tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57294111681562614822024-02-20T06:10:53.861-05:00Wicked RandomBecause <b>random</b> makes life interesting.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-59883116651831880492007-08-03T22:09:00.000-05:002007-08-03T22:10:22.578-05:00Nerdfighters in my pants, that's so jokes!If you don't get that, check out http://www.brotherhood2.com.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-13062036825928359002007-08-02T14:48:00.000-05:002007-08-02T14:49:43.580-05:00Easily amusedDid Noah do a lot of fishing on the ark??<br /><br /><br />...hehe...<br /><br /><br />How could he? There were only TWO WORMS!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />hahaha!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ok, so sue me. I'm easily amused.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-20894101861423194592007-08-01T15:48:00.001-05:002007-08-01T15:54:00.618-05:00Two New ObsessionsOK, this just kicks complete ass:<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LK7BhnibovE"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LK7BhnibovE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />And these two brothers are insane. And, well, kinda cute, especially since one of them looks like a friend of mine who I used to have a crush on. It's not him, though.<br /><br />Anyway, they decided to stop all texting communication and only post blogs to converse with one another. It's kinda funny, kinda weird, and really random. Plus, they have the best facial expressions.<br /><br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=vlogbrothers<br /><br /><br />Brotherhood 2.0...in my pants...Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-42818263233307089102007-07-23T14:31:00.001-05:002007-07-23T14:38:11.386-05:00Whirlpool, Two Halves,<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUBZTyH_yI/AAAAAAAAAAg/ME4yj91gTkQ/s1600-h/100_2481.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUBZTyH_yI/AAAAAAAAAAg/ME4yj91gTkQ/s320/100_2481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090476488131084066" border="0" /></a>(drawing by Kent Mikelson)<br /><br />I think this accurately describes life. When you're on the outside of the whirlpool, you go slower, have more times to make decisions. The closer you get to the middle the more chaotic things become. You go faster and faster until you're dizzy, until your head is light, until you lose all sense of orientation. It's hard to swim back to the outside of the whirlpool. It's not impossible, but it's hard. Wouldn't it be easier to let go, to let the whirlpool suck you in?<br /><br />...That's more depressing then I thought.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUCbzyH_zI/AAAAAAAAAAo/3eFuY5S3L1Q/s1600-h/100_2488.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUCbzyH_zI/AAAAAAAAAAo/3eFuY5S3L1Q/s320/100_2488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090477630592384818" border="0" /></a>(two drawings by Kent Mikelson)<br /><br />This is the connection. The two halves of one. The same, yet different. Different places, different themes, different looks. Soul mates, if you will. Two halves of one, yet two different people.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUDCzyH_0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/dgoD3qOIMsQ/s1600-h/100_2483.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/RqUDCzyH_0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/dgoD3qOIMsQ/s320/100_2483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5090478300607283010" border="0" /></a>(part of a painting by Kent Mikelson)<br /><br />Dorothy enters Oz. What is the humming bird? What is the color after so much black and white? Hope.<br /><br /><br />To see more of Kent's work, google him.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-34734097793973027652007-07-09T12:05:00.000-05:002007-07-09T12:16:02.025-05:00Live EarthSaturday, all I did was sit on my ass, stuff my face with Ben and Jerry's best flavor, Half-Baked, talked to all my online buddies, and watched Live Earth.<br /><br />Yum.<br /><br />It got me thinking. Other than I think the pop culture world is going downhill with all the crappy music that was featured on Live Earth. Other than there weren't a lot of good artists who also care about the earth. Where was The Who? Bob Dylan? Hell, where the heck was U2?<br /><br />I won't go on about the music, other than to say the only two people I was excited about was John Mayer and The Police. And, wouldn't you know it, they played together! Forget Kanye, gimme more JM.<br /><br />Anyway, this who concert event got me thinking. It did it's purpose. It raised MY awareness.<br /><br />I started researching ways to live green. It's not that hard to make a few changes. I mean, I would rather eat organic anyway, so might as well suck it up and start buying more organic foods. Start using baking soda, vinegar, hot water, and elbow grease to clean things. Stop buying products with a lot of plastic waste or at least start recycling that plastic.