Diet Boyzone (translate from Hebrew to English from Rosh 1 magazine)
I could have told you about Rome and how wonderfull it is. The sites, the good looking guys. But now, two weeks after the trip, all i remember is meeting Boyzone.
We came into the auditorium. Westlife - the band that Ronan's managing, came on stage and performed. They looked and danced great but we didn't care about that. We knew that Boyzone are waiting for us and that each moment that we're not backstage it's less moment with Boyzone. We walked really fast after Alison, the group manager. She passed all the body gaurd when she's showing off her tag that was on her shirt and the gates opened to us.
We came in and towards came Stephen Gately, smiley. Two of the winners, Ariella Zlokter from Ashdod and Tal Amram froM Petah Tikva, aged 15 and half, melt. Their heart belongs to Stephen. He got the excitement and started the conversations. A few minutes after, he asked if they went an autograph and take a picture with him, and then the ice broke. Hugs and kisses flew in the air, and slowly slowly the other members, amoung them of course Ronan Keating. We were in shocked. He's just really good looking in reality. Looked clean and innosense. Ronan shooked our ahnds politly and introduce himself (as if we didn't know). We introduced o urself too and then he returned our named in a very funny accent. We asked about his baby and took pictures with him. At that point there's a need to explain that we saw Ronan on one of the magaziens covers with his wife and their baby. The three of them looked so beautiful.
Shane Lynch walked, tough as ever. We looked familair to him, he said. So i remind him that a day earlier we saw him on town and the girls came into hysteria and begged him to take pics with him. Twice i almost run down by a car during this event and eventually the pictures came to blurry... we chatted with him as well and after some time he even smiled to us.
Mean while i gave the guys Rosh 1 magazines with them on the cover and they looked at it (without understanding a word of course) It was supposed to be the ideal picture i promised i'll take for the magazine but at that moment the excitement came to me and for some rason i didn't take the picture (is that the time to apologize?!) So i haven't got proof and you'll just have to believe me.
Tal and Ariella gave the boyz gifts they bought.
Mikey Graham joined the pary, take pictures with us and chat about this and that...
When we asked were Keith Duffy is, they told us he's in the gym and couldn't join us.
It was fun, no doubt. But since we wanted to see them live on stage, we quit. The mean Shane said that now, as return that he agreed to meet with us he needs to throw us to the pool. We ran so fast out, we choice to not even check if it was a joke or not.
Then it was annoounced "And now, the show you're all been waiting for, Boyzone".
A silent was in the auditorium. The stage was dark and you could only see the boys shades. And then, in black suits, Boyzone came on stage. The audience freeked out, scream and clapped their hands
The boyz began the show with "When the going gets tough", the audience recognized the song and start singing loudly (they knew the words, including the mothers who came with their children).
Ronan was fantastic. Unbelievably how is voice gets sure and strong on stage... Slowly slowly, during the song they started to take off their jakets. The crowed went completely crazy. They sang 5 more songs until Ronan came and ask the audience how we are feeling. The audience said loudly "good". Boyzone convinced by the answer, continued to sing a hit after a hit songs when the audience sang every word, lighting up the candles and waved.
Once in a while Boyzone disappeared and left one boy to changed outfits.
When they sang "No Matter What" i saw Shane whispered something to Stephen and they both started laughing. I twas so cool and the audience started laughing without even knowing why.
The audience was almost only girls (and most of the guys that came, came with girls). It was hot, loving and supporting, that even if someone came mistakly to the concert would fit in and fall in love with the band.
After an hour and half of concert the guys surprised and performed "I Love The Way You Love Me" in Italian. The audience that was already exhausted fromt he show, melt away.
The concert was over, the light was up, everybody looked at eachother, smiled and chatted with each other even if they didn't know each otehr before, about this wonderful experience.
We too talked about it after it was over. We noticed that we didn't eat for hours, the excitement came over our appetite and we didn't care about it. Believe me, if i knew it'll be my reaction to meet the boyz, i would had try Diet Boyzone a long time ago.