INXS..-JD rocked the house

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Nokia Theatre At Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX


JD---------> <-----Christy

[wondergirl9847]

Yes, tonight is the night. I just spent about an hour and a half...trying to figure out what to wear. I tried on a really cute outfit, but ultimately...went with...what I always wear to every event.....jeans and a tee shirt. BUT...the tee shirt says Australia on it and has a cute lil koala bear. I'm representin' the band's history tonight. If I had something with the Canadian flag on it...I'd wear that too, but I don't.

Question for anyone that's seen them..how far does JD go into the crowd? Will he stay mostly up front or go up the aisle toward the back? I am in the 2nd row of the lower balcony thing and if I see him coming my way, I'm gonna go up to the rail and try to feel him up..er..I mean, touch him.

OH, BTW..this won't be their last American tour show. I read at the INXS site, that they've added Red Rocks and 2 shows in California in July. Ah well.

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Yes, tonight is the night

Cali shows???!!! You've just made my day!!! I will be off in about two minutes checking that out further!

Excellent your shirt! As to how far up he will walk the aisle I am not sure on this...hopefully others will be able to advise. However I know for my show, he only walked between the stage and the crowd up front in one straight line. I do know that while he was focused on the frontal crowd, he was also very much into looking outward to the back as well.

I think you need to get a spot/strobe light...shine that koala up! Come on...you know you've room in your purse! While I am checking on the cali shows, I will come back shortly with maybe some info on the walk of larger venues.

[wondergirl9847]

I was wrong..it was on their MySpace page..not the website. Now, I don't know who runs the MS page. It looks official, but no clue. It says under upcoming shows July 2 Red Rocks and 2 shows in Berkeley July 10 at the Greek Theatre. Unless it's put on the official site...I am not sure about those dates, but they are more than likely right.

Dang, I love Red Rocks! Saw Keith there last September.

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FYI Christy reports are that JD is in a lot of pain and having surgery on Sunday. Here a snipit of a barnyard experience:

About the show... OMG, you can't even picture how HOT JD's "Taste it" act is until you see it in person... I like, needed a towel. The weather cooperated somewhat, and for an outdoor venue in Tx in June, it wasn't too bad. But when you are two feet away from the hotness that is JD Fortune, you are just going to be hot. Anyway, every song was completely hot... the guys had a lot of energy and played to the crowd a lot. At the beginning, JD passed out cups to the crowd which he filled with champagne.
A little boy gave JD a sign that said "we voted for you", and JD gave the boy his hat, which was very sweet.
The girl next to us gave JD a set of Mardi Gras beads with devils on them during "Devil Inside", which he wore, then threw into the crowd. They were caught by 448'er Quest, who, being the cool 448 chick that she is, returned them to their rightful owner.
At the end of the show, JD looked genuinely impressed with all the love the crowd was giving them, and he commented that this was the best audience they have had all tour. (says that every show, maybe?)
He said "it sounds like there is 100,000 f*cking people in here!"
We held up a sign that said "Texas is HOT for INXS"... all band members seemed to like it, but JD kind of went out of his way not to look at it. Maybe really is tired of all the signs.
After the show, we asked Quest (who went to the meet and greet) if they said where they are staying, and she said yes, ******. So we headed over there after the show, and sat in the bar. They had a large section labeled "reserved", so we figured the guys would be there. They were.
We looked over, and JD and Tim were checking in. We had intended to be very cool and collected, very "un"stalker-like. However, that plan was out the door when Stacy jumps off the couch and walks straight over there to them. (hello, let the man set his LUGGAGE down) But JD was very cool. Stacy had on a necklace that has angel wings, with matching earrings, and he says right away, "hey, I like your necklace and earrings". He was hoarse, and in very much pain. I was wearing a dogtag with JD's picture on it, and it hung right between my breasts... he reaches over and scoops it up to look at it, and says "this is cool, too... and cool shirt." (my peaches t-shirt!) We asked about surgery, and he said he has surgery this Sunday. We could tell he was very tired and not feeling well, so we left it at that and didn't bother him again. No picture. But we took pics with Kirk, Andrew, and Jon. Jon, BTW, has the SOFTEST hands in the world... like a baby! Extremely sexy, sexy man. Everything about him is soft... his hands, his voice, his eyes. Stacy and I are totally in love with him. If we weren't b-4, we definately are after this.
Oh, get this... after NOT using our camera all night, we get to the bar, and the battery is dead! Don't let this happen to you, girls! The wonderful Natvtxn took photos for us... 448 is packed with the best people ever.
Jon's lovely wife, Carrie (sp?), offered to take our pic with Jon, and having his arm around me was the defining moment it my life... it's all downhill from here, baby!! Did I forget to mention how SEXY he is?!
Oh yes, the re-cap... we didn't stay long at the bar, everyone was so friendly that we just felt fullfilled, and satisfied. Let me just say what a cute personality Kirk has... so friendly, so out-going. Cute. A lot of people were mad because of what they veiwed as JD's "stand-offishness", (is that a word?), but we understood. He is hurting, and my heart hurt to look at him. He put on one hell of a show, though, and didn't let the pain stop him. Let's all send our prayers and good vibes his way for a safe surgery and speedy recovery.



