Music Inspiration

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Well, it’s time to change out the chalkboard.  For the last month it’s been getting us excited for our trip to the mountains.  It was ridiculously beautiful and GREAT skiing, but back to real life now.  So it seems that concert season is in full swing here in Tampa–so that was my inspiration today.

We saw Sister Hazel this past weekend, Zac Brown Band is this weekend and Pink perfoms next week.  We missed a couple of other concerts this weekend with too much going on, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals and Imagine Dragons–for sure check them out if you haven’t.  They’re both amazing bands.

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On a random note, I’m loving my new Iphone case.  It spoke to me  from the kiosk (ok, the little “dot” rhinestone was the one talking).  So ca-ute and a good little reminder that life is short.  Step up, get out there and live your life!

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Album Wall

Do you wanna see one of CW’s early Christmas presents?

I’ve been thinking about this for awhile and finally bit the bullet when I saw “album frames” while browsing online at Target – on Cyber Monday (you get a better deal online and in bulk with these fyi).  So, you know how we love our music and concerts, right?  Well, we have accumulated a couple of awesome LPs from them (that I found this summer while I was cleaning and re-decorating the house).  Actually that’s a lie.  I found one of them–the other is still awol.

I decided to use one of our blank walls and create an “album” wall of various LPs that have meaning for us.  So far I’ve put up four of them.

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Not bad on the measurements if I do say so myself, seeing as how I put them up the other night when the girls were over and we were drinking crazy amounts of wine (thx to Ang and Ro for making me so confident)!  When CW called that night I told him, “you just have to see what I did, it’s amazing, soooooo cool, you’re gonna love it, I totally measured like a rockstar”.  You get the point.  Wine makes me happy and obviously it also makes me a great handywoman.

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CW does LOVE the wall.  This is his fav album.  Our Will Hoge is making it big right now with CMA and Grammy nods.  Go Will!!

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I have four more frames coming, so I’ll put two above and two below these to fill in the entire wall.  There are so many of our favorite bands that do not make or have LPs.  It’s very sad.  I want to bring the albums to concerts and get of the rest of them signed.

So–Jackson Rohm, Ingram Hill, Better Than Ezra, Marc Broussard, can you guys please make an LP!!!!  I’m on a roll….

Rock Hard at Hard Rock

Our bestie girls from San Fran were back in Florida for a few days.  We had Sunday Funday with them and of course CW searched to see if there were any good bands we like that were playing in the area.  YES.  Gavin DeGraw was going to be at the Hard Rock.  It was perfect.   The music gods do love us.  They are “forever in our favor”.

Starting out the day right…a little bubbly to welcome J&K.

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Gavin was playing at the Hard Rock Cafe. 

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It’s a pretty cool venue.

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Couldn’t help but get some pics of the decor.  You know me…

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SOOOOO happy to see our girls.

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CW and I first saw Gavin on the 2004 Rock Boat.  Shortly after that his song got picked up and
landed the gig for One Tree Hill.  

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As an FYI–Zac Brown Band was on that cruise too, along with the many, many other bands that we have followed and loved throughout the years, including:

Will Hoge – Eli Young Band now sings one of his hits “Even if It Breaks Your Heart”

Marc Broussard - such an amazing voice.  We’ve even seen him at Cafe Du Nord (love that place) in San Fran with Kelly and Janet. 

Ingram Hill - who sings our wedding song “Chicago”.  Our other fav song by them is “The Captain” (we seriously jam out at the part that plays at 2:35)

Jackson Rohm - who we hired to play at our mountain wedding and sang “Four on the Floor” more times than he can probably remember — or wants to.

So–yes, that also means that among other now popular songs we were singing “Chicken Fried” wayyyyy back when…

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Nothing like a concert in the middle of the day.

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Next time we’ll see Janet and Kelly it will be in the mountains!!!  We are major traveling companions.

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Gavin was in a SUPER good mood that day.  He was all smiles, sang the old songs we love and put on a really great show.

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He was jumping all over the place =)

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Hi to us.

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Peas in a pod.  Seriously–they were for sure separated at birth. 

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These three go WAY back so many years when they all worked at the hospital together here.  I’m always in good company if I need medical attention haha.  Knock on wood–it’s never been me who needs it.  Ah-hem….frost-bite……

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Kel captured this pic.  So sweet.

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A little gambling and we were ready to head back to our place to watch the Bucs game and hang out.  Jeff and Ellen came on over and it was a par-tay.

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I had ordered some Lou Malnati’s pizzas for us.  Yeah–that “someone” was me.

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Kelly’s birthday is in a couple of weeks, so a cake was also in order.  Note:  we all know that Publix has THE best cakes, but this one was beyond ridiculous.  White and chocolate cakes with vanilla and chocolate puddings.  

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Oh–and then how totally random that we stumbled upon a Gavin DeGraw concert on TV!!

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So thankful for amazing friends, great music and being able to celebrate another healthy year and birthday together.  See you soon girls!!!

Eric Lindell in the House

Hello my Friend!

Live music in the house!  You know how much music and concerts are a part of our lives.  We recently saw one of CW’s favorites, Eric Lindell, at Skippers Smokehouse.  I love, love Skippers.  It’s a total outside dive bar/live music venue in the middle of a neighborhood.  

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Haha–this is def a place that you WOULD stand on the tables (they’re big, huge picnic tables)..

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There’s an inside oyster bar and restaurant that winds around the building.  You can get in the spirit of the south with gator tails, cajun popcorn (crawfish), fish dip and oysters.  Just look at the character of this place…

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Don’t you want to grab a beer and hang out there with me?

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My idea of a great Friday night!  Oh–I got major compliments on my purse.  It’s from Steve Madden if you’re interested.  Hands free!

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Concert posters are cool….

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Showtime.  Happy camper that it’s November (can’t believe we lucked out with cooler weather).  It can be ridiculously hot and buggy most of the year.  Bugs love me.  One time we were there I was getting eaten alive, so CW had to walk across the street and get me some bug spray.  I learned my lesson.  I now carry bug wipes in my purse (d*mn Florida).

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It’s a perfect place to meet up with friends (in your comfy clothes).  Hey, hey Mike and Chantal…

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If you haven’t heard of Eric Lindell, click HERE and hear his music.  You’ll be addicted.  He’s a bit of blues, jazz, soul and funk.  Our New Orleans trips usually cater around his tour =)

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We’ve seen him a few times at different venues.  He’s always amazing and sucks you in with his music.  You just gotta dance!

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HA!!  A horse and a sheep at the bar.  So random.  Are you getting the vibe of this place?

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CW was representing Chicago with the Lotties hat.  It’s one of my fav bars there.

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There he is.  Points for HIS hat too!!  Thanks for a great show!!!

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