Kelly Clarkson

Happy Thursday, gang!!!

And what a very happy Thursday it is! There is so much to be grateful for today! As a matter of fact, there is a new announcement for a Reba and Kelly tour!!! How awesome is that? Here are all of the details!

January 17, 2008 Dayton, OH Nutter Center
January 18, 2008 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall
January 19, 2008 Morgantown, WV WV University
January 24, 2008 Norfolk, VA/ Norfolk Scope Arena
January 25, 2008 Winston Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Coliseum
January 26, 2008 Fayetteville, NC Crown Center
January 31, 2008 Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum
February 1, 2008 Tulsa, OK Mabee Center
February 2, 2008 Bossier City, LA Century Tel
February 7, 2008 St. Charles, MO Family Arena
February 8, 2008 Indianapolis, IN Conseco
February 9, 2008 Rockford, IL Metro Centre
February 14, 2008 Tupelo, MS Bancorpsouth Arena
February 15, 2008 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center
February 16, 2008 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

How neat is this? This was announced today over at Kelly’s official website. Too bad they will not be playing in Texas – that just sucks! Oh well…I am sure that there are many of you that will still be able to go! If you pick up tickets, let us know, and I will be quite happy to give you a guest spot here on the blog for telling all of us YOUR story about the concert! They are sure to be great! If you are interested in attending these concerts, check with your local ticket venue to see when the tickets come available!

Until tomorrow, gang! Peace!

Reba and Kelly tour, January 17, 2008 Dayton, OH Nutter Center, January 18, 2008 Louisville, KY Freedom Hall, January 19, 2008 Morgantown, WV WV University, January 24, 2008 Norfolk, VA/ Norfolk Scope Arena, January 25, 2008 Winston Salem, NC Lawrence Joel Coliseum, January 26, 2008 Fayetteville, NC Crown Center, January 31, 2008 Wichita, KS Kansas Coliseum, February 1, 2008 Tulsa, OK Mabee Center, February 2, 2008 Bossier City, LA Century Tel, February 7, 2008 St. Charles, MO Family Arena, February 8, 2008 Indianapolis, IN Conseco, February 9, 2008 Rockford, IL Metro Centre, February 14, 2008 Tupelo, MS Bancorpsouth Arena, February 15, 2008 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center, February 16, 2008 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Happy Monday, gang!

I hope that you all had a great weekend! I know that I did! It was nice to kick back yesterday and take a few minutes away from writing (I write full time), and simply enjoy the last few warm days of the fall. Here is Texas, the saying always goes that there are two seasons…hot and hotter! LOL It’s so true as well – there’s just something so weird about being outside in November and you are wearing a short sleeved shirt and shorts! Insane! Oh well, I am sure that we will have cooler weather before we know it, so I will cherish the warm sunny days while I can!

I hope that everyone that has been to Kelly’s concerts so far have had a great time! Special thanks to the commenter on Saturday that stated that he loved the Minneapolis concert! It is so great to hear from some of you! Kelly is getting ready to head back home to Texas in about two weeks, so I know that she is stoked ( as well as all of us!). There may still be some tickets that are left at various venues, so check out this blog posting to see if Kelly’s My December tour is still coming near you soon!

Also, don’t forget to check out the information with Salvation Army for Kelly’s help celebrating the seasons. I have first hand experience with Salvation Army, and let me tell you, it is one of the best charities that I have ever seen!

Oh, and before I forget, don’t forget to list what you are THANKFUL for! I am thankful for my pets, who love me unconditionally! They are the best!

Until tomorrow, gang! Peace!

Kelly’s My December tour

Happy Saturday, everyone!

I hope that your weekend is off to a great start so far! Even though I have work to do, I am still having a pretty good weekend! I can’t complain!

In following with the post from yesterday, I am listing something every time that I post on here that I am greatful for. Yesterday, I stated that I am happy that I have my partner who loves me unconditionally! Today, I am thankful for my family that always stands by me. Sometimes, we may hit a bump or two in the road, but our family is always there to help us out, and get us back to where we need to be. With family, many things are possible!

Ok, so for those of you that live in Minneapolis and attended Kelly’s concert last night, how was it? Did you all totally LOVE it? I know that there are many of you that are eager to tell us all about it, so spill your beans! LOL Kelly’s next stop is in Denver, so for all of you that are in the area, tell us what you are doing to prepare for the concert! I know that all of us would love to know!

