bm_shipper | I'm back from Berlin ;-)

Heya :-)

I’m back from Germany/Berlin since about 5 hours… and I slept for about 4 hours of it ;-) Yeah, silly me, but didn’t get much sleep over the last 2 nights, so this was VERY neccessary… even if I have to sleep early tonight too, because I have a hard week next week… I will work for 47 hours… even if I „should“ work 30… So 17 hours „overtime“… but well… at least I hope, I can get the day off on 1st August to „see“ Benny Kieckhäben ;-) But that’s another story… so I’m back home, safe and more or less healthy :-)

But let’s start with the Fady-Report ;-)

Like I already wrote: I left home around half past 8 p.m. in the evening on Friday… got to train station by car, and from there to Vienna by train… Met up with Sabrina from Fady-Forum in Vienna and we got on our train to Berlin which would leave at 10.12 p.m. Which it did ;-) We had this cabin for 6 people and were 5 people first, but sometime during the night this one men left, and we had more space for us… but we both didn’t get THIS much sleep at all… slept from time to time, but was awake very often… I think, the other 2 girls in our cabin had the same problem ;-) But well… isn’t it always like this with “train rides”? :-)

We arrived Berlin around 9 a.m. and went to Judith first by street-car, afterwards by taxi, to get rid of the stuff we wouldn’t need… we talked a lot and it was just fun… :-) Was wonderful to see her again… :-) Even we met a lot over the last months, but it’s always a pleasure to meet her (same with Sabrina, by the way :p)

We left Judith’s flat around 11.30 (I think!) to get to “Tempodrom” Berlin, where Fady would have his concert… arrived there around 12 and there already were around 30 people waiting O___O The entrance would be at 5 p.m. so I thought, it was very early… Judith was again responsible for vidding (making a concert video), so she had to be there earlier…

Sabrina and me decided that we don’t want to “join the row” and run around to search for a restaurant… found a nice little pizzeria and ate something, before we get back to “Tempodrom” around 2… more people already “joined the row”, but we didn’t… we decided, we would go in last, because Judith already told us, that the seats are good, no matter where we sit… so we didn’t want to have all this stress and stand for another 3 hours in a row… we sat down on the steps beside the entrance and watched the people… more and more coming the later it got :-)

Denis (Fady’s husband or whatsoever :P) ran around outside too… when he first saw us, Sabrina and me, he waved and said “hallo”, while passing us, and when he came back the same way (closer than before, just about 2 meters away), I was the one saying “hallo” again, and he smiled and said back “Hallo” again *lol* Now I’m in love :P I mean, how could such a friendly, nice guy ever do something bad? :P *puts on her pink glasses again*

(Sabrina and Judith both think, the sun made my brain melt, because since this moment I’m talking (or was) about Denis nearly “non-stop”… like what I wanna do with him later and so on :P – I think it were the pink glasses which made me see everything pink, even Denis :P Like I said, I’m in love! :D)

They started with letting the people in in time, so when it started, we got up… we weren’t the last anyways, because there were people, deciding to do the same (as it looks like – go in at last :D) so yes…

It was really uncomplicated and when we were in, we found a place in the last row, on the right side of the stage… but they were very “high”, like a circus area, so we had a good view to the stage anyways :-) Just not from the front – from the side… but that was totally okay for me…

Concert started about 10 minutes late, and first Fady’s band (yes, he has a band by now :P YEAH! Grooveunit Berlin!) entered the stage and then Fady came… with this tight black jeans and very wide opened black shirt :P

They started with a song, Fady NEVER performed live – OPENING NIGHT – which was PRETTY good… I was so surprised, but it was just great and it made me happy to hear this song live… but the 2^nd song was even better… at least for me, because he sang GOOD THING! God, how I love this song… and I prayed to hear this live just once… he changed something in it, high notes he sang deep or the other way round, but it was PRETTY good…

What really sucked was the light… most of the time, Fady was “red” or “blue”, and that wasn’t good for taking pictures :( So I didn’t take THIS much pictures… but I made 13 videos, because with the videos, it REALLY worked good, and the light wasn’t THIS sucky… really, I have NO idea, why it worked for videos, but not for pictures… :-) Doesn’t matter at all, because I’m glad that I made some videos… lord, this man can move… I’m still stunned and speechless about what he did during some songs O__O It just left me breathless and I had to stare at him non-stop, forgetting I was filming *lol*

This was the first time he performed with his band and it was GREAT :-) Of course it wasn’t like “we know each other for years and we are a great team”, because they just got to know each other… or are still getting to know each other, but it was REALLY great, even if Fady was PRETTY nervous the whole time… and told this too… by the way: He talked English the whole time during the concert, because he says himself he’s more comfortable with this language, especially when he’s nervous :-) No problem for me, because it’s not that I don’t speak English or something like that, right? ;-)

He sang so many different songs… even some I didn’t know… and he showed SO MANY different faces of himself… Pop, Rock, Funk… it was just good!

