Saturday, June 18, 2005

gary v.




gary and gabriel

do you know what can happen if you put 7 strong willed and very opinionated women in one room? they all end up in a huge argument! that's what happenned to us yesterday, all because we were so excited to watch GARY V! but all's well that ends well.

what's the big deal anyways? hello?? we have free admission to a GARY V show, that's the big deal! i initially thought the stars were against us because going to greenhills was a challege. traffic was unbearable, it being a friday. i had to make 3 U turns, went to a one-way street and practically went into a joyride for almost 2 hours. we even skipped several dishes of a sumptuous lauriat prepared for us just so we can get the best seats at music museum. the whole place was so jampacked!

we had so much fun! gary is really a very good performer, you can't help but dance in your seats and clap your hands to the beat. it was a celebration for his 22 years in showbiz so he sang many of his previously recorded songs in "snippets" was his term. in between his songs, he talked of his experiences and shared his faith to us. his son, gabriel (who looks very much like him) even gave in to his dad's request to dance with him onstage and boy, they really are a pair! a few rows infront of us was gary's wife, angeli and the whole time gary and gabriel was dancing, she was proudly smiling and applauding them. the audience sang along with him in almost every song, he even stopped singing and signalled to his band at one point to stop playing so we can sing a few bars. throughout the show, he gamely came down the stage to pose for pictures and shake hands with his audience, some even had a chance to kiss him. he also cracked jokes here and there. before singing his last song for the night, some were shouting song titles to him and we heard loud and clear a shout that said "be my lady". oh man! he was a very good sport about it and sang the song impromtu. his last song "how did you know", meant a lot to our group who watched his show last night, the same is true with "i will be here". personally, "the warrior is a child" and "take me out of the dark" are favorites. before going to the show, we thought by hook or by crook, we are going to watch gary v. he and his band didn't disappoint us last night because the show was a success.

the show lasted for 3 hours, quite long compared to other shows i have seen but it was worth it! now i know why gary lasted for 22 years (and still going)... it is because he is a very humble person. watching him, you can feel his sincerity and his wanting to reach out to his audience. what touched me last night was when he thanked us doctors because he said that being a diabetic, he owed his good health to his doctors. it was a very memorable night and i know that people who were non-gary v fans last night went home gary v fan converts with a smile in their hearts.

p.s.
thanks to uap for giving us the chance to watch such a great show!