She showed them....

So, my new favorite song: "Low" by Flo Rida.

Is it bad when I go to look up the lyrics and I should be embarassed by what they are?
Apparently white country girls shouldn't be listening to this kind of stuff.

Perhaps it's time to look for a new favorite song........

Freedom's just another word for nothin' left to lose....

Let me just say this: I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into when I bought these tickets for my Mom because to be honest, aside from her music, I knew nothing about Janis Joplin, but this musical freakin' ROCKED! You learn about her insecurities, her struggles, her addictions, her feelings, her loves, her life, and in 2 words it was: simply amazing. It was set up where one actress played the talking Janis and one actress/singer played the singing Janis. Sometimes they interacted together. It was beautifully done and the girl who played the singing Janis sounded JUST LIKE HER. It was awesome. So if you ever get the chance to see it, take the chance, you won't be disappointed. When we left the Majestic, I came home and looked some stuff up on youtube. I think I was there for like an hour watching all the interviews and stuff. I'm intrigued by her. She was a troubled soul. I feel sorry for her. She died way too soon. When she dies in the musical, I cried. I was that touched and saddened. When a freakin' musical can make you cry, then you know its good. haha Now if I could just get "take it, take another little piece of my heart now baby" out of my head, all will be ok.

I told my Mom I was done with 60s artist for a little while....Bob Dylan and Janis Joplin in the same week almost sent me into overload! haha

I didn't do anything else really the rest of the weekend except on Sunday when I went to my grandparents and spent the day with them and took my Papaw out for his birthday dinner.

It was a great weekend.

Is your name Patsy?

I have never seen so many people from different walks of life in one room before last night. And, believe it or not I actually had fun. I can't say I understood 95% of the things he "sang," but it was fun none-the-less! I saw some interesting dancing techniques. And alot of drunk old people. Crocodile Dundee was there or at least his protege' was. And these 2 tall guys come out of no where and stand right in front of me and Deidre and I said loudly, "Uh-Huh I don't think so" and they moved back over. Hello dummies we're short! Good grief. Deidre and I started making a game out of "guess the lyrics" during the later part of the show. During one song he started saying something about Alicia Keys and I was like, why the heck is he talking about Alicia Keys and Deidre says I'm not really sure he's saying that, it's probably just what we think we're hearing....but guess what!!!

I was thinkin' 'bout Alicia Keys, couldn't keep from crying
When she was born in Hell's Kitchen, I was living down the line
I'm wondering where in the world Alicia Keys could be
I been looking for her even clear through Tennessee

We actually think it's a bit weird that he was singing about her. I mean he's old enough to be her grandfather right?

Anyways, during above song we decided to head to the back near the doors so we could be one of the first in line to get the car from valet when this guy walks up to me and goes, "Is your name Patsy?" Of course I said no. I was thinking do I look like a Patsy and you're old enough to be MY grandfather, so I doubt I'm the girl you're looking for! haha I did buy an eco bag with a Dylan logo on it. The merch guy told me I was saving the dolphins.

So this weekend I'm going to see the musical, "Love, Janis" about Janis Joplin's life through her own words and lyrics. I'm excited about it. And I will probably make it out to Gilleys to see Johnny Cooper.

Today is my Papaw's birthday. So happy birthday to him!

Everyone have a safe weekend!

Pixie dust and other things

Deidre wanted me to tell the story of Johnny Cooper's Mom at the Hat Tricks show I went to a weekend ago. I was there enjoying the show and Johnny's Mom was walking around in her same eccentric glasses and crazy curly hair with her pixie dust shaker out (really it was glitter)....shaking it all over everyone. "Here I have some pixie dust for you." I think I don't really get the reason for pixie dust, but his Mom is crazy and fun, so I just sorta laughed it off. And you know how hard it is to get glitter off of you and your hair.......ugh.

So this weekend I went to an engagement party for Scott and Kristin. It was a wine tasting party beforehand. I have never been a fan of wine, but it was fun getting to taste different things and I even found one that I liked! And I also found out that I'm not really a red wine fan. But that's ok. I think I had about the reddest cheeks ever after the wine tasting. Those of you who have been around me when I drink know how my cheeks get, so just imagine how unbelieveably red they were. Goodness! I, unfortunately, don't really know Kristin that well, but what I read from her on her blogs, etc. makes me really like her. And I chose a long time ago to forget about the first night we met, so I hope she has too because I don't want to be labeled as the girl who thought......she knows what I'm talking about ;) Scott seems really happy and I'm happy that he's found someone that makes him that happy.
Anyway, wine makes me have red cheeks. haha After the wine tasting and a few minutes of mingling Deidre and I headed to Gilley's to meet up with Tracey to see No Justice. I freakin' love No Justice. And I heart Steve Rice. And we have a new favorite...Armando. He thinks Tracey is a cool kid. I'm a cool kid too. I don't know if it's by association or not, but hey, that's ok! We 3 had a good time.
The boys we always see at EYB shows were there, so we decided to have fun with them. But, if they had said one more time, "Hey Steve drink your beer" I may have used Deidre's gun to shoot them. (jk she didn't have it with her!) There was also this random boy that kept staring at me then finally leaned over and said, "Hey were you here for Reckless Kelly?" My first thought was, oh good grief did I make a fool of myself that night? THEN I remembered that was the night we didn't drink because of our night with Mike McClure the previous evening, so I was certain that I was not as crazy as Chanda. So I said, "yes, why?" He goes, "oh I was here and I was standing by you." Lord, I don't remember him even beeing there. I do remember Amazon standing at the front of the stage in front of all of us. So I just stared at him. Later, I remembered something and I said to him, "I know you were at McClure at Hank's a month back because I stood right next to you." (note: I did make a fool of myself that night, but its ok) So all of a sudden I guess he's our new best friend because he keeps trying to talk to us and takes pics of us with Deidre's camera, etc. So at the end of the night, Deidre goes, "are you single?" He says, "Yes." She says, "Let me give you a little advice, if you ever want to have a date, go home and burn that shirt. I don't ever want to see you wear that shirt again." I have never laughed so hard in my entire life. This boy had his hair slicked back like Stephen Baldwin. (that's what we kept calling him) He's in serious need of a make over. I think Deidre's just the person to take on the job.....

