Ghost of Weekends Past, Present and Future

Weekend Past


Even though this weekend is almost here, I gotta tell ya about my last weekend. My friend Amy (shout out!) and I went to a fairly new bar called Black Friar Pub. We've been to this place before and sat at the bar. It was pretty fun last time so we thought we'd try it again. The bar is the best seat in the house. When it gets really crowded, we can still grab the bartender and get our beverages. There is a fun crowd and you never know who you'll run into.
Black Friar Pub - 2621 Mckinney AveDallas, TX 75204(214) 953-0599


Saturday morning my friend Nicole (shout out!) and I volunteered at the Alzheimer Association's Memory Walk at the Dallas Zoo. It was a super early morning, but totally worth it! We ended up having a great time and met some fun people. The whole thing got me really excited about the pubcrawl. The walk raised $300,000 and it is very encouraging and I can't wait to raise as much money as possible.


Saturday night a group of us went to the House of Blues to see the band Who's Bad? Who's Bad? is a Michael Jackson cover band. I got free tickets at Tasti Delight and thought it would be absolutely hilarious to go. It was hilarious, but it was one of the most entertaining concerts I've ever been to! They did everything from 70's and 80's MJ and even did a Jackson 5 set. It. Was. AWESOME! I do have a soft spot in my heart for the song "You Are Not Alone." By best friend since 7th grade used to sing that song in the back of English class. Gotta love it!

Weekend Present

Tonight a group of us girls are going to join the masses and go see the new movie "Twilight." I haven't read the books, but if I like the movie, I imagine I'll have a new series. I just can't imagine enjoying a book about vampires; however, that's what I thought about Harry Potter and I Loved. Loved. that series.

After the movie, a few of us will head to Club Dada in Deep Ellum for a show. I really excited to see Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears again. In addition to Black Joe Lewis, I'm really excited to hear my buddies Spammie and Jeff in their band Les Americains. They're a rock band with more melodic tunes. Don't take my word for what kind of music they play, as I'm NOT a music guru, but come check em' out! Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at frontgatetickets.com. If you purchase a ticket online, it's $19.

Weekends Future

For Turkey Day Weekend, I'm in town on Thanksgiving, but then headed to San Anton with the fam. I will totally be fat when I return. And I will love it.

That's about all I got for right now, but I'll write more soon. Promise! Oh yeh, I'll post a Turkey Trot/Bandage Dress update later this afternoon.

Music To Move To

Right now I'm waiting for my iPod to charge so I can go run (or attempt to run). I thought I'd share my motivation! It's fun and good to groove to. The first half hour is for 5 mins of warm up and running. The last half hour is for weight training.

Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado 4:02
Figther, Christina Aguilera 4:10
Womanizer, Britney Spears 3:45
Single Again, Trina 3:45
Toxic, Britney Spears 3:19
It's Not Right But It's Ok, Whitney Houston 4:21
Mr. Brightside, The Killers 3:43
Do It Well, Jennifer Lopez 3:08
Maneater, Nelly Furtado 4:25
Won't Go Home Without You, Maroon 5 3:51
Shake Shake, Metro Station 3:02
Keeps Gettin' Better, Christina Aguilera 3:06
Live Your Life, Rihanna 4:03
Don't Trust Me, 3OH!3 3:17
Candyman, Christina Aguilera 3:14
Beeper, Count & Sinden 3:00

Now, I'm headed to the gym to "move it, move it!"

SIlly Sentiments

While hanging out with my friend Amy (shout out!) this evening, I RANDOMLY think of a song an older gentleman used to tell me about. Don't think "older gentleman" in a creepy sense. We became friends from one of my jobs in high school.

His wife died several years before I met him and his family lived kinda far. He would tell me about this song, Stranger On The Shore, that he and his wife would listen to. It is a clarinet instrumental written by Acker Bilk. (Weird but still a cool name.) In 1962 Andy Williams recorded a vocal version.

It is smooth jazz and cheesy but old-school awesome. For some reason, I thought of the song tonight and I want to share it with you guys. Here it is for your listening pleasure!

Soundtrack To Summer

My friend Amy made me a CD for my roadtrip to the lake this week. It's pretty much the most awesome thing. Ever. Yay!

-Kid Rock, "Summertime"
-Akon, "Sweetest Girl (Dolla Dolla Bill)"
-Meech, "Thicka Than A Snicka"
-Akscent, "Kylie"
-MIA, "Paper Planes"
-Webbie, "Independent"
-Mae, "Summertime"
-Coldplay, "Viva la Vida"
-Morningwood, "New York Girl"
-The Republic Tigers, "Fight Song"
-Kylie Minogue, "Ripping Up The Disco"
-Cut Copy, Lights and Music
-Maroon 5, "Won't Go Home Without You"
-Hot Hot Heat, "Talk To Me"
-NKOTB, "Summertime"

Jam out and enjoy!

Groovin'

My friend Philip's brother is in a band called Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears. They are an Austin band and traveling up to Dallas for the first time ever. (They had a stint on the west coast opening for Spoon but this is the first time they've headed north on I35.) They will be playing at the Granada Theater Saturday night. Check out their myspace page to get an idea of the music. It's raw, bluesy and awesome. The foul-mouth of Joe Lewis just adds to the music. I can't wait to check em' out live!

Austin loves them, Spoon loves them, heck, even Obama loves em'! (They played at the Barak Obama rally in Austin. BO was an instant fan.) Tickets are only $12. Come have a drink and I bet you'll love em' too!