My husband, son and I had the opportunity to attend a 6 hour rock concert here in St Louis at the Verizon Wireless Ampitheater. I kind of wish Greek Fire had been the first act for two reasons, one the lead singer is an excellent show man getting the crowd engaged in the music and excited about the show, two, they are straight out of St Louis so the loyalty is there. As a result The Neighborhood, a fantastic band, did not get the crowd they hoped for or deserved and their music is awesome! I felt bad for them.
Next came Cage the Elephant. Great energy, great music, lead singer even found himself surfing in the audience a couple times. All I kept thinking was if I was one of those teenage girls right now no matter how much I might love him he woulda been sweaty and I woulda been passing him along saying ew ew ew and wiping my hands off onto someone else's shirt lol. Still they have an impressive front man was a great set! It set the tone for the next act, one of my favorites, Silversun Pickups. Their music and performance remind me of the Smashing Pumpkins, that's a huge compliment coming from me by the way SP is one of my all time favorite bands, but they are definitely their own. Their bass player Nikki blew our minds with her playing she is hands down best bass player to date! If you haven't heard their music I highly recommend surfing YouTube and discover them for yourselves well worth the listen. Was hard not to dance and do a lil head banging when they played this band is amazing! Brilliant! Superb!
Being that this was our 13 yr old son's first concert and he didn't really know the bands beforehand he found himself getting bored but I think that was because he had to wait 4 and half hours to get to the main event that he was out of his mind excited to see. The Imagine Dragons! Best show I've seen in years! These guys are extremely talented and have a kind of music that speaks to everyone of all ages and that's a rare thing these days. They are a nice bridge to the gap of old school rock and new alternative. It's nice to feel the words they sing they are so passionate about their music and it translates well to their audience. Would see them again 1000 times over worth every penny and more! If you are located in their future venue they are a must see show. So get your tickets now you will NOT be disappointed.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
NEXT!
Things are settling down around here thank heavens I'll take that and a bag a chips! Our three year old is quite enjoying her time at preschool albeit a year early but she is doing really well so we can't complain. I of course am enjoying the free time to nap ( since I'm up at the crack of dawn for early morning seminary) or other things that would be harder to do with a toddler around like cleaning my oven ( it needs it I slow roasted a brisket last week even with a drip pan). Nice to be able to do the cleaning that's hard around small kids I might if I'm lucky even get around to prepping some more walls for painting. The upstairs is my pet peeve at the moment.
I have less and less jumps and nightmares concerning our 15 year old and her seizures. Her doctor seems quite confident and thorough in everything he does with her so that calms me down. Someone who's been doing this over thirty years helps. I hate the stress it's caused me, the lack of sleep, the run down feeling but as time goes by I heal a little bit more emotionally and physically who could ask for more? It's great to have our biggest complaint be that we all got this flu/cold that's going around. But now we're done with that too.
We had the opportunity to purchase a newly used washer and dryer set from friends of ours and now everyone wants to do their laundry. Woohoo! Teenagers cleaning their own clothes I'm set! Not a have to because their baskets are full and they're out of underwear, want to. It's a miracle! We also bought a tool chest which hubby is thrilled with. I never seen a man so happy cleaning and organizing a garage I tell ya. Gold to me absolute gold. He let our three year old daughter help him too nice bonus, sweet. On top of that didn't want me 'interring' so it he knew where everything was. It was like a vacation from scheduled reality around here.
The heat although it's trying to hold on for dear life here in St Louis is finally on it's way out the door. Fall is coming. The crisp weather not quite but we are getting there and I'm totally excited being that it's my favorite season! Halloween, Thanksgiving and my son's 14th birthday are getting closer. Isn't life amazing? What a wonder to see our children grow so fast. Even though they can't remember infancy we as their mothers sure do and then we start to think, I wonder if that's how my mother felt. If she stood at the door or the kitchen window smiling at how brilliant and grown up and mature her kids were getting. Hopefully not the flip of the coin, 'Will my kids every grow up?!' Definitely not.
Being that Missouri in this area is so wooded you can only imagine the magnificent colors that we get to enjoy in the fall. It's so beautiful that time of year and it's almost here! It's hard to play with little ones outside in this heat, they dehydrate so quickly so I know it isn't just me that's looking forward to spending more time outside. Even though I hate the raking and the pruning and the acorns crunching under my feet it's still an excuse to be outside enjoying the sunshine and sweet smells. Hopefully we'll get some painting done as well. Can't wait!
I have less and less jumps and nightmares concerning our 15 year old and her seizures. Her doctor seems quite confident and thorough in everything he does with her so that calms me down. Someone who's been doing this over thirty years helps. I hate the stress it's caused me, the lack of sleep, the run down feeling but as time goes by I heal a little bit more emotionally and physically who could ask for more? It's great to have our biggest complaint be that we all got this flu/cold that's going around. But now we're done with that too.
We had the opportunity to purchase a newly used washer and dryer set from friends of ours and now everyone wants to do their laundry. Woohoo! Teenagers cleaning their own clothes I'm set! Not a have to because their baskets are full and they're out of underwear, want to. It's a miracle! We also bought a tool chest which hubby is thrilled with. I never seen a man so happy cleaning and organizing a garage I tell ya. Gold to me absolute gold. He let our three year old daughter help him too nice bonus, sweet. On top of that didn't want me 'interring' so it he knew where everything was. It was like a vacation from scheduled reality around here.
The heat although it's trying to hold on for dear life here in St Louis is finally on it's way out the door. Fall is coming. The crisp weather not quite but we are getting there and I'm totally excited being that it's my favorite season! Halloween, Thanksgiving and my son's 14th birthday are getting closer. Isn't life amazing? What a wonder to see our children grow so fast. Even though they can't remember infancy we as their mothers sure do and then we start to think, I wonder if that's how my mother felt. If she stood at the door or the kitchen window smiling at how brilliant and grown up and mature her kids were getting. Hopefully not the flip of the coin, 'Will my kids every grow up?!' Definitely not.
Being that Missouri in this area is so wooded you can only imagine the magnificent colors that we get to enjoy in the fall. It's so beautiful that time of year and it's almost here! It's hard to play with little ones outside in this heat, they dehydrate so quickly so I know it isn't just me that's looking forward to spending more time outside. Even though I hate the raking and the pruning and the acorns crunching under my feet it's still an excuse to be outside enjoying the sunshine and sweet smells. Hopefully we'll get some painting done as well. Can't wait!
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