GIVING HER 'ALL' JACKSON POURS HER HEART INTO THRILLING HER FANS ON LATEST TOUR.Byline: Sandra Barrera Staff Writer ANAHEIM - Janet Jackson loves her fans. I mean, really. Take the song ``Would You Mind,'' a tantalizing tan·ta·lize tr.v. tan·ta·lized, tan·ta·liz·ing, tan·ta·liz·es To excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach. number performed halfway through Saturday's packed concert at the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim. Jackson walked the stage in a painted-on slick black body suit, eyeballing the front rows for the right guy. A boy toy boy toy n. Slang A young man who is the lover of an often older, more prosperous person. . She found him too. A prematurely bald man in a Janet Jackson concert T-shirt with a stupefied stu·pe·fy tr.v. stu·pe·fied, stu·pe·fy·ing, stu·pe·fies 1. To dull the senses or faculties of. See Synonyms at daze. 2. To amaze; astonish. grin on his face was about to have the most memorable concert experience of his 20s. Perhaps, of his life. The man was strapped into a plush gurney gurney /gur·ney/ (gur´ne) a wheeled cot used in hospitals. gur·ney n. pl. gur·neys A metal stretcher with wheeled legs, used for transporting patients. , the kind that you might imagine Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton Robert George (Bob) Thornton (born July 10 1962, in Los Angeles, California) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA whose career lasted from 1985 to 1996. He was a 6'10" 225 forward. He holds career averages of 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 283 total games. keep at home. Jackson groped the man, and slithered all over his confined body until the gurney fell horizontal. The two-hour performance wasn't all naughty, though. Jackson was tough, playful and sentimental as she tapped into her grab bag grab bag n. 1. A container filled with articles, such as party gifts, to be drawn unseen. 2. Slang A miscellaneous collection: The meeting evolved into a grab bag of petty complaints. of pop and rock to R&B. She was sexy, strong and sweet in her midrifaring costumes that revealed more than her tattoo where they weren't clinging to her hard body. Although her latest album, ``All for You'' fueled the concert, Jackson embraced her past. As the video for ``Let's Wait Awhile'' played on a giant screen, revealing a plumper Jackson falling in love amid the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of skyline, wild cheers came from the audience. She flashed back to her Marilyn Monroe-esque phase for ``Love Will Never Do,'' and vamped with grotesque creatures for ``Trust A Try.'' She performed a medley of ``What Have You Done For Me Lately,'' ``Control'' and ``Nasty.'' And she sang ``Miss You Much,'' ``When I Think of You'' and ``Escapade'' while dressed as a whimsical insect in a ``Bug's Life'' sort of fantasy land. That kind of musical theatrics the·at·rics n. 1. (used with a sing. verb) The art of the theater. 2. (used with a pl. verb) Theatrical effects or mannerisms; histrionics. was in abundance. There was a street scene with a dancing church lady, police officer, wino, street thugs and pimped-out daddies, one of whom was Jackson. Kabuki-dancers backed her during the song ``If.'' She sang songs whose hooks borrowed from other artists: Joni Mitchell's ``Big Yellow Taxi'' for ``Got 'til It's Gone,'' America's ``Ventura Highway'' for ``Someone to Call My Lover'' and Carly Simon's ``You're So Vain'' for ``Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song is About You),'' the latter two of which are on her new album. Also among the newer songs, Jackson performed ``Come On Get Up,'' ``All For You'' and ``You Ain't Right.'' There wasn't time for a whole lot of talking. But, occasionally, she addressed the audience. After the first few songs, Jackson paused for a moment to bask in the roar of her fans. People waved American flags. Some held up signs, professing their love for Jackson. She just beamed. ``It feels so good to be home,'' she said. ``I love you so much.'' And her fans love her. JANET JACKSON ``All For You Tour'' Where: Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. , 1111 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. When: 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Tickets: $37.75 to $125.25. Call (213) 480-3232 or log on to www.ticketmaster.com Our rating: Three and one half stars. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Janet Jackson and her synchronized squadron of dancers perform Saturday night at the Pond in Anaheim. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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