<br /><br />I know I should give up Old Navy and WalMart. Sweat shops are not cool. How about I promise to give up Walmart when I'm not a poor college kid anymore? Unfortunately, things around here are very expensive, so... Ok, I'm making excuses, I know it. I'll just try to go there LESS.<br /><br />I can do the compact florescent lightbulb thing. That's easy enough. Start shutting off lights when I'm not there.<br /><br />...Do fish tanks use a lot of energy?<br /><br />Stay tuned for more information about my descent into green...Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-89756635896264102392007-07-06T09:42:00.000-05:002007-07-06T09:57:49.435-05:00Wonder Years...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/Ro5X1skV6_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/ob4X7NjTF-A/s1600-h/logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/Ro5X1skV6_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/ob4X7NjTF-A/s320/logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084097609356143602" border="0" /></a><br />Last night, I went with my internship program to a play called "Dissonance" at the Williamstown Theater Festival.<br /><br />The play was ok. Nothing to write home about.<br /><br />The best part was: I sat behind the dad from the Wonder Years.<br /><br />Yup. It was a great moment in my life. I loved that show. It totally was part of my childhood. But the actor who played the dad was funny in real life. He started talking to us about how glad he was that there were young people at the show, how much he didn't like "dead white writers" (the play we were seeing was a premier play by some English dude), and then he started making fun of some chicks pants. "It looks like someone shot a couch," he said.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/Ro5X6skV7AI/AAAAAAAAAAU/puGTzDT_Q7U/s1600-h/Blue_4167b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DSnNE-8ZdaE/Ro5X6skV7AI/AAAAAAAAAAU/puGTzDT_Q7U/s320/Blue_4167b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084097695255489538" border="0" /></a><br />Yes, ladies and gents, that is the Dad from the Wonder Years... I didn't take that picture, though. I found on Google and thought it was funny.<br /><br />Yup, I meet the BEST stars...Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-39753746828263661212007-06-28T14:23:00.000-05:002007-06-28T14:24:08.580-05:00First Three Weeks of my InternshipIt's been crazy ever since I got here. But in a good way. I swear.<br /><br />So, where I am? The Berkshire Cultural Resource Center. Yeah. The organization that B-HIP stems from. Cause, you know, that doesn't make things complicated or anything. It's lucky that I have solid morals, cause otherwise I could turn this program into gossip city. Heh. But I won't. Cause, as Faith as Buffy would say, "Because...It's wrong."<br /><br />But, honestly, I really do like it here. I do stuff envelopes... but I'm the one who wrote the letter that I stuffed. That's the best part. Being actively involved. And when I get the coffee, I usually get it for myself. And I can run out and grab coffee whenever I want. And I can grab lunch whenever as well.<br /><br />Perks. They're a good thing.<br /><br />I like this whole "you're basically an employee" thing. I'm getting actual EXPERIENCE in things I LIKE and WANNA do.<br /><br />The cultural outings, which are exactly what they sound like--events the interns go on for FREE!--are a lot of fun. Well, the last one was a bit of a bummer. 3rd Thursdays in Pittsfield. I get what the town is trying to do, and I think it's great. But it's like the Thursday at Hyannis in the summer, only not as good. I think 3rd Thursday would be great if they had more vendors, performers, etc. I feel like there should be less searching for the events. The events should come to us.<br /><br />Other cultural outings in teh past three weeks were: Philadanco at Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, the Gallery 51 opening, the Aviary opening at the Lichtenstein Gallery in Pittsfield, seeing two performances at Club Helsinki in G. Barrington, and the Mass MoCA Netherlands opening.<br /><br />Whew. We've been busy little interns.<br /><br />Philadanco: the Philadelphia Dance Company. Wicked awesome. Highly suggest seeing them. I never saw a DANCE show before that didn't involve a college or high school of some sort, so this was a great intro to the world of dance. Especially one where they slid across the floor. They looked like molecules!!<br /><br />Gallery 51: This is where BCRC is located. So I see (and hear) this art everyday. I can't wait until the new show, because the soundtrack to one of the film instilations makes me want to stab a knife into my ear. Anyway, the opening itself was fun, even if I can't spend an hour in a small gallery without getting bored. I can only look at art for so long. This show is called "Sister City First Five Years" or something like that. The pieces are from the first five years of the Storefront Artist Project in Pittsfield. More on Storefront later, most likely, as we have an intern there.