conciertos!

i hate summer. if you've ever been to arkansas or any other southern state between the months of May - September, you know what i'm talking about. it's hot. it's humid. you can't breathe because the air is so thick.

so what makes me happy about the summer? homemade ice cream. summer nights at murray park watching boats pass by on the river. concerts at the ampitheatre. road trips to rural parts of arkansas with the windows down and the scariest rock or the ghettoest rap music playing loudly. sounds like i should break into that Olivia Newton John & John Travolta song from Grease.

i love concerts. outdoor ones are my favorite, although festivals suck b/c i usually get sunburnt and it always costs an arm and a leg for water. it's another way of escapism. listening to your favorite artist sing to you, not on cd, but live. right in front of you on a stage. and even though there are thousands of people sharing the same moment with you, it's as if you're alone with your loved one or best friend (or whoever) and that singer.

so what sparked all this nonsense? i've got 3 concerts on my calendar so far. now this is a major deal b/c people i love listening to NEVER come to arkansas. i'm going to see matchbox twenty & sugar ray at the end of april. this one is indoors, which is okay i guess, but i would love for mb20 to play the ampitheatre because they are just that kind of sappy band. the weekend after that is the beale street music festival in memphis. i'm going to see the current love of my life, John Mayer, and wilco play on friday night. there's music saturday and sunday but nothing i'm really interested in (and willing to pay the 20 bucks a day and risk skin cancer for).

THEEEEEEENnnnn.....july offers the classic Dave Matthews Band for the first time ever in my little city. it's indoors too which is completely insane, but i just want to go so i am not going to complain. i'm not a big DMB fan, but everyone says if you see them live, you will become a freak. that's still 4 months away though.

the big question is...who do i share my 2nd ticket with? i miss the days when my best friend lived right down the street and she was a guarenteed shoo-in for taking my ticket. or the days when i had a boyfriend so he would get it when my best friend wasn't available. and yes, my best friend always got first dibs. she now lives 16 hrs away so that's just not possible. how do you decide? i'm thinking about a mud wrestling tournament. winner gets the ultimate prize, ME! haha! just kidding. i'm only offering to people who i know at least like the music. i'm not going with anyone who is going to bitch all night about the "loudness of the music" or how much they hate the band. i did that once, for a guy, and will never ever do that again. concerts are too important to me to be spoiled by some grouchy guy that's not even going to call me the next day.

and now i'm done with that.

listening to: dateline NBC...waiting for my fav sunday night show American Dreams
shoes of choice for today: blue sketchers tennis shoes (man i need a new pair)

and now back to regular programming....