come out with your hands up, so we can blow you away

I thought I'd post just a few pictures to let you know that I'm still alive.


This picture is Colin James at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre, Feb 21, 2007.

This next picture is the Zombies at McPhillips Street Station, which i went to with Erik. They were fantastic! I got a setlist, and also got to meet them, which was a thrill.

This is Inward Eye...they opened up for Thornley on March 8th, but I would've preferred them headline. Their set was pleasing, and I've gotten even more (or rather, back) into them since getting their demo and listening to it on repeat on the ol' mp3 player.





Thornley wasn't anything to write home about--or write on here about.

And March 9th was Hawksley Workman. It was Heather's first time seeing him...I think she liked him. the show was filled with his long, detailed, beautiful stories, tunes from him and Mr. Lonely (his keyboard player), and much communication with the audience. Some shots:

And that's all of the concerts that I have photos for at the moment. I went to Jet Set Satellite on Friday night and that KICKED ASS. It will be the last show for a long while, so I am extremely glad I had the opportunity to go. Didn't get pictures of the actual show, but did bring my camera to the studio 97 that afternoon. Again, Thornley were nothing to write home about. Though it was nice to slowdance/slowstand there with Steve during "Blown Wide Open". Now, I'm just waiting for everyone else to get their pictures/videos up...power 97, Brittany, Dan (the professional photog-he's awesome).

I have a lot of shit to do this week, and it's Eric Clapton on Wednesday.

into the mystic

I've been busy. Well, pretty busy.

The rest of my reading week was spent resting. Saturday was my new work's supervisor's going away party. I made spinach dip! It was nice to hang out with people from a job, again. I haven't done that...in a really long time.

Many busy days back from reading week. The first two days were spent cramming for my Stats midterm, which took place on Wednesday. Fuckin' eh! I ended up getting 97% which is ridiculously awesome. I was thrilled.

Wednesday was also the night of Colin James. I have some pictures that I took before the camera nazis came to tell people to put their cameras away (though she didn't tell me to put it away--strange because my camera is gigantic) but I've been too busy to put them up (really, I am always forgetting to upload unless there is someone who's waiting to see them)
The roadie fellow remembered me! Always nice to see, I will be sure to bring him some guitar pick earrings next time.
The performance was great, as always, I'm not a huge fan of the little big band stuff, but it was still fun.

Worked Friday, and went to HB's for some chai latté, then H picked me up and we went to Dylan's on Pembina. We always have an experience. There was this silly drunk old man that kept telling us that we had "beautiful hair" and he touched my arm and we immediately said "please get away, you're making us uncomfortable". Crosstown Rivals to the rescue!

Saturday was hell. office job decided not to tell me that I was to have three times as much work as usual. When I left, after being there for 7 1/2 hours (I'm usually only there for around 5) I was already an hour late for ticketmaster. for a 3 1/2 hour event shift. Fuck. I was really upset. Fortunately, some James Bond and pizza cheered me up when I got home.

Today was my management theory and org behavior midterm and lemme tell you, it did not go well. That's what happens when you cram two chapters of reading in on Friday, 4 chapters in on Sunday night.

I'll have to redeem myself on my managerial accounting midterm on Thursday. I can only hope.

P.S. I got tickets for Thornley/Inward Eye and The ZOMBIES!!! Whoot!!!

hello 2007!

So...I think boyfriend deleted Flock, which is what I have been using to update you. I was trying to reduce the amount of shit on my computer, aka, delete that 3-d program that boyfriend put on here so that he could show me something he had made. I should be in bed right now, as I'm going to the morning bingo session, and before that: cheap breakfast at the sals. But I have decided to bring to you, instead, the 10 best concerts I went to in 2006. These are not in any particular order; however, some of these meant more than others...I just couldn't find a way to define why some were better than others.

1. The Who - October 3rd, MTS Centre. Fucking amazing. I was really surprised at how good this show actually was...I'm not going to say much, seeing as I said so much already in a previous post. Just....fantastic.
   
   
2. Jet Set Satellite - December 22nd, The Couch Residence (boyfriend's house!). I can't even begin to tell you show much this rocked. Well, I haven't told you anything!
   Setlist: Lady Killer, Remover, The Beast, Best Way to Die, XOXO (You Can't Go), Vegas, Baby Cool Your Jets, Lies by the Thousands, On My Way, Please Capture Me, Holding On and Never Letting Go, Ressurexit, Among the Living, The Night It Went Too Far, Together.
   Encore: Jump, We're Above This (I think...? not on the setlist), Walk Away.
   
