Yakima. Google it. I’m pretty sure the definition reads as follows: Yakima (yak’·uh·maw) a city in BFE. Cow town. *cue “One Horse Town* I really didn’t think I would be able to score a ticket to this show. And being as it’s in the aforementioned BFE, a good 2 and 1/2 hour drive over the mountains [...]
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Wednesday. February 3rd, 2010. 2:55 pm. My life was changed forever. I will never be the same. I can never go back. And it’s about damn time!!! I scored a ticket at 2:55 pm to see Elton John & Billy Joel perform a mere 4 and 1/2 hours later. The ticket was not only for [...]
Wow! Just when you think things are predictable and you kind of know the routine, you get surprised. Such was the case tonight. The day started out with beautiful blue sky and warm sunshine. Perfect! Then I took a shower about an hour before I was going to leave, and the sun vanished! Rain threatened [...]
This is long, but all my concert stories are. You should be used to it and you now have fair warning. I turned into the Ste. Michelle Winery entrance and drove past a large sign stating “NO CAMERAS OR RECORDING DEVICES”. I smiled to myself and drove on, getting a prime parking spot. Actually, any [...]
A million different plans ran through my head. I knew which hotel he was staying at. I even knew that the back exits were across the street. Should I stake out the exit? Should I deliver cupcakes to the hotel and tell them they’re for Missy Muffdiver. If only I knew what alias he was [...]
with The Captain and The Kid. After I heard Just Like Noah’s Ark a week or two ago, I feared it would be my favorite off the album, as well as being the only song I *really* liked. Thankfully, that is not the case. I can’t even pick a favorite. Some notes… 1) Postcards From [...]
So here I was, at 1am, sitting here wondering why in the world I hadn’t gone to bed when I was passing out at 10. So something told me to go check Ticketmaster just for kicks. Elton John is playing here next Friday and Saturday and Nate, my partner in crime in all things Elton, [...]
Elton John is FINALLY coming to Seattle again. It’s been years, and damn do I need a fix! Nate, my best friend and partner in crime in all things Elton, treat ticket-buying as seriously as a covert military operation. We gather intelligence from reliable sources, we plan our mode of attack, and then at [...]
