Here are the bands that I went to go see on Saturday night at Pub340 for St. Paddy’s Day Drunkfest (no joke, that’s what the show was called).

Opening was Love for Money; this was the first time I heard them, and I really liked them!

Co-headlining was Los Furios; a ska punk band that is just so much fun to dance and sing along with. I’ve seen them before and I really enjoy them. They used to let the female sing a lot more, but I prefer their style with her not on vocals prominently.

And playing till three in the morning for their CD release party: The Dreadnoughts, a Celtic punk band with members from various locations across Canada who have now settled in Vancouver. Awesome guys, fantastic music to dance to!

Yesterday night

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The stage play was absolutely amazing! It was at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, which was a small, intimate theatre with 2 balconies and the floor. Our seats were fantastic; we were on the floor, row F, dead centre. The power of the orchestra was amazing and probably my favourite part. It took me a minute to realize that it wasn’t a recording, it was just that grand. The stage direction was also amazing, the different bits and parts that moved and changed were outstanding.

I want to talk about the voices, the acting, the characters and how they were portrayed, and the stage movements… but I’m running out of adjectives! It appears my favourite adjective is “amazing”. I don’t know how to explain it but just to say that seeing a play live that I already love the songs and story of is just so fantastic.

Thank you CW! Amazing Christmas gift. Love you!

Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, England.

Myself & CW outside the theatre

Me inside the theatre (all dolled up)

Instructions:

1. Put Your iTunes, Windows Media Player, Winamp, etc on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.
4. Put the artist after a dash following the song name.
5. Put any comments in brackets.
6. Tag some lucky people to spread the disease.

• How would you describe yourself? Maneater by Nelly Furtado (damn straight!)
• How do you feel today? Born Frustrated by Rancid
• What is your life’s purpose? You Know I’m No Good by Amy Winehouse
• What is your motto? Maybe Memories by The Used
• What do you think about very often? Apologise by Timbaland feat. One Republic
• What is your life story? Take a Bow by Leona Lewis01
• What do you want to be when you grow up? No Feelings by the Sex Pistols
• What will you dance to at your wedding? All The Way by The Jacksons (uh oh!)
• What will they play at your funeral? The Great Escape by We Are Scientists (ironic)
• What is your hobby/interest? Homesick at Space Camp by Fall Out Boy
• If you could do anything right now, what would it be? Johnny Be Good by Buddy Holly
• What do you want most of all? The Zephyr Song by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• What is your greatest fear? Megalomaniac by Incubus (good answer!)
• What is your darkest secret? Raoul by The Automatic (I’m hiding him in my garage!)
  
• What is your favorite thing in the world? Soul Man by Sam & Dave
• If you could have one wish, what would you wish for? I Wanna Have Your Babies by Natasha Bedingfield (oh geez….)
• What is your theme song? Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
• The next time you hear this song (aside from now, that is), you must dance: There You Go by Pink
• What will you post this as? Good People by Jack Johnson

[NOTE: I have a lot of classical/soundtrack music for when I'm studying... so I skipped when I got to one. I don't think it'd be fun to see "Concerto grosso Op. 10 No. 10 (Alexander Feast) - 1. Overture" by George Friedrick Handel for an answer.]

Let me know if you’re playing along!

Do you recall me going nutty when I got my tickets presale to Weezer? Well the concert was last night, and it was amazing!! They opened with My Name is Jonas, and closed with Buddy Holly. They even had winners from a 99.3 Fox contest up on stage helping them play a couple songs: Island in the Sun, and Beverly Hills. It was fantastic, there was a banjo, a violin, a xilophone!

I texted myself the setlist as they were playing, cause I’m a nerd like that! hehe. They also had polywhatever had their old bassist’s head cut out (before Scott Shiner)… so people could stick their head through for photos! I was a little short, but I did it anyway! Excuse the cell phone pics, I don’t bring my camera to concerts.