Concert Review: Munich, Germany - October 17, 2002
Elisabeth Motsch:
My concert "adventure" already began on Wednesday evening, when I slipped off the stairs at home and badly injured my right foot. Oh dear, that's it, I thought, and was already picturing myself sitting at home on Thursday evening, watching CdeB videos, and thinking of Chris and all the lucky ones in the Olympiahalle… Thursday morning, the doctor told me I had a rupture of a ligament in the right foot and gave me an ankle cast and a pair of crutches, which saved my day (or better, my evening). Thank you, Nugie, Lisa and Colette, for making it possible that I could exchange my standing ticket for a seat ticket (an excellent seat, btw.)!!! So we all met in front of the Olympiahalle – Nugie, a friend of hers, Lisa, Colette, Angelika, Sandra, Diana, Anke, Tina, a girl from Slowakia whose name I don't remember … I hope I haven't forgotten anyone. It was cold and rainy, but – so what?!? When the doors finally opened, the girls with the standing tickets dashed in to get to the front of the stage. Angelika, her friend and I, who all had seat tickets, took it easy and first had a little snack before taking our seats. After ages, the show finally started with Guilty Secret, Missing You, and Living in the World. And then – HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU CHRIS! – I bet he didn't expect that!!! What a great idea to sing a birthday song for him! Another nice surprise: Chris sang "Where we will be going"! Btw, he was wearing a WHITE shirt this time. The lineup of the songs was very similar to those mentioned in earlier concert reviews and also in Regensburg, with the exception that he didn't sing "Where we will be going", but he did sing "Perfect Day" in Regensburg. It was great to see him again after just two weeks!!! Having a seat ticket this time, I was in the middle of the "ordinary" concert goers (not the "crazy" ones in the arena). Boy, Chris did have a hard job getting these people moving!!! Hardly anybody was standing, dancing or singing until the end, when the old faves, such as Don't pay the Ferryman or High on Emotion were played. He did get a lot of applause, though, so people seemed to enjoy themselves. Still, I can never understand how people can sit quietly, hardly moving, without singing and clapping, through a CdeB concert… After the show, we all met in front of the stage and decided to go to a small Italian restaurant near Marienplatz, where Peter was celebrating his XXth birthday. Thank you very much again, Peter, for your kind invitation, and may you have many more happy birthday celebrations!!! Unfortunately, we had to leave very early, because the last U-Bahn (subway) was leaving at approx. 1:00 a.m. on Friday morning. Well, this was the end of a perfect day, and for me it was double precious, as things looked quite bleak the night before… Anyway, it was great to see many familiar faces again, and I am looking very much forward to meeting some of you again in London on November 11th!