reposted from July 11, 2007
HR-Biloxi
Rhonda, Karen (Rhonda’s sister-in-law) and I got to Biloxi around 5:00 after a 3½ hour trip. We passed through several storms, but had a pretty good trip. When we got to the Beau Rivage, I called Cammy and went to meet her and Doug in the casino. It was wonderful to see them again!!
BTW, the Beau Rivage is beautiful and elegant…….much more so than the HR Hotel and Casino.
We went to the HRC at 7:30 and were told there would be a 2 hour wait for a table,
so we sat at the bar. MiG was already there with his band, setting up the stage! He was wearing a sleeveless shirt. We were all shy, so we just sat there and watched. Kathy and Rog (a couple that Rhonda and I met at HRC-NO) came and met us there. They know MiG from the RSI days because Kathy’s sister was on the production team. They went to talk to MiG and pointed us out, so MiG came over to the bar and gave us those sleeveless hugs! #faint# He spent a while visiting with us before he had to go get dressed……….
They finally called us to our table around 9:30, but it was over on the far side behind a pole!
I’ll let Cammy tell you how she got them to put us a table right down front!!!!! YAY CAMMY!!
His first set started at 10:00 pm and his second set was at 12:00 pm. His band was DORIAN, Steve on drums and Alberto on bass. They were all great! His first song was All Right Now (woohooo Ames…….our song!!) OMG, it was so awesome…..even better than on RSI, except I missed the striped pants! ;)LOL I wrote down each song as he sang it, but Cammy has the list, so I’ll let her post it. I remember that he sang songs from RSI……ARN, KFAR, BILYW, DOD, PIB, LOLA!; originals……Nothing You Do, One Big Sky, She Loved, One Sunset at a Time..and others; and Come Together was his finale! AWESOME!! He talked to the audience between songs, especially about the rebirth of Biloxi after Katrina. He said Mississippi was the hardest word he ever had to spell and wanted to know where Mr. Sippi was! Lol #rofl1# He jumped off the stage and onto the empty chairs in front! He spent a lot of time standing/dancing, but played the keyboard, too. The crowd loved him and the girls at the table next to ours were almost hysterical! He sold CD’s after each set and had a line waiting. He sold more CD’s than we would have because everyone wanted to talk to him, of course. We handed out postcards and got email lists filled out. Kathy and Rog were a big help. Rog went to every table in the place!
I left my camera in the room and didn’t remember it until we were on the way to HRC.
Cammy and Rhonda had their cameras and promised me pictures, so I didn’t go back and get mine. Unfortunately, none of us had video cameras…sorry!
During the first set, the place was PACKED! Sons of William played between MiG’s sets. They were good, but we wanted MiG! About half of the crowd was gone by midnight….probably off to the casino!...but he was still rocking out and making the crowd love him.
After the 2nd set, MiG and the band had to go to a meeting and he said he would meet us in the casino bar. When he got there, we found out that they had been invited to a bigwig party with Kid Rock and others, but he came downstairs to be with us! He is the sweetest guy!! We stayed there and talked and laughed until 3:30! I thought I was inured to his charm after two previous meetings, but I am captivated all over again!!
Rhonda and I have seen him in Houston and New Orleans. In Houston he sang the National Anthem and 2 INXS songs. In NO he sang about 5 songs. This concert and the time we got to spend with MiG was beyond our wildest dreams! Who’da thunk that our best concert would be in our own state of Mississippi! Woohooooo!!!!!!
I’m sure that I will think of other tidbits to add later. I can’t wait to see Cammy’s pictures!! I saw them on the camera and they are AWESOME!!
I can’t express in words how much fun I had! It was wonderful to see Cammy and Doug again……..we are going to have to make this a regular thing, next time with the kids! Kathy and Rog, we had so much fun!! You live so close……we have to get together again soon! Y’all are GREAT!! Rhonda, my traveling bud, this was our best trip yet!!! Tell Karen it was great hanging out with her!! I hope MiG will come back to the HR-Biloxi again soon!
Thanks to MiG and all my Biloxi buddies for making this a trip I'll always remember!!
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