Fully Alive…Ready to Smile

posted by erin on Sep 28

My lovely cousin Leesh (Alecia), and I were super excited to be front and center for the Reba and Kelly concert this past Thursday.  We were in the 6th row, which is the best seat I’ve ever had at a concert and it will just never do to have seats anywhere else ever again!  Wow.  It’s so incredible to be so close to the stage that you can actually make eye contact ( I SWEAR they looked at me!) and see every little nuance on their faces and expressions.  It’s awesome.  My camera broke a few days before and so I don’t have any of my own pictures, but Leesh took some and if she sends them to me I’ll post some.

The show started off on the right note with an absolutely fabulous and hilarious act.  Melissa Peterson (Barbara Jean) from the t.v. show “Reba” did her comedy routine to open up the show and I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard in a very.long.time!!!  I was crying.  My cheeks hurt so much that my face actually froze into a permanent smile for the rest of the evening.  I wish I could find a Youtube video of her opening act, but alas, it seems to not be out there.  You’ll just have to believe me when I say I was doubled over and I couldn’t catch my breath : )

The concert itself was spectacular.  I’ve never been a Reba fan, in that I’ve never really listened to her music since I don’t proclaim to be a country music listener.  After that concert I have a new appreciation for her talent.  Both women are so humble, so amazingly talented and just an absolute joy to watch perform.  They did the whole set as a duet, first singing one of Reba’s songs and then one of Kelly’s.  It was such a unique set up that it made it even more fun to watch.

And then Melissa Peterson came out again to “surprise” Reba.  Seriously, two words…FUN. NY.  If you’ve ever been a fan of the t.v. show, you’ll understand the dynamic between Reba and her.  Reba really plays the annoyed, less than amused part even at the concert, which makes it all the more hilarious.  There is a joke in this clip that you might not understand unless you are from around here.  At around the 53 second mark she talks about being in town auditioning at “Teasers” which is a local strip joint : )

If you look at her closely you can see that she’s wearing a t-shirt with Kelly Clarkson’s face on the front and she uses it in her act.  Towards the end of the skit she is talking to one of the band members (who you can’t see in the frame) and says “if I squint my eyes, you look a little like Antonio Banderas!”  Too funny!

If you have 7 and a half minutes to spare, watch the video.