A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT AT MILTON KEYNES

[ann2526]

I HAVE SO MISSED SEEING  GARETH SO I WAS REALLY  EXCITED ABOUT THIS GIG.

WE ARRIVED IN TIME TO HAVE SOMETHING TO EAT AND DRINK IN THE CAR BEFOR WE WENT IN  , AND WE PARKED ROUND THE BACK OF THE VENUE. PETER WAS JUST ABOUT TO START OUT TEA WHEN A BIG WHITE CAR ARRIVED AND DROVE IN DRONT OF US AND PETER  EXCLAMED, HE'S HERE!
WHO ? I SAID,
GARETH!! SAID PETER                           

COULDN'T BELIEVE IT  :DJUST AFTER THAT , ANOTHER CAR, ABD VERA AND MICK AND HER SONS ARRIVED. THAT WAS SO LUCKY AND IT GAVE VERA CHANCE TO SEE GARETH  AND HAVE A WORD. WE ALL HAD A HUG AND A CHAT TO GARETH , A FEW OTHERS ARRIVED TOO. PETE HAD ARRIVED WITH GARETH AND HE WAS VERY CHATTY AND SAID HOW MUCH THEY WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ACOUSTIC GIG, AND, WE HAVE A PIANO THIS TIME HE SAID EXCITEDLY/  
CAROL AND KEITH ARRIVED JUST AFTER GARETH HAD GONE IN , SUCH A SHAME THEY MUSSED HIM, BUT WE WERE SO PLEASED TO SEE THEM AND GLAD THEY HAD MADE IT IN GOOD TIME FOR THE SHPW.

IN THE FOYEE WAS VERYNICE AND RELAXING  SITTING CHATTING  TO EVERYONE  AND EVENTUALLY WE ALL WENT IN.
ALTHO WE HAD FRONT SEATS WE SAT AT THE BACK FOR JAI'S PERFORMANCE. I'M AGRAID HE IS A BIT TOO LOUD FOR ME  BUT COME GARETH'S TURN AND WE WERE ON OUR FRONT SEATS DESPERATE FOR GARETH TO COME ON STAGE

OMG HOW THE ATMOSPHERE CHANGED WHEN GARETH CAME ON!!  HE WAS SO CLOSE IN FRONT OF US AND I MANAGED TO SEE THAT HE LOOKED FANTASTIC IN HIS LONG 80'S JACKET THAT HE REMARKED ON.  HE TOLD US ABOUT HURTING HIS BACK AND JOKED IT WAS PETE'S FAULT IN THE GYM. THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT HE HOBBLED ANDSAID HE WASM'T MUCH GOOD WITH HIS VOICE TOO, BUT YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE THOUGHT IT. WHAT A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE HE GAVE.  
THE HIGHLIGHT WAS HIS MEDLEYS ON THE GRAND PIANO. SO SO BEAUTIFULL AND MESMERISING WITH LENGTHS OF AMAZING PIANO SOLOS IN BETWEEN REALLY SHOWING OFF GARETH'S SUPERB PIANO PLAYING.IT WAS SO SPECIAL AND I KEPT THINKING , I MUST SAVOUR EVERY MOMENT EVERYTHING ABOUT THE WHILE EVEBING WAS MAGICAL . GARETH JUST DRAWS YOU IN   AND YOU WANT IT TO LAST FOREVER.
HE HAD US ON OUR FEET ROCKING AWAY ONCE HE UP THE PACE TO HIS ROCK SONGS ANS THE APPLAUSE  AFTER EVERY SONG GREW LOUDER AND LOUDER . GARETH WAS LOVEING IT , WE WERE LOVEING IT , OT WAS JUST WONDERFULL.....


SO SORRY , I JUST CAN'T WRITE ANYMORE TONIGHT, WILL POST THIS AND FINISH IT TOMORROW.
WHATCH THIS SPACE

[Deborah]

Oh how fortunate to catch Gareth so early on that was a bit of luck. Sounds like you had a really exciting time can't wait to hear about the rest of the night.

Luv
Debbie
xxxx

[carol]

ANN YOUR REPORT IS BRIMMING WITH EXCITEMENT, WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE WHEN YOU ARE ABLE. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE YOU BOTH AND HAVE SUCH A LOVELY MEET-UP WITH EVERYONE.
LOVE CAROL XXX

[ann2526]

MY REPORT CONTINUED, SORRY ITS NOT WITH THE BEGING PART BUT SLOW COMPUTER MAKES ME AFGRAID I'LL LOOSE THE LOT


..........I WAS STOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF GARETH WHEN HE WAS REACHING  OUT TO HOLD EACH OUTSTRETCHED HAND. HE CLASPED MINE AND SAID , HI ANN ARE YOU ALRIGHT :DO HOW THIS MAN ALWAYS MAKES YOU FEEL SPECIAL!.
PETE WAS AMAZING AS ALWAYS ON GUITAR AND AS ALWAYS GARETH WAS FULL OF PRAISE FOR HIM. THEY WORK SO WELL TOGETHER .

