Let me first say that I have been a fan of Elliot's from the start- from the first time I heard his voice on AI, I was hooked. I, like several other people, had not watched prior seasons and never would have imagined voting on a reality show, never mind voting for 4 hours straight, but the sound of his voice and anticipating hearing it the following week , kept me going! So I was disppointed when he got kicked off but I knew, like eeryone else, that we had not heard the end of this man! Ok so let's skip ahead... I bought tickets to the Worcester show because there was no Providence, RI date but afterwards, surprise- they scheduled a date. I could not get tickets. I called and called and nothing and boom- they were sold out in hours. In July, a local radio station was giving tickets away and my friend, who has never won a thing, won tickets- section 1 row a seats 1&2. It was fate, we were going! Then she found out she won front row! OMG! What would I do till September? I thought it would never come. So my obsession continues, I had a t-shirt made that stated- Elliot Yamin knocks me off my feet with his picture on it. I listened to my homemade Cd of him every day- my three year old knows all his songs by heart and my two year old son, who barely speaks 30 words, can sing "Moody's Mood for Love". Look- I am 36 years old. I do not want to marry the man. I love my husband. But Elliot's voice does something to me, it moves me. I can't explain it to you who do not feel the same. So the concert was this past friday night. We showed up the the buses beforehand, me with my tshirt on. No Elliot- I heard from the crowd, he came out of the buses upset about his computer not working, went looking for a battery or something. I did not see him, meet him, talk to him, nothing. On a side note, I did meet Chris who was sweet and took his picture with me and my friend and thanked us for coming.)The show was fantastic- everyone was great- I was pleased. The seats were awesome. My heart was in my throat when Elliot came out- he was incredible. The set went by too quickly- he paced the stage the while time, barely staying still for a minute and never came directly over to my end of the stage so, of course, he never saw me, my shirt and my pictures, even though I was in the front row, seem from a distance. He never came offf the stage to meet us fans like the majority of the other s did- I met Ace and Paris and Kellie. Again I was alittle disappointed but there was always after the show by the buses, I had a small chance of meeting him, maybe telling him how much he has moved me, possibly getting him to sign my shirt. So the show ended, like I said, it was fantastic. We ran out by the buses and waited. I caught him from a distance on his cell phone by the buses, but that was it. He did no come over to the fans ad I did not gt to meet him. I have to say that it was very disappointing for me. Maybe I expected too much. Again, I want to reiterate- I am an adult and happily married. I just wanted to meet the man who melted my heart with his sweet, sweet voice. I am not angry, I still will be in line to purchase his CD when it comes out. I will always be a fan, I'm sure. I just felt like I, as well as thousands of others there, were big supporters of Elliot and would have loved an autograph or a picture with him or something. (On a side note, I tried and tried and tried for meet and greet passes and could not win them... ) So I will go on being a slient supporter of Elliot Yamin and continue to enjoy his soulful voice but inside, I am saddened that I was not able to let him know how much he moves me!

Awwwwww, I understand your dissapointment. Especially after reading some of the awesome bus meetings on here. But truly, it is a little luck for each person involved. Luck for the fan to be at the right place & luck for the Idol to have the time to get out to meet some fans at the buses. The Idols have had a whirwind of a summer & have delivered at each & every show for the fans. Outside of the show, it is their time though. To me, I see it as they basically have been living in a bubble, ya know? And that is rough, especially on a daily basis, where at each stop you meet a whole new crop of adoring fans who want their own individual 'piece' of their fave Idol. Whether it be a hug, an autograph, a converstion, etc. And the Idols may be having an 'off' day, as in not feeling well, or dealing with chaos in their own lives, which prevents them from giving the extra of themselves at the buses.

It's understandable for you to feel a lil bummed & I'm glad you felt comfortable enough to share it with us, as well as your entire show experience! :glomp: The fact that your friend won FRONT ROW seats & took you is a blessing in itself! WOW! At least now we know for sure that some of those front row seats at shows really are won by fans!! :rocker: I also have 2 kids & my 5 year old ROCKS out singing Elliott's "I Believe To My Soul"!

Perhaps, you will have the opportunity for an autograph, or even to meet him on Elliott's SOLO tour!! :woohoo:

Awe Mommymcneil
I am sorry that you didn't get to meet with Elliott it is disappointing but at least you got to see him and had wonderful time. I went to two concerts and didn't get to meet him so I understand your disapointment but I am also grateful that I got to see the concert. I do think Elliott by now understands how he has moved people & changed people's lives by all the love and support he we give him.
Don't give up I know we have not seen the last of him there will be more concerts from E & maybe then you will get to meet him. Don't give up hope!

Here is the review of the Providence concert from the Providence Journal:
http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_2...ev.3183690.html


Some hits, and misses at Idol show

01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, September 23, 2006
BY RICK MASSIMO
Journal Pop Music Writer

PROVIDENCE -- Compared with last year's crop, the group of American Idol singers who came to the Dunkin' Donuts Center last night on the whole represented a huge improvement. But seeing the Idols live made some of the results of the competition even more perplexing than it was at the time.
Several of the Idols still fell prey to the lure of the high, hard one: the top-of-your-range, top-of-your-lungs note that you need to hit to make an impression on the judges and TV viewers who make the decisions.
Mandisa opened the show singing with warmth and depth. She easily handled "I'm Every Woman" with more than a little Chaka Khan style to spare. She threw a few too many high hard ones into Gladys Knight's "If I Were Your Woman," but still managed to convey the tune nicely.
Ace Young followed by dueting with Mandisa on "I Am Your Angel" before taking over for "Father Figure" and a version of Maroon5's "Harder To Breathe" with more guitar punch than the original. His voice was high and somewhat thin, but powerful, and he did the best job of the night of avoiding the high hard one syndrome.
Lisa Tucker, on the other hand, fell right into it, particularly marring what were shaping up to be nice at-the-piano renditions of Elton John's "Your Song" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."
Paris Bennett's opening duet with Tucker on TLC's "Waterfalls" was her high point; she was competent if somewhat generic. Bucky Covington was inoffensive, but his handling of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" and Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" was indicative more of one-size-fits-all facility than true versatility.
Kellie Pickler was the low point of the evening: Her paper-thin voice grated, and her attempts to cover it with by-the-numbers rock attitude and golly-gosh between-song humility made matters worse.
Chris Daughtry showed himself to be a thoroughly competent alt-rock shouter. Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" was an ill-advised cover choice, but his version of Nickelback's "Last One Standing" (in a duet with the subsequent Elliott Yamin) was a good indicator.
Yamin did OK with Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much," with a youthful, almost teenpop delivery, but his attempt at the blues with "I'm Evil" missed by a mile.
Runner-up Katharine McPhee said she was suffering from a cold, so she gets a pass for her non-glistening version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Her version of Aretha Franklin's "Think," however, was awkward and wrong.
Taylor Hicks won this season's competition, and after last night, it's even harder to see why. Starting his set up in the cheap seats and taking a lap around the Dunk doing "Jailhouse Rock," the dad-rocker spent more time dancing and running than singing, and when he did sing he was a leather-lunged blue-collar rocker without the leather lungs.
Weak and thin, he sounded like a cross between the most easily imitable trademarks of Bob Seger and Michael McDonald (not for nothing did he do a song by each in his set). And he was easily outdistanced by several of his stagemates during the group finale.