Iron, Wine, Good Music

I had fun...

The concert was excellent

Sam Beam was sweet to us.

Patrick Mckinney took our pics with Sam but I wish I had gotten one with Patrick...I just felt it would be too much...

Anyway all went well- except when Califone had a few technical problems and Sam forgot the lyrics to one of his songs. He laughed it off and it was funny (his wife had a knowing smile on her face like "I told you to rehearse")

I don't know for sure but I am assume that Sam and this lady are married.

I got pics of his ring

And Her ring

Clive Owens and Architecture in Helsinki

Before I went to see Architecture I went to a movie called Shoot Em Up.
All I have to say is geez. Clive Owens is beautiful, Monica Bellucci is gorgeous and sensual and if they were not in the movie, I would have walked out within the first 30 minutes.


The movie was just violent for the sake of being violent, but I wanted to look at Clive's face so I stayed the 86 minutes
Ok, ok.
They wanted to make a point about gun control and this is the only way to do it...eh...
There are better ways.
The violence was really over the top.
Too in your face.
Very unreal maybe, with very silly lines for the characters.
Limmericks and one liners..kinda lame.
So instead of giving the desired effect (guns are bad), the audience was cheering and laughing.
I didn't really connect with the characters either. I just looked at their prettiness, flat on the screen.

So because I went to the movie, I got to the concert just as it was starting.

I wasn't up front..ugh..but good thing because I don't like the Panther music.

Architecture was good. Very good to dance to, although they never really sustain beats long enough to establish good flow with dance moves.

You have to switch it up a lot.

I mean everybody else transitioned easily from dancing, to jumping and flailing arms etc...but I don't flail .
"That aint how I roll"

My camera battery konked out before I got good pics of them but eh...

I got this one and that is good enough :)

Before the bands came on they actually played some dancehall and Missy Elliot's "One minute Man"

So that kept me there for the concert.

I was ready to dance...

I almost forgot. It was V89's Birthday Bash so there was cake.

In the dark ...

First Ever Rock Concert

The Queens of The Stone Age.

They are actually a very famous band, but I didn't know that because I don't follow the rock scene.

So I get there early and because I had researched the band I recognized the lead singer Josh Homme.

I got a pic with him. :)


WHen I got inside I was up front right by the stage. I thought That was the best place to be but I didn't realise that it meant that a mosh pit would form behind me.
I am nest to R.J in the cap and we are the first row to the stage so everybody else is pushing to get where we are.

The crowd was sick! There was a lot of pushing
Luckily some guy there decided to protect me...That was really nice of him. That is him in the cap. R.J. I was standing right next to him...


I took pics of their play lists...

The other bands were ok.
I got a drumstick from the drummer of the first band. He kinda looked like Izzy.

I really liked the Keyboardist from Queens...he was really nice.
After the show band members came up to me to tell me I did a great job up front lol!
I met the music manager for Queens and took a pic with him
He was really nice. We talked for a while because he asked me where I was from and If I had fun etc.


This other guy from the first band also came up to talk to me...it was great!...I think I was the onlyperson who looked like me there! He is a guitarist..and looked tired :)
Ok so I had a good time but I think that that is my first and last rock concert.