Tuesday, August 30, 2005
i should slow down but i don't wanna . . .
friday's james taylor concert was a blast! we were surrounded by men and women in their 40s and 50s. it was like partying with my mother (no offense to the over 40 crowd that reads this blog!) or something. only more fun than that actually.we got there sort of late because it took FOREVER to get there--I HATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC!
the beer was $8. but at least it was better than coors. it was heffeweizen.
coolest musical goosebump moment: when james sang "the water is wide" with his acoustic guitar accompanied by the fiddle player in his band (who rocked!).
best musical moment in general: "steamroller." it kicked ass. when you are james taylor you can afford to have the best musicians in the world in your band. and he does. he has this awesome percussionist from south america and a pretty sweet fiddle player that i already mentioned. "steamroller" was a chance for all the band members to be showcased. it was brilliant.
it took forever to get out of there after the concert though. i have never been to a concert at the clark county amphitheatre. i have never been to a concert with so many people before either. it was packed!
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saturday, jon and i went to another concert (tickets given to us by my sister sara). we saw ben lee, rufus wainwright and ben folds. all of these musicians were also amazing.
ben lee's highlight: on his last song, he jumped into the crowd with his guitar and started dancing while ben folds and the drummer for rufus came out on stage and drummed a little marching beat.
bonus: the keyboard playing chic was hot.
rufus highlights: he had his sister come out onstage and sing alleluia with him . . . i love that song.
another highlight was when he flipped his hair out of his eyes and said "we're gonna rock!"
the funny thing was that before he came onstage, a roadie was polishing his piano very carefully. he and ben folds both play grand pianos when they perform and rufus' was perfectly pristine. ben folds' on the other hand basically looked like crap. it was all dusty and beat up. but. he. could. rock!
which leads me to:
ben folds highlights: basically the entire performance was amazing. i have never seen someone take a grand piano, a bass guitar and a drum set and make such amazingly brilliant rock music. he beats the shit out of his piano as he plays and all he had to do was look at the crowd and they started screaming their heads off in adoration.
another great highlight was when they did a dr. dre cover. here is this nerdy white boy (let's face it, ben folds has the image of white nerd. what with his big glasses and nasty hair and button up shirts and stuff) playing a grand piano singing "the bitches can't hang with the streets" throwing up his fist and rapping about his hos and his homies. it was perfect!
best part of the entire show: when ben folds had rufus come out on stage and they performed george michael's careless whisper. it was the most awesome thing i have heard in a long time! when they both hit the high note on the bridge, i about wet my pants. i was laughing with joy the entire time!
needless to say, i am exhausted and have an odd george michael song stuck in my head . . .
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to finish the weekend off, jon and i went to see "the goonies" at the laurelhurst theatre sunday night. on the big screen.
"heeeyyyy you guuuyys!"
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the good news is: our friend todd is out of the hospital!! he is alive!! he is really tired and has to rest for a long time (which means he is worried about money) but at least he is alive! so, thanks to all of you for your prayers and good energy and thoughts and whatnot. i really am thankful! we plan to go down to eugene to visit him sometime within the next two weeks . . .
ok, enough babbling from me about stuff you don't care about. get on with your lives!
say it don't spray it 10:56 AM
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