Ann Arbor = Pure joy; Bakersfield TONIGHT!
Posted by Becky in Daily Front Page, Tour Reports
- Arie Lipsky with David Archuleta. Photo courtesy of the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
The sights and sounds of Ann Arbor
David is already on his way to California for the next stop on his “Christmas from the Heart” tour, but we have a lot of of listening to do before we, the fans, can move on.
I’ll say that having listened to a few of these songs, it sounds like it was just as we thought it would be: beautiful, reverent, fun and unlike anything we’ve heard from David before.
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Stories
Andrea shared this story of running into Ann Arbor Symphony director Arie Lipsky in the hotel after the concert! Fantastic insight!
After one of the most amazing concerts we have ever heard in our lives, and the first time most of us have been to a symphony orchestra, we returned to Scott’s hotel to chat and order some pizza….lol
As we sat in the lobby a few of us noticed a man with his family chatting by the main lobby doors. I thought the man looked familiar and said to Kristin and Scott, “I think they were at concert tonight’…doy!!!! It’s MR LIPSKY, the conductor of the Ann Arbor Symphony !
So, being the outgoing person that I am, I approached Mr Lipsky and asked if it was indeed him, (it was) and I said, ‘Let me shake your hand, the symphony with David tonight was amazing’
He chatted freely with our group of fod’ers (Scott, Kristin, Pam, Amy, Andrea, Lexi, Gloria, Holly, EL and her husband, Laurie and Joy)
Highlights of his conversation were: When he first met David what he noticed right away were (in his words)… ‘his sparkly eyes’… and that David is so ‘real’…. he said David is so amazing to work with and at such a young age is so in tune to performing with an orchestra, and that he instinctively knows what to do. We asked him if they would have David back in the future and he said……’Oh YES!!’
Kristin asked him what his favorite song of the night was and he said without hesitation
‘O Holy Night’….that ‘chills ran up my back’ as David sang that song and although he is supposed to be concentrating on conducting he couldn’t help but look at David as he sang that song.
He talked about the amazing arrangements of the songs David performed and we informed him of our friendship with Richard Parkinson, the fansofdavid fan site and he said ‘oh yeah, I know Richard’ and he signed a program for him.
We asked for a group picture with him and could we post it on fansofdavid…he said ’sure’…he was gracious with his time, answered our questions and made it known he thinks highly of David and his talent.
We are now hoping David performing with the Ann Arbor Symphony becomes a yearly Holiday tradition.
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Music
I’ll begin with Emily (aka, EmilyluvsArchie). I’m beginning to call her EmilyluvsME, because she always gets fantastic video and audio all the while posting THE BEST commentary alongside her videos on YouTube. Makes me smile.
Bubblesark also grabbed some “almost video.”
I’ve created an Ann Arbor Playlist. Click HERE to access it. I’ll be adding throughout the day as videos come up! It should play continuously for you, too.
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Pictures
Credit to the Ann Arbor Symphony
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Ann Arbor.com Reviews
Mlive
Jillian Langford sent us her pre-concert write up with a promise of a review today. FANTASTIC job, Jillian! Thanks for being such a great champion of David.
PS: Jillian is in 8th grade. Yes. 8th grade.
Ann Arbor.com
This review isn’t all sunshine and roses, but I think that the reporter does a great job of keeping an open mind and showing the love where it counts.
My favorite quote:
Meanwhile, this is only the beginning for David Archuleta. It will be fun, someday, to say we saw him when.
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Bakersfield Tonight!
David and Benton Paul will be performing at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, CA tonight!! Show begins at 7 p.m. PT!! GO CALI!
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Win a Montclair, NJ VIP!!
GO FOR IT! Enter at the email below and you might be seeing David in a VIP and in concert in New Jersey this December!
Hi, Pecan Pie here,
Marge and I are giving away ONE VIP ticket (seat plus meet and greet,
etc) to join us at the MONTCLAIR CFTH concert. I tried this once
before and barely lived to tell about it after having tortured
mercilessly your fearless (yet very forgiving) leader Becky. So, if at
first you don’t succeed….. OK, I’m trying again and here are the
rules for eligibility:
1) YOU MUST NEVER HAVE MET DAVID BEFORE
2) YOU MUST NEVER HAVE MET DAVID BEFORE
3) YOU MUST NEVER HAVE MET DAVID BEFORE (this is intended for someone
who might have a hard time affording VIP)
4) BE AVAILABLE to ARRIVE EARLY AFTERNOON in MONTCLAIR (2-3pm) DEC 13th
5) If you are under 21, I will be happy to serve as your chaperone,
but will need to speak with your parent or guardian. (I am a
pediatrician and will gladly provide credentials for any concerned
parent.)
If you are eligible and interested, please send:
Name and Age if under 21 (otherwise say Adult) to: FODVIPmontclair@gmail.com
I will choose at random among all applicants who have submitted by
DEADLINE: NOON EST SUNDAY NOV 29th.
Thanks, Ho Ho Ho and Happy Holidays
Pecanpie
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Angels for a Cause/Rising Star Outreach and that baby blue bracelet!
From Cheryl at Angels for a Cause:
The bracelet will be autographed by David and then we are creating a shadow/memory box with them and soon they will be up for auction at AFAC.
Salt Lake City #2
I just had to share this story sent in by Nemo. It’s so sweet and just speaks to the power of seeing David with your own eyes.
Just a quick story from the second SLC show, I know you have all seen the videos of this night, and yes David was SUPERB. During the Encore
OHN, the usher (working for the night) by my door at Abravanal Hall kept wiping her eyes. She could not stop the tears. I talked to her as I walked out, she could not believe how powerful David was with his Christmas music. Of course I suggested she get his album and talked about what a great teen David is.
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New Interview
Those “phoners” are starting to show up fast and furious. Thanks to Frogcooke for the find via Twitter.
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