Kelly’s tour will be bringing her here to my state, Texas, which I am excited about! The bad thing is, is that she is not playing anywhere close to where I live, so I am unable to go to her concerts! Doesn’t that just suck? No worries, though, I am sure that at least ONE of you will be able to hook me up with how your time went at the concert! LOL

Until Monday, gang! Have a good one!

Minneapolis, Kelly’s concert, Denver, Texas

Happy Thursday, everyone!

I hope that you all have survived Halloween with a good fright or two, and lots of candy! Where we live, we do not get any trick-or-treaters, which is a bummer, but hey, more candy for us, right? I do miss watching the little kids in their adorable costumes, trying as hard as they can to say trick-or-treat. It’s usually “twick or tweet” or something like that…they are just adorable!

Tonight, our gal Kelly is in the windy city….Chicago, that is! She will be performing tonight at the Chicago Theatre. If you have tickets to go, or have already been to one of her shows, tell us about it! I am sure that there are many fun stories that you can tell us, too! For a complete list of her upcoming tour dates, check out the blog entry that I posted here, and you can see when she is coming to a town near you!

Also, do not forget to swing by Kelly’s official website, which is located at www.kellyclarkson.com, and register to win an autographed Fender guitar, as well as a carrying case. You’re sure to be the envy of the neighborhood with that one! Sign up to win – I’d be so happy if one of my readers won!

A friendly reminder, too; tomorrow is the last installment of the video clips from the behind-the-scenes footage of the My December Tour, as posted on her official website. I am sure that it you will not want to miss it!

Until tomorrow, gang! Peace!

Chicago Theatre, autographed Fender guitar, My December Tour

TGIF, gang!

I hope that you all have had a great week, and are ready for the weekend! Was yesterday’s announcement cool or what??? I can’t believe that they are giving away a signed guitar from Kelly! That is just too damn cool for all of us that are huge fans! If you did not get a chance to ready about it, check out yesterday’s post here. I want all of us to sign up, and hope that one of us wins! Too much fun! What a great way to ring in the holidays!

Kelly is stilling singing her way though the states on her My December tour! I hope that you all have had the chance to go and check her out in concert! It is sure to be a great concert! If you have already attended, do tell us all about it! I am sure that all of us would be very interested in hearing how everything happened for the concert! She puts on a great show every time, from what I hear, so I am sure that no one would be disappointed!

Also, keep checking back here for more contest information! There’s some great stuff that is lined up, and is sure to make you all, the fans and readers, quite happy! Keep tuning in – you’re NOT going to want to miss this!

That’s all from my neck of the woods today! I hope that you all have a great weekend! Catch you all
on Monday!

Until then – peace!

My December tour

Happy Friday, gang!

And what a great Friday it is!!!! I just received an e-mail from Kelly’s official website stating that they are giving away one (1) Squier Strat guitar by Fender

as well as a Road Runner carrying case!

< Do you know what the best part about the contest is, gang??? The guitar is signed by Kelly! How much would you LOVE to win a Fender guitar that has been signed by Kelly??!!??? I don’t know about you, but I have already signed up to add my name to the mix in the hopes that I will win it! I can’t imagine that I will, as there will be thousands that will sign up for this surprise, but hey, I have a one in several thousand chances that I WILL win! We’ve always gotta look at the cup as half full, people! LOL

Also stated in the e-mail was that the third video from Kelly’s behind-the-scenes footage is now available! For the last 3 Friday’s, including today, the website is posting the videos for everyone to view! Next Friday, November 2, is the last time that the videos will be published, as there are only 4 installments. So make sure that you swing by the website at www.kellyclarkson.com to check it all out! While you are there, register for that guitar!

Don’t forget to keep checking back HERE for the latest in Kelly concert and breaking news! I will bring you all the latest information on Kelly info as possible!

Squier Strat guitar by Fender, Road Runner, signed by Kelly, behind-the-scenes footage, www.kellyclarkson.com

Happy Thursday, gang!

The weekend is almost here, and I know that you all more than likely have some great plans ready for Saturday and Sunday! Not much is going on in my neck of the woods, aside from me trying to hook YOU all up with some great prizes for contests! What are they? I can’t tell you just yet, because they have not been confirmed, but I can tell you that you will love what’s up for bids!

For those of you that live in Australia and the UK areas, here’s an updated list of Kelly’s appearances! Get your tickets while you can! They are sure to sell out!

