Okay, okay... sorry that last post was so random and remiss.
NTG and Glory, please do feel better.
Allie:
Willkommen.
Bienvenue.
Welcome to the family!
Can we take a moment to discuss how absolutely f*cking freezing it is in New York? Thank you. It wsa definitely almost 70 degrees a few days ago.
Okay, Adam.
So - TGIF and I got there at like a quarter of five - we totally WERE the line for a while. Some people from Sh-k-Boom told us just to hang out and wait for something that looked remotely offical. They're VERY cool people. Adam showed up around 5:30 and did some sound checking. I swear to God he was singing Maybe This Time from Cabaret, but he was very mumbly and I think he made up some words. He took off for a while, but first thanks us all for showing up and said he was going to get coffee. I'd say the crowd was somewhere between 50 and 70 people, or thereabouts. It was nice and intimate. He was so cute, he said he's always petrified that people aren't going to show up to this sort of thing. He sang Beautiful Song, Book of Endings and I'm With You - he played acoustic guitar and had one guy singing backup and also playing acoustic with him. He introduced the songs and wondered out loud whether or not people would have any idea, since the record was just released... and I just thought "okay buddy. Just who do you think you're talking to?" Performances were wonderous, of course. I love the little things he changes (octave jumps and such) when he peforms live. Clothing - all black again, though slightly mismatched and those silly red shoes. Tres sexy, though. Afterwards he was like "okay, so, go buy the album. Buy one. Buy two... buy THREE! Christmas is coming up." I got several good laughs from my friends, being that I did in fact buy a third copy tonight... not for myself, don't worry. I wanted to be like "yes, Adam. As you wish." Signing was awesome - we got toward the end of the line, so by the time we got to him things were very quiet. He was sitting at a table that was up on the stage, so he was basically at eye level. The table was a pain the arse for picture taking, but it was nice - you could sort of lean on it and have a really casual conversation with him... you know, if you aren't horribly shy. I didn't totally geek out like I usually do, but when I got really close I started to get my usually "oh my gosh I can't do this butterflies," but they faded fast as soon as I got right up to him. The one thing that I saw in him tonight that I've never seen before is how nervous even he gets - he's very confident, but you can see a sweet sort of nervousness and appreciation underneath, much as we poke fun at his Diva-ness. TGIF and I went to him together, she first. We both told him how much we loved the CD - I hesitated and then said "I've had my copy at home for a couple of weeks. It's incredible." He was really sweet, and thanked us. He signed hers personalized to a friend, and then I gave him mine. Adam: "who's this one for?" Me: "Oh, it's for my brother. Don't worry about it." Adam: "oh, he doesn't have a name?" Me: "Nah, it's okay. He doesn't need one." We congratulated him on the RENT film, though saying we knew nothing was quite official yet. He thanked us, and said that it's as good as done. He seems excited. I loved that it was quiet and not chaotic by the time I got up there - it was really intimate and sweet.
Etheb's encounter was particularly adorable, but she said I could post it. She told him how she saw AIDA four years ago, and that it was her first B'way musical, and that she loved it. He said he hoped she liked it, and she answered she didn't really remember much, since she was 14 at the time. Adam: "Were you drunk?" I love his drunk jokes. No, wait. I love him.
Okay - I have to upload these pictures... you all have my screen name, so IM me and I'll pass them on.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Updated On: 11/9/04 at 10:21 PM
Tomorrow *has* to be better, so you've got something to look forward to 
My day wasn't all that great, but I won't waste anyone's time going into detail. 
