This is going to brief for now, it's well past midnight and we drove back from London, which is not as close to Toronto as we thought. The show was good but the organization was a mess. We were late getting to the show but once we got there the line outside was really long, people were cramming into the arena and then we started to hear some cheering and lights going down and the opening number started. We scrambled for our seats, along with a giant crush of people. And once we got there the hockey glass was still up. AIGH!
So I missed some portion of the opening number but all three of us were determined to see Jukebox medley. I wasn't totally sure what to expect but it was really fun. It started out with noises of a jukebox and then Under the Boardwalk played. Jayson started out wearing a leather jacket over a red shirt. He did a nice double axel, a triple loop right in front of us and various bits of shameless mugging. Then the jukebox changes tune to Stayin' Alive and the jacket comes off and lots of disco dancing. As Sherry reported, he remembered to fling the jacket far way so he wouldn't trip over it. There was maybe some spins in this part, I was taking pictures (Through grimy hockey glass!) so I didn't take notes. Then the music started to peter out as Jayson tried to hit a final John Travolta pose several times. By this time he had totally won over the audience. Then he kicked the air where the jukebox was skipping to a new record and we got the final number, Hurts So Good and removal of the sleeves and collar of the shirt, which were carefully dropped in a heap at center ice. I think the backflip came in here, along with more mugging and general fun. The audience really loved it and he got a great response at the end.Yes, many other people skated, and even one godlike creature known as Kurt Browning but it's late and it's the Jayson review.
In the second half he skated to Reet Petite and Angela and I both thought that it was much smoother than in Montreal back in March and he made much more eye contact with the audience. He also tried the only triple axel of the night, putting a hand down but really fighting to land it. Good Job! Once again, it was really well received.
We found the closing number very amusing, as with a week off Jayson seemed to have forgotten or maybe had to think a bit and got a bit lost, scurrying to find his place in the line. Catherine reports that Kristy Sargeant also ended up in the wrong place in line and there was some quick switching of places. But, hey, we found it fun.
So, the show was fun, the setup was awful but on to Kitchener and a better arena and less sleep and more photos and, well, you get the idea.