March 1 - Challenge Stadium
March 3 - Adelaide Entertainment
March 4 - Rod Laver Arena
March 6 - Sydney Entertainment
March 8 - Newcastle
March 9 - Brisbane Entertainment
March 14 - Manchester Apollo
March 17 - Glasgow Academy
March 20 - Wolverhampton Civic
March 22 - Plymouth Pavilions
March 23 - Bournemouth Int. Centre
March 26 - Hammersmith Apollo
March 29 - Cardiff Arena
March 31 - Brighton Centre

Also, make sure that you are checking into Kelly’s official website over at www.kellyclarkson.com, as I mentioned on the blog yesterday. There are great shots of some behind-the scenes footage that you DON’T want to miss! Also, make sure that you check in here for any late-breaking Kelly news as it occurs! You are not going to want to miss a beat with Kelly info!

Until tomorrow, gang! Have a good one! Peace!

March 1 - Challenge Stadium, March 3 - Adelaide Entertainment, March 4 - Rod Laver Arena, March 6 - Sydney Entertainment, March 8 - Newcastle, March 9 - Brisbane Entertainment, March 14 - Manchester Apollo, March 17 - Glasgow Academy, March 20 - Wolverhampton Civic, March 22 - Plymouth Pavilions, March 23 - Bournemouth Int. Centre, March 26 - Hammersmith Apollo, March 29 - Cardiff Arena, March 31 - Brighton Centre, www.kellyclarkson.com, behind-the scenes footage, late-breaking Kelly news

Happy Wednesday/Hump Day, everyone! I hope that you all have had a great week so far! The weekend will be here before we know it!

I hope everyone has been having a great time at the My December concerts! I know that some of you have attended, and have talked about it over at Kelly’s official website. It seems like everyone has had a much better time than expected, and some of you were lucky enough to win back stage passes (lucky you!)! If you were one of the lucky few, or even if you attended the concert, tell us about it in the comment section!

The other day, I made mention on this blog that there are clips of Kelly available for her behind-the scenes of the My December tour. The clips can be seen over at the same official website, www.kellyclarkson.com, as stated above. I don’t want to ruin it for anyone who has not watched them yet, so if you have not seen them, stop by her website and check them out!

Do you all ever have Kelly songs that run a constant loop through your head? Today, it was “Go” for me.

I LOVE this song…why the heck was it cut from her My December album? Apparently she had over 40 songs written and recorded, and only the ones that made the record were the winning songs. Can you imagine how those songs will come out over the years…”Kelly’s Hidden Songs”…I can just see it all now! LOL

Until next time, gang…have a great one!

Peace!

My December

Hey gang! Happy Saturday!

I hope that your weekend has been going great so far, and that you have been enjoying time with friends and family! For those of you that are frequenters of this blog, I made mention that Kelly has clips that she displays on her website that is exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. If you stop by her website at www.kellyclarkson.com, you’ll see the latest footage was placed there yesterday.

Although I can not place the video on here, I can tell you all that she mentions that she hates going to a concert where they do not play her favorite songs. In the clip that was released yesterday, she mentions that Snce U Been Gonendeed be played, as well as all of her latest material. So, if you a paid member of her fan club, you can get some exclusive behind-the-scenes footage into her tour (this was filmed right before she went on tour), and check out everything as it comes together!

I hope that those of you that have been to the concert so far will had a great time and that you are willing to share your experiences with all of us! Please feel free to leave a comment in the comment section with your story, or you can also leave your e-mail address, and I will contact you for further information. I look forward to hearing what all you guys have to say what you loved about the concert, and how different this concert was from other concerts passed.

Wishing you all a great weekend! Check back here on Monday for more Kelly info!

Until next time, gang! Peace!

Snce U Been Gone

Happy Tuesday, Gang!

I hope that your week has been going off to a great start, and that you are getting some reprieve from heat if you all are in a hot state like I am! I can’t wait until it cools off some! This heat is just too much! LOL

Speaking of hot things (you like me segway there? LOL) have you all been checking out Kelly on her [tag]My December tour[tag] at a concert hall near you? So far, she has played in New York and New Jersey, and if you haven’t bought your concert tickets yet, what the heck are you waiting for? Check out your local Ticketmaster, or check in with your local concert hall where she is playing to see how you can get tickets! Also, if you are a fan club member, make sure that you use your code, which is provided when you sign into the fan club, as well as sign up to see if you can get meet and greets with Kelly! I am sure that she would love to see YOU, so make sure that you are signed up for the opportunity to see her! You never know, you could be standing next to Kelly and gushing to her about how much you love her ( ok, so that might be more my dream than yours, but still, you know you’ll do it!).

