James Fox certainly is good looking, but take away the wrapping and the guy inside is every bit as special too, very warm and genuine, and extremely talented. I was lucky enough to make the trip from England with a few of his fans for his Broadway debut, to say I was very proud standing there with his family as he received a very vocal standing ovation from an audience hearing his name and his voice for the first time would be an understatement. We saw him do three shows in all, each better than the last, my expectations were high, we'd heard him cover BJ's songs many times, but WOW he blew me away!! A BJ fan we spoke to called him awesome and said he sung the songs better than BJ himself, that's quite a recommmendation! The feedback from the tour venues is that he's getting better each show, America loves him and he loves America I've never seen him so happy! Catch him if you can, the show is brilliant too! If I could afford it I'd join the tour with him. If anyone does get to see him in the show, a review on our messsage board on www.jamesfox.biz would be really appreciated if you wouldn't mind! Unfortunately, few of his fans will get to see him do this show and we are always keen for news on how he's doing. He posts us messages himself from most venues when he can, but to hear a review from outside of our 'James World' is always nice. If you don't see the show, come and join us anyway, all new members are always welcome and there's plenty of his music and video to sample and download, and a gallery full of photos too!
That's him on the left there!! Look at that smile, a man very happy in his work! The photo was taken by one of our members in a bar in Minneapolis when he joined them for a drink after the show, appreciative of the support we give him as always!
Since James has educated me in the talents of Billy Joel I have become a fan myself so I really enjoyed the show for it's music, seeing James on that stage playing the music he loves with BJ's band was the just the icing on the cake. James saw BJ in concert on TV at 7 years old, knew then what he wanted to do and started piano lessons. BJ has been his idol since that day and has been much of the inspiration behind his music. I can't get back to America sadly, I'm just hoping that they bring the show over to London next year when Broadway closes, and that James gets to be the main Piano Player. My fingers are crossed, but if James does bring it to London, I might just need to get a season ticket. If the show comes to your town, don't miss it! Tell James CarolB sent you to check himout!! lol!
Updated On: 9/8/05 at 05:14 PM
