Concert Crazy

This Sunday Sir Paul McCartney is performing in Memphis. Alas, sadly I will not be there.

Oh, Paul I would love to see you but I can't believe you charge so much for your tickets. You are the richest man in the UK. Do you really need to charge that much? I looked at the setlists from other cities on this tour and I am sad I will be missing you sing "Hey, Jude." But I take comfort in my memory of seeing you in 1993. I was 10 and you played the Memphis Colliseum. The tickets were $37.50 and 20 years ago (Sheesh! That makes me feel OLD!) that was a lot of money. My mom took me to the show on a school night and your wife Linda was with you and played the keyboard. You sang "Saw her Standing There," "Magical Mystery Tour," and when you sang "Live and Let Die," fireworks came up off the stage. So, I take comfort in the fact that at least I have seen you once and that's better than none.

Anyway, all this looking back on my first and only Paul McCartney concert has got me to thinking about all the concerts I've been to. The list is long (and in no particular order):

 - The Beach Boys (can't even tell you how many times, but one time John Stamos was the guest drummer I was so excited to see "Uncle Jesse!")
 - Styx
 - Grand Funk Railroad
 - The Steve Miller Band
 - Kansas
 - Huey Lewis and the News
 - America
 - Foreigner
 - Journey (x2)
 - Bon Jovi (x5, if you count the performance he did when I was at the Inaugural Ball)
 - Bruce Springsteen (x4)
 - Rascal Flatts (x2)

Bon Jovi at the Inaugural Ball

 - The Monkees

 - Lonestar

 - Montgomery Gentry

 - ZZ Top
 - Chris Ledoux
 - Ty Herndon
 - Kenny Chesney

 - Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

 - The New Kids on the Block (x2)
 - Cheap Trick (x2)

 - Heart

 - Herman's Hermits

 - Night Ranger

 - The Eagles

 - Nsync

 - George Strait (x2)

 - Dierks Bentley (x2)

 - Keith Urban

 - The Wreckers

 - Taylor Swift (warm up for George Strait WAY before she got big)

 - Better Than Ezra (x2)

 - YES

 - Matchbox Twenty

 - Jewel

 - Rob Thomas

 - Charlie Daniels

- Air Supply (yes, you read that right)

- Nelson Nelson (yes you read that right too and it was the warm up for the one above)
- The Backstreet Boys (x 5)
- Dave Barnes

- Lynard Skynard

- Luke Bryan
- Billy Idol (probably the best because I met my husband there!)
- George Thorogood

- Kid Rock

- Metallica
- Aerosmith

- Eli Young Band

- Elton John

- Billy Joel

- Jessica Simpson

- Nick Lachey

- JC Chasez

- Zac Brown Band

- Goo Goo Dolls

- Jerry Lee Lewis

Joey McIntyre

The BSB with NKOTB

- B52's

- Sublime

- John Mellancamp (he was terrible)

- Ke$ha

- Jordin Sparks

My concert partner-in-crime

- Justin Bieber (husband's idea NOT mine)

- Ludacris

- Blondie

- Pat Benatar

- KC and the Sunshine Band

- Paul McCartney

Some of these were at music fests, some were warm ups, but all were live performaces that I attended. If you haven't noticed, I was born a few decades too late. What concerts have YOU been to?

We Don't Bluff City

Memphis is known as the Bluff City. We're pretty passionate about our basketball here. I was never really into the Memphis Grizzlies until I met Christopher. Yeah, I'd been to a few games and once had even had court side seats but I couldn't tell you any of the players or the coach. My, my how things have changed! I love the Grizz! The past 3 years I've so enjoyed going to games and watching them from home. It's something the whole city gets behind and gives us all a sense of camaraderie. I'm so rolled we ate in the Western Conference Finals! While game 1 was a disaster I have full confidence we can make a comeback! 

I find they do better when I don't watch the whole game. So tonight I went upstairs and ironed, but I wore my headband! Christopher watches intently. (Notice he got to wear the hoodie tonight.) Even Marty and Libby believe!!!

Grit n grind, friends!

Hotty Toddy Hoodie

If you read this regularly, see pics on Facebook, or just know me you will know that I love to wear C's Ole Miss hoodie. I didn't even go there. But, I love it. It's so comfy. So let's take a look at all the places the hoodie has gone, seen, etc.

Hanging out with the fam

Four wheeling at my parents' house

Learning to play guitar

Hanging out with friends

Addressing Wedding Invitations

Sealing wedding invitations

Mailing wedding invitaitons

Opening wedding gifts

Registering for Wedding Gifts

Being Silly with My Bestie!

 

It's been so many more places than this. I LOVE this sweatshirt. In colder months, I wear it every night when I get home from work. Yes, it was originally C's. He wears it sometimes, but I've pretty much commandeered it.