Just got home from seeing Janet Jackson Up Close and Personal at the Fox Theater in Detroit. I'm tired as hell because a Janet Jackson concert is a WORK OUT, for real!!!! Girlfriend threw down!!! I really enjoyed myself!!!

There was one guy so in love I just had to laugh. I was sitting on a bench around the corner from the Fox waiting for my hubby to get the car and this young man walked past me with Janet's tour book held closely to his heart and a picture he'd bought from a street vendor pressed to his lips and he was just wandering about in a complete fog. His buddy had to grab him to keep from just walking into traffic. That tickled the shit out of me. Go 'head Miss Jackson! You still got it, Girl! LOL!

Her setlist was tight, of course. She performed all of her Number One Hits. She can do no wrong with that.

My hubby is in Janet Jackson heaven right now and as soon as I can drag his happy ass back down to earth to download the pictures, I'll post them up.

You sound like me at her shows, I was ecstatic too when I went to this tour and my hands were loaded with merchanise, hardly able to hold them up

Lol@ Your Husband being in Janet heaven, ha.

Sounds like you guys had a great time. I saw Janet earlier this year at Radio City and she really puts on a good show. She can dance her butt off and is in amazing shape. Definitely one of the best performers i've seen.

I had a great time the two times I saw her.

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One of the highlights that I enjoyed the most was her acknowledgement of Detroit. She said no matter what anybody says about Detroit (and we know some silly motherfuckers love to rag on Detroit). But Janet Jackson said that she will always have much love for Detroit because Detroit is where her family got their real start.

Then of course she went into Together Again, complete with pics on the jumbo screen of her and her big brother Michael. All 5000 people in the Fox Theater were on their feet, singing right along with her to Michael. That made me smile and cry at the same time.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

One of the highlights that I enjoyed the most was her acknowledgement of Detroit. She said no matter what anybody says about Detroit (and we know some silly motherfuckers love to rag on Detroit). But Janet Jackson said that she will always have much love for Detroit because Detroit is where her family got their real start.

Then of course she went into Together Again, complete with pics on the jumbo screen of her and her big brother Michael. All 5000 people in the Fox Theater were on their feet, singing right along with her to Michael. That made me smile and cry at the same time.

Janet knows her history too.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

One of the highlights that I enjoyed the most was her acknowledgement of Detroit. She said no matter what anybody says about Detroit (and we know some silly motherfuckers love to rag on Detroit). But Janet Jackson said that she will always have much love for Detroit because Detroit is where her family got their real start.

Then of course she went into Together Again, complete with pics on the jumbo screen of her and her big brother Michael. All 5000 people in the Fox Theater were on their feet, singing right along with her to Michael. That made me smile and cry at the same time.

I'm glad that you and your husband had such a great time. Janet's shows on this tour have an intimacy and rapport with the audience that makes them special and she gives her all--at least she did in the two concerts I went to. I danced my ass off!

Here's some of the pics. My hubby said when he zoomed in the pictures were too grainy so he kept the camera zoom out. I knew I should have held the camera.

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Nice pics.

Very nice pics glad you enjoyed the show

Thanks for sharing your pix!

Thx, everybody!

Great pix! Im glad you and your husband enjoyed Janet!

MUCH LOVE TO JANET!

MUCH LOVE TO (MY HOMETOWN) DETROIT!

Awesome pics! Glad you had a great time seeing the Queen!

*News: Janet is taking the tour to South Africa in November.

Listening to Velvet Rope right now--some great songs on that... Dream team=Janet+Terry+Jimmy!

FUUUUUUck im so excited to see her show in melbourne!

Never been to a Janet show. Im going to 2 of the 3 nights.

I guarantee i'll end up buying tix for the third show between now and october lol

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

Hi Danielle,

Glad you enjoyed the concert. Thank you for reading and thank you for taking the time to write, but I stopped reading after the third time you called me stupid.

Sincerely,
Adam Graham

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

purplethunder3121 said:

Listening to Velvet Rope right now--some great songs on that... Dream team=Janet+Terry+Jimmy!

Classic album. A masterpiece in pop/R&B.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

Hi Danielle,

Glad you enjoyed the concert. Thank you for reading and thank you for taking the time to write, but I stopped reading after the third time you called me stupid.

Sincerely,
Adam Graham

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

Seriously? You called him stupid three times for voicing his opinion? It's not like he doesn't have a point here and there. You should learn accepting other people's opinion.

^^Ah well, at least you got something from Black Cat and Diamonds and Best things... on my six US shows she played Black cat only once and on my european shows all 3 songs were cut alltogether.