If you missed yesterday’s blog about the opening show for Kelly’s tour, you can check it out here! Also, I am still calling out for those of you that may have been to one of her shows to submit me your video or pics so that I can share them with everyone here! I know that we would all love to and hear about how the show went!

Until tomorrow, gang!

Peace

Happy Monday, all!

I hope that you all have had a great weekend, and that your Monday is off to a good start! Did any of you catch the shows at the Beacon Theatre over the weekend? If you did, tell us all about it here! I know that I can speak for everyone when I say that we are all interested and want to hear about your experience with the concert!

For those of you that were at the first concert of this tour, at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center, I am sure that you all had a great time! Here’s a review from the local newspaper, talking about her first concert, as well as some questions that were asked to Kelly about her songs and going on the road.

By Mark Bialczak
Staff writer
The crowd was young Wednesday night at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino Event Center, many five, 10, even 15 years younger than the 25-year-old singer they came to cheer.
And cheer for Kelly Clarkson they did.
The first winner of the now venerable “American Idol” franchise showed she’s come a ways since she won that Fox TV contest in the summer of 2002.

Clarkson sang her growing cache of pop hits with as much enthusiasm as her fans threw back to her on the stage.
From her first energetic song, “One Minute,” her fans were obviously enchanted. Clarkson’s voice, strong and vibrant, matched the expectations built up from her three albums and ever-growing list of TV appearances. “And you love. And you hate,” Clarkson sang on stage. The fans chose love.
From there, the Texas native went to her pop hit “In These Hazel Eyes,” and the love affair was written in stone. Or at least in the couple of signs that fans held up on the floor.
Backed by a solid six-piece, one-singer band that added the proper musical touches but never got in the way of her lyrics, Clarkson delivered her radio hits and more from her debut CD, 2003’s “Thankful,” the monster follow-up from 2005, “Breakaway,” and this year’s controversial “My December.”
She wrote all 12 songs on the latter, and became embroiled in a dust-up with record guru Clive Davis, who thought the body of work too dark.
Clarkson joked a bit about that line of thought, calling her new songs “twisted.”
“Don’t Waste Your Time,” she declared, she wrote about a loser. The first hit from the album, “Never Again,” she wrote about a “real doozie,” she said. “It’s my most bitter song.”

Also from the new one came the very rocking “Hole.” “I like all kinds of styles. Country. Pop. Rock,” she said. “Hole” she wrote because she’s a fan of late, great grunge band Nirvana. Well done.
Even way back when, Clarkson had a touch for the troubled lyric.
She proved it with “Because of You,” written when she was 16 and made a hit now because she sang it with Reba McEntire on the country star’s new duets album. The crowd sang along loud and proud as Clarkson performed it her way: just her stark voice with the keyboard player’s backing.
Clarkson obviously has a lot of favorite songs; she placed at least a half-dozen of them on her list, as well as one from her mom and another from the band.
My favorite: “Chivas,” the you’re-history song she wrote on bar napkins one night and was caught singing in a bar for a YouTube clip. I couldn’t help smile as she sang, oh-so-confessionally: “So much for true love. I’ll take the Chivas instead.”
Mark Bialczak can be reached at mbialczak@syracuse.com or 470-2175. His blog “Listen Up” is at
blog.syracuse.com/listenup/

I gotta admit that I, too, love that Chivas song! I am kinda surprised, though, that she picked that song as her favorite. Perhaps it is her favorite because it is so whimsical and not as serious as her other songs on the My December album. My favorite song on there is Sober, which is already burning the charts and making its way to television shows, such as “Smallville”. Nonetheless, I think that all of her songs on the album are wonderful, and this is truly her best album yet! She keeps growing with every album that she writes, and I think that her next one will amaze us even more (which, by the way, there is speculation that she is releasing ANOTHER album early next year, as Kelly and Clive Davis have worked out some form of agreement). Either way, I am sure that it is going to be a great cd for all of us to listen to and love!

I hope that you all have a great day! Catch you back here tomorrow! And for those of you that are heading to the concert tonight, have fun!!!!!

Until then, gang! Peace!

TGIF, gang!

I don’t know about you, but this week has been one hellofa week! Let’s just say that I am really happy that the weekend is coming up! Does anyone have plans to go to the concert tonight in Atlantic City, NJ at the Borgata Hotel Casino? I hope that you all have fun, and that you have some meet and greet passes so you can see her! Also, this Sunday night, she will be singing in New York City, New York, at the Beacon Theatre for three nights in a row! As a member of her fan club, I have seen that some of you have won meet and greet passes to see her, and I could not be happier for you all!

