Taylor Hicks returns to Atlanta this week.
It was cold in Atlanta even in a wool turtleneck and leather jacket. In March, 2007, spring hadn’t arrived yet. A fast road trip from Nashville, with lunch from a convenience market/gas station, put us in line by mid afternoon.
Whatever you may save on General Admission tickets, you spend for food and drink while waiting in line, and you are very happy to do so. A couple of eating establishments close by were real bonuses. A rock ledge along the sidewalk even gave us seats for the long wait outside The Tabernacle. And it gave us a good vantage point for the tour busses. Taylor Hicks and his entourage had arrived. We had a good position in the line and a good shot at the front row.
Atlanta promised to be good. And it was.
After a five-hour stay in the line and a dangerously mad dash for the front, we were in the second row. It was close enough to never again be satisfied with further back! It was close enough to get fabulous pictures if your camera captured fast moving targets. It was close enough that others wanted your place. That was when “stand your ground” took on a whole new meaning.
It was close enough to see the passion that Taylor Hicks has for his music!
Although it has only been a little over two years, Atlanta seems like a long time ago. What a difference two years makes. What a long road it has been for Taylor and for us. There have been other GA lines—New Orleans where we had dinner in the French Quarter instead of waiting in line and had to settle for places in the back—Tempe, Arizona, hotter than blazes outside in the line before it got hot on stage—and most recently, first in line outside Roxy’s high above LA. We were front row center.
Close enough…
Atlanta was the first and the coldest.
I can still stand for more hours that I thought possible. I can still “stand my ground.”
I can still see the passion that Taylor Hicks has for his music.
Time doesn’t change some things!
“Grease” starring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel opens tonight at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
Taylor brings his music to Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta Sunday, August 16, at 8:00 p.m.
Go see the passion for yourself!
Tickets for Smith’s Olde Bar:
http://order.ticketalternative.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ATAUSA%3ATA09%3ATAY0816%3A&linkID=tausa&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode
Photos by San, from Taylor’s Modern Whomp Solo Tour, Atlanta, 3.9.07. (photos originally published in The Soul Connection, May, 2008)
It was cold in Atlanta even in a wool turtleneck and leather jacket. In March, 2007, spring hadn’t arrived yet. A fast road trip from Nashville, with lunch from a convenience market/gas station, put us in line by mid afternoon.
Whatever you may save on General Admission tickets, you spend for food and drink while waiting in line, and you are very happy to do so. A couple of eating establishments close by were real bonuses. A rock ledge along the sidewalk even gave us seats for the long wait outside The Tabernacle. And it gave us a good vantage point for the tour busses. Taylor Hicks and his entourage had arrived. We had a good position in the line and a good shot at the front row.
Atlanta promised to be good. And it was.
After a five-hour stay in the line and a dangerously mad dash for the front, we were in the second row. It was close enough to never again be satisfied with further back! It was close enough to get fabulous pictures if your camera captured fast moving targets. It was close enough that others wanted your place. That was when “stand your ground” took on a whole new meaning.
It was close enough to see the passion that Taylor Hicks has for his music!
Although it has only been a little over two years, Atlanta seems like a long time ago. What a difference two years makes. What a long road it has been for Taylor and for us. There have been other GA lines—New Orleans where we had dinner in the French Quarter instead of waiting in line and had to settle for places in the back—Tempe, Arizona, hotter than blazes outside in the line before it got hot on stage—and most recently, first in line outside Roxy’s high above LA. We were front row center.
Close enough…
Atlanta was the first and the coldest.
I can still stand for more hours that I thought possible. I can still “stand my ground.”
I can still see the passion that Taylor Hicks has for his music.
Time doesn’t change some things!
“Grease” starring Taylor Hicks as Teen Angel opens tonight at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.
Taylor brings his music to Smith’s Olde Bar in Atlanta Sunday, August 16, at 8:00 p.m.
Go see the passion for yourself!
Tickets for Smith’s Olde Bar:
http://order.ticketalternative.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ATAUSA%3ATA09%3ATAY0816%3A&linkID=tausa&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode
Photos by San, from Taylor’s Modern Whomp Solo Tour, Atlanta, 3.9.07. (photos originally published in The Soul Connection, May, 2008)
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I find it difficult to wait in line for anything, but I sure did in Atlanta 2007. How could it have been so cold in March.
Rodney Ho of the Atlanta Journal just printed an interview with Mr. Hicks, focusing on his Atlanta performance in Grease . (http://taylorconnections.com/topic/1312273/2/#new)
In 2007 , Mr. Ho interviewed Taylor prior to his Tabernacle show. "Ultimately, HIcks has clearly opted on the side of his musical integrity and identity versus trying to being something he’s not. And if that doesn’t make him RCA Records’ best bud, he’ll earn his keep touring for the next 40 years long after other “Idol” winners have fully faded into obscurity."
It's 2009 and Taylor still has his musical integrity , yet has expanded his entertainment quotient so that he will still be viable for the next 40 years. I am sorry I won't be around then to see and hear him. I will just have to grab my opportunities now,when I can.
By the way San, do you know where I can get rid of about 3 yards of purple ribbon??
Oh, my gosh! I had forgotten about all the purple ribbon...and it did come from Atlanta! (It was for a charity event.)
It seemed like it was only cold in Atlanta (outside)! It was hot as could be inside!
I hope this is a good stay for Taylor in Atlanta this week. He has expanded his horizons, but still brings the real Taylor Hicks to Smith's Sunday night!
Enjoyed your synopsis of Atlanta in March, San. I won't be at Olde Smith's but WILL be in Birmingham for the September Workplay appearances.
What a "trip" Taylor Hicks has taken us on!
So many miles have been travelled since March 2007 not only by Taylor but also by so many of his faithful fans. It seems like yesterday to me that I was reading those recaps and looking at the many pictures that had been posted.
I hope that everyone enjoys the "heat" in Atlanta this weekend and I look forward to reading about it in upcoming blogs.
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