Rebel Bell

It’s been a long time since we’ve blogged, but if this isn’t blog-worthy, NOTHING is!!!  This past Saturday, Kris fronted for Blackfoot in Clive, Iowa–lead singing and playing guitar, and based on one fan’s recap (thanks csmjnn!!!), he rocked their faces off!  Gotta love a good Kris Bell moment!

Hi all,

I’m not very good at this at all but I wanted to give it a try for you guys. I hope it’s not too boring and it helps recap it. Also, feel free to pass it on if you think I missed someone who would want to know about it. It was a great night and I’m so happy that I got to share in it with Kris.

The venue was a great venue and easy to find. The audience was amazing! The venue was pretty full and I believe it holds 1400. It was packed and the audience was so into it. I absolutely loved it and loved watching Kris take it all in. Anyway, Once I got to the venue I noticed most of the tables were full but I saw people standing right up by the stage against a fence so I knew exactly where I was staking my claim and took it. I didn’t see Kris yet but the spot I got was right in front of his microphone.

Since this was a different type of experience for Kris I didn’t know for sure if I would get a chance to talk to him or not. When I saw Kris, he was setting up and gave me the biggest smile. Once he was set up he motioned for me to come to the side of the stage. Of course I had a gal save my spot, went over, talked to Kris, got a hug and a new Kris Bell pick. He was so excited, but nervous. He was very happy to see a familiar face. I told him that I had to be there since he actually had to travel further than me for once. He was afraid he was going to mess up so I told him he would kick ass and not to worry about it. He would be fabulous. I went back to the crowd and of course the girl asked “Who is that?”. “Do you know him?” I directed her to krisbellmusic.com.

Blackfoot came on and Kris KILLED it!!! They absolutely loved it!!! He was having so much fun and the crowd gave him the love back. They all thought he was amazing. I heard a lot of people state that they had seen Blackfoot before but they were never this good. “That new guy” was awesome. I loved hearing that! I would tell people about krisbellmusic.com and they were amazed he just recently learned their stuff. I don’t know how many times I heard how amazing he was with Blackfoot. I was loving it and so happy for Kris. On stage he even told the crowd that his dream was coming true and they should all follow their dreams. He was in heaven and right were he belonged.

Molly Hatchet came on and were amazing! They, of course, gave it up for Blackfoot and Kris Bell as well. The drummer for Blackfoot also filled in for Molly Hatchet’s band so that was kind of cool. Once Molly and the guys were done they were doing a meet and greet but I was just going to stick around to say bye to Kris. I loved watching all the fans approach him, want a picture and/or autograph, and compliment him. A couple girls were waiting with me and really wanted their picture with Kris so I just told them to ask, as I was smiling. They got backstage, took the picture,and then came back out to thank me and talk about Kris. Again asking if I knew him, etc. I gave them a krisbellmusic card and told them to go to the website. I finally saw Kris again and was waving bye but he told me to come backstage so of course I did. We talked and he just couldn’t believe that happened. I told him how amazing it was and that I was so proud. I told him I tried to get pictures, etc but was no Laura. He laughed. I told him that during the show as I posted some pics you guys and Terri were asking about it and he just laughed. I told him you guys wanted recaps and he said he was a little busy. It was a lot of responsibility for me to be the only one there. LOL! I told him people were asking about him, if I knew him, etc, and he told well you better be saying yes when I hesitated on how to answer. I agreed and told him I directed a lot of people to his website. He smiled at that. As we were talking he just kept giving me hugs, saying how nervous he had been, not wanting to screw it up, and he just thought it was amazing he was there. I reassured him how amazing he was and that it was so cool to be there. He was hoping he would get to do it again, me too!!! Fans would still come congratulate him as we talked and the guys from Molly Hatchet all stopped to say how amazing he was as well. I just loved watching all of this and being there for it. I got more hugs before leaving and then took off so he could talk to more of his fans.

OK…so I think that does it. I hope it’s not too boring or anything. I hope it gives a feel for the night. It was just amazing being there and watching Kris as this happened for him. I was so happy for him and I loved how the crowd reacted. It was just an amazing night and I wish all of you could have been there. I hope this helps though. I will try and post some pictures later today or tomorrow, but they won’t be Laura or Lisa pictures.

Love you girls and hope to see you soon!

For more pictures of the event, check out Jen’s Facebook HERE.