Michael Johns in Manila!

Lets talk about food for the ears!

My adventures are not only about food. Last month, Michael Johns (from Season 7 of American Idol) came to Manila and of course me and my girls made sure we wouldn't miss this for the world. He had several appearances at the different Ayala Malls and lucky for everyone, it was free! The Ayala Malls have been bringing in contestants from American Idol to have free mini concerts at their Malls. We have seen our other favorite Elliot Yamin in concert but missed Taylor Hicks.

I am a big fan of American Idol ! I really thought Michael Johns would make it to the top 3 at the very least. He only made it to the top 8. I was quite disappointed. Then we thought David Archuleta would make it as the American Idol winner. Again we were disappointed. Nevertheless, this show is still my favorite. Am so amazed with how they can make superstars out of ordinary people in less than a year. American Idol also makes dreams come true for undiscovered talents and the audience is hooked on the experience of seeing them rise to fame ! I also enjoy the song themes they have every week and although the contestants are not all perfect, their music is always food for my ears.

Anyone could watch the Michael Johns concert since they had it in the center of the mall where shows are usually held. The adventure would be how to get into the area with seats. Thank goodness we were able to get reservations thru an organizer. We came like an hour before the show and had to squeezed thru the already big crowd. There were no tickets for the show and we got in the sitting area by dropping the name of the organizer who is our friend . The area with seats were divided into 3. Unfortunately, our reservations area entitled us to just watch the show but it was not bad at all since we were about 6 rows from the stage. Those seated in the 'VIP' area were entitled to the "meet & greet" after the show! Those in the back area were able to get seats by buying groceries (at the mall supermarket) worth about PHP 2,000 ( about USD 40) just to get 1 seat! I really think Ayala Mall keeps inviting the American Idol contestants and can afford to give free shows because they do make lots of money from all the Idol fans trying to get in the mall.

Here are some of his photos from the show :


















Michael sang his popular Idol songs aside from other hits: Purple Rain, Don't You ( Forget About Him), We Will Rock You, We are the Champions, Bohemian Rhapsody, etc. He didn't sing my favorite though : Light My Fire. I wanted to add a video clip here but am having problems doing so.

In the end, we were able to get some extra VIP IDs from friends in the audience and do a meet & greet onstage with Michael himself. All I can say is that he is super friendly and humble. Stardom hasn't changed him at all!

Hope to see you back in Manila Michael Johns and if you don't mind please take David Archuleta along with you next time!