Hi all! My name is Bobbie - I'm 45 years old, and I just attended my first AS concert two weeks ago with my sister in Louisville. I bought the tickets and planned the trip for her 43rd birthday. We have both loved AS since we were teenagers, and one of my funniest memories is when I was about 16, sitting in front of my floor length mirror in my bedroom, listening to AS "All Out of Love" and crying over a boy. I have no idea why I was looking at myself crying unless I just wanted to fully appreciate the misery! But I can honestly say I've spent the past 25 years belting out AS songs as I've driven down the road crying, fuming, falling in love, falling out of love, and teaching the lyrics to each of my 5 children. We've had many concerts with hairbrush and ink pen "microphones"! Those 5 kids were the reason I hadn't ever made it to a concert before, then last year I became a grandma. I decided if I was ever going to do it now was the time. I thought it would be a nice experience that would put some closure on my 25 year love affair with Graham and Russell. Instead, I went home and told my husband that I'm going to become an AS groupie and travel the country following them! I think what surprised me (and made me the happiest) about the concert was that they sang those songs straight up the same way that they sang them 25 years ago, and I could sing along and feel part of the show. Some performers feel the need to "change up" their songs for live performances and it's impossible to sing along. I also appreciated the way they made an effort to connect with the audience. I know it has to be exhausting, and they must get tired of being pulled and tugged at by 45 year old groupies (
!), but they certainly made a good effort to do it anyway. Anyway, I could go on and on, but I'm just glad to have rekindled this love affair, and happy to have found all of you!
