Bryan Adams concert

Bryan Adams has this gravel voice that's really quire distinctive. Ideal for rock songs or in a Ballard with an acoustic guitar it just works !

He has a career and 16 albums - you could tell as he worked his way through a 2.5 hour concert. So many raunchy rock songs and then tender Ballards.

To me it is clear that so much of his material has 'cliche' verses that with the wrong artist just would sound corny. For Bryan they all work and he sung his repertoire with all of the audience in close company.

It wasn't Karoke, but you could easily think that what's going on. The audience knew all the words and Bryan knew that they knew. He then allowed for his own timing of passages so that we both could contribute to the song.

Bryan had video cameras going in 'black and white' and showing his own view of the audience. It was the first time that I had seen this and it was effective.

Famous people I've seen in person

I've always been a person who is really naturally good at facial recognition. During my travels I'm been fortunate enough to see a few celebrities that are 'incognito' that I recognise and usually within a few minutes others will also been taking a second look. 

Recently I was in the security line and recognised a volunteer at his holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings.  That person I last saw 40 years earlier in my early teens.  That person walked past me and I immediately remarked that I know that face and her name is Lee Berryman. At that point I walked back to say hello and she had no idea who I was, actually she was staggered that I remembered her. 

From memory here is my list; most of these celebrities is usually at Airports or Business / First Class Lounges. Do doubt, some of these are A- listers and others just on a list.

- Will Smith (Actor)
- Danny Glover (Actor)
- Helen Hunt (Actress)
- Bob Hoskins (Actor)

- Kristie Lu Stout (CNN)
- John Laws (Journalist)

- Babyface (R&B Singer)
- Karen Mock (Canto Pop Singer)

- Tony Abbott (Australian Government Politician)
- Andrew Peacock (Australian Government Politician)
- Rod McGeoch (Sydney Olympics)

- Kobe Bryant (NBA)
- Paul Pierce (NBA)
- Swimming)
- Pat Rafter (Tennis)
- Tony Mundine (Boxing)
- Jeff Fenech (Boxing)
- Andrew Gaze (Basketball)
- Christian Cullen (All Black)
- Sean Fitzpatrick (All Black)
- Peter Fitzpatrick (Wallaby and Journalist)
- Quade Cooper (Wallaby)
- Michael Hooper (Wallaby)
- Kane Douglas (Wallaby)
- John Ribot (Australian RL and past owner Melbourne Storm)