What was NOT good: around 1 hour he suddenly said “Now, that’s our last song”… and I just thought “WTF???” and after singing this song (it was KISS I think), he REALLY left stage with his band… well… of course audience wanted a conclusion… and he of course came back…

First “Just” Pivo, his guitarist came back… he prepared 2 chairs (like Thomas always does when they doing the “acoustic thing”, he always sits there with Sebastian!) and then Fady came back, started talking about the “King of Pop”… and then he did, what I SO wanted him: HE SANG A MICHAEL JACKSON SONG!!! He sang BILLIE JEAN… but definitely not like Michael did it… he made it an acoustic version, very slow, very “thoughtful”… I filmed this completely… and well… first I really didn’t like it very much, but the more I listened to it (by now!) the more I like it ;-)

After this song, his band entered the stage again and they sang 2 more songs – I WILL SURVIVE and BLESSED… I have to tell you: when they sang BLESSED (for the 2^nd time!), a girl with a Flute entered the stage and played with him, also for the 2^nd time… they also did when Fady first sang BLESSED and it was just great… sounded very different but just good ;-)

Well… after this 3 songs conclusion they left the stage for good, after a few good-bye words :-( What a pitty… I could have listened to this much longer… and to be honest… for THIS price we paid (55 Euros!) it was REALLY a small program… Okay… we were told before he will sing 90 minutes… but most of us thought WITHOUT conclusion… it were 90 minutes including the conclusion after all…

Well… then there was this “aftershow party” planned, but it was more a “aftershow hangover” than something else… people sat around in groups talking… not much action… the Fanclub Magazine was ready to take from this desk, which Sabrina and me did, and then we just sat down talking…

After a while Judith came to tell us, she will need another 30 minutes, and then we can go… which was totally okay… so Sabrina and me waited…

Then Denis came again… talking with some fans and so on and I took Sabrina’s arm and just took her with me… Denis posed for pictures and he was smiling the whole time… I would say he was in a VERY good mood, and again I was asking myself, who this person is O__O Really, he was SO “evil” over the last weeks and months, that I hardly can believe it’s the same guy standing there, about 1 meter away smiling and “having fun”… well… I took pictures of him too… I wanted a picture TOGETHER WITH HIM (I think, Judith would have smacked me only for the thought of it :P) but he vanished too suddenly… for good too… I heard he was “going home” soon afterwards… Or better to say to their hotel together with Fady…

Fadys band was there too, posing for pictures or writing autographs, for the people who wanted… they were there at least an hour… I can’t say exactly, but when we left the “Tempodrom” they were still there talking to fans… well… I have to admit: we weren’t really interested in them ;-) I think, they are okay and so on… but well… No Sebastian ;-) and I didn’t want autographs anyways… not from people I don’t really know and don’t wanna know either :P

We went to Judith’s flat via streetcar and bus and there we watched a few of her videos from the concert… god, it was great and I’m sure this will become a great video, when it’s really ready :-) The cut and so on!

We went to bed around 1 and had to get up at 4.30 *loooooooooooool* Yeah… not so much sleep for us, but I know Sabrina slept more than me… because I kinda couldn’t sleep… dunno why… but we had to get up this early because our flight (we flew back!) was at 7.25!

We went to airport by underground and bus and were there around 6! We ate breakfast after check-in and the train started in time, everything went well :-)

On Vienna airport we decided to take the “City Shuttle” (another bus!) to the train station… I had to get out the bus at “Südbahnhof” and so I said good-bye to Sabria, because she had to go to “Westbahnhof” to get home…

Well… and like I already wrote: First thing I did at home was sleeping ;-) And I needed that… I’m still tired, but I will go to sleep early, because I want to watch THE MENTALIST later ;-) and tomorrow I have to go to work again :-) Kinda missed it…

To end this: It was a good concert, but I’m DEFINITELY glad I didn’t buy a ticket for today too (same program and so on!) because it was definitely TOO small program for THIS expensive price… and I’m not the only one who thinks like this… The 1^st two Fanclub Concerts were cheaper and Fady sang for at least 2 hours, last time it were nearly 3, and afterwards there was a signing lesson and so on… so this time it was really “weak”… the concert itself was REALLY good, I wouldn’t say anything else, but it was just too less “fanservice”… and I’m not talking about a “signing lesson”… even the “aftershow party” wasn’t a party, like I wrote… So yes… I would have been “disappointed”, or let me say, kinda pissed, if I would have bought a ticket for today too ;-) Because I’m definitely NOT willing to pay this much for another Fanclub concert THIS “small” ;-) And that’s nothing against Fady… it’s just my opinion!

But to repeat that: It was a wonderful concert ;-)

There were "Posters" of Fady hanging outside the building... and the 2nd picture is the row of people... 3rd is "my beloved" Denis ;-)

The stage without the band on it, and the "audience" ;-)

The band entering the stage...

...and Fady finally joining in ;-)

I forgot to tell you, that VOLKER NEUMÜLLER, Fadys "manager" was there too... but he left even before the conclusion... and I have NO idea why he was there... he wasn't even "mentioned"... and I thought, if they REALLY invited him, they should at least have mentioned him O__O Dunno...

The "first good bye" - on the 2nd picture, that's Pivo, Fadys guitarist, and on the 3rd Fady Again ;-)

Have I already mentioned that Fady REALLY can move? O__O god, whenever he danced around I just stared at him thinking "OMG, that can'T be" *lol*

The final good-bye from the band and the girl with the flute :-)

The stage after everything was over :-)

My beloved Denis ;-) *hearts* :P

That was Fadys song-list... I didn't even know all of the songs O__O especially not "Freedom" and "Free your mind"... no idea who normally sings it *lol*

Current Mood: exhausted
Current Location: At home, in my room