{"id":1548,"date":"2013-03-21T01:47:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T01:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omdculture.com\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2013-03-21T02:51:58","modified_gmt":"2013-03-21T02:51:58","slug":"1548","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/?p=1548","title":{"rendered":"Dallas October 11th, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

OMD Tour\u00a0Stop #18 \u2013 House of Blues, Dallas, October 11, 2011<\/h1>\n
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\"P1070201\"<\/p>\n

Well, after a tearful goodbye to Missy at the airport, we parted ways as she was flying a different airline back to San Fran and I was leaving sunny San D. for the predicted rainy Dallas (though seeing as\u00a0how they\u2019ve been in a drought, that was actually a good thing). But landing, I found sun and mild temps, yay!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Like I mentioned in the last blog, it was a welcoming hello to my friends Kiki and Rob who I\u2019d met at The Granada in March as they were gracious enough to let me stay with them. They took me out to dinner at a place called Riverside where they said the best Tex-Mex BBQ awaited me and gotta say, it was tasty. Also got to play with their three dogs\u2026aww!<\/p>\n

The day of the gig started with Rob and I catching some of the live GMT show with OMD as a guest. Mr. M and Mr. H on a huge flat screen\u2026 nice way to wake up, LOL! Rob had taken the day off and Kiki got off early so eventually we headed downtown but not before another stop for food, this time their favorite Mexican place. I was dying for ice cream afterwards so went to a place called Heart Attack Grill where the staff are dressed up as nurses and doctors and you put on scrubs when you walk in\u2026.and if you weigh over 350lbs you eat for free\u2026NO I\u2019m not kidding! The funny thing was, we had planned on eating something at HoB so we could get our receipt validated for \u201cpass the line\u201d but none of us were hungry anymore so we eventually ordered some appetizers and picked around. I saw Stefan so he joined us, along with Irene once she was done with sound check.<\/p>\n

When it was time to head to the door, we lined up and I met Tommyboyy and his wife, which was nice since we missed each other last time. We all headed to the front when the guards let us in and once again I was ready to have a great time. Got to talking to a nice London to Texas transplant named Martin, and Spencer and his friend Greg were up in the balcony, which took a while to fill up. Actually, so did the floor but once Washington came on, it felt more crowded.<\/p>\n

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I gotta say, I\u2019m really curious who the extra member is with them since he\u2019s still here but I haven\u2019t run into any of the members to ask\u2026maybe some time before the tour is over\u2026.<\/p>\n

Well, Dallas was a repeat city so that meant the\u00a0Stanlow\"\"\u00a0set. I couldn\u2019t help but smile when, right before Mr. M was about to sing, a fan near me must have figured out what song he was about to ear because I suddenly heard a \u201cOMG!\u201d I got a bit emotional hearing it for the last time. It\u2019s just an unforgettable song to experience and when it was near the end and I looked over to Mr. H, the lights looked like they were swirling around him, stunning! Afterwards, Mr. M thanked us for coming out to their \u201csecret Dallas gig\u201d. But for a small crowd, we still made a lot of noise and I couldn\u2019t help but smile as I remembered March\u2019s gig. The best up to that point of the tour and one of THE best when the tour was finally over!<\/p>\n

Messages\"\"\u00a0and\u00a0Tesla Girls\"\"\u00a0were crowd pleasers and then the sweet\u00a0She\u2019s Leaving\"\"came, along with Mr. M. ripping into the bass at the final section, cool! Kiki and Rob were my bouncing partners tonight and when HoM1 came on, up we all went. I loved looking over to see Kiki\u2019s big smile and Rob had fun reaching and slapping Mr. M\u2019s hands (one of a few times too).<\/p>\n

One of the best cheers\/screams\/\u201dPaul\u201d I\u2019ve heard this tour came with\u00a0(Forever) Live And Die\"\"\u00a0and Mr. H took the ball and ran with it as he slapped many eager fans hands.\u00a0If You Leave\"\"was great but LOL, no pink prom dress this time around. Ah well. I just missed getting Mr. M dabbing Mr. H#2\u2032s head with a towel on camera during\u00a0Souvenir\"\"\u00a0but it was adorable and by the time\u00a0Joan Of Arc\"\"\u00a0and\u00a0Maid Of Orleans\"\"\u00a0came on, the crowd was really showing some love. The response afterwards had Mr. M laughing (and letting out a \u201cYou\u2019ve got to be kidding, hahaha\u201d when the crowd broke into the \u201cOle, Ole Ole Ole\u201d chant afterwards) and the rest of the guys were smiles from ear to ear. Yeah, small gig or not, Dallas LOVES their OMD!<\/p>\n

