mashed potato, wha wha!

If it's not one thing, it's another, right?

My big computer is broked, so I'm on the little baby sapphire, which is just a
s well, since I'm in my jammies, watching House, and getting little homework done.

In the past 3 weeks:

-Manitoba Showcase (Jan. 8) was fun, except for some rugrats sitting beside us who thought it was fun to flash cameras at us throughout the entire show. I was ready to rip them out of their hands and stamp on them. Such is what happens with a free show in Winnipeg. It's too bad that the Waking Eyes only got one song, but at that, it was great--way better than the Acoustic version of All Empires Fall that they did for a magazine website.
-Heather's partay! (Jan. 9) dressed like the Hives--or rather, H and I did! Sushi was delish, bowling was fun--and free.


-AC/DC!!! (Jan. 17) whooohooooo! The trip was fun, less some "bros" who put a serious dent in the bus's clean air, had a weird fascination with Sade's Smooth Operator, and were unbelievably awake despite our 5am return time.

Bryan wasn't always amused.

A little Highway?

Let There Be Rock

That band still puts on a great show. I was a bit disappointed with the crowd though; perhaps all Fargo crowds are like this---not excited in the least. Here's hoping for a Winnipeg show in the summer: maybe there are more hosers in Winnipeg?

-Sammy Roberts! (Jan. 22) Always a good show! And the Nuge was so dancey, it was great.I think I'm going to bring a sign that says "NUGE" next time, haha
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-Modernized on Saturday (Jan. 24) was so much fun! What could be better than Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Nancy Sinatra, The Beatles, the Isley Brothers, and all by request? Good times.

Anywho, I'm going to save this puppy to add pictures from my other computer later (which, at the moment, is now working--but for how long) and off I go to do more homework.

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.

whee! almost free!

It's kind of funny that in order to remember what I've done in the past month, I have to look at what pictures I took.

October 28th was Jet Set Satellite's Hallowe'en Haunt. It was great, especially since the band dressed up!

Sweet, huh? I am currently trying to win a contest to get these guys to play in my house...well, if I won, it'd be at s's house, since his parents are helping tons.

November 12th was Rach's birthday... here are some commemorative pictures:

Yes, those are broken glasses. or rather, one broken glass, made into many pieces of glass!

The Grey Cup 2006 - The deliverer of so much more than football! My fun started on November 16th, with the first of the socials.

Easily Amused were great as usual--currently uploading the pics to my photobucket.
Kyle Riabko--eek! So great. Pictures to be uploaded after the Easily Amused ones...*sigh*, so behind on that!

I think it was so much fun to have both of my sisters, and heather and ashley...yay.

November 17th was insane, as well. It started out with dinner with my sweetie...mmm, Johnny G's famous steak dinner! Delicious as usual.

Then, onward to the Beach Boys! Um...if I did it over again, I probably wouldn't have gone, seeing as our tix were $60. And only one original member, Mike Love, who looked like he was going to break into two at the waist at any moment. He still has wit, at least. Oddly enough, they decided to do covers, like California Dreamin'...why? I know that's a great song, but you have so many songs in your repetoire.
After the Beach Boys, I ran to the Convention Centre--literally sideswiping people. Bathroom line was too long--decided to hold my pee...coatcheck line was too long, decided to hold my coat. Crowd for Sam Roberts was pretty crazy...so many drunk football fans! I didn't manage to find Heather and Ashley until nearly the end of the set, but I still have some fun...Sam was great.
Many many pictures taken...will be uploaded in rotation.

I had my work x-mas party on Friday, November 24. That was fun, because it was also my dad's holiday party (he got me my summer/part-time job)...They had such great prizes that I was quite upset at not winning any. They also had a fun casino. Steve and I had fun playing blackjack.

picture of me and my mom:

Yay.

And time for supper but hopefully by my next update, I'll have pictures from Jordan Cook's show on Sunday to post on here!

-n