Well-after the up/down ride of the last three weeks the BIG night was finally here! Jan, Keri (my friend who accompanied me) and myself headed out to The Golden Corral for a pre-show dinner. Denise, the other Thunderhead who was supposed to join us, didn't make it but we met up with her before the show :D Our seats were MUCH better than we had expected, getting tickets barely a week before the show! We were in the second floor section (but the first section only had 10 rows..great view!!) on the second row. We were armed with signs and green glowsticks-we were the ONLY ones there with them...it earned us smiles, chuckles, laughs and waves from each of the guys.
The show was absolutely AMAZING!! No matter how many times you watch the DVD (and as great as it is) to see it LIVE, to see the guys having fun on stage...they were much more relaxed and seemed to enjoy themselves. All were in TOP form, they sounded wonderful! Some of the things that stand out from the include:
-George waving to us and smiling really big during Mull of Kintyre
-Keith waved to us several times, Ryan and Paul kept grinning when they came over to our side of the stage-yes, we yelled and waved at them, they waved back!
-Heartbreaker...Yikes!! Wow...you need a few minutes to recover from THAT one!!!! Very nice LOL
-Danny Boy and Steal Away-the accapella songs were magnificent!!!! Such wonderful harmony!
-That's A Woman-WOOOW..double whammy!! Love the dark suit on Paul and Ryan-wooow has he really figured out how to play up the bad guy..and you still want to cheer for him. Though she isn't Zara, Michelle (her backup) did a wonderful job!!
-During the instrumental part of Lauren and I, Keith yells out "heellooooo Houston!" in his sexy accent
-Paul dancing during Raggle Taggle Gypsy-totally great (YES, we encouraged him, LOL) He's such a showman
-Puppy Love was a great attention getter for the audience, they loved it!! Damian was great!!
-Love Thee Dearest--WOOW Let's just say Paul was absolutely breathtaking!! So was Remember Me, Recurde Me
-Ireland's Call-we were dancing, jumping, yelling, waving our glow sticks, Paul asked...so he got :D..tooo bad all the old people who got the front seats didn't do it too!!!!
-Caledonia-hehehe we got kilt swishes-major ones, Paul's booty shak'n..great craic!! We were the ones standing up pointing back when they turned around.. LOL
The show is over much toooo quickly...leaving you wanting more :D It's a great sadness to see them begin to take down the stage, knowing they'll move on quickly...it was a night to remember forever!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Disappointment-
I know this will absolutely sound silly but I was heartbroken, disappointed and devastated to learn that the concert I had been looking forward to and had tickets for since July- Celtic Thunder in Baton Rouge was cancelled due to poor ticket sales. I had FRONT ROW center seats and backstage (meet and greet) passes through the local PBS affiliate...I am going to try to get tickets to another show-which will be about a 5 hour drive, but won't be front row and the meet and greets...
OK, first off- what's so special about CT? They are four guys from Ireland, one from Scotland-they range in age from 16-40, are all very talented singers/musicians/songwriters (not to mention all very handsome, down to earth, really truly nice guys-they are the ONLY artists I know of who take the time to answer questions in their forum and go into their chat room to visit with fans). Each of their own musical styles shows through in their solos and they come together to sing some group songs in amazing harmony. They were brought together by the creator/first producer of Celtic Woman, Sharon Browne and Phil Coultier (he wrote "My Boy" for Elvis and many other hits...so there is a good chance you've heard his work). I saw commercials for them on FOX news and had to check them out...it was a search but finally found their first CD, then their DVD-they are awesome! I joined and have become involved in the forum/chat room-I haven't done that for ANY other artist, and I haven't been this excited over a musical group since New Kids On the Block (NKOTB) and I was a freshman in high school...lol If you don't know who I'm talking about..www.celticthunder.ie check it out for yourself.
OK, first off- what's so special about CT? They are four guys from Ireland, one from Scotland-they range in age from 16-40, are all very talented singers/musicians/songwriters (not to mention all very handsome, down to earth, really truly nice guys-they are the ONLY artists I know of who take the time to answer questions in their forum and go into their chat room to visit with fans). Each of their own musical styles shows through in their solos and they come together to sing some group songs in amazing harmony. They were brought together by the creator/first producer of Celtic Woman, Sharon Browne and Phil Coultier (he wrote "My Boy" for Elvis and many other hits...so there is a good chance you've heard his work). I saw commercials for them on FOX news and had to check them out...it was a search but finally found their first CD, then their DVD-they are awesome! I joined and have become involved in the forum/chat room-I haven't done that for ANY other artist, and I haven't been this excited over a musical group since New Kids On the Block (NKOTB) and I was a freshman in high school...lol If you don't know who I'm talking about..www.celticthunder.ie check it out for yourself.
An Introduction-
OK so since I've decided to "blog" ,my first will be an introduction of myself. I am 32 years old, live in a very small town in Louisiana where I was born and raised but had the opportunity to leave to attend college at Northwestern State University where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism (public relations) emphasis and a minor in criminal justice. I work two jobs now-the first is as case manager for the local school board in the homeless children program-no, it isn't necessarily children living on the street but staying with grandparents or other family or even friends. We help these children to succeed as well as the ones who have a steady home. My second job is as a program director for the Boys and Girls Club local unit. I can lots of good things about the BGC program in general-it is a great place for children ages 6-18 to come and get help with studying or homework or to come play/have a good time with other kids in a safe, fun environment. The only downside is that we have only been open to the children since Sept. 30 so we are still kind of disorganized and getting the kinks out, but it is getting better!
If I have any free time-not like I do-I love to read and write stories. I am nearly finished with WICKED-The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire-it is a wonderful book, tells the story of Elphaba, the "Wicked Witch of the West" from the 'Wizard of Oz'. Can't wait to get started on the sequel "Son of a Witch" Haha-no, it's about her son Liir.
I was written by the "writing" bug in 6th grade when the school librarian had all of the classes write and illustrate a "skinny book"-we each had to write a story and 1st, 2nd and 3rd places were selected from each class-from the 1st place entries a 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall was chosen. I placed 1st in my class and was selected as the overall winner. Ms. Brodnax (the librarian) encouraged me to keep writing..so I did. I have placed in the statewide Young Author's Competition a couple of times. Throughout the years as life interfered writing was placed on the back burner. I chose to start this blog to get back in the habit of writing, because I hope to have something published. I have written for newspapers, both in college and on the professional level-there is nothing like seeing your name in print. That's just a little about me, more to come as I have time...
If I have any free time-not like I do-I love to read and write stories. I am nearly finished with WICKED-The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire-it is a wonderful book, tells the story of Elphaba, the "Wicked Witch of the West" from the 'Wizard of Oz'. Can't wait to get started on the sequel "Son of a Witch" Haha-no, it's about her son Liir.
I was written by the "writing" bug in 6th grade when the school librarian had all of the classes write and illustrate a "skinny book"-we each had to write a story and 1st, 2nd and 3rd places were selected from each class-from the 1st place entries a 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall was chosen. I placed 1st in my class and was selected as the overall winner. Ms. Brodnax (the librarian) encouraged me to keep writing..so I did. I have placed in the statewide Young Author's Competition a couple of times. Throughout the years as life interfered writing was placed on the back burner. I chose to start this blog to get back in the habit of writing, because I hope to have something published. I have written for newspapers, both in college and on the professional level-there is nothing like seeing your name in print. That's just a little about me, more to come as I have time...
