Tour for the Troops

Since we have been here in Turkey, there really has not been that much in the way of entertainment on base here. Before we got here they had Kid Rock and rumor has it they spent all the funds on him, so nothing could be done the rest of the year! Ha.
Anyhow, in October, word got out that Daughtry was coming to town. Sometimes it's best to not get your hopes up about something like this because you never know if it will happen or not. But deep down inside I was totally excited! I'm not the groupie, overwhelming fan but I definitely like his stuff; and he's not bad to look at!
Well, needless to say, last night was the night Daughtry came to town!! The AF Reserve Band, Daughtry and Gabriel Iglesias put on an awesome evening of entertainment for us. We had a blast! And by "We" I may mean my girlfriends and I more than my husband and I. He was excited about the comedy, but not as excited about Daughtry. lol

So, let's begin the night...one of my friends and I walked to where the concert was located. The concert was starting at 7, but "doors" were opening at 6. We got there about 545ish..saw a line of people and asked what it was for. (There was no information about meet and greets before hand). Ends up, the line was for people wanting to have their picture taken with Daughtry. Uh well, YEAH, we want that! We got our tickets and stood in line. Have I mentioned how cold it gets at night here?!! Okay, well let's be serious...it was cool enough that I only needed a sweatshirt and not a coat, but still! The difference between the daytime and nighttime temps is DRASTIC! *I digress.* So, we stand in line, freezing. At this time it was just the one friend of mine (her hubby) and me waiting. We had other friends coming so we kept a lookout for them and J-Twice. Fortunate for them, they got the LAST ticket for the photo op. (Lucky for her, bc she LOVES Daughtry!)

We finally get inside to where the photos are taken, shake the band's hands and snug in close next to Chris. hahaha (true story) I am still waiting on those pictures to be released and honestly, I'm not being very patient!

After that, The Air Force Reserve Band did a few songs, and then Gabriel Iglesias was introduced. "Fluffy Guy" is HILARIOUS!!!! There were a few kids in the audience, most especially in the front row, so he had to keep it clean. Luckily they announced that he would be doing an "after show" at the Club. J-Twice was mostly looking forward to that!

Once he was done, it was time to rock out with Daughtry! I stayed up front with my friends and J-Twice escaped to the back where his friends were. I was up front admiring, I mean photographing, for the first few songs and then escaped the madness to where J-Twice was. Which actually wasn't a bad spot, but it was freezing because it wasn't as crowded as up front. Either way, I enjoyed the show and thought it was great entertainment for the evening! I'll post a few pictures, but they're all on my Facebook so you can see them there!

After the show was over, we all stuck around for a bit and realised we had tickets to get our pictures taken with Gabriel, so we stood in a very short line for that and then noticed the band was out doing autographs and pictures. Umm...hellloooo...of course we were "groupies" and got everyone's autographs!!! Chris and his band were all so friendly! It was awesome. (Minus Chris' bodyguard, he looked rather un-friendly!) LOL

Okay, now it was time to head to the Club for the "Unclean" Comedy Show. J-Twice was all excited about this, only downfall was....they ran out of seats.  WHAT?! REALLY?!!?!? You can't let five more people in!?! AHHHHHH...... We begged everyone that walked by to PLEASE let us in...and we failed every time. We offered to fulfill the request for Grey Goose, we offered to fulfill the request for a lighter, ANYTHING...and we got turned down. Every. Time. :( You could see it all over J-Twice's face that he was highly upset. (Because he would have preferred to been there earlier and not waiting to get autographs and photos!) What's a girl to do?! Well.....THIS girl had a lucky streak! There was a gentlemen working "security" for the evening and I had previously met him a time or two before. I see him around base and the surrounding areas every once and a while. He looked at me and say "HEY!" I politely said, can you get us in,PLEASE!? To which he replied, yeah-go in! In which I had to tell him they wouldn't let us because we didn't have wrist bands! At that time, he took my hand and led me in the overflowing room and I hollered "Let's Go!" to everyone that was with me. And just like that, I was the rockstar of the evening. Granted, we had to stand the whole time, but it was so worth it! Gabriel and his crew are HILARIOUS! MANY thanks to George for getting us in! :)

And that, there, my friends...is the story of the year!  hahaha No, really, we had a great time and I'm so very thankful for Daughtry and Gabriel Iglesias and the Air Force Reserves to put on a show and travel to different countries,to include down range, to perform for the troops that are so far from home. Thank you!