The show started at 7:30 with Beau - four young sisters. They delighted us with accapella renditions of their songs...they were goood...ok enough or that!!!!

Clay Aiken came through the crowd as he opened singing the 80's hit by Mr. Mister: Kylie. Had I been sitting where I had sat during Britney, Clay would have passed within about 6 feet of me. Whoa! The crowd was going crazy. So was I. I could only hear him but not see him except for only a hint on the large monitor, at first until he got closer to the stage with his entourage. Finally, Clay took the stage. He was dressed in a navy blue shirt that was pin-striped with a lighter shade of blue and dark gray pants that were loosely clad which I liked because it did not show off his figure in a sexy way. Topping off the outfit - literaly, he wore a dressy dark grey hat....He was beautiful.

Now, unlike pictures I have seen up to that point, he had facial stubble (I thought this was a little funny considering that I had shaved all my stubble off except for my go-tee). I had actually thought of going clean shaven. Perhaps, still, I should have because I way feeling like a kid all over again!

Perfect Day was the next song for this perfect evening. He starts off the song while on side of the stage close to the section I am in. Then goes over to other side. As he started into the second verse he was making his way back over to my section: "There's a look in her eyes that makes me feel alright" Now he was facing my section and singing to us all. "And lights the perfect sky..." I am getting crazy, waving my program like crazy. I was wishing he could see me.

After the song he greeted us all: "Hello Denver, Colorado!" The crowd roars. Oh was he beautiful, my crushin and my esctasy were in complete overdrive, I was flyin' high....but something else was at lurking beneath it all: It was a really dark feeling that was underlying my glibby puppy love feelings that were going full steam, it was a gloomy resignation as I knew this was another one of my crushes that was going to last for a long while, I had not had one since sometime in 2002. "Never been to Denver before." Clay announced "Great to come back to a crowd like this." He had just returned from three days off for vacation and he's rested and ready to give best show ever!!!

Next came I Will Carry You. As Clay performed, he would come over to my side of the stage as well as going over to the other side and the lights would follow. Everytime he came over to my side me and all the girls would start waving signs, programs and hands frantically in the air. My smile would explode and my adrenaline would pump like crazy "over here, Clay! OVER HERE!". To Hell with what everyone may have thought! It was all about the Aiken boy!!!! Phone cameras were going off all over the place. Had I been aware that cameras were allowed, I would have SO been taking pictures. (I really get a kick out of using "so" before a verb". Terrible English, I know but I SO don't give fudge!). I was head over heels in love and there was not a damn thing I could do about it.

Now yes, there were little attractions to people - oh yeah, but a crush?This was a doggone School Boy Crush taking shape and it was about 3 days old - very new indeed! My last one lasted over 4 years! As Clay started into "All About Love" - a christian song - I began to think things like "How long is this going to last?", " I'm just wastin' more of my time....my life..." and "I know God does not want me doing this". Clay coming out with a Christian song that was borderline preaching, did not help matters either. I was esctatic and guilty all at the same time. It was crazy.

Up next: No More Sad Songs.

After No More Sad Songs he once again greeted his audience and had the lights brought up.
CLAY "Hey Denver. You look pretty goood". After a short pause as we were all screaming:
CLAY "Clay you're better than prozac." He read someone's sign out loud. "Well that's good you don't need a prescription for me". I think I am gonna need some Prozak....or Clay since he does not require a prescription. My dark feelings were really kicking in.
CLAY "South Dakota?" Let's see anybody from Wyoming? That set off some screaming. "Come on, Clay! Denver" I thought to myself as I was brewing over with elation.
CLAY "Anybody from... uhmm...Nebraska?" "Just you? Make up your mind where you from?" Somebody seemed to have forgotten where they were from. "Denver, Denver!" I thought some more. Come on, call out Denver!
CLAY "Anybody from South Dakota?" Why did he repeat South Dakota? Some cheers
CLAY "Anybody from North Dakota?" Some cheers.
CLAY "Montana?" Some cheers. People are coming from all over!
CLAY "Anybody from... Colorado?" He asked as if he were in another state asking if there was anybody from Colorado. "Yeah!!!!!" Did I look out of place with my go-tee and waving my Clay Aiken program and hollering? Who cares? The scream-o-meter was registering off the charts for that one, and for a good reason. Welcome To Denver!!!! The crowd is roaring!
CLAY "That's good to know." Yeah, like only 90% of the house is from Colorado!
Me, I am not feeling so hot. Something is wrong.

