January 3, 2009 - Kansas City, MO (Sprint Center)

January 4, 2009 at 09:31 AM

Omgggg my dream of meeting celine came true. I am sitting here with my girl and we just can't believe it all came true!!! The whole concert was FANTASTIC!! celine was on fireeee and looked so happy and well rested. Well just before we decided to walk up to the front with our flowers we were feeling soooo sick and anxious with our hearts pounding almost out of our chests!!! We got up to the rope and the security guy didnt even get up he just looked at us. Celine was talking and then she sat on the piano then she saw us!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! She motioned for us to come under the rope so we did...then she took our flowers and held our hands and hugged us together. It was truly unbelievable. Ok we're totally overwhelmed right now and I'll post tomorrow about the concert and how truly fantastic it was!!!

Her eyeeees are soo deep and loving I just can't describe it all right now

I hope everyone that went had such an amazing experience as well, we're soooo lucky to have Celine in our lives.
Since I was on the opposite side of the floor, I had to videotape the monitor

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPjAWX8-tLs

Aww..gotta love Celine!! :clap: :wub:

January 4, 2009 at 09:35 AM

Omgggg my dream of meeting celine came true. I am sitting here with my girl and we just can't believe it all came true!!! The whole concert was FANTASTIC!! celine was on fireeee and looked so happy and well rested. Well just before we decided to walk up to the front with our flowers we were feeling soooo sick and anxious with our hearts pounding almost out of our chests!!! We got up to the rope and the security guy didnt even get up he just looked at us. Celine was talking and then she sat on the piano then she saw us!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! She motioned for us to come under the rope so we did...then she took our flowers and held our hands and hugged us together. It was truly unbelievable. Ok we're totally overwhelmed right now and I'll post tomorrow about the concert and how truly fantastic it was!!!

Her eyeeees are soo deep and loving I just can't describe it all right now

I hope everyone that went had such an amazing experience as well, we're soooo lucky to have Celine in our lives.

Sarah...super fantastic and amazing! :kicking: Dreams do come true and you are proof of that. :yes: Good for you for getting up the courage to go up to the front with your flowers. You deserved it because you went for it! :flowers: I am very proud and I'm sure many others are too! :thumbsup2:

WOOT WOOT for you, my friend! :wub:

...and Edwin, great video; so awesome that you got it for the ladies. That is so so amazing and so sweet of our Celine; we can't help but love her more and more and more each and every day!! :wub: :wub:

Edited January 4, 2009 at 09:41 AM by Shesings2me

January 4, 2009 at 09:36 AM

What a great moment for those fans! they were so lucky!!! celine is so generous!!!

January 4, 2009 at 09:44 AM

I'll be taking lots of pictures and some videos so I'll upload them when I can! soooo excited and pumped for the first show of 2009!!!! I'm sure Celine is too!!!

Can't wait them

January 4, 2009 at 09:57 AM

SARAH!!!! I am SO happy for you and your friend!!! Tell us more when you have time!!

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the show!! Can't wait to see the pictures and videos!!

January 4, 2009 at 10:56 AM

Ohhhhhh

Oh My Dion, God Love her!!! She's amazing, congratulations Sarah :clap:

They're aren't many stars out there who are so gracious like our Celine what a woman!!! :wub:

January 4, 2009 at 11:42 AM

Some Videos:

Video da Kansas-City,MO:

IDAN

TPOL+Speech

TCH CLip Beginning

TCH Clip

TLYM clip

EOM

ABMS Clip (some changings again)

IYA Clip

Fan's Flowers + Kisses

My Love

MHWGO + Final Edited January 4, 2009 at 11:52 AM by maxceline

January 4, 2009 at 11:48 AM

thank you so very much

January 4, 2009 at 12:15 PM

Awww, too cute. Congrats! :wub:

And way to go Edwin for capturing that for them!

January 4, 2009 at 12:17 PM

http://i39.tinypic.com/23iv4vp.jpg

She may not be the queen of living divas (Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner are working that one out), but Celine Dion is arguably as popular or successful as any of them.

Before she took the stage at Sprint Center on Saturday, a video montage showed footage of her playing to enormous crowds all over the planet -- crowds that looked 10 times as large as the Sprint Center crowd. Her legions of fans are fervid. And they are apparently patient, too.

Approximately 16,000 people showed up Saturday; and many had been holding their tickets since they went on sale in November 2007 -- a year in advance. The show was originally scheduled for Nov. 15 (two months ago) but was moved when Dion had some vocal malfunction that needed healing. No problem. The place was still nearly sold-out. What's 14 months when you haven't seen your favorite diva in almost 10 years?

