Please Don't Leave Me

I liked this Pink song ok when I heard it on the radio, but I love this song now after seeing the video...
Crazy Pink! If you have not seen it yet, check it out! ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9yay4PX0OA

BEST CONCERT EVER!!!!

$100 concert ticket
10 hours in the car
2 hour walking tour of down(dead)town Dallas
$40 concert t-shirt
Girl Time and an Awesome Concert = PRICELESS!!!

NO DOUBT STILL KNOWS HOW TO ROCK!!!!!

3 girlfriends and I traveled to Dallas this weekend to see No Doubt & Paramore in concert.

BEST CONCERT OF MY LIFE!!!

The band was not promoting some new album, so they played all their best hits. We sang and danced right along with everyone else in the crowd. The band really knows how to play for the fans.
Paramore put on a great show as well. I think Paramore & No Doubt are two of the few bands that sound even better live...(i.e. The Killers)
We girls all had an amazing No Doubt experience and agreed it was totally worth the trip!!!



Such an amazing concert!
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The Killers!

Two girlfriends and I partied with The Killers last night! (Yes, a weeknight) We had an awesome night hanging out together with our shared appreciation of one of our favorite bands.

We three crazy chicks had dinner at the Scholz Garten before the concert. None of us had ever eaten there so we decided to try something new. To my surprise, the food was actually really good. Mostly BBQ on the menu, but there enough options for us non-red meat eaters.




We arrived at the concert just in time for the opening band to be finishing their last song. We were so stoked about our awesome seats and perfect timing. The Killers played all the songs from their new cd Day & Age with several of the old favorites mixed in.
The Killers rocked the Frank Erwin Center for about 1.5 hours.

My personal Killers favorites are:
When You Were Young
For Reasons Unknown
Read My Mind
Bones
Mr. Brightside
Smile Like You Mean It
All These Things That I've Done
Somebody Told Me

Obviously, The Killers are one of my favorite bands. And with good reason.... They absolutely ROCK live. In fact, they undoubtedly sound BETTER live than on the CDs. I cannot say that about any other band I've heard. Sometimes the music is so doctored up in the studio that it can be a let down to see your favorite bands live.

There are several songs on their new CD Day & Age that I really didn't love...until last night. Seeing and hearing them live made me appreciate those songs so much more. Now I can't wait to listen to the new CD again with this new appreciation and visions of the concert in my head.

Smile Like You Mean It!
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No Doubt!!!!!!!

My friend S found out some AWESOME news today!!!
No Doubt is planning to go on tour starting next summer!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1600005/20081124/no_doubt.jhtml

S loves No Doubt as much as I do, so we will DEFINITELY be hitting one of their shows....even if they don't play in Texas!!!

Let me hear ya: Who else out there loves them some NO DOUBT?!?!?!!?!?
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My Favorite Songs

My husband recently asked me if I could only name ONE favorite song, what would it be?
A million different songs started flying through my head and I knew immediately that I could never pick just one favorite song. But maybe I can try to pick one favorite for all my different moods. So this is just the start...

In my car: Ice Ice Baby - Vanilla Ice

Feeling Feisty: She Ain't Got The Boom Like I Do - Blaque

Happy: Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani

Pissed Off: Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit

Sappy & In Love: At Last - Etta James

Sexy: No Ordinary Love, Sweetest Taboo - Sade

Girl Time: Good Friend & A Glass of Wine - LeAnn Rimes / Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya, Lil Kim

80's Chick: Anything Madonna, but especially: Material Girl, Lucky Star, Borderline, Express Yourself, Into the Groove, Like A Prayer, Dress You Up

70's: Dancing Queen - ABBA (the newest addition to my favs)

Rap: Shoop & None of Your Business - Salt 'n Pepa

Country: Anything Dixie Chicks

Dance Song: Sky, Feels So Good - Sonique / Sexy Back - JT

Band to see at a concert: The Killers!

Hey Girls - In the comments section share some of your favorite songs with me...
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Perry's & Jack

Last Thursday I had an amazing date night with my man.

Bobby & I started the evening at this brand new downtown restaurant: Perry’s Steak House and Grill.

