Glasgow on a beautiful Wednesday night

Hello from the plane between Glasgow and London! (Well technically I am posting this from our hotel room in London, but picture me at the window on row 22 of an EasyJet plane for the full experience.) I did write this on the plane though because I didn't know what else to do, and it was another excuse to talk about the show. And the band. And Jon. And our spot last night.

Like I said in my last blog, we had the best numbers we've ever had for Diamond Circle and the day at the venue went by like all others. A bit colder maybe, but at least it was dry. Ticket pick-up was hilarious this time because we finally got the "E" wristband we were hoping for. Now our wristbands spell the word "loser" which makes you wonder if Backstage did that on purpose... but trust me, we don't need another reminder of that... ;-) We went in a little before 16:00 and got the most perfect spot ever. In between Jon and Phil, right where we wanted to be. While the two support acts were playing (bad support acts once again, why can't we have the Breakers back? They were so much fun two years ago) I read magazines and talked to my new favourite security guy, Kevin. A guy from America who moved to Scotland and he was very fascinated by our tour and our dedication. He literally told all his colleagues and kept asking questions, so sweet!

For the first time during our tour Bon Jovi hit the stage twenty minutes late and I have to admit that it was very intimidating to see Jon from so close again when they finally turned up. It obviously wasn't the first time, yet it keeps happening. It's just surreal, I don't know... it's weird. But good. Very good. ;-)

The show itself didn't have any surprises, except for Superman Tonight but I don't know if that even counts as a surprise or a special song. For me it definitely was though, last night anyway because Jon and I had a little moment during that song. And trust me, I know what that sounds like but I wouldn't have said it if I wasn't a hundred percent sure. He sung a few lines at me and I sang along, and then he smiled and I somehow managed to smile back at him, even though I was literally dying.

The really weird thing about this show was that it could have had a very good set because the whole band was in a very good mood and the crowd was great as well. I think. Because honestly I haven
t seen too much of it, Jon looked genuinely pleased though, and that says something. The audibles on the setlist were amazing, but I guess we'll never know what made them stick to the original 21 songs. Oh well... At least I got a copy of the setlist after the show, and it will forever remind me of what could have been...

No, the reason I really do still feel happy about this show is probably named Jon. I won't be too detailed about it because you all know what he can be like (and if not, you are seriously missing out!) But with a set like this I am allowed to talk about "the other things" so I'd just like to thank him for being the front man that he is. I have nothing but respect for what he managed to do this tour.

Bút that sounds like I am thanking people already and I am still in denial about the fact that we are fastly approaching the last show now, so this has to wait until i'm depressed, without Bon Jovi and lifeless again. ;-)

Oh by the way: yesterday when Jon was doing his thank you speech before Wanted he reassured everyone of the fact that the band isn't going anywhere anytime soon and I also just read that tonight at the Fanclub Trip Q&A Jon said to the fans there that "we managed to get through this together" and I think that just describes it perfectly. For all of us. Yes it has been different, but we did it. And it was great, BUT here I go again... Let's end this post right here.

See you all in London for one more time, one more night with the best band in the world, even though for me this tour will never really end.

Bye bye bye bye