to know me is to know that i love concerts. love to go to them, love to plan to go to them,even love to listen to the "homework"cd i make for myself in the months before the concert to familiarize myself with all of their current stuff. i have always loved music, and from the moments of the very first concert i ever went to, (air supply, 1982, in cedar with my mom and dad and loni--pure oozing, dripping cheese but i was IN to it!) i knew that concerts and i would have a very long, loving relationship.
i read on a blog that i lurk on the other day about the fact that the author had fallen out of love with going to concerts. too crowded, too much hassle, too loud, etc. i just wanted to say to him, "but you are just going to the WRONG concerts!" i have been to my fair share of milquetoast concerts, and to a few where they were really just about 5 years past their prime, (hello, def leppard? COME ON!!!) but i have also seen some righteous rocking out and been right down on the floor to partake thereof---
alternates who almost made it, but, sadly--no:
howard jones st. george 2007--great, intimate little evening with hojo. just him and a guitar player, but good stuff
justin timberlake las vegas 2007--i know SOME people didn't like this concert as much as i did, but i danced and sang and felt the love with justin.
def leppard salt lake city 1987--again, another group at the top of their game and they had rockband 101 down to a science. russ had a friend who slept out for 3 days to get 2nd row tickets and then asked if we wanted to get in on it. like i always say, it's not WHAT you know, but WHO you know, and who THEY know
thompson twins las vegas 1986--my first "real concert" and this was at the height of their popularity. my friend shannon's mom took me and her and two other friends and i still remember when they sang "king for a day". i also remember that i wore my guess jeans and a ton-sur-ton (sp?) sweatshirt that we had "borrowed" from tammy's stepmom, and that shannon had on like 4 swatches and i, sadly, had only one.
okay, so here it is: for those of you about to rock, i salute you!
10.air supply st. george 1998--okay, i admit that i was dragged to this kicking and screaming and was oh so pleasantly surprised--the short little gay dude could still hit all the notes, and you literally knew EVERY single song they played.
9. foo fighters las vegas 2003--now, let me preface this and say that i absolutely cannot live without this band, and this concert would have been further up the food chain if i wouldn't have had to sit the whole concert until the last straw. this guy behind me started complaining and instead of just ignoring him or confronting him (which, strangely, i like to do sometimes) i totally just sucked it up and glued my butt to the seat. they are touring this year and it is the concert i am most looking forward to.
8.bon jovi las vegas 2007--i am not a huge jonny bj fan, but stevekemp had a rich friend who bought DOPE seats down on the floor in the vip area and paid big bucks for them, then just handed them over to us for free. ca-ching!! there were a lot of cougar sightings, also.
7. madonna las vegas 2006--totally random, i know. russ and i were staying down in vegas for a couple of nights to get away. we scalped tickets that had been selling for $550 a piece and he bought them for $75 each. we were already 30 minutes into the concert when we got in our seats, but it was impressive.
6. erasure las vegas 2003--they were playing at the joint at the hard rock and they weren't promoting a new album, so it was basically all their best songs. we had room off to the side where we could dance--the lead singer is totally gayer than dick's hatband, but he was a show all by himself.
5. red hot chili peppers salt lake 2006--a group that i have never really liked, but the tickets were cheap and so i started listening to their new album and discovered that i REALLY LIKED THEIR MUSIC!! the concert was absolutely insane. lots of devoted fans.
4. duran duran salt lake 2005--i was 8.5 months pregnant with mia, but i got my groove on, and i am here to tell you that simon lebon and the boys from duran duran still had it going on! they played new stuff, but then hit all their old stuff, too.
3. u2 salt lake 2005--oh bono--you bring us all so much joy. what a night! the only thing i would change is to maybe fast forward thru all his political messages.(naughty and civically irresponsible of me, i know) my fav part was when he got this girl out of the crowd up on the stage dancing with him during "mysterious ways" and she rocked his world!
2. nickelback pheonix 2007--okay, with my musical preferences, i know this seems like a longshot, but this concert had more fire and fireworks and special effects and i knew all the songs and had developed quite a little appreciation for those guys. they put on one of the most energetic and captivating shows i have ever seen.
