Too Much

OK, many of you know we almost bought a new house and moved 2 years ago (just before the market crashed). Thank god the deal fell through. Anyway, here's an WONDERFUL blog of some of those incredible real estate listings we have all seen. I think my favorite so far is the toilet (what does this say about me?)

We were way out there:

Here's the view from our seats at the stadium, the view was better than this photos shows but this was probably the furtherst from the stage I have ever been to see the boss.

They had two LED screens you can see here that were a godsend since otherwise Bruce looked about 4 inches tall. My husband, bless him, pointed out that the LEDs weren't as big as the one the Met used for my event.

The LEDs were actually two screens each with a smaller one centered atop a larger one. They could do a letterbox style image on the large LED and then follow with the smaller one on top to do a "standing" image by using all the the top screen and the center "half" of the lower screen. A little difficult to explain but it worked.

The Morning After

Well, Bruce was amazing! Over 3 hours of music, non stop, with the incrediable guitar work of Nils Lofgren. Here's the playlist:

Out In The Street
Radio Nowhere
No Surrender
Two Hearts
The Promised Land
Hungry Heart
Summertime Blues
Tunnel Of Love
Held Up Without A Gun
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
Sherry Darling
Waitin' On A Sunny Day
Because The Night
She's The One
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place
Drive All Night
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Thunder Road
Detroit Medley
Born To Run
Glory Days
American Land
Twist And Shout

They also played an irish style jig as the last piece and the encores just never seemed to end.

Unfortunately, the Meadowlands is a PITA to see a show at - too much construction, not enough staff giving directions, too few roads out of the area. Ugh.

Bruce! Bruce! Bruce!

Tonight we go to see Springsteen at Giants Stadium (amazingly, it is still CALLED Giants Stadium and not "Mega Mall Merchandizing" or something).

Here's the play list from last night's show:

July 27, 2008
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Giants Stadium

Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Radio Nowhere
Lonesome Day
Adam Raised A Cain
Spirit In The Night
Summertime Blues
Brilliant Disguise
Atlantic City
Growin' Up
Janey Don't You Lose Heart
I'll Work For Your Love
Youngstown
Murder Incorporated
The Promised Land
Livin' In The Future
Mary's Place
Working On The Highway
Tunnel Of Love
The Rising
Last To Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Girls In Their Summer Clothes
Jungleland
Born To Run
Bobby Jean
Dancing In The Dark
American Land
Rosalita

I love a lot of the "newer" stuff like, I'll work for your Love, and Atlantic City. Can't wait for the show!!

All the latest can be read at brucepsringsteen.net.

Dance Away

A mini-post about a video I saw recently. It's Matt and I found him thru a write up in the NY Times. We loved it. Enjoy!

Hot, Hot, Hot

Wow, it is quite warm these past few days. We are packing the bunny cage with blue ice and the bees are going crazy fanning the hive. They are also doing this weird thing of hanging out, literally, in a ball below the opening. Bruce is getting another hive, they are reproduced so rapidly he's concerned they are going to swarm.

Here's the ball thing - they actually make a bridge with their bodies and just keep piling on until its this large mass. The bee verizon of a mosh pit I suppose. Amazing.

It's way too hot to go running outside so I'm about to hop onto the treadmill. Thank heavens for Craigs List!

There are actually a couple of $10 a month gyms in Rockland County and I'm going to check them out this week while I have time. One of them was named one of the best in the county and the price is certainly right. No classes, but I can go and lift weights.

Bruce was finally able to hook up my Carlisle Mini CC and oxycon the other day and I was able to sit down and do a few beads. After two, between the kiln and the torch, the temp got to be about 100 degrees in the studio. So it's either have the AC on all the time or do the beads at night. I have to build up my inventory, the LI show is only about 5 weeks away. No way am I doing the same schedule as last year, it was way too crazy. The show schedule will be on the bead site at www. gracefulfire.com.

Here's an image I'll leave everyone with:

The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd

OK, I finished my 5K this morning. I did a bit better than last time. April 13, my time was 39:53 and today, July 12, my time was 38:28. I could have done better but my costocondritis has really kicked in and I was having a lot of trouble getting my breath. Guess I need to revisit the doc. Ugh.

Max has completed his 2 weeks of Amazing Grace Circus camp and had a ball. He has improved his juggling, is now juggling clubs, and does some pretty impressive diablo routines.

He has, however, decided that riding a unicycle is impossible unless you are 5 years old. We'll have to work on that. Here he is in his classic whiteface clown makeup.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Lifted some photos off work's photo archive (with permission of course!). Here's one of the full stage during the rehearsal on Friday. You can see folks already setting up to claim their spots, the regulars were out by 10 am (late by Central Park standards!) including our beloved favorite guy, bikini man (don't ask!). Everyone was in a good mood and hopeful that the weather gods would be kind to us (they were).

This was probably the last big project I'll be doing with my very long time boss since he's retiring as of September 1. It's been 23 years that I've been in the office working directly for the guy (although he's not always around since he spends a lot of each day on stage). My ex-boss is here on the left and my yet-to-be boss is on the right.

My "xb" is going to Germany for a break and I'm sure it will be very different from being on stage very day. So much less stress and a much altered pace. This photo sort of sums up a lot, one guy being very focused and totally in the middle of everything, the other, while aware of what's up around him, much more casual.

So its goodbye to the stage, goodbye to NYC and goodbye yellow brick road.