A Year of Acheron

Had serious fun last night at the talk and book signing by Sherrilyn Kenyon , author of the Dark Hunter series of paranormal romances. I absolutely love the books, second only to my all time fav, The Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward. Although I missed part of the talk, Sherrilyn is obviously very gracious and a totally upbeat, fun gal.

Part of the fun was that while we all waited (and waited, and waited, and waited...) for the book signing, they were having a continuous raffle with prizes given out by the "Dark Hunter". Here he is... I got very rowdy with my line-mates who, when our numbers were called, would begin whooping and howling, stealing Dark Hunter and making him take photos with everyone on line, including the terribly tired looking bleached blonde (who is she?). What can I say? It was Friday night after a long week at work.


It got to be so late that I was afraid I would miss the last bus back to Rockland County (Thank YOU Coach USA!) so I spoke to the tour manager (who came with Sherrilyn) and she jumped me to the front of the line. Totally unexpected, I thought perhaps I could just leave my book and pick it up Monday signed or something, but she said things like this happen all the time, don't sweat it.
Got the new book, got posters and buttons and all sorts of tchotchkes. Also, was the only person who dressed as a character (Tabitha from" Seize the Night"). Next time I'll go as Simi!

Maroon 5

Several of you know that Maroon 5 is one of my favorite bands. They have some fabulous videos out (Like "Wake Up Call") and I love the pop sensibility of it all. I got a chance to see them live the other day at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts. I highly recommed Bethel for a show, although you need to plan for a 20 minute hike to and from the car, this is a serious large place in the middle of friggin' no-where-ville.



A 10 mile drive through the back country, past a resort spot for orthodox (be careful with your driving!) and then a number of topless bars. The bars included "Johnies" which boasted SPORTS TV AND TOPLESS, so it must be male heaven or something. Here's the band doing "She will be Loved" which Adam Levine dedicated to all the women in the audience (no big surprise there Adam).

Be aware there really is an "unofficial" dress code (really a dress-down code). Not only was I the ONLY woman wearing a skirt (of approx 5,000 people) but I was in high heeled booties and burnt out velvet to boot. One of the young guys working there complimented me on my look and told me I was the image of a "caberet performer". Mmmmm. What can you do when you stick out like the sore thumb? Hold your head up and sashay that ass like you mean it!

A Boy and His Dog

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.