Thursday I'm off to see Bob Dylan with Deidre and Lori. Should be interesting. I'll let you girls know how it goes.....

For those interested in the dress I wore to the wedding....

Here's your chance to see me...yes, you read that right....in a D-R-E-S-S!

Well, if Deidre can be excited....

I get to go see "Love, Janis" the musical next Saturday! And I've been excited about that since I bought the tickets for my Mom for Christmas :)

Joel says Hi!

So, this weekend I didn't do a whole lot until Saturday evening. On Saturday I went and saw my friend, Emily, and her fiance', Bobby, in their play, Neil Simon's "Proposals" at the Lewisville Community Theater. While I was on my way I get a text from Nicole (Ryan Turner's friend) asking if I was going to see Johnny Cooper at Hat Tricks. Mom and I had already discussed it (as she went to the play with me) and had decided since we would only be 5 minutes from there that we'd pack a change of clothes and go. So after the play we headed to Hat Tricks and met up with Nicole. It was packed. Not as bad as Hanks, but it was packed. Mom was excited to see him live and she had a great time, as did I. I swear that kid gets better and better everytime I see him. Even my Mom was like, "I can't believe he's only 20!" Our favorite Joel was working that night and he wanted me to tell everyone hi. So, everyone Joel says "hi!"

Yesterday I didn't do much but I did manage to finally get "Knocked Up" watched. It was ok. I was glad I didn't spend the money to see it in the theater! Last night I was flipping during Extreme Makeover Home edition commercial breaks to catch some of the Grammys. I'm sorry to all of those Amy Whinehouse fans, but ugh. She's a trainwreck. And I didn't really think she was all that everyone seems to think she is. Now, Beyonce, who I've never really been head over heels about, she freakin' rocked....and Tina Turner...does that woman age at all? I thought Fergie's song with John Legend was good. She was way better than that last awards show I heard her on. And though I don't agree with most of the crap that comes from Kanye's mouth when he's not singing, I thought his performance was very good as well. It was touching to see him sing the song, "Mama." Was it extreme to shave that into his head, maybe, but it's his hair, so who cares. That's about all I saw last night....except I did see where "Once" was up for best soundtrack and, eventhough it didn't win, I was happy to see it nominated :)

Ok, that's about it. Peace out.

Cool Ranch Doritoes and Cherry Pepsi--the breakfast of Champions!

Yeah that's what I had for breakfast after only eating once yesterday and waking up starving this morning! Go me! I'm certain that's in no one's diet plan.

So, I had a great weekend! On Friday night I went with Deidre and Michelle to the Wolf's Mardi Gras show. MMC, EYB, NJ, CCRW. They all rocked my face off :) Tracey and I both agree that the new Micky Braun and Randy Rogers song has a very Randy Rogers feel to it. You can just tell he had something to do with it. The EYB played the new "Radio Waves" song. It was awesome full band. And it's so amazing to me to hear the entire crowd singing all their songs to them. It's a very surreal moment. I got to talk to Steve Rice...he cracks me up. I heart him. I had to inform him about the "new" Gilley's behind Palladium Ballroom. He was intrigued. I saw the EYB boys...with all new BLONDE girlfriends...but Mike. It was weird. Speaking of Mike and hair....apparently he's channeling Jennifer Aniston a'la first season of "Friends" because his hair was doing a perfect little flip in the back. Weird. I should do a collage of Mike Eli hair through the years, it would crack ya'll up! Anyway, it was a good time.

Saturday I finally got out of bed at 11 am and got showered and went to eat with my Mom. I lounged around all afternoon and then went to my favorite Julie's apartment for margaritas. Then we headed to BJs for some food. It was good to see her. I miss her. But, I'm happy to say she's moved back from Denton, so hopefully I'll see more of her!

Sunday after lunch and a trip to Walmart, Mom and I rented 3 movies from blockbuster to watch through the superbowl since neither one of us are big fans of football. The "Nanny Diaries" is really funny. And then we watched "The Ultimate Gift." That was good and sad. We still have "Knocked Up" to watch...I'm certain there'll be no problem watching that this week since TV is boring.

Funny story: I got home from dinner with Julie and Mom was watching some Lifetime channel movie. And there's this band playing on there. I only hear it, I don't see it. And I go, "why are the Lost Trailers singing in this movie?" It was "Mary" which was even more random. And it was totally Stokes singing too....but it wasn't Stokes on the TV. It was some random "we all look pretty" band lip syncing the song. I just thought it was funny that they chose some old Trailers song and none of that new junk they've been releasing and that it was Stokes...because for some reason they all think that if Ryder sings it's gonna make them millions. Ok, I'll get off my soapbox.

Everyone have a great week!