I'll assume nearly all of those who showed up will say it was worth the wait and the money. (The men watching the Colts/Chargers game in the sports bar don't count.) The show lasted nearly two hours; it featured plenty of Vegas-style flash and glitz; it included most of Dion's best-known songs; and it showcased that grandiose voice, which is too big for the average basketball arena.

Her voice is the deal-sealer. She rips hefty, high and hard notes effortlessly and fluidly. And she carries the average melody flawlessly. There's not a lot of soul in her act, but there's plenty of muscle and energy.

Her dance moves are more amateur than not, although she rocked a few high-karate kicks, like David Lee Roth in "Jump." But most of the time when she busts a move, Dion looks like a teenage girl dancing like a rock chick in front of her bedroom mirror: some air guitar, some head-banging, lots of fist pumping. She's so un-self-conscious about it, it's all kind of refreshing and endearing.

Her ace up the sleeve is the way she connects with her fans, the way she tries to make herself one of "them" (my quotes). They wait on her every word, and they seem to take heart in everything she sings and says, especially the personal stuff.

She expressed some plain-talk regret for calling in sick in November. She talked about her 81-year-old mother, who is on tour with her, and her 8-year-old son, who is, too. She accepted floral donations from a few fans, and then kissed them all as a thank you. After the show, she walked through the crowd, shaking hands and saying howdy, like Barack Obama.

That voice and that personality sell the franchise, but they need music, too, and she picks songs that suit both: skyscraping anthems and tender ballads about love, loss and the power of life. Two of her songs had the word mountain in the title, which is appropriate. When she uncorks herself into a tidal wave (like "Love Moves Mountains") she can move a few tons of earth, too.

She brought with her a big band and backup singers and sexy dancers, who filled in when Dion disappeared beneath the stage for a wardrobe change. The stage was a "round," with two long runways that led to the seats on opposite sides of the arena. If you saw the Dixie Chicks at Kemper Arena in 2003, you would have recognized this setup.

The highlights? It's hard to say. "My Love," the Linda Perry song (not McCartney's) was nice. The rip-roaring version of Heart's "Alone" was good. And the first encore, "River Deep, Mountain High," was a bona-fide high-voltage dance/video extravaganza.

But as devoted as her fans are, they have turned her concerts into a spectator sport. I was on the floor, among the devotees who shelled out $150 per seat, and no one within five rows of me stood up until the very end, when she almost ordered them to. Instead, they sat, watched, admired, cheered and applauded -- even during the "soul medley," which included some snippets of James Brown, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.

The crowd did wake up at the end, when she played the big song: the gargantuan closing theme to the gargantuan romantic drama -- the "Gone With the Wind" of the 1990s. I saw her sing "My Heart With Go On" in 1999 at Kemper, and this time the response was just as cathartic and loud, as if it were the one moment everyone had been waiting for.

- Timothy Finn, The Star

January 4, 2009 at 12:22 PM

thanks for the videos!!

January 4, 2009 at 01:05 PM

I know I am a bit behind lol but when did she start getting off the platform for the end part of MHWGO?

January 4, 2009 at 01:24 PM

MeDley

EOM+ABMS Better version

January 4, 2009 at 01:28 PM

MeDley

EOM+ABMS Better version

Thank you!!!!! :xmas_laugh:

January 4, 2009 at 01:35 PM

Sarah I'm sooooooooo happy for you!!!

I told you dreams come true, and that you'd meet her.......

The video is great, you must be on such a high, congrats girl.

Darren.

January 4, 2009 at 02:08 PM

What did she say when she turned up onstage, just after singing 2 phrases of IDAN live?

January 4, 2009 at 02:22 PM

This is just a quicky since I just got back. So Celine didn't stop before entering the arena but there were TWO awesome moments for our fellow members. I'll let Sarah and Deborah tell you about that! Sarah I think I got that on video by the way I'm still sorting all my stuff out.

I waited til 6pm to see if any good seats would be released and I lucked out with Center Floor 7, Row 2. This is the closest for me on this tour! Anyways the lilac dress is back I spent more time getting video bootlegs so the photos didn't come out that great. Also I need to work with breaking down the audio recordings! If anyone can guide me with that, that will be awesome! More to come... And I can't believe I finally got my own bootleg of IA!