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But then things had to get dampered a bit for a minute.\u00a0Statues\"\"\u00a0came on, as lovely as it always is, but apparently there was a woman who wouldn\u2019t stop yapping. By the end of the song, Mr. M pointed her out and made a gesture to be quiet. But when the song was over, he was still looking at her and she was still talking! He made a comment about if she\u2019s finished now\u2026no, she\u2019s still not finished\u2026.STILL not finished and then just gave up by saying \u201coh F*ck it\u201d. And he let her know even more during\u00a0Green\"\"\u00a0when he turned the first few lines to her and asked her why she even came tonight\u2026good one! (especially since I swear I heard a small cheer when he did the be quiet motion in Statues. Seriously, if you want to talk, got to a bar, not a concert URGH!)<\/p>\n

Soon we were all up and bouncing again though, singalongs in tow with\u00a0So In Love\"\".\u00a0Sister Marie Says\"\"\u00a0found me solo with the prayer stance but not solo with the bouncing and singing and\u00a0Dreaming\"\"\u00a0just continued the pattern. I swear, the gigs of this second \u201cleg\u201d have flown by a lot quicker for me, not sure why as the set list is the same but they just have and before I knew it\u00a0Locomotion\"\"\u00a0was up. Antics for the night\u2026 Mr. M coming up behind Mr. H and staying there a bit, causing Mr. H to turn but Mr. M leaned in the other direction so there were a few double takes before they were looking and laughing at each other. Mr. M also made a joke of the crowd size by adding a few thousand to his venue area points \u201cTo the 5,000 over there\u201d etc but us up front\u2026well there were only \u201c2 or 3 of you down here\u201d, LOL.
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\nMrs. Tommyboyy got sung to in\u00a0Sailing On The Seven Seas\"\"\u00a0which was fun to watch as Mr. M dropped to his knees in front of her but then it was\u00a0Enola Gay\"\". Everyone was all over the place and it was great to see the guys having so much fun! When it was over, more laughs from Mr. M and Mr. H#2 and I love how they all get introduced now, that\u2019s sweet.<\/p>\n

When they returned to the stage, Mr. M thanked all of us for coming to the gig again, then asked for audience participation and we all clapped and sang toWalking On The Milky Way\"\".\u00a0Secret\"\"\u00a0was special as I had a sweet friend who couldn\u2019t be at the gig so I called him and was swaying back and forth, gosh that song is amazing and when it was done, well even when it was going on, the crowd loved it. Lots of \u201cSecret\u201d yells. SO glad it got added!<\/p>\n

Electricity\"\"\u00a0ended the gig and then the guys said their final farewells. We all conversed afterwards, Spencer and Greg coming down from the balcony, and went on about this gig vs. Granada. Granada was definitely a bigger crowd and more chanting but this one left no doubt in my mind that Dallas is a consistent OMD loving town. The vibe was there, no doubt and like always, smiles on everyone\u2019s faces and a nice line at the merchandise table so\u2026 =o)\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So highlight of the night\u2026.well I think it goes to after show\u2026.funny cause that was what March\u2019s Dallas gig went to but can\u2019t help following a Dallas pattern. In March, Kiki and I had met because Rob had done VIP, along with Dianne and her friends so I was on my own and she was too. We hung out, clicked, and the two of them were part of four new friends I made and enjoyed the gig with. After, they had wanted to wait to meet the band but when we came around the corner and saw just how many people were waiting, they decided to go as they (and myself too) didn\u2019t think we\u2019d make it up there. As it turned out, the guys had stayed out for quite a long time and my other two friends and I got to meet them and get pics. Sooo, this time, we were going to wait no matter what. Thanks to Roger being such a SWEETHEART about giving set lists to my friends, Kiki got one and that, along with Rob\u2019s\u00a0History Of Modern\"\"\u00a0CD sleeve was waiting for signatures. When the guys came out, they were gracious as always and not only did Kiki and Rob get things signed but also pictures (along with Spencer and Greg\u2026I should add them in too as they had the same smiles as Kiki and Rob). It was great and as we drove back to their house, they excitedly went on about how they had never had an actual conversation with band members and how nice the guys were, glad for signatures etc. It was wonderful to see!<\/p>\n

So now another late night, early morning as Kiki and Rob return to work and I hit the road for Tulsa\u2026.only two more gigs left!\u00a0\":o\"<\/p>\n

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Previously posted at\u00a0omd-messages.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OMD Tour\u00a0Stop #18 \u2013 House of Blues, Dallas, October 11, 2011 Well, after a tearful goodbye to Missy at the airport, we parted ways as she was flying a different airline back to San Fran and I was leaving sunny San D. for the predicted rainy Dallas (though seeing as\u00a0how they\u2019ve been in a drought, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2011-omd-na-tour-part-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1548"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1582,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1548\/revisions\/1582"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/omdculture.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}