tonight in dallas - wednesday edition

it’s not usual that there is a lot i have going on during the week, but tonight is especially exciting because there are so many fun things happening! i will be heading to the ranger’s game tonight at 7 - this will be my first time to experience the “suite” life and i’m looking forward to it…now if they can only beat those indians again…

also tonight is the cavern’s anniversary party! it’s free and there will be food from daddy jack’s and lots of music. it’s on lower greenville between richmond and ross.

and last but NOT least - french kicks are playing tonight at the granada theater. they are such a great band and if you haven’t heard them, check it out!! tickets i believe are still only $10. the granada is also on lower greenville, the show starts at 9 and you will not be disappointed.

i’m definitely trying to make it up to the show after the game. hope to see you there!!

a little weekend for your weekend

i’m laying low this weekend and enjoying some peace and quiet. probably will head out to lake texoma sometime to visit with my uncle and enjoy the outdoors! but if you’re looking for some fun stuff to do…

artfest is going on at fairpark starting tonight and going through sunday with tons of art, music and family fun.

summerfest is also starting out at the gaylord texan - it runs all the way through august.

for a little nightlife, on saturday black tie dynasty is playing at the granada theater and on sunday the kills along with dax riggs are playing at the house of blues.

also on sunday the W hotel nightclub, ghostbar, is hosting a memorial day soiree with special guests to ring in summer.

that’s all from me for now! hope you all have a safe and awesome memorial day weekend!!

weekend review (finally)

so i’m just now getting around to posting my “weekend fun times” from last weekend. here goes…

friday was the wildflower festival in richardson, it was so much fun! we saw loverboy and bat benatar. pat was amazing i really had no expectations, just wanted to have fun, but man she’s still got it! the pics didn’t end up so great, so sorry about not having any.

saturday was definitely an adventure! i went with some girlfriends to the assassination city roller derby. it was in mesquite, tx, at a local skating rink. the first bout was inter-league with the bombshell brigade vs. the lone star assassins. for the second bout, the deadly kennedys beat the central arkansas rockin’ renegade. the halftime (not sure if that’s the right term…) entertainment was fun, first was the “urban glow”

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radiohead live in dallas

i had so much going on last weekend, and i haven’t gotten to download all my pics yet but i just couldn’t pass this up. the radiohead show on sunday was amazing - one of the best live performances i’ve ever seen. gorilla vs. bear posted some of the mp3’s of the show, you can listen to them here and also see the video for “you and whose army.” on radiohead not for profit, you can download the entire set. my personal favorite was idioteque. here are some photos, also courtesy of gvb. i’ll post mine, along with video asap. enjoy!

happening in dallas this weekend

alrighty, another fun-filled weekend coming up! tonight i’m headed to the richardson wildflower! arts & music festival to see pat benatar play. since i’m tagging along with some girlfriends, i didn’t know much about the fest until i looked it up - there are some really good bands playing out there! tonight’s lineup is loverboy, eve 6, le freak, pat benatar and then everclear - blast from the past much?! but then tomorrow is america, blue oyster cult and the guess who! too bad i can’t make it for that night, but someone should go and tell me how it is!

tomorrow i’m headed to ikea to round up the rest of my baskets for the closet. saturday night i’m going to my first ever roller derby! the assassination city roller derby girls are playing against arkansas and i’ll be there to support them in their bout.  the after parties i hear are pretty fun and are usually held at lee harvey’s so come on up! go to their site for more info on tickets, bouts, and parties.  this should definitely be a good time! also on saturday night, kyle caldwell and the astonishing wonder featuring the kick-back kid are playing at alexandre’s starting at 10 pm.  they are a riot and you will definitely have a good time. but if you’re not into that, tulsa local band congress of a crow is playing at the lakewood bar and grill.

sunday funday!! radiohead!! yes, it’s finally here, and i’ll be heading to the superpages.com center to enjoy the show (seriously, that name is so lame, i’ll still call it the smirnoff for a while).  tickets sold out almost immediately, so if you wanted to go and you didn’t get tix in time, call me….and i’ll give you a rundown of how awesome the show is! oh that’s mean, but really, i’m sure there will be lots of scalpers out there.  i’ll have pics and all that good stuff next week.

hope you all have a good weekend and maybe i’ll see you around town!

loft-y goals

since stephen and i have moved into our loft, we’ve been doing some “home improvements” here and there. when you live in a place that has mostly brick walls, hanging pictures becomes a huge task. one of the biggest things we needed to do was re-do the closet. i love everything about our place, but the closet was a disaster. it is small, and was equipped with a crappy rack that barely could hold half of my clothes, much less mine and stephen’s together! so for the past month we’ve been dealing with clothes and shoes everywhere while stephen designed a new closet contraption. well, it’s finished!! and i love it, our new closet kicks our old closet’s ass.

old closet (you can imagine the frustration, right?)

