80's Flashback

Those that know me well, know I'm officially stuck in a time warp of music. I 'love' (apparently) every 80's song that I hear on the radio...but my love didn't grow overnight :) I guess having older sisters that were really in to the radio helped a bit, and I was a radio junkie growing up!

One group that I discovered in the 90's, I think due to being a BMG member and they just sent it too me...I'm really not quite sure...was this one; and here's the album cover that I have:

Yup, Air Supply, whose been around for 35 years. Crazy! I had the pleasure of introducing Tyler to them in one of my favorite movies, The Wedding Date, followed by our random CD playing time whenever we're on road trips. SO...when we saw that they were coming kind of near by (past Fresno, we're a little nuts), Tyler got us tickets! It was the week after my last day of work, so I called it a celebration concert...'i-don't-have-to-go-to-work-tomorrow-so-why-not-drive-2-hours-for-a-concert?! :) ANYWAY, here are some shots of these guys...and why do I feel like they look the same!

The crowd was extremely eclectic - I tried to nonchalantly get a shot to show.

In case you are not quite sure you remember who they are, or maybe you do and it's been forever since you've heard one of their songs, I will leave you with a clip - please no commenting on the quality of the video :) My little camera is not new and fancy :) The clip is for the song - not the shot :) ENJOY!

Flash back to the 80's

Last night, Tyler had an interesting experience...he got a glimpse of what it was to be like a teenage girl in the 80's (and early 90's for the hard core fans, like myself)....and experienced a concert like no other! For the first time in I'm not sure how long, I didn't feel alone - I was joined by my fellow NKOTB fans singing along to EVERY song, dancing in our seats (well...we were on our feet for the full 2 hour show, but in our seating area), and enjoying watching these guys that we were 'in love with' when we were in elementary school and early jhs :)

It was interesting to have a change of scenery in the sense that, for most of us there, the last time we were at an NKOTB concert, we were with our moms. Last night, it appeared to be many fan's 'girls night out'...and there were a few lucky ones that had our significant others with us to enjoy the show :) (Tyler's ratio was 1 man for every 60 women there).
this was a small stage that they had out directly across from our seats...at that point, I believe I was 'in awe' and was pretty much just standing there staring at them as they sang, danced, and chatted... (and commenting to Tyler on Jon's obama shirt). You can't tell in this picture, but Joey was wearing a jacket like the one he wore on the Hangin' Tough tour - with the yellow smiley face on the back. All he was missing was his hat that had the top cut off so that his curly hair could show through...do I really remember things like that?! :)...
Yes, they did some of their very popular choreography moves...and everyone went crazy when they did.
Jordan looked a little stiff, and apparently had some 'memory' issues in performing his choreography (I'm sure not many people noticed, I just have the bad habit of critiquing choreography when I see it :)
Some of these pictures were taken from Tyler's camera...others I found online this morning. My little camera wasn't charged up, and we didn't bring the big camera since our tickets so 'no cameras'...only to find a note on the entry door stating that it was ok! But didn't track it back to the car to go get it :(...oh well, at least there are those that shared them online!

...Last but not least, a shot of Joey, who I was happy to feel would still be my 'fave' pic of the group after all these years :) ... So there you have it; our evening. I had a blast. Tyler, well, he got to see what the fuss was about many, many years ago!! And I think he kind of enjoyed himself :)

Red Red Wine

Nope - I didn't have any, no worries :) ...What an amazing month September has been! For our anniversary, I gave Tyler a calendar about our anniversary month, with things planned for us throughout the weeks of September. Of course we were on our cruise the first week, and when I gave him the calendar. The following week we found out that we were expecting (not on the calendar!), then we had a couples massage I had scheduled where we learned different things we can do for each other when Tyler's getting a migraine, our backs hurt, just to relax, etc. Followed by a Tuesday night date-night to see UB40. I didn't realize how much Tyler loved them...I know all their big hits, but when we got the Gallo's fall schedule and Tyler pointed out their concert in there, I decided to get him some tickets for that show. What a blast it was!!
We didn't realize that the lead singer had swapped himself out with a brother of his (new lead/bro above), nor did we know that Maxi Priest (a smooth voice from the 80's - below) was touring with them. We had some amazing seats and had a really great time!! We didn't have the big camera with us, just my little one that I keep in my purse, so these shots aren't the best, but wanted to share them!!

...so this was Tyler's anniversary gift :) Wasn't sure what else to do since we were already going on our trip! What a neat show they put on - and what incredibly comfortable seating in the theatre :) Thanks, Thomas! :)

10/10 we're headed to another concert....NKOTB :) I know, I know...I'm a child of the 80's - what can I say?! I loved those guys!! We'll let you know how that show goes too.