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Train in Concert (Or, In Which I Gush Like A Fangirl)

Train first caught my attention when they came out with "Meet Virginia" back around 1998. Yeah, that long ago. When they released "Drops of Jupiter" in 2001, I was completely, totally in love. That was about the time that I was falling completely, totally in love with my hubby, so I think all of that is bound up together in my head. Anyway, "Drops of Jupiter" has been my favorite song ever since. Yup, I've been faithful for about nine years! I was lucky enough to see them in concert a few years ago at a pretty big local street/music festival. They put on a good show, it was a beautiful summer night, and it's a great memory. I initially decided to skip this concert because of work, but when it turned out I needed the night off for something I had to do the next day, I called my sister up, offered to drive there and back and let her spend the night at my house if she'd be my date, and off we went. I'm so glad I got to go! The opening act was Butch Walker and the Black Widows*, whom I honestly had never heard of. They had a great sound, but I couldn't understand the words to any of the songs. =/ Leave it to my sister, the more scientific one, to ask, "Why are they called The Black Widows? They're all boys." Good question, Rach! Train came out after about an hour and performed to a sold-out house. Granted, this was a concert hall and not a stadium, but I think we gave them a nice welcome! I believe they opened with "Get To Me," which is a great song. They did "Meet Virginia" pretty early on, which got everybody singing. If you ever…

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March 15, 2010

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Wicked: Musical Review

I meant to post this last weekend, but I got busy and forgot. I got to see Wicked! I feel like I'm the last person in the world to see it, but it was a huge deal for me! I love musicals, whether they're on stage or on the screen. Call me cheesy if you want, but I'm a huge fan. A touring company came to a city near us and we bought tickets pretty early. That's a good thing because I'm pretty sure the 2.5 week run is sold out. The day of the show, the forecasters were calling for some nasty icy stuff to come through, so we decided to leave early and book a hotel. Good thing too. The show was only about an hour and a half away from home, but it's all downhill or uphill and we would have been in a mess if we'd tried to get home at midnight. We probably wouldn't have gotten home. They had to close the interstates for a while to try to catch up with the clean up. Anyway, we got to the hotel and saw that a nearby restaurant that we've always been interested in but never tried was having a "Wicked Buffet." I'm a picky eater. Buffets aren't usually worth the money for me, but my husband, the skinny little thing, usually eats enough for both of us, so we decided to go. It was fun! We were on the third floor of this restaurant that looked like it was a converted warehouse, with all the exposed brickwork and wooden beams showing. They had white Christmas lights wrapped around the beams, and some green theatrical lights set up to give us a little Wicked ambiance. Not very flattering to the complexion, but still just fun. All…

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February 8, 2010