It is located in a former bank so the outside is beautiful with the huge stone pillars, and the inside is ridiculously exquisite. The building is actually very old. Bobby told me he has seen old pictures of that building with horse drawn carriages going in and out of the building's parking garage. Since the parking was designed for horse carriages, it is very low and narrow...which makes it rather difficult (if not impossible) for some of today's vehicles to park there. The waiter at Perry's told us that there are underground tunnels and secret passageways beneath the building - interesting stuff! There is a private dining room in the back of the restaurant in what used to be the bank's vault...the huge vault door is still there. I (of course) had to check out the restroom....3 TVs in the mirrors! Unbelievable details...even in the restrooms!

We chose to sit in on the bar side out on the patio. There are huge glass doors that open the bar area into the patio area. The pianist was setting the ambiance just right. Everything we ate was delicious....and of course we ordered way too much.

Cherry Pepper Calamari - the best calamari I have ever had.

House Salad - freakishly addicting

Me • Symphony Kabob • A hanging presentation of Filet Mignon, Lobster and Colossal Shrimp •

Bobby • Perry's Famous Pork Chop (Carved Tableside) • Hand selected in the Midwest specifically for Perry's Steakhouse, this prime chop is cured, roasted, slow-smoked and caramelized and served with homemade applesauce •

Incredible tasting food + amazing ambiance = a perfect dining experience.

After dinner we strolled over to the Belmont for a private concert on the upstairs patio with Jack Ingram.

Some friends of Bobby's won a private concert by Jack Ingram through a silent auction for charity. Before the concert we talked to friends and enjoyed the open bar. :-)

Jack started playing about 9:30p and played straight for about an hour and a half. We were about 10 feet away from him and there were only about 50 people there total. The experience was indescribable, and I now have a new favorite country singer! Besides being an amazing singer, he is a really sexy guy!

Check him out! http://www.jackingram.net/default.htm

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ACL . . . . . . . I’m over it.

Hot, Glaring Sun

Sweat

Runny Sunscreen

Dirt stuck to Sweat & Sunscreen

Gum stuck to my shoe

ACL gunk stuck to the gum on my shoe

Dust in my eyes

Smokers

65,000 people all trying to see the same band

B.O.

Drunk Chicks

Annoying Dudes

People can’t aim….Pee all over the portapotties

Only roll of toilet paper on the floor of the portapotties in a puddle of Pee

Handle on the door broken off so nothing to hold onto while I squat

Nasty, Sick stuff in the portapotty that I can’t help but notice while I try to wipe & cover the seat

Barf. Gross.

Not enough Purell in the world.

Only Upside.....Free Vitamin Water at the Sponsor Tent :-)

Austin City Limits - Sept 26-28

Yes, I will be one of the 65,000 people attending ACL all 3 days at this year’s event. I can’t help but get caught up in the excitement of Austin’s biggest music event of the year.

Even though I am not a huge music person, every year I feel the buzz…and it’s contagious. In the weeks leading up to ACL it’s easy to run into people that are excited about it, and you can’t help but compare band schedules. Chances are good that someone else knows which bands to check out better than I do.

I usually start off the long weekend with a short, but decent list of bands that I will try to catch….nothing set in stone. Inevitably, I will hear buzz about a band and it will peak my curiosity enough to change my schedule.

Thankfully, I happen to be fortunate enough to have a nice hook-up to one of the stage tents where I can go to relax, cool down, drink, eat, and find a port-a-potty without a ridiculously long line. I’ll also be seeing lots of friends there so I look forward to the chance to catch up and see some people I hadn’t seen in a while.

Here is my list of bands so far…

Friday, September 26

12:50pm - 1:30pm Christopher Denny (Austin Ventures)

1:30pm - 2:30pm What Made Milwaukee Famous (AT&T blue room)

2:30pm - 3:30pm Vampire Weekend

3:30pm - 4:30pm Jamie Lidell (Dell)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Gogol Bordello (AT&T)

Saturday, September 27

12:30pm - 1:30pm Old 97's (AT&T)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Robert Earl Keen (AMD)

4:30pm - 5:30pm Erykah Badu (AT&T)

5:30pm - 6:30pm MGMT (AT&T blue room)

7:30pm - 8:15pm The Black Keys (AT&T blue room)

8:15pm - 9:30pm Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (AMD)

Sunday, September 28

1:30pm - 2:30pm The Kills (AT&T blue room)

6:30pm - 7:45pm The Raconteurs (AMD)

6:30pm - 7:15pm White Denim (Austin Ventures)

7:45pm - 8:30pm Tegan and Sara (AT&T blue room)

Let me know if you have any recommendations for me!

Complete 2008 ACL Schedule