)
I thought what fun to FINALLY be able to state the entire setlist for once..LOL Even undef false pretenses ;)
Super dad is doing fine but wait until he hears there is no more filming allowed!!! Tom always films MB's concerts. He will have withdrawls for sure!! lol
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Hi again Kathy R, I'm thinking that maybe if Tom films concerts, it's one way to make the concerts last longer for Ashley. Glad to hear he's well,. Thanks again Kathy, take care. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie QC Canada
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Very true Sylvie and in fact many fans probably do the same thing. Not to mention all the fans who can't make it to a concert and enjoy the videos that other fans share. Hopefully we hear more about the video rule soon. Tom and Ashley made it home safely and the motorhome worked wonderfully well,,,EXCEPT...I forgot to mention that the Chumash casino had no RV parking! They took a casino shutlte to the casino and we drove them back to their hotel. Tom had asked me to check on that but I had NO phone!!! All is well that ends well :)))
Kathy and LAFD Bob
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Permalink Reply by robin rehder on
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Awesome about your first review, Kathy LAFD. Loved it. I may have commented already. Sorry. Just love how well you write. When I get the desktop up&running, I'll send the setlist. Sorry I'm missing stuff out here. I hate it but I'm reading messages 4/16/&earlier.
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