<br /><br />Aviary: Lichtenstein Gallery. I still can't pronounce it for some reason. Anyway, the show is really neat. There are two paintings that I want to buy, but I can't afford to spend like 10 thousand dollars on anything.<br /><br />Club Helsinki: It kicks ass. It's a hole in the wall club that barely seems to fit one hundred people. It's like the Iron Horse in Northampton, only smaller. And without a balcony. The performers... well, I LOVED Gloria Deluxe. That band totally kicked ass. The lead singer has an AMAZING voice. The bassist (who played the stand-up bass, not an electric) was very entertaining with his bobbing up and down, pouty lips thing. His neck must hurt by the end of the night... Oh, and there were TWO fiddles. My love for fiddles is ever growing. The second performer, Matty what's-his-face? Not so much. Every song sounded the same, and not in a good way. And he was weird. He said something about how he was drinking his own piss to wuit smoking. Joking? I wish. I hope. *shudders*<br /><br />Netherlands: Mass MoCA is not my favorite place ever. My love for contemporary art is...small. The performance at the Netherlands opening was awesome, though. A string quartet named Zap! performed. One of the violinists was cute. The viola player (violaist? I was trying to figure out what to call him through the entire show) was funny and made great faces. He also busted out into random songs. The other violin player was awesome. The celloist did a fun little dance. After Zap was some weird techno-digital-artist thing. I left during that. Me and techno are NOT mixy objects. It gives me a headache...<br /><br />Hmm... I think that's about as good of an update as I can give.<br /><br />Other things I have gone to outside B-HIP include: a storyteller show at Lichtenstein (my roomie interns there. The storytellers were very entertaining, especially the first man... his son's favorite color is pink... he wears playdresses... his wife is a New Ager... HILARIOUS!), West Side Story @ Barrington Stage in Pittsfield (eh, it was ok. I forgot how ridiculous that show is. Maria and Tony, I mean, that actors that played them are freaks of nature. Like Idina Menzel. Crazy voices...), and Midsummer Nights Dream (technically B-HIP related... wine and cheese thing before...schmooze-fest...TERRIBLE casting, except the mechanicals and puck, but I'm also picky because I was in that show in high school...oh, and WTF with the random song at the end?!!?! Second to worst professional show I have ever seen...).<br /><br />(the first worst was FAME in London. The movie is great. The show sucks...)<br /><br />Overall experience to date: awesome. Best decision ever...<br /><br />...except for West Side Story...Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-28198137999189493262007-05-13T00:28:00.000-05:002007-05-13T00:34:47.937-05:00Just a Bumble of StuffsMy room is filled with my other room. The other room being the dorm room. I can barely walk in my bedroom, because my dorm room stuff is in the way. Dammit, i just realized that I need a new wheelie-drawer thing... And I was just at WalMart, too. I know, I know, I watched two movies over the course of the year of how bad The Wal is. But I am a poor college kid and The Place is cheap. Anyway, I'm looking at all the stuff around me and I realized that I don't need a good 3/4 of what I own. And I am too lazy to do anything about it... le sigh.<br /><br />At least Chuck Norris hasn't died yet. I'm worried that in the small tank, he will suffocate, but he's swimming around like a happy gold fish and plays with that little plastic puffer fish that came with his big tank. Fernando, on the other hand, is not happy in his wicked small tank, so even though he looks cute in it and it has a nice set up, with the rocks I got from the Brighton, England and a piece of the plant from Chucky's tanks, I will put him back in his 1 gal. tank as soon as Dad makes the cover for Chucky's tank... Well, I can't very well put a Betta and a Goldfish together, right?<br /><br />I'm bored. And tired. I'll let this post end randomly.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-27088205942083152002007-04-26T15:02:00.000-05:002007-04-26T15:04:43.740-05:00Holy LogicSo, I have this annoying Logic professor who thinks his shit smells like flowers. I know he's going to hate my paper, because, well, I could do better if I cared more about his class, but I am interested in knowing if any of you out there think my argument to be valid:<br /><br />Three-Fold Deities and the Holy Trinity<br /><br />Religions have often borrowed ideas from one another. Christianity, as a young religion in comparison to many others, borrowed heavily from the ideas around it, especially from the pagans, a simpler term for believers of polytheistic religions, Christians wished to convert. The symbol of the Holy Trinity began with the three-fold deities of earlier religious traditions.