It was AWESOME meeting everyone! xXx

Im glad you had a great time edwin!!! Im afraid I dont know how to break down audio recordings so Im sorry I cant help you there Wow!! when you get to sort the videos out it'll be greatttt to see them and I'd be sooo grateful if you do have a video of us meeting Celine. I can't believe she layed down for us to hug us AAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

I saw her hug you guys! "You're tall enough so I can hug you" but you weren't going to let her get away with just hugging the guy :yes: . You went back to make sure you got yours too :giggle: . :sofunny: That was so generous and genuine of her. She came "down to you like an angel" and hugged you. She lay on the floor just for you and that was really special. That was a very sweet moment and I am happy for you! My time is coming. I just know it!!! :whee:

January 4, 2009 at 02:50 PM

A NEW DATE HAS COME

well i am back from the most exciting event OF MY LIFE. Celine was on FIRE yesterday. I parked right next to ramona. I think she saw me way up there but i doubt it. A guy was cleaning the stage and such and someone was like I LOVE U CELINE DION. I saw her limo and everything. I wish i could have met her but that didn't happen. I was up in the nosebleeders, but i could see quite well.

January 4, 2009 at 02:59 PM

aww we are soooo lucky to have her in our lives, she really is so gracious, Sarah congratulations!

These special moments with fans are just amazing - we are so lucky to have had these.....if you haven't had your little moment yet - never give up as it will happen - if you try!

I will never forget my moment with her :wub:

January 4, 2009 at 03:27 PM

Wow- ABM was amazing- all the wee ad libs etc. Thanks for the vids etc and congrats Srah- that was so cool how she rolled down on the floor to hug you! You must have been so scared- I would have been. And hope you had a good one Mr Edwin

January 4, 2009 at 03:35 PM

great u guys got to hug her. what a sweet moment :wub:

thanks for the vids.

January 4, 2009 at 04:04 PM

WOW! Congrats you lucky fans!! We are all so lucky! I'm proud of you both for going forward with it and not being too scared or nervous! It really paid of in the end and now you have it on video forever! SO SWEET! I'm so very happy for ya'll. It must have been so nerve-racking and amazing!

Celine is so cute in her opening speech! She seemed to really understand and felt so bad! SHES ADORABLE!

January 4, 2009 at 04:05 PM

Céline seems on top form in this beginning of year, that very pleasure!!!

Videos are magnificent!!!! :wub:

Then, the small meeting with the fans for flowers, it is so cute! :wub:

January 4, 2009 at 04:22 PM

Thanks for sharing your pics and videos...glad that everyone had a great time and most of all getting your moment with Celine. Just goes to show you that she is truly one of a kind.

January 4, 2009 at 04:40 PM

Lucky!

January 4, 2009 at 05:49 PM

OMG So i was there last night!! I would've posted here sooner, but i live in Omaha, NE and me and a friend made a last minute decision to drive 3 hours to KC last night.. in a freezing rain storm.. so i didn't get home until close to 3:00am this morning. BUT OMG the show was AMAZING!! This was my first time seeing her on this tour and all i can say is WOW. From start to finish it was just incredible. Celine looked amazing and was full of energy. She was very excited about the new year and kept wishing the audience happy new year at different times during the show, and during LCMM she was in a sense celebrating the new year with her dancers and band. I originally was supposed to be at her Omaha show back in November and was very disappointed when she had to postpone, but this was totally worth the wait. Every song she sang was right on, LOVED!! Fade Away and Eyes on Me, i loved how the dancers added to the show. I was in the upper level and had a great view of everything (darn waiting until last minute to get tickets). You could feel her energy last night and she was electrifying. A friend of mine who really doesn't care for Celine went with me and afterwords he left wanting more. I loved the Prayer with Andrea Bocelli. It was just a great night, and definitely worth driving 3.5 hours in freezing rain conditions to go see. I will be at her last show in Omaha and am soooo excited for it!! I have pictures that i took last night.. some aren't very good because my camera isn't the greatest, but they work i suppose. I can't get them to load here though.. i will try and figure that out later..I also took a few videos that i'll post here later and on youtube. Happy new year everyone!!! :whee:

:clap:

January 4, 2009 at 06:12 PM

Glad everyone had a great time. what up with the finger nail polish (Black)

January 4, 2009 at 07:06 PM

Glad everyone had a great time. what up with the finger nail polish (Black)

I don't think that's black..more likely dark purple :xmas_biggrin:

January 4, 2009 at 07:19 PM

WOW guys, what a great stories!! I'm so happy for all of you!!!!

I was wondering, did she sing 'we will rock you'/ 'the show must go on'?

January 4, 2009 at 07:29 PM

WOW guys, what a great stories!! I'm so happy for all of you!!!!

I was wondering, did she sing 'we will rock you'/ 'the show must go on'?

she left out the queen melody.. but it was still a great show without it.

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