   Many, many of the 70 invitees heard the band for the first time that night, and I am pleased to think that a lot of these folks went away thinking Why haven't I heard these guys before? Why aren't they bigger? When is their next show??? I will even say that my own mother, who I've joked only likes Lyle Lovitt and the BeeGees, wanted a poster for our downstairs fridge. Now, I'm just wondering if I can get her out to a bar...
   
   Some pictures:...eek, will be added once blogger stops being ridiculous, or I get Flock back on the computer.
   
   
3. Colin James - February 15/June 19 - Cowboys/Red River Ex
   Do you honestly think I could pick and choose one out of these? the show in Feb was my first ever time seeing the guy and I don't think I can ever forget that. I had been waiting to see Colin since grade 8--that was almost 5 years! I was there with Heather who had a great time time as well--it's like older Shaun/Kyle/Jordan, right? Who can forget the crazy backpack guy with the dancing dolls, or the butt-squeezing by older men *shudders*, or the picks so I could make earrings?
   And then for the second show--I may have had to dance alone but I found an 8-year-old girl who was dancing and how I wished I had been so cool so young. Got more picks, a set-list from a nice roadie, and managed to meet both Craig Northey and Colin James!
   
   
4. Sloan - July 22 - Maple Grove Rugby Park (Superspike)
   I almost tied this one with their show on October 20 (Silverados) but that wouldn't have been fair. The latter show may have been my first bar show seeing the band, and an amazing show at that, but it was hard to completely enjoy myself with my buddy sick with pneumonia, only coming up with me for the very end.
   So, for the summer show, this has to be up here because not only did the show rock hard, but I was invited up to sing on stage! How cool. clicky clicky. And, I managed to meet up with some older folks that had been at superspike at the October show!
   
   
5. Jet Set Satellite & Wide Mouth Mason - August 5 - Preeceville, SK.
   2 favourite bands. 5 great friends. 1 dirty hole in Saskatchewan. This was the dirtiest show I have ever been to, pun intended, but that didn't mean we didn't have fun! It was the only full-length Wide Mouth Mason show I attended in 2006 so of course, it had to be up here. It was a trip of bonding more than anything else and I am grateful for that.
   
   
6. Danko Jones - September 8th, Regina, SK.
   There is just something about driving more than 5 hours to see a band. In Sask. Although DJ also played in Winnipeg and we got to chat with them a bit longer, plus see a basement performance at a local radio station, the Regina show just holds so many memories. East Side Marios, the nice pool, my first full-length danko jones show, and seeing a girl flash the crowd and allow pictures, BEFORE the show started. and the Cougers....oooh, the Cougers.
   
   
7. Jet Set Satellite - July 27th - Coyotes.
   I think this was the dirtiest show I've been to that wasn't in Preeceville. Haha. No, but I was just SO SWEATY, it is definately the hottest-in-temperature bar in Winnipeg. I hold it very dear to my heart that I won 4 out of the 8 total won tickets while I was on the roof of my garage (note: it is not a flat roof), cleaning the eavestrough while burning my back. Just...sweaty.
   
   
8. The Trews - October 24th - U of M MPR
   I have to point out that I didn't stay for this entire show (my ride was leaving, it would have been an impossible trip home otherwise), yet it still makes it onto my top 10 list. Seeing them February 13 (Silverados) didn't quite fulfill my Trews need for that year...well, Den of Thieves in general wasn't good. But this Oct. show was different...perhaps it was Colin's facial hair (now he's John-Angus, really!), or Jack's continuously crazy pants and Jet-copying hat, or that while we were leaving, they were covering These Arms of Mine but I think that the next time I see the Trews, they will steal my heart. again.
   
   
9. Sam Roberts - May 15th - Ramada Conference Centre
   Eek. I'm getting pretty near the end; however, I couldn't avoid putting Sammy on my list. He was great! A triumphant return. Plus, he bought 4 pairs of my earrings! Good times with good people I say, but I also have several other things to point out: 3 of the people who hung around with us for this show are now complete jerkasses who I am ashamed to have shared these good times with. Furthermore, these same numbnuts took the liberty of taunting me at the second Sam show of the year, November 17 (Convention Centre for Grey Cup Week). Oh, these mixed feeling are getting the best of me.
   
   
10. The Waking Eyes, Kyle Riabko- ALL shows. I know I'm kind of cheating but I don't care....I'm too tired and too stubborn to think any differently. I had a fantastic time at all shows put on by these people despite (or because of) dancing in alleys, steak dinners, drunk girls wanting to walk on stage, power shortages, guitar love-making sessions, crazy pictures, sound checks, and bassists.

Bingo! That was the best 2006 ever besides losing friends and my Hanson CD. Hope 2007 brings even more.