What: American Idols Tour
When: Friday, July 24, 2009
Where: BOK Center - Downtown Tulsa
Who: Cara, Lindsay, Julie
I know that is a short summary, but there is so much to share, I can't waste any time. I'm sure you will understand. The concert was a lot of fun. We wore out our cameras, got autographs, laughed a lot, and I only got shaky and giddy a few times.
Here are a few pictures from the night.
*I have been trying for over two hours to load the videos but for some reason it is not working and if I continue trying I might throw the laptop across the room. So I apologize for the lack of video visuals. However I can offer my own personal re-enactments of any of the performances, if you would like. 
So Excited!
Julie snagged us some much-improved seats. Way to Go!
First up was Micheal, Megen, Scott, Lil, Anoop & Matt. They each performed two songs. Then they performed some songs together and then it was time for intermission.
Next was the top four: Allison, Danny, Adam & Kris.
If you didn't know this, Danny was my favorite Idol from this season. His performance would be the part of the show that I got giddy. Unfortunately I cannot seem to control this reaction. First it was Miley Cyrus, and then it was Danny Gokey. I get more star-struck than I would have ever imagined. Basically, I am one of those girls that I used to make fun of.
Oh well, I might as well embrace it.
I've discovered that all it really takes to be an American Idol is to have a really cool jacket if you are a guy, rhinestone clothing if you are a girl, and the ability to point at the crowd, the sky, or perpendicularly to your body if necessary.
And it helps if you have a knack for motivating the crowd with phrases like "Let me hear you Tulsa!", "How ya'll doin' tonight?", or "I want to see you all on your feet, even you in the back".
Next, it was Adam Lambert's turn to sing. Adam was this season's runner up.... If the entire concert were compared to a roller coaster, Adam's portion would be like the moment on the coaster when you suddenly drop off an extremely steep slope and your stomach jumps up into your throat, your butt flys off the seat and you grip the seat belt with all your might.
You have that moment when you are certain that you are going to throw up and there is a small part of you that thinks that you just might not survive this ride.
It's that moment when you think to yourself "Is this it? Is this the end? Because if so, I do NOT what to die like this!"
It's that tiny and quick split second when you know that you are either going to vomit or cry.
Do you know the feeling?... That is what it felt like when Adam took the stage.
All you could do was pray that it would end soon.
Yikes!
This photo was NOT stagged. It was THAT bad.
Thankfully Kris Allen came out next. He was like a breath of fresh air, the light at the end of the tunnel, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Last song of the night: Don't Stop Believin'
After the show, we discovered that the 'Idols' would be signing autographs. We thought 'Why not? Let's check it out'. Our 'why not' turned into an hour and a half on our feet in a crowd similar to a can of sardines. But we snagged autographs for Lindsay from Matt, Michael, Kris & Danny.
They put baracades up to keep the crowd in order and we were only two people from the front. We had a close reach and a good line of sight. Well, I had a good line of sight. However Lindsay is somewhat height-challenged so she had some difficulty seeing what was happening. But I really honed in on my narrating skills.
For example:
"Lindsay, Adam Lambert is 10 feet to our left. He is wearing a black t-shirt and green shorts. His nails are painted purple. He has green glitter eye shadow and more eye-liner than any woman here."
"Matt Giraud is 20 feet to the right. He is hugging a lady, wait, now he's signing a poster."
"Danny Gokey.....is....(breathe)....right....(try not to hyperventilate).....over there!!!"
Note to self: Another quality that is required to be an American Idol is an unreadable autograph
I wasn't interested (or so I thought) in getting any autogaphs for myself. I was just enjoying helping Lindsay.
By 'helping' I mean shoving her forward, yelling "Reach Lindsay, Reach", and then jumping up and down with her when she was successful. Julie wasn't with us in the crowd. We thought she had gone to find a seat and wait for us. What I didn't know was that she found a good spot and she was also able to get some autographs. Since Lindsay had the autograph book she had to find something from her purse. So she had Danny Gokey sign her glasses case (appropriate for Gokey, don't you think). After she got it, she came over to our side of the crowd to tell me that she had gotten Danny's autograph for me.
Again, here I go acting regretably! For a person that doesn't care about autographs, I sure freaked out a little bit. There were a few moments of me yelling 'What! You're kidding?', a few screams, a couple jumps, and an unfortunate instant of me touching the glasses case to my cheek and claiming that I could 'smell him'.
Like I said before, I really have become the type of person that I used to shake my head at and say
'Psh, I would NEVER act like that'.
Never say 'never'. 
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Ashleigh is saying, "Where are they?!". She wouldn't start until every single person was watching her. 
Here, Ashleigh is yelling at her brother to join us for presents. "Taylor, where are you?!"
My favorite thing about Animal Kingdom was Expedition Everest. It is a roller coaster inside of a replica of Mt. Everest. The ride was very suspenseful due to the threat of the Yeti. Ooh!...We rode three times and would have ridden more if time allowed. 
It was like all my Disney desires came true: dancing, singing, vibrant costumes. We were front and center. Kevin claims that I pushed kids out of the way to get my seat but I strongly deny that accusation. I merely became one with the crowd and tried to blend in (me being a grown woman and 2 feet taller than the other audience members probably didn't help me "blend")