IT ALWAYS ENDS TOO SOON , I JUST DIDN'T WANT IT TO. THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE CAPTURED ALL OUR HEARTS WITH GARETH'S BEAUTIFUUL SINGING  DESPITE HIS VOICE PROBLEM , THE WAY HE  MADE JOKES ABOUT BEING IN AGONY WITH HIS BACK YET SOLDERING ON DETERMINED TO GIVE US A GREAT TIME, AND O BOY DID HE DO THAT. WHEN HE'D SANG THE LAST SONG AND LEFT THE STAGE  EVERYOBE STARTED CHANTING, GARETH, GARETH  GARETH !! LOUDER AND LOUDER  TILL HE AND PETE CAME BACK FOR AN ONCORE. 
RIGHT AT THE END THEY BOTH STOOD TOGETHER AND BOWEDTO US , THAT WAS SO LOVELY. 
 


THERE WAS A MEET AND GREET AFTERWARDS  AND WE ALL WAITED OUR TURN  . THERE WAS A DIFFEREBT POSTER TO BUY THIS TIME AND WE BOUGHT A NOTHER CD TOO WHICH GARETH SIGNED. HE WAS SO LOVELY AND UNHURRIED . PETER TOOK MY PIC WITH GARETH AND WE HAD A LAUGH TOGETHER OVER SOMETHING PETER SAID TO HIM :DI LOVE THAT SHORT TIME SPENT WITH GARETH AND  COME AWAY JUST LONGING FOR THE NEXT TIME. 


WE SAID OUR GOODBYES TO KEITH AND CAROL WHAT A GREAT TIME WE HAD HAD TOGETHER DESPITE SITTING SEPERATY IN THEATRE.WE  MET SO MANY OTHER FANS THIS TIME TOO  , AND SO I DONT MISS ANYONE OUT, IT WAS LOVELY TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAINE.


THE PHOTO PETER TOOK  HAS COME OUT A BIT ODD, FOUND OUT LATER THAT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CANERA BUT WE LOOK A BIT BROWN !!!
TRY AND POST  IT TOMORROW AS ITS STILL VERY SPECIAL.

  

 

 OUPOST:)

[helpinghands]

AN AMAZING REPORT ANN, FULL OF GREAT DETAIL, AND IT'S NICE TO HEAR ABOUT THE SPECIAL TOUCHES GARETH HAS WITH HIS FANS. YOU ARE ALL VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM, AND HE APPRECIATES ALL THE LOYALTY.
THANKS FOR SHARING

H X

[carol]

LOVELY REPORT ANN, THAT GIG WAS SO SPECIAL BEING THE LAST ONE FOR A WHILE, AND GARETH WAS AN ABSOLUTE TROOPER, THE WAY HE ROSE TO THE OCCASION. SO LOVELY TO HAVE SUCH A MEETUP WITH OTHER GARETH FANS, I RECKON OUR TABLE DOMINATED THE FOYER. HAHA.
KEITH HAD TO FIDDLE WITH OUR PHOTOS AS THE LIGHTING WAS NOT QUITE RIGHT, SO MAYBE THAT IS WHY YOURS ARE A BIT BROWN, BUT BROWN OR NOT, WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM.
LOVE CAROL XXX

[ann2526]

HAVE TRIED TO GET THE PIC LIGHTER IN CORAL PAINT SHOP BUT PETER STILL THINKS HIS CAMERA IS FAULTY, BUT I'M JUST GRATEFULL FOR HIM TAKING THE PHOTO AND BEING THERE FOR ME AS HE ALWAYS IS BLESS HIM.

SORRY CAN'T MAKE IT SMALLER ON HERE.

[carol]

OH ANN WHAT A LOVELY PICTURE, GARETH HAS A GREAT TAN AND A GREAT SMILE, AND YOU LOOK GREAT TOO. THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US!

LOVE CAROL XXX

[helpinghands]

Jun 18, 2015 16:32:24 GMT ann2526 said:

HAVE TRIED TO GET THE PIC LIGHTER IN CORAL PAINT SHOP BUT PETER STILL THINKS HIS CAMERA IS FAULTY, BUT I'M JUST GRATEFULL FOR HIM TAKING THE PHOTO AND BEING THERE FOR ME AS HE ALWAYS IS BLESS HIM.

SORRY CAN'T MAKE IT SMALLER ON HERE.

WE DON'T WANT IT SMALLER ANN, ITS GREAT
YOU LOOK SO HAPPY, AND GARETH DOES TOO TO SEE YOU!
H X