Some things never change...

Top Ten Reasons Why I had an Amazing Week:
10 - we got out of work early on Wednesday - thanks TMP
9 - i am back in Buffalo Grove after 16 years - and some things have not changed a bit
8 - i was introduced to a mexican food establishment that puts Moe's salsa bar to shame
7 - our thanksgiving dinner was super casual and we had a great time cooking whatever we wanted
6 - i got to do a little shopping on black friday - and i didn't pay for any of it
5 - i didn't get squirted once with a red lobster at bath time - that was Grandma Linda's job
4 - i got to have apple pancakes tonight at Walker Bros tonight
3 - my wonderful boyfriend and his family welcomed me with open arms into their home - thank you so much...
2 - i have a great family
1 - i am very much loved and very very happy - and that is all i have ever asked for...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. May you be thankful for your life everyday and not just on the last Thursday of November.
Much love to you and yours...

You Bet I Love Music!

I have this list of bands and artists that I would pay ridiculous amounts of money to see if they came even close to where I am. Some of them are not with in reach anymore for one reason or another (dead band members, broken up and there is like ONE original member, etc.), but if I could, I would! Here is that list:

- The Beatles
- Prince
- Led Zeppelin
- Madonna (maybe not now...)
- The Cardigans
- Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Morphine
- Coldplay
- Cream
- The Foo Fighters
- Jeff Buckley
- Genesis
- Pantera

I know there are more, but that is a good list for now...

I also decided that I would sit and think of all of the bands that I have seen live in my lifetime. 2007 was a HUGE music year for me - in fact, I think I went to a show almost every month! This really is not a very exciting blog - I will admit that first hand - but I just wanted to see if I could list them :) Enjoy... and no comments... well, comment if there is a band I have seen that is not on the list! haha!

- Alice in Chains
- The Allman Brothers (twice)
- Barenaked Ladies (twice)
- Ben Folds (twice)
- Ben Folds Five
- Bio-Ritmo
- The Black Crowes
- Brandi Carlile
- Cake (twice)
- Cowboy Mouth (three times)
- Cracker
- Dave Matthews Band (four times)
- Derek Trucks Band (twice)
- Edwyn Collins
- Evan and Jaron
- Everclear
- Family Force Five (holla!)
- Fiction Plane
- The Freddy Jones Band
- Guster
- Hank Williams, JR (first concert ever!)
- The Hives
- Indigo Girls
- Ingrid Michaelson
- John Mayer
- Jump Little Children
- Kid Rock
- Korn
- Lady Ga-Ga (I can laugh at this now...)
- Live
- Machinehead
- Mat Kearney
- Maroon 5
- Matchbox Twenty
- Matthew Sweet
- Metallica (twice)
- Motley Crue (twice)
- Natasha Bedingfield
- New Kids on the Block
- OutKast
- The Police
- Rage Against the Machine
- REM
- Ray LaMontagne (twice)
- Sherwood
- Sister Hazel
- Steve Windwood
- System of a Down
- Third Eye Blind
- Three Doors Down
- Tom Petty
- Train - well - I met them - does that count?!
- The Wallflowers
- Weezer
- Will Hoge (will be twice on 11/21!)
- The Woo-Tang Clan (yes and I am still alive!)

I cannot tell you how many local bands I have seen - it would be insane! So that is the list - I know that I am leaving some off - but hey - that is a pretty damn good list!

Keep on rockin,
FC