<br /><br />Three is an important number in many religions, because the number is a lucky number and it is also a symbol for wholeness. One is unable to multiply, and two creates the opposite forces, but there is nothing to balance them. Once three enters the picture, not only is there cause for more multiplication, but there is also a balance of the opposite forces. As the first prime number, three represents perfection. One is good, two is better, and three is best (“Three”). In the bible itself, there are numerous references to the number three: three wise men bring gifts for Jesus, Peter denies Christ three times, and three days between Jesus’ death and rising.<br /><br />Since three is so important to many people, many gods’ and goddesses’ symbols had three faces or forms. The oldest reference to this is in the Hindu religion, where Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva are worshipped as one, though they are in fact three separate deities. When Sir William Jones, a philologist who documented Sanskrit in the late 1700s, went to India, he surprisingly noted that the worship of the three gods were much like the Trinity, and that converting them, in that respect, would be simple, although the idea of Christianity did not catch on in India (“The Idea of Trinity”). Another pre-Christian example of three separate deities worshipped as one is the Egyptian Osiris, Isis, and Horus, worshiped as father, mother, and child (“Three”.) The Romans and Greeks, since their mythologies are so interwoven, also had many deities with three forms: the Fates and the Furies, to name two.<br />“The pagan Romans worshipped a Trinity. An oracle is said to have declared that there was First God, then the Word, and with them the Spirit. Here we see the distinctly enumerated, God, the Logos, and the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, in ancient Rome, where the most celebrated temple of this capital—that of Jupiter Capitolinus was dedicated to three deities, which three deities were honored with joint worship” (“The Idea of Trinity”).<br /><br />In the Celtic religion, Brigit was a goddess of poetry and wisdom, medicine, and smiths. Because of her three manifestations, she is considered a threefold goddess. In Celtic traditions, a god or goddess with three forms depicted their divine powers. It is also interesting to note that Brigit also manifests herself as St. Brigit, a midwife to the Virgin Mary, and also credited with many miracles. Interestingly, the feast of St. Brigit falls on February 1st, which is also Imbolc, the pagan festival which honored the goddess Brigit (“Brigit”).<br /><br />The Holy Trinity itself is a three-fold example. The Trinity was created by early Christians who had once been Jews, so they were taught that there was only one god. Yet, there was Jesus to consider, whom they thought was the Messiah and the son of god, and there was also the spirit of god, which was always with them. Putting the three together, they came up with the Holy Trinity and, despite much speculation and outcry, in 381 AD the Trinity finally became recognized by the Council of Constantinople (“Three”). The idea also came from the Phaedo, written by Plato around 400BC. The first part of Plato’s Trinity was Agathon, Greek for “the supreme God or Father” (“The Idea of Trinity”). Then came Logos, or word, and lastly Psyche, or soul, spirit, ghost. This follows with the Holy Trinity: Father as the Supreme God, Son as the bringer of the Word of God, and the Holy Spirit as the spirit for which god lends himself to everyone (“The Idea of Trinity”).<br /><br />When Christianity came in existence, some people followed the pagan ways. When a person believes something very strongly, it is hard to break his faith. Faith is to a single man complete fact. Pagans believed in the power of the number three. In order to accept the concept of only one God, man had to make the argument logical. By instituting the Holy Trinity, God’s power made more sense to the pagans. Three faces made a god strong and powerful, so adding a Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to Christianity was a useful marketing tool. Combined with all the other pagan beliefs (adaptations of festivals to Christian holidays among that), it became easy for the pagan to switch religions.<br /><br />To connect the symbolic power of three to both the Holy Trinity and to the pagan religions is not going against Christian belief. Humans created religion. They also borrow from each other to perfect their cooking, their machinery, and their language. As such, they borrow ideas to perfect their religion, to gain mass appeal. If past beliefs did not influence the creators of the Trinity, then the Trinity would not exist. The Holy Trinity represents the power of God.<br /> <br />Bibliography:<br />Man, Myth, and Magic. 1985, vol. 10. “Three.”<br />Man, Myth, and Magic. 1985, vol. 2. “Brigit.”<br />“The Idea of Trinity.” The Book of Threes. April 10, 2007: <http://www.threes.com/cms/index.php>.<br />The Encyclopedia of Religion. “Trinity”.