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* Let's talk about Jason Mraz.

The twins and I went to the Jason Mraz concert last Sunday. October 30, 2011.

(I owe my ticket to Sarah, and yes, baon na ako sa utang T_T. Anyway, that's beside the point.)

Of course, before we watched the concert we had to eat. At Gateway, there were a number of people who were wearing fedora hats. And all I can think of was, "good Lord! these people!" (In case, you don't know, Jason Mraz wears fedora hats lately.) And here I was thinking, "I am pretty sure Jason Mraz would be wearing less flashy and ma-porma than these people. I mean he's living and looking like a hobo, a hippie and all."

                                    *bear marley. :))

We went inside the coliseum with only fifteen minutes till eight. We were in the patron section and all the english-speaking-fedora-wearing-idiots were there. I am sorry but seriously?! o.O. But that's enough of my hate. :))

I was half expecting an opening act, but I was thinking that probably, there's no opening act because Jason Mraz is different. And yup, just a few minutes after eight there he was with Toca Rivera, without any frills or introductions they started playing. Jason Mraz was wearing a bandana (take that fedora idiots! Oops! Promise this is the last of the hate side comments >:)) ) And he was wearing a black shirt with a PEACE written on it in white. And well you see I got the memo, I was wearing my "another shirt with a peace sign". :D

I couldn't say I am really a big fan. But my sisters are. And what I know of his songs, I love. Especially because of the word plays. :D. And there is a certain appeal in the fact that he is living the life. He travels the world and gets paid doing what he loves best.

One could tell he is not in it for the money, because the patron tickets don't cost much it is a little less than 4k. That's already patron seats. Unlike some performers, the tickets for his concerts are affordable. If I remember correctly, sometimes he just performs in public without any payment.

At the concert, when he started singing that's when I truly appreciated his voice. Seriously, it is not so hard to imagine being sang with his songs and with his voice. He has such nice voice and the words in his songs are great. Because, I barely know half the songs he sang, I sat there internalizing every word and enjoying the moment.

But the real magic weren't in those serene moments. It was when the crowd stands up, dances, screams and sings to the songs. And yes, I danced, screamed and sang out loud that night. :D He was so moving. He said he believes that how a person does one thing, that's how a person does everything. He said it was up to us if we spend our life dancing with our hands on our sides or follow his simple steps and let go. :D

He have this certain charm that makes you want to loosen up, let go and take life as it is. That night, I danced as if no one's watching, (because really? everybody was busy dancing themselves) sang at the top of my voice as if no one's listening (because seriously? there's jason mraz and everyone's also singing at the top of their lungs) and screamed as if there's no tomorrow (because there were a lot who screamed louder and higher than I did).

My sister Sarah, had this cute moment when Jason Mraz sang "you and I both", she went to me and she hugged me and smilingly she said "He is singing IT!". And yes she is the biggest fan of Jason Mraz among us. :D The crowd sounded really good singing "you and i both". I mean really, they know all the rifts, sways and curves of the song and they know  it all to the T. :D. It was amazing!

And the bigger magic happened when the show ended. Lights off, no performer on stage, people just screaming randomly and out of nowhere people started chanting "WE WANT MORE!" and the whole coliseum was one. And I was thinking, "I am a fool not to go with it and yes, I personally want more". It took really a while, the crew were already fixing the stage but people where persistent. I had half a mind that he might not show up anymore. But then people started screaming again and there they were.

That's when another level of magic happened. He talked some about a cause he supports and he sang a few unknown songs and then he sang "the remedy" and another song I couldn't remember the title by some other artist. Then he sang something impromptu and he sang when he asked the audience "where do i go from here?" and people randomly screamed "Boracay!", "Sagada!", "Alabang!", "I'm Yours!", etc. Then he broke to "I'm Yours" and everybody sang. And he did this saxophone sound and sang with an "opera" voice and then continued singing "I'm Yours" with the crowd. Then he thanked us and he said "See you in 2012". Then bowed out of the stage.

It was the best concert I've been to. Simply THE BEST. The most Amazing. (and here I am worrying that the twins might not enjoy there first ever concert (official big concert). Pfft!)

And I know I'll listen to all of Jason Mraz' wordplay. :D