One — credit to Harp
Two — link to larger version
Three
Four
Five
Six — credit to Lee
Seven — link to larger version
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven — credit to Niram — link to larger version
October 13, 2008 by TaysHarmonica
One — credit to Harp
Two — link to larger version
Three
Four
Five
Six — credit to Lee
Seven — link to larger version
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven — credit to Niram — link to larger version
Oooh yeah baby love these pics & #5 THUDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD MERCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY :P………………………………………………
Photo 11: “Come in Tokyo!”
Have you ever heard that joke? Believe me, if you knew what I was talking about you’d be rollin’!
It just feels like lately, I’ve been destined to think about The Sugar Hill Gang. Not only did he say, “A hip hop, a hippie to the hippie, to the hip hip hop, you don’t stop,” but now he’s “Throwing his hands up in the air” and “Partying hearty like he just don’t care.”
Is Taylor trying to tell us something? Is all the talk about the new album having a possibly country sound to it, really just Taylor speak for rap? You know, everything is a cryptic message with that guy. I’ll bet he’s going to change his name to Gray Master Tee and everything.
Either that, or he’s just raising his hands to air out his armpits . . . who knows?
But, for the record, Caryl . . . I don’t know nothin’ about Tokyo. I figured he was testing the ripeness of the melons. 😛
I loved all these pictures, but I have to agree #5 is super hot!
I love me some Taylor Hicks!
I love #3…. did I tell you I love #3? Well, I do……
Oh, forgot to say WHY I love me #3- cuz his shirt’s down to almost GREASE level there- and that makes me happy….!!
What wonderful pictures!!!! I love them all. It doesn’t matter what Taylor is doing, he does it the best.
I like the last one the best. That was such a great interview.
Thanks for all of these great pics. Love #5 too.
taysharmonica-you are so awesome providing this great site!
What a great way to start off my day. I love seeing Taylor first thing in the morning.
Thanks again. Keep up the great work!
That interview was awesome, tishlp, and the last one is a wonderful reminder of how great that time in his life was for all of us! Oh yes indeed!
Soul Patrol all the way!
Looks like he is surrendering to the Soul Patrol!!!
#4 well that one looks a little… should I say it? Gay.
#2… preach on brother
#11.. looks like he is about ready to start practicing his moves to MJ’s Thriller.
Whoo! What a lovely way to start the day… I love #3, #5 and #9, and #2 looks like a possible Naked In The Jungle – (“speak out, speak out, speak out, speak out”). Thank you! 🙂
#1–How much do you love me??? I CANT HEAR YOU!!??? 😉
#2–HEYYYY EVERYBODY! =)
#3–shhh..i cant hear myself think…
#4–LOOK! I can do the chicken dance too!
#5–ok..ill put the couch over there & the tv over there…
#6–well..here i am again!
#7–Calm down ladies…please… 😉 lol
#8–I have super duper fast fingers!
#9–Oh no…you again…
#10–i surrender…do what you want to me! **lol**
#11–Grrrrr my scary monster face! LOL
Timewarpnut, I believe you’re right about #2. I’m pretty sure that was taken at the Beacon during NITJ. I’ve watched that video enough times that it’s burned into my brain.
Good times!
Woah!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😀
I hear “Naked in the jungle” playing in my head now.
Oh, and #5 is very, very pretty. 🙂
#5 is great and #11 is Thriller (I can never get here soon enough to be original)
Number 4 is Boston “speak out speak out speak out speak out” for sure!!! Love the hands.
Wow! I love how Taylor tells a story with his hands (like NITJ in #2, etc.). I don’t know what it is about it, but I literally gasped when I saw #5! TH**!!
Wonderful pictures. He speaks well with his hands. I’m kinda partial to #6…gee I wonder why? Thanks for posting it.
man I miss Taylor
#3 looks like he’s attempting to figure out a multiplication problem on his hands.
i love #5.
#3 and #5 “really trip my trigger”. Speaking of tripping my trigger here’s a story… The road I’ve been living on for 25 years needed to be renamed because there were two roads/streets with the same name. There are only 5 homes on that road so the county asked us all to send in suggestions for a new name. I was angry that they were changing the name so I played along. My entry? Taylor Trips My Trigger Trail. I now live on Deer Hollow Court 😦 Tthe county has no imagination.