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-41642323847234888302007-04-24T21:02:00.000-05:002007-04-24T23:16:47.175-05:00Breaking UpSo, another relationship ended. Such is life, I suppose. Anyway, this is a video my mom sent me after my break up with my boyfriend before this one. If that makes sense...<br /><br />Anyways, here it is. Laugh away!<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zjelKVtqH4w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zjelKVtqH4w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />PS--Check out Eva the Deadbeat's blog! I have it linked on here, so just scroll your little fanny down.Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-51635079572827984612007-04-20T10:50:00.000-05:002007-04-24T23:15:38.349-05:00When I Grow Up, I Wanna Be Elaine StritchThe "Broadway Baby" in me has been coming out lately. I absolutely LOVE Elaine Stritch. She is such a legend and has had the most interesting life...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f1xthO7eYhM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f1xthO7eYhM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />When I get to be whatever age she is, I hope I'm just like her. I wanna be a cranky old bat, too!<br /><br />Check out "Elaine Stritch At Liberty" either on DVD or I think it's on CD too and it's just as funny listening to it!Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-42568516242766521822007-04-10T17:20:00.000-05:002007-04-10T17:22:56.042-05:00My ETH Obsession on YoutTubeWhile looking for a video to post for my last Concert Review blog, I came across this video. I think it really gets the... what's the word?...ambiance, flavor, awesomeness, of Enter the Haggis. Just check it out.<br /><br />Yay for skydiver71903 for coming up with it!!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0n9onwWQKrk"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0n9onwWQKrk" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-32389529262414599822007-04-09T23:54:00.000-05:002007-04-09T23:56:44.578-05:00GAHH!!!I am soo excited!!! I'm going to do an amazing internship program this summer! The program is called Berkshire Hills Internship Program (B-HIP) and it focuses mainly on arts management majors. Now, what is arts management? Uhh... good question. It's basically business for the arts. Arts as in theater, fine arts, music, etc.<br /><br />I'm wicked happy for this opportunity. It's going to be a lot of work, but it will be worth it!!Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-85375018784193661252007-03-14T21:35:00.000-05:002007-04-10T17:18:55.831-05:00Concert Review #2: Enter the Haggis in NorthamptonI love Enter the Haggis. Forever and a day. And it may have been a month ago, but I still remember that concert:<br /><br />I was sitting the the balcony of the Iron Horse. If you're never been there, pretty much it's a big closet with a balcony and a very small stage. Normally when I am there, I am able to get the closest seat to the stage. Sadly, not this time, but it's not like I've never been close enough to Brian Buchanan that he could sweat on me. That kinda makes me sound like a whore, but I mean it in a performance kinda way.<br /><br />Anyway, I was excited, as usual, for the concert. I had my friend, whom I had known since pre-school, with me, but I also missed my other friend who loves Haggis almost as much as me. I will never turn down a Haggis opportunity, but it's funner with someone who knows all their songs like I do.<br /><br />Anyway, when the show started, I was sad to see Craig Downie, the bagpiper, in pants. He's supposed to wear a kilt. It should be in the contract, dammit! Not that he's wicked hot or anything--trust me when I say he's too old for me to judge that--but, dammit, they're a celtic band so someone should wear a kilt!!<br /><br />Anyway, this was a LIVE RECORDING concert!! Poor guys had FOUR SHOWS in TWO days, but yay for us. I hope they use a lot of the songs from my concert night!<br /><br />And boy, this was the best concert EVER. I mean, sure I could tell they were tired and they might not have wanted to be on stage, but dammit, the audience kicked some MAJOR ass!! AND we got THREE ENCORES out of them. The last encore they played their "hit," as I call it, since every Haggis Head loves that song, "Lanigan's Ball." Since it had been a YEAR since the last time I heard it, I almost peed myself with joy.<br /><br />All in all, it was a floor stomping, hand clapping, laughing, jolly good time. All I needed was to be 21, so I could enjoy a pint while watching, so when Craig would toast the audience with his beer, I could respond with something besides water.<br /><br />HIGHLIGHTS:<br />Trevor cracking up over something I still don't understand.<br /> (His face got red and his voice went about 500 octaves higher, which is funny,<br /> considering he already has a high-pitched voice.)<br />Brian making fun of Craig for NOT wearing a kilt during "Donald, Where's Yer Troosers?"