Hi all,

Just posted my review ( http://lenslinger.blogspot.com/2007/03/rem...of-hipness.html ) of the free Greensboro concert. Actually the article's more about my view than a straight up review - but it's worth a read. By the way I'm the one who interviewed the director (Clinch somebody) , I don't believe he was talking about a second documentary - but documentary style footage for the HOME video. Also, my post points to the FOX 8 website, where you'll find our interview with Chris before he ever auditioned for Idol. Good stuff. Thanks for reading.

By the way, I thought Chris rocked the house the other night. Never seen him so pumped. Who wuldn't be though, eh?

Cannot wait to see the video. They had ALOT of film cameras going...

Lenslinger!!! Good to see you! Everybody show this guy the love and visit his link above...he always has the BEST blogs and pictures of DAUGHTRY! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

Thanks for doing such great work, and for visiting us! We will make your site meter climb!

~deanna g.

AWESOME!!!!!! I LOVED IT...OMG!!!!! Thanks so much fro sharing your experience with us!

Just posted my comment on your site. Loved the realism that was shown with your words with subtle humour.
And of course the subject is the best.

Thank you so much for coming here and posting your blog. I really felt like I was there. Love your way with words. Lots of fun to read.

Awesome article!! You are so right this is just the beginning and how great that you have been along for the ride so to speak! Thank you so much for stopping here at Mr. D to share this with us!

Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Thanks all,

I'm afraid I didn't get ANY good stills of Chris to busy tracking him through my station's fancycam. Though a free outdoor concert, the show was managed by the local coliseum - which enforced their usual policy of limited access. In fact the usual pit area was reserved this time for Chris' 'family and friends'. Mayhaps, but there were ladies upfront who were definitely models. Methinks they the video's producers 'stocked the tank' with some pretty people for Chris to sing to. (Think Springsteen pulling up a very planted Courtney Cox onstage to dance and wiggle in the 'Dancing in the Dark' video.) No big whoop.
Normally we local affiliates get ushered in and out for thr first two songs only. I did just that; that video is here http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/...mp;pageId=1.1.1
With twenty thousand hopped-up fans surrounding me, I could have shot the whole show, but I had to rush back to the live truck on the ridge to feed the footage to my station - who would air it just twenty minutes later. Too much information? Sorry.

Like I mentioned in my article, Chris didn't do any interviews before or after the show. That's cool - though my station suits would have done naked backflips for fresh sound with the hometown hero. The closest I got to him this time was a couple dozen yards away at the sound check. I don't think he saw me but Deanna did and started waving and blowing raspberries. I still wanna barbecue with that woman. Would love to know what she thought of the video they showed on the big-screen just before Chris took the stage. Pulling footage of Chris' pre-audition interview and subsequent rise, I had a helluva lot of fun editing it. To bad they only wanted it to be two minutes long. Anyhoo, check it out and tell me what you think http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/...mp;pageId=1.1.1

For me the highlight was watching the last half of the show from above the stage. (The local TV live trucks were parked on a ridge behind and to the left of the stage). I had a great 'aquarium side' view of the stage and when the giant ballon towers weren't billowing in the way, had a great view of Chris and the crowd. My station dipped in and out of my live footage through our ten o clock newscast, but couldn't stay with it to olong - lest we run afoul of complicated rights and clearance issues. Chris himself was animated as hell at the show - waving to friends he recognized, prowling the stage and hitting some high notes that harkened me back to my days of early nineties metal. He did Elton John's Rocketman and a Pearl Jam tune I cannot recall. 'Home' of course was performed three times so the halfg dozen film cameras swirling around him could get the appropriate shots. Throw in top-notch concert lighting and you have one hell of a pallet to paint a live performance video clip masterpiece. One note: The stage was set up backed up to a train trestle. Early in the show (and all damn day) trains rumbled past. I saw some filmgeek hippies shooting the trains extensively. Look for them in 'Home'. Technically, I was very impressed with the set-up and am so stoked that Greensboro will be featured in the finished product.

If any of you are still reading this, you must be soem kind of Daughtry completist. Very well, check out http://www.greensboro101.com Check out the local blog posts on the right hand colum. There you'll find local bloggers' accounts of the show but be warned! There's a strong anti-Daughtry crowd around these parts as well, mostly on-line where local web geeks go out of their way to deride anything as low-brow mainstream as an American Idol flunkie singing lukewarm arena rock. Their sentiment - not mine. Don't let it bother ya, though. They probably tivo Idol but would never admit it.

All for now. More as I remember it...

Can't thank you enough for posting your Daughtry link here on mrd. What a well written and insightful article!!!! Dropped off a little comment for you and as you will see, Daughtry fans are extremely loyal and you have made friends here.

Wow!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

GREAT review, thanks for posting! Wish I could have been there!

lol, you are awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your reviews and some details of the show! Glad to see ya here!

Thanks for your posts. We love all things DAUGHTRY here.

Thank you for your articles of DAUGHTRY. YOU are the BEST!!!!!

I have been a Lenslinger fan from his first post about Chris. Great writing - thanks for the posting the article for us to enjoy and for the links to the videos. Also thanks for defending Daughtry on the blog. Gee - if they don't like Daughtry - they don't have to listen to the music. Why put down a local boy who is trying to capitalize on a chance of a lifetime?