Tickets for the show cost $10 and included a concert, a meet and greet (with autographs for the first 200 fans) and free snacks. The meet and greet and snacks were after the first show, at 3:30 p.m., and before the second show at 7:30 p.m.. Fireworks followed the 7:30 p.m. show. Flash photograph and video were not allowed at the event.
Giraud is known by some as a "piano man" and played piano throughout the entire performance, only switching to a keyboard for a few songs. The piano was also the only instrument used, aside from Giraud's vocals.
The vocals, which earned him a spot in the top five on "American Idol," have been compared to that of Justin Timberlake. Giraud's style also plays a role in the comparison to Timberlake.
Giraud opened the show with a short story about his time spent in Tennessee writing songs with country music star Keith Urban's songwriter. He performed some songs that he sang on "American Idol" as well as some of his favorites and many of his own songs. The 3:30 p.m. audience, which included many of Giraud's family members, were the first people to hear the songs he had recently written. His own songs gained applause from the audience and even a standing ovation at one point. He also answered audience questions in the middle of the performance.
After the show, which included a two-song encore, fans ran out of the hall where the show was taking place and into a line to get a chance to meet Giraud. After 30 minutes, the line quickly moved through a room where Giraud was sitting to sign autographs. The people lucky enough to get autographs got to talk with Giraud for a few seconds before being quickly moved through the line so other people got a chance. There were no posed photos allowed at the meet and greet so the process could go quickly.
The whole event seemed to go much smoother than the last time Giraud returned home following his elimination from "American Idol," but the norm of teenage girls screaming his name and holding signs for him was still present.
"Rad and Bad Reality" believes it is important to write first-person accounts of things that happen to reality TV stars, even after they are no longer on a reality TV show. It can be very interesting to see what a reality TV star is doing since the show they were on ended, especially on a show like "American Idol" because it is a competition. Because Giraud did not win, and the show aired almost a year ago, it was even more impressive to see that he still has so many fans. A blog post like this reflects the cultural news value of audience because without the audience at the show, this would not have been possible. The fans are the ones making this story newsworthy, and therefore the audience is a very important part of the story.
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I liked this post. Most of your stuff has a national spin. I liked the local flavor
ReplyDeleteThank you. :) It's incredibly hard to do a post about reality TV and localize it, since reality television usually takes place in other states, and usually not in Flint. This was the only thing that happened locally that I could tie in, so I jumped at the chance! :)
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