I know at my show he his face total wince being lifted back to stage...dependent on the stage arrangement he may not even come down...but knowing him he will. Gosh I feel for him...he is kicking everyone's ass at his knee's expense. Anyways...hope this all gets better.

and photos from that night:

http://photo.wenn.com/index.php?ref=...bb5a8d45cea395


EDIT... :LOL: barnyard? backyard!!!

[wondergirl9847]

I wish he'd take it easy on that knee!! All he has to do is stand there and sing and he's sexy...there's no need to go crazy. LOL

I think that venue in Austin is called The Backyard.

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When I saw them back in May, JD was in a full leg brace and hobbled around on stage but still managed to turn it out. He jumped off the stage and walked down the far left aisle, RIGHT by me..and about 12 rows deep (I was in the 8th row).

Does anyone know what he actually did to his knee? I really commend him for hitting the satge, particularly that night, the day after it happened. Although he was in rough shape, sadly, the buttons on his fly were all in place.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

I wish he'd take it easy on that knee!! All he has to do is stand there and sing and he's sexy...there's no need to go crazy. LOL

I think that venue in Austin is called The Backyard.

Yeah, it's the Backyard. A great venue, but I prefer only going to GA shows there. I thought about going to INXS until I discovered they were doing reserved seating.

[wondergirl9847]

Leaving in less than one hour.....gah, I hope the Camera Nazis are all dead. LOL

[Red]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Leaving in less than one hour.....gah, I hope the Camera Nazis are all dead. LOL

EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Have fun and report back, k?

[wondergirl9847]

Wow. I don't know where to begin. I just got home, took a bath, and now I can write my review. Okay, the Camera Nazis were in full force, got dangit. I did manage to get some blurry-a$$ shots, but a couple are decent. The damn lady came over to me and goes "No cameras." and I am all "What? No cameras?!" even though it clearly stated on every damn thing out there No Cameras. LOL Screw those beyotches. Anyways, she watched me like a hawk and my mom seems to think they put a plant right in front of us. The guy kept looking at me and behind him. Not sure if he actually was a plant or whatever. I managed to whip out my camera a couple of times during the show and then at the VERY end and got a couple of okay shots.

Sigh....anyway. Damn the man.

This will be stream of consciousness, so bear with me. I'm tired. Things I remember:

Someone (the roadie?) gave Jon a watermelon...you read right...a watermelon. He took it, held it over his head and smashed that mother on the stage. LOL! JD picked up a chunk and threw it into the crowd. Uh oh...hitting a lady. He saw what happened and told the roadie to take her backstage. DAMN! If I had known she was going backstage, I would have yelled "OMG, my eye!!!" even though I was not even in the general vicinity of the lady who got hit. LOL

Someone up front brought 2 signs that said "Save a horse, Ride an Aussie." and held it up. JD took it, showed it to Jon and put it on the drum riser. Heh. Their other sign said "Save a Farriss, Ride a Pengilly." BWAH!!