1. DEPECHE MODE LAS VEGAS 2006-- oh, mymymymy. it was hard to just put depeche mode on the list once, as i could fill up a whole top ten list of just their concerts, but this had all the right elements:outdoor, spring night, my man and some of my best friends in the world with me, dave just 20 feet away singing his guts out. it bordered on a religious experience. but what depeche mode concert could be otherwise? i heart them.
okay, so if you have a great concert that you think should be added to the list, do tell. the picture below is from nickelback 2007 with jody, jared, mindi, kristin, colby and russ. good times.
i read on a blog that i lurk on the other day about the fact that the author had fallen out of love with going to concerts. too crowded, too much hassle, too loud, etc. i just wanted to say to him, "but you are just going to the WRONG concerts!" i have been to my fair share of milquetoast concerts, and to a few where they were really just about 5 years past their prime, (hello, def leppard? COME ON!!!) but i have also seen some righteous rocking out and been right down on the floor to partake thereof---
alternates who almost made it, but, sadly--no:
howard jones st. george 2007--great, intimate little evening with hojo. just him and a guitar player, but good stuff justin timberlake las vegas 2007--i know SOME people didn't like this concert as much as i did, but i danced and sang and felt the love with justin. def leppard salt lake city 1987--again, another group at the top of their game and they had rockband 101 down to a science. russ had a friend who slept out for 3 days to get 2nd row tickets and then asked if we wanted to get in on it. like i always say, it's not WHAT you know, but WHO you know, and who THEY know thompson twins las vegas 1986--my first "real concert" and this was at the height of their popularity. my friend shannon's mom took me and her and two other friends and i still remember when they sang "king for a day". i also remember that i wore my guess jeans and a ton-sur-ton (sp?) sweatshirt that we had "borrowed" from tammy's stepmom, and that shannon had on like 4 swatches and i, sadly, had only one.okay, so here it is: for those of you about to rock, i salute you!
10.air supply st. george 1998--okay, i admit that i was dragged to this kicking and screaming and was oh so pleasantly surprised--the short little gay dude could still hit all the notes, and you literally knew EVERY single song they played. 9. foo fighters las vegas 2003--now, let me preface this and say that i absolutely cannot live without this band, and this concert would have been further up the food chain if i wouldn't have had to sit the whole concert until the last straw. this guy behind me started complaining and instead of just ignoring him or confronting him (which, strangely, i like to do sometimes) i totally just sucked it up and glued my butt to the seat. they are touring this year and it is the concert i am most looking forward to. 8.bon jovi las vegas 2007--i am not a huge jonny bj fan, but stevekemp had a rich friend who bought DOPE seats down on the floor in the vip area and paid big bucks for them, then just handed them over to us for free. ca-ching!! there were a lot of cougar sightings, also. 7. madonna las vegas 2006--totally random, i know. russ and i were staying down in vegas for a couple of nights to get away. we scalped tickets that had been selling for $550 a piece and he bought them for $75 each. we were already 30 minutes into the concert when we got in our seats, but it was impressive.6. erasure las vegas 2003--they were playing at the joint at the hard rock and they weren't promoting a new album, so it was basically all their best songs. we had room off to the side where we could dance--the lead singer is totally gayer than dick's hatband, but he was a show all by himself. 5. red hot chili peppers salt lake 2006--a group that i have never really liked, but the tickets were cheap and so i started listening to their new album and discovered that i REALLY LIKED THEIR MUSIC!! the concert was absolutely insane. lots of devoted fans. 4. duran duran salt lake 2005--i was 8.5 months pregnant with mia, but i got my groove on, and i am here to tell you that simon lebon and the boys from duran duran still had it going on! they played new stuff, but then hit all their old stuff, too. 3. u2 salt lake 2005--oh bono--you bring us all so much joy. what a night! the only thing i would change is to maybe fast forward thru all his political messages.(naughty and civically irresponsible of me, i know) my fav part was when he got this girl out of the crowd up on the stage dancing with him during "mysterious ways" and she rocked his world! 2. nickelback pheonix 2007--okay, with my musical preferences, i know this seems like a longshot, but this concert had more fire and fireworks and special effects and i knew all the songs and had developed quite a little appreciation for those guys. they put on one of the most energetic and captivating shows i have ever seen. 1. DEPECHE MODE LAS VEGAS 2006-- oh, mymymymy. it was hard to just put depeche mode on the list once, as i could fill up a whole top ten list of just their concerts, but this had all the right elements:outdoor, spring night, my man and some of my best friends in the world with me, dave just 20 feet away singing his guts out. it bordered on a religious experience. but what depeche mode concert could be otherwise? i heart them.okay, so if you have a great concert that you think should be added to the list, do tell. the picture below is from nickelback 2007 with jody, jared, mindi, kristin, colby and russ. good times.
2 comments:
Mindi will you please update this blog more often.
2 entries a day is just not enough.
lol.
I say Nickel you say back!J
Yes, but were YOU at the Martika/Rick Astley concert when Brian Benware had greezy long hair? Yuck! Talk about ruining a guys Radio sexy. I am not sure our town was really ready for that OR Martika in black spandex & lace-combined(LOL). Loved semi-crooner Rick Astley though! I know, I should not be allowed to type at times.
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