Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Roger Waters
Hello all!
I went to a fantastical concert last night - probably the best I've ever seen....
{{AMENDED}}
{{While Pink Floyd is an excellent show, I truly believe that the best show anyone could ever go and see is The Flaming Lips. Hands down, BEST SHOW EVER.}}
Originally that honor was held by Pink Floyd: David Gilmore at Bobby Dodd Stadium (Ga Tech) in Atlanta way back in 94...
We started at Headlines, the bar in a great location at Phillips arena - if you ever want to go to a show and you don't wish to spend too much money - buy the nose-bleeds and then just go hang out at this bar - the location is PRIME. The bar is right there, its less crowded than standing in line outside of the arena - plus you can still hear and see the music while waiting for your delicious cold beverage, the bathrooms have NO line, and you can meet lots of fun and interesting people, like the cute 23 yr old future lawyer named Lance.. The only complaint I might have about it is that the sound from that spot is less than perfect...
So the first half of the show was spent there...
He opened with..
"So ya, thought ya, might like to.....go to the show....
To feel the warm thrill of confusion......That space cadet glow
I got some bad news for you, Sunshine
Pink isn't well
He stayed back at the hotel
And they've sent us along as a surrogate band
We're gonna find out where you fans really stand
Are there any queers in the theatre tonight?
Get 'em up against the wall
There's one in the spotlight
Now he don't look right to me
Get him up against the wall
And that one looks Jewish
And that one's a coon
Who let all this riffraff into the room?
There's one smoking a joint
And that one's got spots
If I had my way
I'd have all of ya shot!"
Then we headed down to Section 109, row KK.....
AND Our seats were phenomenal!
I took a trip to the ladies room, where I saw a cute boy named Blake peeking his head into a suite and I said, hey what's in there? He said C'mon! So I went...
And we found our way into a SWEET Suite for a few songs...
Then I went back to my seats and lost my friends, but made a new friend named "Art"
He said:
"I'm Art"
and I said:
"Oh! I do art!
Not you.....for my job!"
He loved it.
:)
Then I took leave of Art and found my way to about the 20th row (as you can see from the pics) for the last 2 songs...
Comfortably Numb being the very last...
And it was all worth it....
Every second.
Mesmerizing...
The guitarist in the red photo is/was HOTT, he played at least 10 different beautiful Stratocaster guitars thoroughout the show and damn if I didn't wish I was one of them every time!
I could have, however, done without the Bush-bashing politicalness he threw in there...
It's not that I am FOR or AGAINST anything, it's just that I could care less and why ruin everyone's good time with some political propaganda?
I'm just hear for the music man....
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Memphis Mayhem!
772 miles & 2 1/2 tanks of $3 gas...
This weekend my friend and I traveled to Memphis for the Blues-n-BBQ festival - a month long celebration called "Memphis in May" and I'm not sure if more fun could be had by 2 saucy ladies!
We met Elvis PRIESTly, (yes a priest dressed as Elvis who also performs Elvis tunes in his ceremonies) , didn't pay for anything all weekend, (save for the hotel, one cup of Championship Gumbo from King's Palace on Beale St, 3 beers, & the $7 entrance fee to the BBQ festival), met the #1 BBQ team from 2001 "Pork Fiction" and partied with them all day Saturday, where they continues to feed us all the beer and ribs we wanted, saw Hank this dude we met at the Braves game home opener, met Preston Shannon, the "King of Beale St" and on the way back, stopped to get a photo and ended up getting a personal tour of Talladega race track by a nice security guard named Tracy...
I love my life!
If you want to see all photos, go to:
http://www.myspace.com/ebluegirly
It's set to private so if you aren't my friend, then sorry....
~~~~~~~Pics!!! ~~~~~~~~
Is this Lil Jon?!
SHAKE-N-BAKE!!!
I KNEW he was Alive!
If only the numbnutz who took this pic would have gotten the whole thing then you would see my fingers on the fret like I was playing....Damn idiots and cameras......
Yeah, that's the Bomb Squad.....Cuz we DA BOMB FO SHIZZLE!!!
Imagine my friend YELLING at the top of her lungs through a festival of drunks "TAKE IT FROM BEHIND EMILY!!!" (she meant the photo...)
LOVE IT, LEAVE IT, LELAX IT...