<br /> (We already know how I feel aboot that)<br />Sheep: the reason Scots wear kilts<br /> (The sheep run away when they here the zipper...)<br />Trevor's G String breaking<br /> (Yes, it was actually the G String on his acoustic)<br />James's AMAZING drum solo<br /> (During the restringing process)<br />Congress, as usual<br /> (James DRUMS on the GUITAR!!)<br />LEARNING TO DANCE AT LANIGAN'S BALL!!<br /> ("six whole months I spent in Dublin...")<br /><br />Here's a clip from YouTube, the best creation ever, from Haggis on REGIS AND KELLY, which aired a week after the concert I just reviewed. (Note: Regis and Kelly is famous for having bad sound. They're better than this...):<br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LV47_yDLlY4"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LV47_yDLlY4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-57558354889110044402007-03-08T15:21:00.000-05:002007-03-08T15:31:13.297-05:00Concert Review #1: John MayerNow, I love John Mayer. He is one of my favorite musicians. <span style="font-style: italic;">Continuum</span> helped me through my breakup. I swear his songs are timed perfectly to my life. There's always a song on one of his albums that correlates to my life. Every time I see him on TV, I'm really excited.<br /><br />So, when February 26th, 2007 rolled around and I watched John Mayer from my fairly decent seat at the Mullins Center, I was actually disappointed. The best part of the concert was the light show.<br /><br />I don't know why I didn't like it. I mean, I didn't NOT like it. It wasn't terrible. But something was missing. And that pun was not intentional. Again, one of his songs went along with the experience:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">" Something's missing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And I don't know how to fix it</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Something's missing</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And I don't know what it is</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> No I don't know what it is</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Something's different</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> And I don't know what it is</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> No I don't know what it is</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Friends - check</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Money - check</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Well-slept - check</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Opposite sex - check</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Guitar - check</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> Microphone - check</span><span style="font-style: italic;">"<br /><br /></span>I really wish I knew what I didn't like about the concert. I think I would rank him as only my fourth favorite person in concert--and considering most of my concert experiences are from the same bands and musicians, that's saying a lot.<br /><br />He had, though, wicked awesome merchandise. I loved the zipper hoodie and the old-school style concert shirt that reminds me of one my mom got at a Bruce Springsteen concert in the 80s. He had a lot of great stuff. Too bad his stuff was better than his concert.<br /><br />I still love him, though. I still listen to him all the time. I just wish I didn't think to myself at the end of the concert: "I paid $45 for <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span>?"<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-16731195054445739942007-02-14T10:54:00.000-05:002007-02-14T19:51:51.666-05:00I'm Dreaming of A White Valentine's Day???The Berkshires are under attack!! By a blizzard, that is. That makes for an interesting V-Day.<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s49/SarBrook/100_2389.jpg" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's the view from outside my window. The plow has been going for a few hours, but alas, the conditions are so bad, we residents do not have to move our cars until TOMORROW!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s49/SarBrook/100_2390.jpg" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So... what do you do when your college closes down for a day? I smell *sniff sniff* shenanigans.<br />Or, well, a movie marathon.<br /><br />Moulin Rouge plus nachos plus When Harry Met Sally plus tater tots plus pizza plus cookies equal errrrgh I'm gonna throw up!!!<br /><br />Still, it was the <span style="font-weight: bold;">best Valentine's Day ever!!!</span><br /><br />My friends and I froze our faces off rolling and running in the snow. It isn't the best snow, I mean, the snowballs would NOT stay together, but it was still fun. I just wish I remembered to bring my camera!!!<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s49/SarBrook/37556.jpg" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's a basic image of what we looked like after our snow excursion.<br /><br />But now my tummy hurts from all the cookies, so I think I'm going to pass out...Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5729411168156261482.post-15736821550402526892007-02-12T11:42:00.000-05:002007-02-12T16:42:48.270-05:00CD Review: #1--Soapbox Heroes<a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s49/SarBrook/g03819.jpg" alt="Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Track List</span><br />Lancaster Gate<br />One Last Drink<br />New Monthly Flavour<br />The Apothecary<br />Cynical<br />The Barfly<br />No More Stones<br />Perfect Song<br />Marti's Last Stand<br />Long Way Home<br /><br />Release Date: June 2006<br /><br />Genre: "Celtic Fusion" Rock<br /><br />~~~~~~~<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I'm an actor<br />A web voyeur<br />I'm a fall-down follow-through<br />Trying hard to find somebody<br />And be somebody<br />Like we're all supposed to do...<br /></span></span><br /><br />This is slightly unfair, because Enter the Haggis is my favorite band, so I might be biased. Too bad. This is an AMAZING album. It's my favorite of all their releases. All the songs are original, and though they are starting to expand away from the Celtic scene, there is still a lot of Celtic flavor.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I've had a life that's full<br />Everyone's been good to me<br />So fire up that fiddle boy<br />And give me one last drink<br />When the sun comes up<br />I will leave without a fight<br />But the world is mine tonight...<br /></span></span><br />I have two favorite tracks on this CD. The first being "One Last Drink." It's a great foot stomper and a crowd favorite. I prefer the live version--I've seen this band about seven times in the past year in a half, when I started liking them--but the album's "Celtic Ska version" as I call it is still really good. Nothing beats seeing this band live, though:<br /><br />Here is a video of them performing it live! The video is, well, sideways, but oh well.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vZrUvF99k3o"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vZrUvF99k3o" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />It it's the same damn song<br />Why are you listening?...<br /></span></span><br />The other song I love is "Cynical." Probably because I am cynical, but it has an awesome beat that is fun to dance to. But you can't just do any dance. You have to do old school things like the twist, the swim, etc. Don't ask why. Just do it.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tdKXW-YVQIU"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tdKXW-YVQIU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="350" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now her father just sits<br />All alone at the bar<br />He orders his drinks<br />Smokes cigarettes<br />He knows he can't afford<br />He's got no regrets<br />Says he's doing quite well<br />But every old man<br />Has a story to tell...<br /></span></span></span><br />The rest of the album is wonderful as well. Some of the lyrics are touching. "Marti's Last Stand" has a very political statement in it. "The Barfly" will make you want to cry. "Long Way Home" will tug at your heart.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">All alone at dinnertime<br />With no one left to drink the wine<br />As I propose a toast<br />To every family that's paid<br /><br />Hey-Ho wind does blow<br />Won the war and now<br />There's nothing to show<br />Seeds sewn time to grow<br />No more stones to throw!...<br /></span></span></span></span><br />When I describe this band, this is what I tell people: "Celtic rock from Canada." Yep, the band is from Toronto, but play in the states more then Canada. They have a HUGE following of fans called Haggis Heads. Yes, I consider myself one of them, but it's a tight community that has been hard to crack, and, in fact, I have yet to really become part of that community. But it's all about the music anyway.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">What is the world we've left our sons and daughter now?<br />So full of hatred, pain, hypocrisy, and power<br />We would not listen when they told us how they felt<br />And so, by god, I hope you're happy now...<br /></span></span><br />If you have a chance to see them in concert, I HIGHLY suggest it. You will love them. Everyone who I take to see them does.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">This suitcase of memories</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Is all I have to show</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I think I can make it</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">But it's a long way to go...</span><br /><br />Spread the Haggis!!<br /><br />visit them at www.enterthehaggis.com<br />Get Soapbox Heroes on iTunes, Rhapsody, Amazon, or at a music store near you!!!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Did you rise up with the curtain or fall for the plot?...<br /></span></span>Sara S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05057065622853003119noreply@blogger.com1