I had the most amazing seats at the concert last night. Isaac and Jeroen had first row center right on the aisle, and my husband and I sat right next to them. The stage was so close, we could touch it with our feet. Mark was about 10 ft. in front of me for 2 blissful hours. I was surprised that they dropped Get Lucky. I'm not complaining -- I felt pretty darn lucky to have those seats. Thank you MK.com
Mark walked out on the stage by himself with no one helping him. He definitely limped but was walking much better than he did in Wash.DC. I am always struck by his stage presence, or maybe it's just his overall demeanor or personality, but it is so hard to take your eyes off him. There are so many fantastic things happening on the stage all at once, I just wanted to be able to stare at one person and enjoy them for a long time. I did that, and it was just a joy to be so close to Richard and Tim O'Brien -- they are amazing. But, it's hard to keep my eyes off Mark for long. I think I was in a trance being so close to him and watching his fingers for two hours. I wanted to say something to him but, being so close to him, gave me an attack of the shyness. I did manage to catch his eye two times (it wasn't easy!!) and did get a little smile. (He probably felt my eyes burning into his soul)
He does not interact with the audience much at all during the concert, I noticed. He gives me the impression that he's in his own zone and really concentrating. There were no little kids in the front row for him to wave at or smile at. Someone got the finger of death
It was during Romeo and Juliet, and I could see him starting to glare at someone in the audience. Right in the middle of singing the words "Anyway what you gonna do about it" -- he extended his arm and pointed at someone. People in the audience started clapping thinking the gesture was part of the song because it really looked like it. I leaned over to Isaac and said, "was that the finger of death?", and he looked at me and gave an emphatic YES!
Every song was brilliant. No need to go on about that. The man just keeps getting better. How is that possible? I particularly loved the 'jamming' between Mark and Tim on Marbletown.
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Ladies, I figured I will probably never get to see Mark this close again so I was very observant of every inch of his body so I could remember it. Starting at the feet and going up. Those are some sexy boots he wears. I could see every scuff mark on the bottom of his shoes -- they were dirty! His thighs looked lean and muscular to me -- not fat at all. His jeans were torn on his left thigh
Nice! He wore the same black t-shirt which fits him tight with the same blue shirt. I think he must like that blue shirt because it looks very thin and very soft. I bet it's super comfortable. He rolled his sleeves up halfway through the concert. He sure isn't hairy, but we all knew that. Sexy arms, beautiful hands and fingers. He has more hair on his head than I thought -- it is cut short like a buzz cut -- very cute. I think part of his sex appeal is his stern expression and his aloofness. He doesn't smile much but when he does, it starts with his eyes......
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He made the usual comments and lame jokes which the audience loved. Maybe they never heard them before but the audience laughed and clapped at all his funny comments. The audience was great. Everyone was on their feet dancing and clapping to So Far Away, lots of standing ovations.
So it's over for me. I won't see MK for two years assuming he'll be back in 2012. I'm looking forward to the excitement of the European part of the tour. I wonder if MK will continue to sit for more songs even after his leg is better. Last night he said "Ya know, I really like sitting -- it has a certain charm to it". It doesn't affect his playing, that's for sure