I took the #11 pic but I can’t remember what he was describing. He sure did gesture a lot that night – I was enthralled. Does anyone know what he was talking about then? I’d like to see him do a nice long interview like that again. Let’s all write to FOX in B’Ham!
I always love opening the blog and looking at each picture, then scrolling down s-l-o-w-l-y to see what is next. These were fun and brought back memories (yes, I did my usual game of trying to guess where each one is from — I think I got about 90% of them). Today, #2 and #8 really hold my attention.
Soulaz — I cracked up at the rap name you gave to Taylor — Gray Master Tee!!! 😀
Talking with his hands? Do you think Taylor may have a little Italian in him?
Great pics.!
Why do I have the urge to put my hand against his in 9? :0)
I love #10!!! Of course, I love then all, but #10…*sighs*
I mean them all…see what these pics do to me, I can’t type!
Aw..nobody’s heard the “Come in Tokyo” joke! It’s a prank some guy will play on an unsuspecting girl that involves a long story, volunteers from the crowd to help act it out and a surprise twist at the end where he tries to communicate with Tokyo by adjusting the “dials” on her chest. Hilarious. Yeah, back in college, I didn’t think it was very funny, either when my boyfriend’s roommate did it to me.
I believe Taylor is explaining this joke to the interviewer in Photo 11: “And then you say, ‘come in, Tokyo!!’ We did that all the time back at Auburn. Melanie got pretty mad when we did it on the tour bus, though. That’s why she left the band, you know.”
raise your hands for the SOULMAN!!!! Taylor in the house!
#10 – Who wants to volunteer to pat that boy down?
Great pics!!
Photo 4: “This place is FABulous!”
(sorry)
Great pictures, #5 alright everyone calm down.
Love ’em all, but #8 is just really cool.
Geez, you gals are all asleep — not one comment on #5 about wanting to be the microphone — wazzupwiththat???? Oh, call me mic for short.
These are hands down some of the best hands up pictures I’ve seen. Thanks!
#5 is the best I’ve seen in a while….yes, to be that mic….yummyyyyy
These pics are like a still life study of Taylor’s beauiful hands. My favorite part of the pics and a humble suggestion to the Mistress Blogeriana is a day of pics of the various band members watching / enjoying Taylor perform. I sometimes have wondered what the band musicians thought of Taylor’s singing. Are they fans?? And as always thank you again.
Caryl you are hysterical!
I just love them all… #5 – I can see a little bit of elvis in that one. That man carries around an elvis shadow I swear.
*Hands up..baby, hands up… give me your love, gimme gimme your love, gimme gimme….* Good song..!!
TaysHarmonica…you never cease to amaze me with the ‘themes’ you come up with using pictures. I enjoy visiting this blog so much. Thanks again and again.
“Hands up for TaysHarmonica”!!!
Ah, #3 for a couple of reasons……one of which sallyannlady mentioned early on here! #5 because it’s sooooo intense and #11 just looks like he’s describing his “monster” costume for Halloween….well, it beats being a “bunny” again! LOL Thanks for the great variety of “hands up” shots, TH.
I love them all. Thanks as always for the great pics.
I was thinking the same thing — is he Italian? :0
I love all the pictures. He is very cryptic in how he talks. There are always “messages” in everything he does. At least, I think so, anyway.
Love them all! So excited with all the great birthday news of last week!
Yippee!
Thanks! Debbie (Debbie in Florida)
Taylor has expressive fingers…just another one of this talents. Agree #3 with the open shirt is simply GAHHHHH. Love the black shirt in #9 – actually love them all, after all they are TAYLOR, what’s not to love.
I have always loved Taylor’s hands….speak out, speak out, speak out! These are so fun….(and I am late again…better late than never…especially when it comes to Taylor.) 🙂
I love Taylor’s long fingered expressive hands….and the bookreading….I still can’t believe I was there…it was fantastic…
Oh and #10…….man oh man….what a long cool drink of water…
All the pictures are gorgeous. What always strikes me about Taylor is that he actually looks different when he’s on stage than when he’s just being Taylor, as in picture #11. But either way, he is a sight to behold!
Interesting how many of these shots have the black arm band. Wonder if he will ever really let us all know what that meant. In the wake of recent CD news, I think it was to remind him of his ultimate goals while he was doing the “Idol thing”, and to sign a record deal like what he has recently done, just like Brother Ray did, and to start his own label. I think we are seeing a future legend in these pictures. I know he is already a legend to me!
The Ultimate Entertainer~Idol!!