At the very last moment, it seemed as though I would not go because I had in fact stayed home from work that day due to some allergy crud that took over me. I thought to myself, don't know how, but I will get myself to feeling decent to go to this thing - and boy am I glad I did.
I seriously did not leave the house until it was time to go and found out that the weather outside was just horrible. So bad was the situation with all the rain that had been coming down all day that because it was so cold, all the trees, luckily and not the roads, had icicles on them. It was a sight to see...well for me at least, and I of course, camera stuck to my hip always, pulled it out and snapped a few pics.
Ruth and her boyfriend Mario finally arrived to get me in her "matris" = Matrix and off we were to the concert. I had just recently been to the AAC (American Airlines Center) in November to see the Eagles, but seriously, gaging from the ridiculous traffic heading towards the AAC, as much as I love the Eagles, I guess Celine Dion just drew a much bigger crowd...as we sat in traffic for a good 20 minutes inches away from the venue.
Unlike the Eagles concert, Celine Dion did have an opening act, BUT it was no band. Turns out she brought along a comedian straight from Las Vegas, Gordie Brown. Oh my goodness, so I've never seen a live comedian show/act, but this guy was seriously funny as hell. I swear a little more laughing and I would have passed out...he was just superb....definitely someone to catch should you ever be in Vegas....at the Golden Nugget which is where he performs.
After about 30 minutes of entertainment from Mr. Brown, the lights dimmed and the crowd went crazy. Out of course comes Ms. Celine Dion herself...making her way through the crowd to the stage. Her opening act was really neat. Her song, "Drove All Night," was playing and this cube-like deal in the center of the stage was showing clips of her world-tour concert stops....really neat and at last the words, "DALLAS" pop up on the screen and that thing comes flying up and wallah...there she is....seriously, it was so cool!
After she finished performing her 1st song, she stopped to "chat" a bit and did excuse herself telling the crowd she was a "talker" and that being the youngest of 14children, she hardly ever gets the chance so when she does, she takes advantage of it. During her "chat," she pointed out 2 distinguished individuals in the crowd. I could not believe my eyes when I saw who I was seeing up on the screen....it was none other than EMMITT SMITH (22)...yes the Cowboys running back and my all time favorite football player......it was soooooo coooool! The other gentleman was Dr. Stuckler who according to Celine Dion, "saved her husband's life."
The concert continued after this with some of her hits, "Power of Love," "All Coming Back to Me," "Because You Loved Me," and many more. Throughout the concert, she would disappear into the center of the stage and come back out with a different outfit. The whole setup of the stage was really neat....the edges of the stage moved like a line belt of some sort and the corners, which is where her band was spread out, would go up and down. The entire show was really something to see...at least for me, mind you, I've not been to many concerts in my lifetime, so maybe there are better shows out there.
The whole concert lasted about 1 hour and 45 minutes....with the last song of the evening being her "Titanic" hit, "My Heart Will Go On!"
Definitely a show to catch. I am so glad I went...it had been 10 years since she had been in Dallas and there is no telling when she'll be back, but rest assured that if and when she does, I will be there!
Here are some pics of the night!
Serioulsy, this is TEXAS people!
Gordie Brown as "Elton John"
Emmitt Smith (22)
Dr. Stuckler
"The Prayer" with Andrea Bocelli....he wasn't there of course..it was just a recorded video.
The song she was performing here spoke about living in a man's world - pretty cool. Note the "hat" she is standing on.
"My Heart Will Go On" (Titanic)
Awesome concert!
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