You guys!
I don't know if I have shared my love of Reba (do I need to list her last name?) on this blog. I bet I could use the search feature I guess? haha At any rate, I loved her Reba TV show both when it was aired and reruns. It makes me belly laugh and it helped me pull through some dark times in the midst of miscarrying our babies. I love her songs. Her voice is amazing! I loved her show Malibu Country. I watched a Christmas movie in December with her and John Schneider (the Dukes of Hazard guy - he's a singer, too!).
I think we'd be fast friends if I gave her a chance... I mean.. if she gave me a chance! :) I've had these feelings for a long time!
It's official. At the time of this blog entry, I've seen her in concert THREE times.
In 2008, I sold kitchen and laundry appliances and met a guy in the concert industry. He said he could get amazing tickets at a discount. When I learned that Reba was coming to town, I hit him up. I posted on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to join me and a friend from high school's aunt took me up on the offer. She loves Reba nearly as much as me! I was a single lady living outside of Baltimore, MD at the time. The tickets were SECOND ROW! It was AMAZING! Reba puts on an amazing show and interacts with the crowd like she's performing in a small coffee shop. Well.. with amazing sound, digital graphics, and wardrobe changes! lol
She was in concert with Kelly Clarkson and it was a duet performance. Most songs they sang together but a few they did separately. Melissa Peterman, the actress who played Barbra Jean on the Reba TV show, also joined the show and did some stand up comedy. HILARIOUS! I learned that day, I'm spoiled and LOVE the energy at the front of the concert!
Fast forward to 2010. Reba was coming back to Baltimore! Phil and I were married just over a year by then. I had my little baking business and we were watching every penny. I so badly wanted to visit and catch up with my friend Reba but couldn't justify the ticket price. Phil, who loves me dearly, said that we should take money out of savings for the concert. I told him the price of the two tickets and he said that he didn't have to go. I translated that to be that I could spend the same amount on ONE ticket! haha Phil followed up to ask where I planned on parking. It was then that I requested for him to deliver me to the arena and pick me up so I didn't have to deal with the hassle of parking. We lived only 20 minutes or so from there! The stage was in the middle of the arena with essentially 4 front rows in which I was like 4 rows back but with direct eye shot of the one performing area! They rotated between the sections. Reba was with George Straight and LeeAnn Womack! Man... I've never seen a man look so good in Wrangler jeans as George Straight! They may have been custom fitted though?
I also never thought I'd attend a concert by myself but it really was amazing! AND.. Melissa Peterman made another appearance at this concert!
Fast forward again to 2019. The news broke that Reba was going on tour again and coming March 2020 to Pittsburgh which is only about 45 minutes from where we live now. Homestead Phil suggested getting tickets for my Mom to attend with me as a Christmas / Birthday / Mother's Day gift. Great plan! Well except what we know now about 2020. The concert was then postponed and then postponed again but it was held LAST NIGHT! I was all down and out because I still don't own any fringe, cowgirl boots, nor a cowgirl hat - same as the last two concerts. When will I invest in some fringe??
We were in the 3rd large section back from the stage on the floor with aisle seats. There was a huge empty spot in front of the sound area next to our seats which allowed for us to venture into the aisle without being a fire hazard. Brittney Spencer, an up and coming country artist, opened for Reba. She was lovely with a lot of passion and spunk! In the midst of her concert, while admiring her mass amounts of fringe (which doesn't show well on the photo) it was in that moment that I realized that I own a Reba shirt from concert #1 and that of all times very appropriate to wear the shirt, last night would have been the MOST appropriate! haha
Then Reba came out! The digital graphics were incredible! Her voice and stage presence were amazing! Her wardrobe changes were amazing! Her interaction with the crowd was incredible! Even a great tribute to the Reba TV show that I love! "I'm a Survivor"
They digitally produced a few other artists on the screen behind her and even put her live feed video on the screen with one of the other performers that was prerecorded. I don't know much about how that stuff works but I was impressed! I'm also pretty sure that I need a signature font for my name like Reba has!
In honor of my fashion fail yesterday, I'm wearing my Reba shirt circa 2008 today while writing this blog.
Next time, maybe I'll write about chickens? Eh.. we'll see! We did have selfies at an event in Nashville with a chicken named Reba! The other hen at the event was Dolly. When in Nashville... right?
