quite a few posts ago i dedicated an entire 'girl crush' post to Adele. well...it hasn't eased up. i just, very simply and matter-of-factly, adore her. i like everything about her so much that i don't see this ending anytime soon. i'm sure i will have this ongoing girl crush my whole life. i'm ok with that.
when i look at pictures of her or read an article about her, three words come to mind every time, and those are: "she's soooooo beautiful." because she is. her heart and voice, the way she perceives the world around her with her old-soul knowledge, her humor and the way she looks are all just so gorgeous. i joke often that i want to marry her.
a part of me that runs deep inside resonates so easily with her.
i liked her a lot before her new album, '21' came out, so when this new one that is such a huge hit arrived on the airwaves i searched it out and started loving it immediately. i looked up her tour and when it came around that she would be in the Minneapolis, i made a point to go. to make a long story short, i didn't find anyone at THAT time that loved her as much as i did and would commit to going, so i hesitated. normally, i would just buy 2 tickets and figure the rest out later. the concert sold out and tickets skyrocketed from about $30 to $300+....then, she became ill and had to cancel her show. i cannot tell you how hard i tried winning tickets even. i actually was glad, selfishly, that it cancelled because they would release more tickets and i was FOR SURE going.
acquiring the actual tickets is quite another story, but i'll wrap it up short and sweet to just say that i sat glued to my computer and refreshing my screen every few seconds from the moment they went on sale and for the next 2 hours before i got some. they were THAT hard to get! when i finally got some, i didn't even care where i was sitting, i was just so happy i was able to get there.
anxiously awaiting her arrival onstage....it was a packed house!
see that huge vinyl black banner with her pic on it? pretty sure i REALLY want that. somehow i settled for a t-shirt and a white 'someone like you' pillowcase instead. i love, love, love the script black writing on the white. it is so my style. (the pillowcase is hanging above a favorite paiting of mine that is hanging above my bed)
*sigh* this is a form of heaven
chatting with the audience in between songs
i have heard people remark about how her shows get sold out when 'all she does is stand there and sing'...there is no prancing around with fancy moves, no elaborate setup (but hers was simple and elegant and perfect) and no costume changes. she bares her soul when she sings and you can feel it. her humor and wit engages the audience. at our show, she had us spontaneously help her videotape a greeting for her friend in London, and then later stopped the show to bring a fan up on stage for a photo with her (i was jealous! haha). she is just so real; it's all about her music, and nothing more is needed. it was amazing to say the least. i was on cloud 9 for the rest of the night weeks...
still oozing musical bliss and concert happiness
and THEN, recently it was announced that she was going to offer a DVD of the concert. (editors note: i adore the song 'set fire to the rain'). i about died. it's basically the concert i was able to see. we got to sing along, song order, and such. YAY! i asked santa for it for christmas (which i guess means i'll have to buy it for myself probably since the only gifts being exchanged this year are me giving a few things to my boys...not really an exchange then....) so maybe MAYBE i'll be lucky enough to get one. that would be so fun.
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four days after the concert, still fresh memories of how great it was, i watched this live, and just sat there with my mouth open, tears running down my cheeks. indeed, you watched along, too. mind swirling, it was amazing...breathtaking
i love adele! she has the ability to evoke all kinds of things with her words and music.
so brilliant, i doubt we will ever find someone like her.
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