Now, Clay began playfully grilling some fans about buying extra tickets:
CLAY "You bought 5 sets of tickets to get this close? Somewhere in the house there're empty seats that..." Could not understand the rest over the cheering.
CLAY "You scalped them, huh?" he continued: You paid way too much for those tickets, huh. You gave them away for free?" OK, enough of that.
CLAY "GO KELLY!" he exclaims as he reads another sign. "Kelly Clarkson will be on in just a little bit. She's got a great show too.".
CLAY "Sore foot!" he read of another sign "Oh that's sweet, it says sore foot you can have my cane, hold on?" Someone along the runway was offering him their cane. He went over and reached down for it "Oop you're gonna hit the lady in theh head with it." He playfully walked around with it as he mentioned that he had hurt his foot in Seattle. It was ok now. Meanwhile, back up at my seat, I am wishin' I could be down there by that runway. I wished I could give Clay something, maybe a Teddy Bear or...a rose. I wondered what he would have thought about that?

OH MY....OH MY! Don't forget to breathe!!!! OH DEAR! OH CLAY AIKEN!!!!!! Maybe I shouldn't have come. NOT!!!

Next, he playfully confronted someone who was talking on their cell phone.
CLAY "You're at a show here. You're on the phone." Clay was pointing accusingly into the audience. There was a dramatic pause but no silence. The crowd was cheering on.
CLAY "What is so important...that you have to be on the phone right now?" Oh this was cute. The screams rose in volume. I saw Clay bend over into the crowd and reach down and with a "Give me that!" he grabbed it from the person. Again the crowd roared. Me, well I was just sitting there overloaded." I took mine out of my pocket and waved it as if he would be able to see it and take it. Here, take mine! Clay began speaking into the phone:
CLAY "Hello." As the screaming again picks up, Clay motions for silence so he can hear who is on the other end.
CLAY "Hello....Hello who is this?" I can hear laughter.
CLAY "Say your name... No I know my name... you going to say yours" The screams are getting wild again.
CLAY "Who is this? Amanda! Amanda this is Clay Aiken how are you?" Clay began mocking the excitement on the other end in playful high pitches. "Amanda where you from? Amanda's in Kentucky!" He declared to the audience. "Amanda, we're in Colorado! And we're having a prarty... Tell you what, I'm gonna sing because these people are tired of hearing me talk." He then told Amanda that the next song is for her. All I gotta say is someone just got their LONG DISTANCE charges worth a few times over!

And that song is....When You Say You Love Me. OOOOH Yeah, here he comes! As the song began Clay made his was over to my side of the stage. Oh my head! I think I am gonna blow up, he is looking right at my section. "Up here! Up here!" I waved my program frantically Up here.
"I've been watching you from afar and the way you make your way around the bar, you laugh like your really entertained, and you smile like it's your favorite game...." Oh my! Oh my! I am overloaded! Now he began making his way toward the other side
"Now you're moving closer to me and our eyes connect emotionally, I'm not lookin' for a one night stand..." He stopped and stooped to pick up a Teddy Bear. "or a place for a broken heart to mend" He's coming toward my section again!!!!
"I know everybody here wants to hold you" You bet everybody here wants to hold you!!! Have you is more like it!!!!
"I know what it's like cuz I feel the same" OOOOOH, I wish you did. Clay puts Teddy Bear down by the piano and continues right over to my section again.... and here I go again waving my program!
"When you look in my eyes there's a part of me thats still afraid" Oh Clay don't be afraid! He's beautiful! He is seranading my section again!
"When you say you love me do you mean it" I don't know! Did you have to ask! You're taking advantage....I love it!!!!!!
"Baby when you hold me make me feel it," Now moving away from my side: "should I believe the magic in your eyes? AAh I can way until the end of time to hear you say you love me, like you mean it, baby when you hold" He's now driving the girls on the other side crazy "me make me feel it, all I wanna do is make you mine" Sing that to me! "AAh I've been hurt ah-way to many times" I won't hurt you!!!! Oh that-a-boy, come on back over here and sing to me!!!!!
"They say, if you wanna make God laugh then all you gotta do is tell him your plans" He stopped at the center part, damn!!!! "I know that the time is not right, didn't know that I would meet you tonight. It's not that I don't really like the attention, I feel like the only man in the room"
YOU ARE!!! YOU ARE!!!!
"Are you really sincere or is this just something that you do?" Oh don't do that!!! Don't say that! I'm a goner!
"When you say you love me do you mean it? baby when you hold me make me feel it...." Now doing a dance with his back-up dancers at the center of stage. Now making his way out onto the runway as he takes it to the bridge.
"Again and again and again I've been hurt my friend til the end" I am wishin' I was down there at the runway!
"You know I've been high I ve been low, I've got no place left to go. Again and again and again when will this search ever eeeeeeeAAAAendd. Cuz when you say you love me," Oh shoot, now he sits down on the runway, his feet dangling from the stage! He is facing toward my section and all the girls are having a fit! I wonder why? Now I am really wishin' I was down there!!!!
"Do you mean it, baby when you hold me..." Now receiving a gift from a fan. It's a amall box. Now coming over to my side again.
"Baby say you love me." I love you! I love you! Ends song on that line and on my side of the stage. We are all going crazy! Oh man, this is bad. I'm lovin' it!

