I SYMPATHIZE WITH THAT REVIEW OF THE WOMAN AT SANTA BARBARA THAT THE MEET AND GREET WAS DISAPPOINTING, CYNDI WAS 2 HOURS LATE, WHY SEND US AN EMAIL TO BE THERE AT 3.30PM, A RIDICULOUS TIME FOR A MEET AND GREET, USUALLY THEY ARE AT 5PM OR LATER, AND IF IT'S KNOWN THAT SHE IS ALWAYS LATE, WHY THEY DIDN'T SCHEDULE IT LATER, AT 5.30PM FOR EXAMPLE, THE TIME SHE ARRIVED, THE ASSISTANTS OF HER WERE KIND, APOLOGIZING FOR HER BEING LATE, WHEN SHE ARRIVED SHE SHOULD HAVE SAID AT LEAST " THANK YOU FOR THE WAITING" OR " SORRY, I AM LATE", WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE US THE PHOTO, THEY ASKED US TO HURRY, THE WOMAN TAKING THE PHOTOS WAS AN AMATEUR, TAKING THE PHOTOS WITH A BAD ANGLE FROM ABOVE OF HER HEAD DOWNWARDS. 3 YEARS AGO AT HER MEET AND GREET IN LOS ANGELES, CYNDI WAS VERY KIND AND GREET EVERY PERSON SMILING WITH HAPPINESS, THIS TIME WAS AS A SISTER OF CYNDI WAS REPLACING HER, A DIFFERENT PERSON, THE TOTAL TIME WAS 5 MINUTES TO TAKE ALL THE PICTURES OF THE PEOPLE THAT WERE PRESENT AND INCLUDING THE GROUP PHOTO, WHICH EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE HAPPY BUT BEFORE SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT SHE WASN'T SIGNING ANYTHING, WHICH IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME, BUT FOR OTHER FANS WAS FRUSTRATING. SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE SHE HAS TO TRAVEL A LOT, PERFORM SEVERAL NIGHTS A WEEK AND THIS COULD BE VERY TIRESOME, ALSO DO THE MEET AND GREET, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, IF IT'S TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR THE ARTIST, SIMPLE, DON'T OFFER IT.
I REGRET THAT I HAD TO DRIVE FROM LOS ANGELES TO SANTA BARBARA TO BE EARLY FOR A DELAYED "MEET AND GREET".
THE SOUND WAS EXCELLENT, HER PERFORMANCE WAS IMPECCABLE, SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED THAT SHE SANG A LOT OF HER NEW COUNTRY MATERIAL, THE COVER OF THE SONG FUNNEL OF LOVE IS VERY GOOD AND OTHERS WERE NICE, SHE ALSO SANG SOME OF HER CLASSICS, I LIKED A LOT "SHE BOP", " MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING", " I DROVE ALL NIGHT", "WHEN YOU WERE MINE" AND "TIME AFTER TIME".
OTHER COMMON COMPLAINS THAT I SAW IN THE REVIEWS WERE THAT SHE TALKED A LOT AND IT SEEMS TO BE THAT SHE DID THE SAME IN EVERY SHOW, I DIDN’T CARE BECAUSE HER MESSAGES WERE POSITIVE AND SOME ANECDOTES WERE FUNNY.
I LIKED WHEN SHE REPLIED TO ONE OF THE FANS " I LOVE YOU TOO, BUT NOT IN A PERSONAL WAY, YOU DON'T KNOW ME, ONE THING IS THE MUSIC AND OTHER THE PERSON", THIS HAPPENED ALSO AT THE GREEK THEATER.
THE ARLINGTON THEATER IS PICTURESQUE, REALLY NICE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE WALLS WERE AS IF THEY WERE THE FRONTS OF OLD SPANISH BUILDINGS, THE BAD SIDE IT’S THAT I DON’T KNOW IF IT DOESN'T HAVE AC OR THEY FORGOT TO TURN IT ON, IT FELT LIKE BEING INSIDE A SAUNA.
WHY THE 3 STARS, BECAUSE IT WAS DISAPPOINTING TO TAKE A WHOLE DAY EXCLUSIVELY TO TRAVEL TO SANTA BARBARA TO BE EARLY FOR A NOT SO GOOD MEET AND GREET EXPERIENCE.
DESPITE OF WHAT HAPPENED, FOR ME CYNDI LAUPER IS THE BEST FEMALE SINGER.