I RECEIVED AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT - LARRY TOOK ME TO THE KILLERS CONCERT!

It was AWESOME!  The two opening bands were Tegan and Sara and M86.  They were both great.

The Killers played the perfect mix of new and old songs, there were lights galore, fireworks and sparkly confetti.  It was perfect.

My ears are still ringing and I still have a smile on my face.  Best early Christmas present date night!

After the concert we went to Voodoo Donuts.  That was our bribe for the boys to be good and not to be too jealous.  Our poor teenagers, babysitting while mom and dad are at a cool concert.  Hahaha!!  Oh, the stories they'll tell when we're old and grey.

PS - see this?  There are people up there!

We didn't notice them at all....

until we saw them climbing their way up.  What a cool job!!

FRIDAY NIGHT

Larry and I went to see Chicago play at the zoo.  It was a perfect summer's night and middle school and high school memories were flooding back, as we sat there with my cooler toe elevated on my purse, swaying and singing along.  Without Peter Cetera, I was wondering if I would be disappointed, nope, I wasn't - it was wonderful.

It was a sold out concert and when we got there the lawn was PACKED.  We found a tiny patch behind a bush.  We thought it was so funny where we were sitting.  We didn't care a bit - the music was fantastic and we were surrounded by really fun people.

We weren't completely deprived of a view, we could see a smidge of the stage.

As the evening went on, some people moved spots, so we were able to move over and up.  Larry and I love people watching, and it was so fun watching people, of all ages, having a great time swaying, dancing and singing along to great tunes.  It was a beautiful, beautiful evening.

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO - A BETTER PLAN

My cousin, Lundyn Rae, just released her music video - A Better Plan.
This song was inspired by her wanting to spread awareness for the option of adoption.  It's beautiful.
Her goal is to spread the message to one million people. So please like her video and share it.

I LOVE FLASH MOBS!

You know me well if you know I have quite the list written down to accomplish before I die. Being part of a flash mob is one of them.
I love this one with Julie Andrews - The Sound of Music at Central Station in Antwerp.
What is there not to love about a flash mob? Surprised faces, fun energy and at the end they all go on as if nothing had just happened.  I LOVE IT!

IMAGINE DRAGONS AND LONGBOARDLARRY

Larry made a custom 56" Cruiser for Dan Reynolds, lead singer of Imagine Dragons.  You know us well, if you know Imagine Dragons is one of our FAVORITE bands.  We were beyond excited to make this longboard!

We had tickets to see them in concert Friday night, as part of a Portland weekend for Larry's birthday, so this beauty was packaged up and we took it with us Friday morning.

There was a special private acoustic performance at Kink FM in the afternoon, in the Bing Lounge, that we were invited to, to do the hand off.  To be honest, we were giddy!

Of course, they were amazing and it was super fun to watch.  After the meet and greet, we unveiled the custom longboard.

photo taken by Ryan 

photo taken by a cute and super nice Kink FM gal

photo taken by the same cute and super nice Kink FM gal

you guessed it, taken by the cute and super nice Kink FM gal

They are really nice, super friendly and down to earth.  Larry and I smiled the rest of the afternoon and were even MORE excited to see them in concert that night.  Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if by the end of summer we're still smiling.

PS - We had another "highlight" at this performance.  Kink FM gave everyone at the performance tickets to see Imagine Dragons, on May 27th, at the Rose Festival RoZone Concert at Waterfront Park.

Local friends, you must, and I mean MUST, get tickets to see them on the 27th.  If you don't, you're insane in the membrane.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEAR'S EVE?

Love, love, LOVE this video chat karaoke special with Zooey Deschanel and Joe Gordon-Levitt.

Sorry, I don't know how to make it fit in the frame.

IT'S TIME

I've had this song in my head for days. Loooove it.

This one too. The guy in the room is hilarious!

JACK AND WHITE

Gosh, I wish I had the talent of singing. Music makes me so happy and Brooke's voice brings a smile to my face. I love her voice.

Have you heard any songs from Jack and White yet? You need to, it's awesome. I can't wait for August 30, so I can get my cd.

I don't know why the video isn't showing the full frame, so click here to see the video.

WE'VE GOT THE BEAT!

Saturday night we had a picnic dinner with Debbie and Kevin at the zoo amphitheater and saw The Go-Go's in concert. Can you hear me saying AH-MAZING? We were having serious high school flashbacks and the people watching was beyond incredible!Elephant ears were enjoyed by these three but no vegan elephant ears were to be found. Sigh...
The opening act was Girl in a Coma and they were a great way to start a concert.
The Go-Go's played almost all our favorites and even threw in Belinda Carlisle's Mad About You, which is still one of my favorite songs.

Perfect weather, yummy food, great friends, awesome music, I could have listened to The Go-Go's all night.

PS - Jane Wiedlin would be the coolest next door neighbor. Man, someone's lucky.

MY TOP 5 FAVORITE CHRISTMAS CD'S

Glee - Last Christmas

Hotel Cafe presents Winter Songs

Harry Connick Jr - When My Heart Finds Christmas

David Archuleta - Christmas From The Heart

Gladys Knight - A Christmas Celebration

What are your favorite Christmas Cd's?

I'M HIGH ON FLOWERS,

Brandon Flowers, that is. What an awesome concert!
In September Larry bought us tickets to see Brandon Flowers playing at the Roseland and the night finally came! The energy in the theater was exhilarating! Larry and I have had some awesome date nights and this one is definitely one of the best!We were front and center and it was so much fun! Fran Healy opened and oh my goodness is he funny and he had great music!
The only thing I would have changed about the evening is not to have to take photos with my phone - I wish I could have had my real camera with me!
I just have to say it one more time - the concert was awesome, awesome, AWESOME!!

REASON 6462 I LOVE MY HUSBAND

He surprised me today with concert tickets to see my boyfriend....Yup, I have the best husband ever.

FLAMINGO

Brandon Flowers' album is being released in 21 days.....

I'm more than a smidge excited...

A DECLARATION

I saw this on Charlene's blog and loved it!

I WAS RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE,

listening to one of my favorite songs , got pulled over for speeding and got a whopper of a ticket....

photo from here

Lucky for me Larry informed me it didn't happen.

It was a dream that felt totally real!

I knew I haven't been on my motorcycle all spring and was so relieved I didn't have a ticket to pay!

Whew!

Have you ever had a dream that felt so real you thought it just might possibly be true?

I'M ON A HIGH!

a Devotchka high!
We went to the see Devotchka and it didn't disappoint - they were A-M-A-Z-I-N-G and it was so much fun!

There were two opening bands...

Portland's Ritchie Young...

And Portland's fun and energetic Vagabond Opera...

Devotchka was incredible!

They were fun, energetic, superbly talented - I didn't want them to end!

Needless to say, we had an uber incredible date!