Without You: I am going to take the "Cellcert" accounting's word that this song came next. I thought it came after When Doves Cry: I do remember when Clay introduced Quiana who would do the next song with him. It is actually by Kimberly Locke (another American Idol contestant)and will be on her upcoming album. The song is called Without you. Clay leads off the ballad. It's beautiful! I can recall this song but I just have it coming after WDC.

Invisible: Oh yes, we all this know this song, the debut hit Invisible. Clay introduces it with "There's a song they don't play, here's a song we do know. Denver all get up please." He is coming over toward my side again and we are all standing up.
"Whatcha doin' tonight? I wish I could be a fly on the wall", the audience is singling along. Are you really alone?" Starting toward the other side. "Who's stealing your dreams? Why can't I breathe you into my life? What would it take to make you see that I'm alive? Whoa! If I was invisible," Were all singing along now! Clay is coming back over here with the lights moving along. Time to wave my program and sings as loud as I can. "I could just watch you in your room". He stopped at the foot of the stairs on my side. "If I was invincible, I would make you mine tonight". Make me your baby tonight!!!! "If hearts were unbreakable" Ok, now he is coming closer, Whoooo! "then I could just tell you were I stand. I would be the smartest man, if I was invisible...Wait, I already am" I may as well have been invisible, I thought to myself, he will never see me up here. "Saw your face in the crowd, I called out your name, you don't hear a sound" He would never hear me call out to him in all this noise. "Wish I could read what goes through your mind" It's not dirty, I promise! I had to shout that out. Now Clay is holding the mic out into the air for us all to sing along as the second chorus line, "Give it up!!!" "If I was invisible". Now for the bridge: "Reach out but you don't even see me" No You dont! No you dont! Even if I scream out, you don't even hear me. Those words meant so much right about now. I sang them earnestly. Clay is now on the runway again touching or shaking outstrected hands. I am feeling a bit sad as my ecstasy and gloom meet and meld together. Can one feel happy and sad at the same time. I am so singing this for Karaoke after the show!

I Survived You: Clay may have survived her. But am I gonna survive him? I so wanted to be there! I wanted to be at the foot of that runway. I wanted to be the one to give him a flower or a teddy bear...I wondered how he would have felt getting a flower from a BOY, seeing that same sparkle that he has seen many times before in his adoring girls...in another boy, one with a go-tee and nearly 40 to boot!. It crossed my mind that perhaps if I fainted, they might take me to where ever they take passed-out fans to recover, and maybe Clay would then visit with them...and me. -- Oh my....I'm carrying on like a little teenager....well, I never acted like this when I WAS a teenager!!!!! I thought of how I would feel so frail and so...in love. I thought of Clay singing me a song acappella right there in that room, perhaps even holding my hand. What song would he sing? Maybe he'd ask me which song I would like him to sing for me. "I Will Carry You" would be my choice, it would sound so good acappella and his lovely voice feeling the room....I would be so crying! After that maybe he'd even hug me, hold me in a long embrace. I wondered if Clay had ever seen a boy in love with him? Well, I did not faint and it's back to reality.

There was Clay, still at the foot of the runway. If I knew it would make it, I may have hurled my Tour program over to the stage, but that would have proved a futile move and a waste of money.