Melinda Doolittle (from American Idol) dances with Grandpa!

I took Grandpa to a concert by Melinda Doolittle - one of the most outstanding singers ever discovered on American Idol!

(for the Kiwi followers, American Idol is a singing competition on TV that has been going for 11 years and has produced many new talents in singing. It's controversial but fun).

It was during her season 4 years ago that I started watching AI, mostly because one of the other competitors, Blake Lewis from Seattle, had sung with our chorus a few years prior and I wanted to support him. He was awesome, and the winner Jordin Sparks (to whose performance in 'In The Heights' I took Jamie and Justin to see on Broadway in New York a few months ago) was great, but Melinda was MAGNIFICENT and even better now. She has scorching vocals and a very sweet personality. Here is her amazing and gorgeous version of My Funny Valentine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfevUaJeA1o

We had front row seats and, during her set, she came down to the audience to dance with a few men. Grandpa was one of them! He was so delighted with the attention that he cried with joy. Later, during intermission, many people made a fuss over him, and he just blushed and guffawed, speechless with happiness and confusion, all over again.