I was searching through Kelly’s online store for her new tour merchandise, and I must admit that I think this tour has the best shirts yet! I always like buying tour shirts from the concerts that I attend. Come to think of it, I think that tour shirts are really the only thing that I buy. If you attend a concert, do you buy souvenirs? If so, what do you purchase?

I have been searching the net for concert pics that people have released from her first concert night on Wednesday in Verona and to no avail so far! My next plan is to ask if anyone in the fan club would have pictures that they are willing to share on here! I know that you all would love to see them, too!

I hope that you all have a happy and safe weekend! Here’s something to make you smile over the weekend!

Until Monday, all! Peace!

Atlantic City, NJ at the Borgata Hotel Casino, Beacon Theatre

Happy Thursday, Gang!

Tour is well under way, and I hope that those of you that were at the concert last night had a great time!!! Kelly is off today, and shipping out to Atlantic City, where she will perform tomorrow night at the Borgata Hotel and Casino. I hope that you have your tickets to go!

Speaking of concert, I am wondering who all has been to Kelly’s concerts? I think that I may have asked this before, and if I have, forgive me…but if you have been to her concerts before, which one was your favorite, and why? What did you like to so much about that concert that it was better than the rest?

Speaking of concerts, Kelly also performed at the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation’s 12 Annual Grand Slam for Children in Las Vegas ( wow, say THAT five times fast! LOL) last week. I think that is something that I just love about Kelly…that no matter what, even when she is busy, that she makes sure that she donates some of her time to charitable organizations. Although many celebrities donate to charities, I think that she just does it with so much style and grace, and you never hear her flaunting about how she did any of it. THAT, my friends, is not only classy, but what a true celebrity is all about!

Here’s a picture of Kelly from the event last week! She always looks so great!

I hope that you all have a great Thursday! Don’t forget, if you have been to a show, or are heading to a concert, that you make the time to say to tell us how it went!

Until next time, gang! Peace!

Borgata Hotel and Casino, Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation’s 12 Annual Grand Slam for Children in Las Vegas

Happy Wednesday, everyone!

I hope that you all have had a great week so far! Today is only bound to get better, as Kelly kicks off her My December tour tonight, in Verona, NY, as I blogged about here. I hope that you all get the opportunity to go and see her, and possibly meet her with a meet and greet, courtesy of the fan club! I can’t wait to hear all of your stories, too, about how the concert went! Also, make sure that you check with Ticketmaster to see if there are still tickets that are available in your area, in case you have not snatched up any tickets already! It is sure to be an awesome tour!

Are YOU going to any of her concerts? If so, which one? Are you going with friends? By yourself? We wanna know! You can tell us all about it in the comment section below!

Also, don’t forget that the month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Kelly has teamed up with Ford for their Warriors in Pink program, and is their spokesperson. If you check out their MySpace page, it mentions the Warriors in Pink program! You can add them as a friend, and see exclusive footage of Kelly promoting the program…footage that can not be seen anywhere else!

Also, if there are any Tom Green fans out there, check out my OTHER blog here at 451 Press, www.TomGreenWatch.com. It is updated on the same days as this blog, and is sure to bring you some laughs!

I hope that those of you that go to the concert tonight, have an AWESOME time! Rock on!

Until tomorrow, gang! Peace!

My December tour, Verona, NY

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

I hope that you all are recouping well from the Turkey extravaganza (for our Canadian friends), and from any shopping that you may have done with the Columbus Day sales. The work week is back in swing, but at least it will be a short one, this week!

Are you all getting ready for Kelly and her My December tour? She is getting ready to hit the road this week, with her first how is tomorrow! Are you going to the show, as talked about here? How excited are you??!!?? I hope that you all take the time to tell us how your experience went! Of course, if you have any videos or pictures that you want to share from the concert, I am happy to put them here on the blog! I know that all of us are excited for her concert! I am sure that it will receive great reviews!

So yesterday, we talked about paying it forward by doing things such as sharing a smile with a stranger. What have you all done to help pay it forward? Have you volunteered at a local shelter to hand out food? Have you donated blood to your local Red Cross? think that it is great to tell people how we have helped others, as it is often encouragement for others to do the same.

I hope that you all have a great day! I am so excited for those of you that get to see Kelly tomorrow night! I can’t wait to hear all about it!

Until tomorrow gang! Peace!

My December tour, Red Cross