3-4 people took cowboy hats and JD kept taking them, wearing them for a few minutes, then giving them back to the owner.

Someone brought a Canadian flag. JD took it and stuffed it into his back pocket. Kept it there until it fell out and he gave it to a roadie or something. Before he did though, he waved it all around Tim. Heh. Another person brought an American flag, and he stuck it on the mic stand for a minute or two. And yet another person brought an Australian flag and he held that up. I was wearing a shirt that said Australia on it and has a koala bear. Representin'.

JD came out towards the end of the show.....smoking pot. LOL My mom was all "Is he smoking pot?" and I'm all "Probably. He's a smoker, but I don't know if he's a pot smoker." Then, he goes "I don't care if they arrest me. This is a blend of Canadian Australian stuff." or something like that. So, yeah, pot.

Sang Amazing Grace with the backup gals. AWESOME! Sang the Yellow Rose of Texas and the Eyes of Texas are Upon You. He also said that we were the best audience of the tour. That's also what he said in Houston, I think. LOL

OMG. This one chick came kinda late to the show, but let me tell you. Sesly people. She was D-R-U-N-K. Dancing like a stripper without a pole.

When they left before coming back for the encore, some gal ran up on stage and hugged JD. Then, security escorted her back down off the stage. My mom leans over and says "He was limping really bad. I'm not sure if they'll come back for an encore." I was so busy watching that whole deal with the girl, I didn't see him limping, but could tell throughout the show, he was hurting/limping here and there.

At one point, JD motioned to a roadie backstage to get him something. The roadie brings out a cane. I was like "Uh oh, he's hurting." He used the cane for like 3 seconds, put it on the drum riser, then a few minutes later, hands it to someone in the crowd. Later on, I see a man and his young son walk by and I notice the kid carrying...the cane!!!! Awww!!!

Jon threw like 3-4 drumsticks in the audience. Between that, Tim's guitar picks and the watermelon, it was a regular "HEAD'S UP" at this show! LMAO!

JD kept getting Kirk to sing along with him during one song, but can't remember which one. Maybe he does this at every show?

It was an amazing show and JD's voice is spectacular. Scott Stapp was impressive too, I was surprised.

JD passed out the cups to the audience down front and poured champagne during Devil's Party. Kirk got up on the speakers during JD's mic molestation (which...O...M...G!!) and laid down to play the sax!

JD did this rap/poetry thing which was awesome!!

He wore the Mr. Wrong shirt quite a bit, came out first in sunglasses and a jacket. At one point, wore a white like..80's type jacket. LOL

Terrific show. JD loves the F-bomb. LOL His voice is very strong, but I could hear it was hoarse here and there. Hope he gets some well-needed rest and gets that knee taken care of.

[wondergirl9847]

Here are the only good pics and I got like 30 seconds of video before the Camera Nazi came over to tell me No Cameras.

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I was hoping you'd come tonight!!! I just signed on and am about to read...I see the word watermelon! My boys love the fruit...!

weeeee!

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Here are the only good pics and I got like 30 seconds of video before the Camera Nazi came over to tell me No Cameras.

Only good shots????? These are FIN fantastic!!!!! OMGOMG

I love you! I've still to read!

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I only a bit through...loving it!

JD came out towards the end of the show.....smoking pot. LOL My mom was all "Is he smoking pot?" and I'm all "Probably. He's a smoker, but I don't know if he's a pot smoker." Then, he goes "I don't care if they arrest me. This is a blend of Canadian Australian stuff." or something like that. So, yeah, pot.

I knew it! When JD whipped out his first cig at "my" show...I am like that's a FIN joint!!!

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