c_vanblokland's Blog

oh my david !!  what an amazing show !!   

my trusty photographer paulo and i were lucky enough to watch the biggest night in television INSIDE the nokia theatre !!   the stage was awesome, the lights, the sound -- and oh yeah 4000 more seats than the kodak -- so so so cool !!  

the place was filled with david fans (duh) -- everyone with posters, t-shirts, and a few 'cook' fans even had little cook/chef's hats and spatulas to wave -- cute !!    we sat behind an entire brownie troop, complete with stage moms and posters for each to hold -- hilarious.

also -- it's really cool to see what's going on during the commercial breaks -- production crew running around getting the stage switched up for the next segment, simon getting his makeup touched up - seriously !!

but as far as the show itself -- PLEASE tell me you got goosebumps during at least archuleta's first song (don't let the sun go down on me) -- david cook's third song (the collective soul one) -- and, i know i'm being partial, but also archuleta's last song (imagine, my absolute favorite performance all season !!)

but you didn't need my great seats inside the nokia to appreciate this goosebump-fest -- what did you think ??  and oh yeah, don't forget to comment on how cool/cute the whole boxing theme was !!!

see ya in the morning !!

=) -- cvb