Glamnation

As you all know, I am in love with Adam Lambert. I wanted him to win the 8th season of American Idol and even when he didn't, it really didn't matter. The first time I saw him in the auditions for that season, I had a feeling that he was going places. He was going to be a star. And I was right.



So when I heard that his first headlining concert, Glamnation, was making its Manila stop on 10/10/2010, I just had to see it (see pic above).



Luckily, Santy's mom, Tita Tina, scored VVIP tickets to the concert and happily gave it to me and Santy's best friend, JayZ. Like me, JayZ loves Glambert so much and I was happy to have a date with him and have the chance to spend time with him (see pic above). A few nights before the concert, we--Santy, JayZ, Tita Tina and I--had dinner together where I remarked how young looking Tita Tina was. She looked refreshed and beautiful. She knew I was not flattering her because she and Santy went to the salon before we met up and the hair dresser could not believe that Santy was Tita Tina's child. The hair dresser thought Santy was Tita Tina's older sister! This really made me laugh so hard.



Anyway, seeing Glambert perform was a nostalgic experience for me (see pic above). I was so emotionally invested in his stint on Idol that seeing him here in Manila made me feel like a stage mother! The entire evening I felt like a mother watching her son perform, all the while grinning from ear to ear. It was fantastic. Although short as expected (there were only a dozen or so songs), Adam Lambert's concert rocked it.



I was also happy to note that his fans range from the very young to the more senior. There were a lot of high school-looking kids in the audience that night as well as mature men and women dressed very formally but singing along to "For Your Entertainment" or "What Do You Want From Me?". I loved the crowd that night and many Glambert fans came out dressed up. I had to take a pic with a girl who came dressed like a Japanese geisha (see pic above).

His concert is far from those of Madonna's or Lady Gaga's although it was good enough. It didn't reinvent the concert wheel nor did it showcase anything new in terms of technology or theatricality. It is Adam Lambert's first concert tour and it put his singing prowess in the center of it. I know that he is taking a lot of inspiration from old school Glam Rock but I just wish he would add something fresh to it aside from his voice and looks.

I have high hopes for him though but he has to make his concerts more exciting. I know in the future he will master the art and science of staging concerts down pat and I can imagine him headlining concerts as unforgettable as Madonna's Blond Ambition, Virgin, or Girlie Show tours. Those were highly conceptual and even if sometimes, Madonna's voice cracked or got hoarse, you never felt cheated because they were all a spectacular extravaganza.



Anyway, thanks to Tita Tina for the tickets. She also invited me to attend Jason's (her younger son's), birthday. That night she wore a dress that Santy bought for her and she looked smashing (see pic above). She is the vavavoom woman, third from right in the pic above. From left are Jason, Santy, me, Uncle John, Tita Tina, her sister and Tita Tina's sister's husband. I will always be grateful for her kindness. I know that she is going through a rough time right now so I want her to know that I am praying for her to overcome the health issues she is facing.

Tita Tina, you rock! You will get through this. Have faith, spread your love and always always be the beautiful, glamourous and feisty woman that you are.