.
He also paid tribute to our troops overseas by singing
"Something to Believe In". Bret had the place rocking,
with his family along side him. Despite the health
complications he had in April he was a true rocker
that evening. He did not hesitate in expressing his
thanks to the all the staff at Christus Santa Rosa
Hospital for his emergency appendicitis back in April
which resulted in canceling that performance. This was
his make-up show and a show it was as we did get to
talk to some of his devoted fans . Bret is looking
forward to his "Life as I know it"reality debut
on VH1 this month on the 18th and will include film
footage of his visit here in the river city .
We first met Connie, Sally, and
Christopher, who had been waiting for 4 hours just to
get a good spot in the VIP section, which happened to
be the same spot they were in when Bret came in April.
They, ironically, waited 4 hours back in April as they
received word that the show had to be cancelled due to
his deteriorating health condition. Connie has been a
true fan for 20 years and her favorite song is "Every
Rose has it's Thorn".
Along with her 2 friends, we met
Rhonda, in the VIP section. Their favorite songs are
"Every Rose has it's Thorn" and "Talk to Me Dirty".
Rhonda just became a fan of Bret’s this past year. She
was laid off from her job, her DJ friend gave her some
Bret Michaels’ music, and it helped her through that
time. Her story showed us that music can truly have an
effect on people’s lives.
Then we met Elizabeth with her 2
sons Christian and Matthew. Elizabeth has been a fan
since she was 29 and her all-time favorite song is
"Every Rose has it’s Thorn". She says her sons have
been practicing being Bret Michaels by wearing the red
bandana and rocking out to his music.
Next, we met Yolanda, Mary, and
Monica. Yolanda being a devoted fan herself got her 8
foster children to become fans as well. Mary who
recently adopted 3 foster children was at the show to
take pictures for her kids. Their stories truly
touched our hearts. Monica traveled from Cotulla just
to be there.
Finally, we met Helen and her
Nephew, who were sitting in the front row. She
informed us that her nephew just had to be there, that he
wanted to come to the show, and could not find anybody
who wanted to bring him. She decided to take it upon
herself to bring him because she knew that would make
him happy. Not only is he a fan but Helen has been a
fan since Poison days, so it made her happy as well.
The concert was a huge success! We
hope that Bret comes back again to San Antonio
really soon! which pretty much summed it up from
the sea of fans.