SF, I am still processing my VIP and concert experience and don’t really know how well I can relay what’s in my head and heart. But I’ll try since I can’t very well ignore you when you’ve already prompted me to do so LOL!

The Sacramento show was my 7th time seeing David and my first time meeting him. The very first thing, when he walked into the “party room”, all I kept thinking was how beautiful he was. He is truly gorgeous. I was marveling at how God can create someone so beautiful. I was completely mesmerized as if I had never seen anything so beautiful! A true work of art. I got to the venue early and was in the first group of people in line and therefore was able to stake out a spot on the floor right in front of his keyboard when we were finally made it into the room.

David sang Crazy first, then Heaven. I am not good at describing music, but let me just say, the VIP cost was not high enough. David goes into a song as if he goes to another place like others have said. He was incredibly powerful and passionate and I was shocked to see how hard he was pounding on the keyboard at parts of the songs. Being that close, you feel the surge that’s about to come up, the air that he takes in and it’s almost like feeling the roar of the ocean as he lets out a tremendous burst of melody and lyrics. Gengen from Snarkies who said she always cries when hearing him sing, was crying the whole time, wiping her eyes with tissue. I thought of what dawn had said -- try and listen with closed eyes -- and wondered what I would feel if all my focus turned to The Voice, but of course, no way I would deny my eyes the beauty that was in front of me!

Btw SF, funny you should bring the scarf wearing. Someone asked what he was wearing that night and he answered “T-shirt, and… a scarf.” I don’t recall if the person who asked said anything about the scarf, but he went on to explain why he likes wearing scarves. It prevents his sweat from dripping down his shirt AND it moves. He likes it that it moves because it does the job of compensating for his inadequate moving, or something to that effect. Crazy! He moves so beautifully, all the jumping, stomping, running, turning. So there you go, he has his practical reasons for his scarf wearing. Very David.

Kristin the host mentioned that David had the choice of signing autographs or doing photos as part of the VIP package and he chose photos because he thought that would be more special for the fans. He is right, it is more special. And David, you are so special!

The Sac VIP had 77 people (2 no shows!) and I think the whole thing was behind schedule (due to the Demi webcast I believe), so it ended up being hardly a meet & greet unfortunately. It was take your photo quick and next! That part is a bit of a blur for me. I shook his hand and introduced myself. I wish I could just stop the clock or go into slow motion to savor every nano second. I very quickly asked if Brett gave him the drawing I did of his mom and flashed a small copy of it as fast as I could. One of the “assistants” has been moving the line along in a rather militant manner. He said yes recognizing it. Not sure if it was before or right after the picture was taken but he said he showed it to his mom. I wanted to say something else and maybe I did or he said something. The next person in line was already coming forward and I didn’t want to hold up the line. Him saying he showed it to him mom is about all I remember with any kind of clarity.

Oh, one of the 3 fan questions included asking him to sing I’ll Be There, and he did! Someone who was in the San Jose VIP said that was one of the songs he declined to sing so we were fortunate in Sac he was in the right mood for it. What can I say, I don’t really have adequate words to describe how it sounded. It went from soft and gentle to again extremely powerful and soulful. It is too bad we can not have videos to remember this by.

I enjoyed every minute of the concert, though some said afterwards that they thought the first couple of songs sounded slightly strained but that things picked up afterwards. He was very tired in Seattle and San Jose was fantastic, is what I heard from the lucky multiple show goers. There were new twists and changed notes in a few of the songs which is always exciting. He was marvelous, plain and simple. He loves the Sacramento crowd.