What a Guy…
A recent visit to glitzy Star City to see Guy Sebastian on tour with Kellie netted quite an amazing evening. First of all, it was a very different concert to previous ones. There appeared to be less flash and bang… definitely less dancing, yet, an overall richer experience.
It began with, as many people immediately labelled, “a kid”, by the name of Tom Jordan. I kid you not however, the guy had an immense talent for a 13 year old. Given the opportunity of a lifetime in being able to tour with a star like Guy didn’t appear to perturb his lyrical waxing, as he sang a few covers and also a few tunes he had written by himself completely! I especially loved the “I’m too young to have a girlfriend, but too old to cry about it!” song 
As for Guy… Quirky humour and silly anecdotes filled the gaps between songs — and as always, preceeded by the inevitable “Can I have the houselights up..?”. Kinda funny in a way, at other concerts, the lead singer often tries to talk to the audience, but it is only after a concert like Guy’s do you realise that the people on stage can rarely even see those who aren’t on stage!
I guess that kind of honesty/taking-the-mickey-out-himself is part of what made it a great concert. At one point, he had his guitar swapped for another one, and quipped with something along the lines of, “apparently, all big rock stars just get their guitars swapped for no particular reason…”. Crazy!
A truly amazing thing to witness, was one dedicated fan and her boyfriend being called onto stage. Turned out the boyfriend had a question for her, and soon, he wasn’t just a boyfriend anymore. I think that is the first actual proposal I’ve ever witnessed… which in hindsight doesn’t actually seem that surprising — I mean, how many people follow other lovers and listen to them as one proposes to the other!? So, that was quite a magical moment, and certainly a night neither of them will ever forget. Especially amazing to consider, it all came from the boyfriend-turned-fiancee emailing Guy, earnestly seeking this chance to show how much he cared for the one he loved… How many artists would reply to a person’s email and allow such an opportunity to unravel on stage? I’m sure it’s not unheard of, but wow.
Another truly special part of the evening was a tribute to Australian music. It seemed like something else… almost intimate, hearing classics like Burn for you (Farnsy) coming from Guy and his band. Certainly rewarding however!
Other interesting parts of the night included sitting a few metres behind the “celebrity table”, i.e. Guy’s girlfriend, her friends, and the other names that support Guy — e.g. Mark Furze from Home & Away and Jennifer Hawkins from.. somewhere, not quite sure I remember where 
She was sneaky though, and didn’t stay too long in the open. Interestingly enough, given the option of kissing her, Guy declined. What a Guy!
So, I think the conclusion of this post is clear: I will need to grow a fro, enter Australian Idol and win. Malaysian Christians have a good chance I hear!
P.S. If you’re reading this, I expect you to vote for me!
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March 19th, 2007 at 11:57 pm
I can’t believe you snobbed me last time you were up here! *ignores you until you repent*
March 20th, 2007 at 10:37 am
“A recent visit to glitzy Star City to see Guy Sebastian on tour with Kellie netted quite an amazing evening.”
Kellie is on tour with guy?!
March 20th, 2007 at 10:39 am
Oh… she didn’t mention it to you?! Must have slipped..
March 20th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
Of course I -was- on tour with Guy, was only a natural step in the progression of the relationship afterall. Sadly tis done with now! I hear that Mark Furze is looking for a backup soon
Was a great night, I’m sure you’d make a fantastic Idol Frads but sadly I am unsure you are yet equipt to deal with the pressures of fandom such as obsessive compulsive fans who stalk you’re every move. Im thinking of specialising in OCD treatmentsomeday so we’l cut a deal - send your crazed people to my clinic in return for my votes.
Alas - there appears to be a bug living in my jar of dirt, what shall I do. And SIF wait til I finally updated my blog to do yours. Copy Cat.
March 20th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
VOTE 1 FRADAM! yay!
March 20th, 2007 at 6:40 pm
Yeah, vote 1 me, that’s the spirit! :p
I like the idea about trading votes for crazed people… I’ll get my people to call your people, we can do a working lunch or something.
Hmm… well, there was always meant to be something living in the jar of dirt… thump thump!
March 21st, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Ooh, the posting has started again. Yayyyy~
Love the story about the proposal (even having heard it before)
Am I going to get a proposal like that from you someday, Fradam?
March 21st, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Aussie Idol Auditions were at my uni yesterday from 2pm till about 8pm. I restrained myself. I would, however, vote for you, at least twice.
Meanwhile I went to singing in the rain a few years ago, and at the beginning of the show they asked everyone if they would remained seated at the end for a special personal announcement. After the show, a guy came out in a raincoat, sang a song and preposed to his girlfriend. I thought it was awesome, until I saw it on TV as part of a reality tv show “Marry Me.” Not as cool. My worry with public proposals is; what if they say no? Or what if they would’ve said no, but since everyone is watching and they dont wanna crush you, they say yes?
March 21st, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Yey Eeeegor
Yeah, I think one of the cheekiest bits of the proposal was when the guy goes, first to the audience “She’s always daring me to do things… ” (and then turning to his then-girlfriend) “So now, I have a question for you, and I dare you to say yes..”
@mle: Huzzah for two votes! Are you allowed to do that? Sif restrain though! I was thinking about the very same thing about public proposals though. I think considering the various things the guy is doing in advance, it’d be very difficult to say no. You would hope that if things got to a public proposal stage though, that they did in fact, want to get married, and there wasn’t a real issue of doubt.
March 23rd, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Good to see you blogging again. My blog is lame due to my lack of writing skills and overuse of YouTube.
April 21st, 2007 at 1:29 am
Hiiiiiiiiiiii
I’d vote for you!!!!!!! I’d even let you borrow my guitar so you can write a really hip song and perform it for everyone! Oh and my slippers for good luck no doubt.
Wish I could have heard the kid!
May 20th, 2007 at 10:37 pm
[…] I discovered that the experience had renewed the vigor for my Australian Idol campaign (remember, vote 1 Fradam!)… somewhat sadly, it appears I’m not the only one. Idol 2007 has already seen 30,000 singers try out for the show, the same as last year, and thousands tried their luck at Sydney’s Australian Technology Park over the weekend. […]