PatrickS77 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

Seriously? You called him stupid three times for voicing his opinion? It's not like he doesn't have a point here and there. You should learn accepting other people's opinion.

Seriously, Janet should hire you as a PR person! Seems like you do more than "they " do!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

Hi Danielle,

Glad you enjoyed the concert. Thank you for reading and thank you for taking the time to write, but I stopped reading after the third time you called me stupid.

Sincerely,
Adam Graham

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

PatrickS77 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

Seriously? You called him stupid three times for voicing his opinion? It's not like he doesn't have a point here and there. You should learn accepting other people's opinion.

i agree. i saw the concert a few months ago and my only complaint was that it wasnt live to me. i felt like a paid to hear a cd playing in the back, even with the band there, and lip synching kind of bother me, but that's my own pet peeve. some people don't care about such things. i had fun dancing though.

Ya'll just better wait....for the wrath of Seanman!

PatrickS77 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

Seriously? You called him stupid three times for voicing his opinion? It's not like he doesn't have a point here and there. You should learn accepting other people's opinion.

Maybe you should take your own advice. My opinion was that he was stupid.

paisleypark4 said:

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

OMG!! I had to get on the head of the published Detroit News Reviewer for the whack ass review of this concert that was published by him in my local newspaper.

Because he was such a moron...I'll just post his reply to me.

I laughed my ass off when I read this...because if he got to the third time that I called him stupid... I happen to KNOW...he read ALL of it!

His "review" was published in the Detroit News here:

http://detnews.com/articl...its-at-Fox

id like to see your email

Dear Mr. Graham,

What are you stupid or something? The review you gave of Janet Jackson's Number Ones - Up Close and Personal concert was the biggest bunch of drivel that I've
read in a long time and I read a whole bunch of drivel. I'm a community moderator on the Huffington Post website.

Why would you think that Janet would have presented "fresh, reconstituted versions of her hits"? You must be stupid. That crowd did not come to hear Janet perform some
new wave version of Control. Or a ballad version of Miss You Much. We went to see Janet Jackson bring her hits just like they were meant to be performed. She did that and
she did it well.

She started the off with The Best Things In Life Are For Free because she dedicated one number one hit to each of the 35 cities, ours just so happened to be that. Sorry, it wasn't up to your standards.

"The show only looked back and never looked forward". You really are stupid, aren't you??? It was a show centered around her Number One hit songs. The whole point of it
was looking back. As for her current place in today's pop music climate being uncertain? That's actually a good thing because today's pop music culture sucks, thanks to hacks
like you that don't appreciate real talent and eagerly applaud the cookie cutter crap that's being performed by Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Rhinanna. When one of those future has-beens
can go on tour, 10 years after their last hit record and with enough number one songs to fill an almost 90 minute, you be sure to let me know.

In the meantime, learn to appreciate Ms. Jackson for who she is, not what you want her to be.


Sincerely,


Danielle

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

paisleypark4 said:

id like to see your email

Dear Mr. Graham,

What are you stupid or something? The review you gave of Janet Jackson's Number Ones - Up Close and Personal concert was the biggest bunch of drivel that I've
read in a long time and I read a whole bunch of drivel. I'm a community moderator on the Huffington Post website.

Why would you think that Janet would have presented "fresh, reconstituted versions of her hits"? You must be stupid. That crowd did not come to hear Janet perform some
new wave version of Control. Or a ballad version of Miss You Much. We went to see Janet Jackson bring her hits just like they were meant to be performed. She did that and
she did it well.

She started the off with The Best Things In Life Are For Free because she dedicated one number one hit to each of the 35 cities, ours just so happened to be that. Sorry, it wasn't up to your standards.

"The show only looked back and never looked forward". You really are stupid, aren't you??? It was a show centered around her Number One hit songs. The whole point of it
was looking back. As for her current place in today's pop music climate being uncertain? That's actually a good thing because today's pop music culture sucks, thanks to hacks
like you that don't appreciate real talent and eagerly applaud the cookie cutter crap that's being performed by Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Rhinanna. When one of those future has-beens
can go on tour, 10 years after their last hit record and with enough number one songs to fill an almost 90 minute, you be sure to let me know.

In the meantime, learn to appreciate Ms. Jackson for who she is, not what you want her to be.


Sincerely,


Danielle

Your email was really immature. If that were me, I would have dismissed your comments as those of some silly, thin-skinned, over-emotional fan girl, and wouldn't have even bothered emailing you back.