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weekend fun times III

sorry for the delay in posting, but my internet is down at home so i have to find time before work to post…so here goes!

i made it out to taste addison with a few friends on friday. ran into the beautiful nicole who made sure that we got the extra special treatment in vip…nice to have great friends in good places! it was a really nice vibe; lots of people, delicious food, and good music. i surprisingly liked switchfoot a lot…even though it’s not really my thing, the band was really energetic and put on a good show. i’m sure gavin degraw did a good job, but we left mid-set cause i was so tired (lame, i know).

what’s a festival without a turkey leg?!
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around town this weekend

there is a lot going on this weekend but here are the two things i definitely will be going to…

tonight taste addison begins - a weekend filled with fun, food and music!! tonight gavin degraw and switchfoot are playing and tomorrow it’s the black crowes! the participating restaurants include texas de brazil, the melting pot, truluck’s, two rows and blue goose cantina. hopefully i will see you there, cause we’re gonna have a large time! taste runs from 5pm today till 6pm on sunday.

also this weekend is the 5th annual bishop arts district block party, car show, and urban bazaar. the block party is tomorrow (saturday) from 9:30 am - 8 pm and will have everything from food to clothes to live music and prizes! definitely something to check out!

so i hope you’ll check out one of these fun things and maybe i’ll see you around town!

i’m available for parties

last night my friend jennifer and i went to the city tavern right down the street from my place. it was a very fun night… taylor davis and his band were playing (as i believe they do every thursday), and i somehow mustered up the courage to ask if i could sing a song with them. taylor said definitely and asked what i wanted to sing - immediately i say janis, since that’s usually what i can do the best, but he didn’t go for it so i went with my immediate second fave ryan adams. he said “yeah! how about ‘come pick me up’?” to which i said “uh yeah!! only my favorite song of his!” they were on a break so he said he’d call me up there when they started up again. i thought for sure that he was just humoring me and probably waiting for me to forget or leave. but no, he sure did ask me to come up and sing with him. i was nervous and to tell you the truth, i don’t know if i’m any good. i just love to sing…i’m no aretha, or even janis for that matter.

at any rate, it was a good time.  i didn’t get boo’d off stage so i take that as a plus.  there was also a guy filming for the band so it’s a possibility that you all may be treated to the real thing. stay tuned…

ps. we had the nachos and they were delicious!

news and the dreamer

stephen and i moved in to our new place just over a month ago. i haven’t had the cable turned on, basically because we don’t really watch tv that much and the peace and relaxation is kind of nice. i haven’t really missed it much, and when i need my tv fix i go down to the fitness center in my building and watch whatever is on - plus it’s motivation to actually go work out!

so i turned on my computer at work this morning and wanted to see what was going on in the news. i’ve heard in passing about the myanmar tragedy and random things about the ongoing battle for the white house. but i really wanted to see what was going on here in dallas - i like keeping abreast of current events in my community. nearly everything i read was about murder, child neglect or abuse, increase in drug overdoses, homelessness due to addiction or domestic abuse, and even a story about a high school having to create a committee to ensure a safer prom. it makes me sick to my stomach. here are just a few of the headlines:

Teen’s body found in Dallas ditch

Vagrants rob dead biker after police leave accident scene  

Probationer charged in death of Dallas man who had turned own life around  

‘Cheese’ heroin likely to blame in death of Dallas teen 

Dallas taxi driver agrees to plea deal in driver’s licenses scam 

2 Dallas shootings leave 4 dead; drugs suspected

2 children found in home with piles of trash, feces

now these were just in dallas proper, but don’t think for a second that if you’re in the ‘burbs you’re far from it - there were plenty of headlines for surrounding areas that were just as bad if not worse. i know it’s not new, i know it might not be shocking to anyone else, but it just makes me so sad. i know peace is far-fetched and unrealistic in most places, but is it crazy for me to hope? i’ll hold on to that hope, and keep imagining that one day we’ll come out ok - against all odds. and to all of you rolling your eyes at my naivety, my wishful thinking, what kind of person are you if you don’t have these same thoughts? even if we know it’s not within reach, we should never lose that expectation of making our lives better.

“you may say i’m a dreamer, but i’m not the only one. i hope someday you’ll join us, and the world will be as one.” - john lennon