80's Flashback...

Rummaging thru some old photos, i came accross this one.....and after the long list of 80's concerts, i thought it only appropriate to post this photo! After all....this was the summer of the US Festival....Aqua Net...numerous ear piercings....bon fires at the beach...blond highlights complete with a tail in the back...lounging around the neighbors pool...and your basic laziness that comes with being in your teens during the summer! Just look how carefree we are! Im seated between my best friends from high school.....julie and kelly! The three of us were quite a team...and usually Julie's brother Guy was with us. Besides, he was the only one with a license, and someone had to drive us around to all of our adventures :) This photo brings back many hilarious memories...most of which i wont mention here ;) After all, we have kids of our own now, and we cant let them in on our little secrets :) Just thought you might enjoy a picture to go with the timeframe of my last blog!
Have a fabulous day!

My Concert Journeys

A friend of mine compiled a list of all the concerts she had ever been to.....including the year...and then posted them on myspace.....or should i say......herspace :) hehehe
Anyways, Nynaeve....it looked like fun.....so i think i shall give it a try!
I will not go in chronological order, or put the years down for that matter.....as i cannot remember and i dont feel like digging out all my old concert stubs!
So here goes.......

As i said before my very first concert was

Oingo Boingo & the Police

the rest of the order is random........

the Sparks (saw these guys a few times....and even went to a few after parties with em)

Berlin

the Plimsouls

Oingo Boingo (many times....and often at Magic Mountain)

Flock of Seagulls

the Go-Go's at the Hollywood Bowl (get this...the Red Hot Chilly Peppers opened for them)

Adam Ant

J.Geils (U2 actually opened for these guys.....thats how long ago this show was)

U2 (when they were no longer a cover band) heheheheh

Toy Dolls & the Butthole Surfers

Squeeze

Wall of Voodoo & Los Lobos

Ozzy (bark at the moon tour)

Def Leppard (when the drummer still had two hands)

Slayer

THE US FESTIVAL in 1983
Divinyls
INXS
Wall of Voodoo
Oingo Boingo
the English Beat
Flock of Seagulls
Stray Cats
Men at Work
the Clash

hmmmmm.....are we seeing a very 80's pattern here :) hehehehe

Ziggy Marley & the B-52's

Grateful Dead (too many times to even count....miss you Jerry!)
one year i even got to see Bob Dylan open for the Dead....most excellent

Joe Cocker opened for Stevie Ray Vaughan (it was one of Vaughan's last shows...he died two months later)

Jimmy Buffet

Telluride Blues Fest
Little Feat and for some reason i cant think of any of the others :) hehehehe

more Grateful Dead.......

and thats about all i can think of right now!
Hey.....that was fun! Some of you guys should try it....id love to see what you come up with!
If i think of any more, ill add them to the comments list!
Hope you enjoyed my Concert Journeys~
Cheers~
lisajo

p.s. just for fun, i posted a picture of the last record i ever bought......after that it was CD's man! :) hehehehe

Christmas Rag Quilt

Well, i always wanted to make one of these rag quilts.....and after being snowed in for almost two weeks, i was able to finish one. I wanted to make Jordyn something special for her first Christmas, so this is what i came up with. Its three layers of flannel, so its very warm and soft. I wanted it to be reflective of winter, but without the typical christmas colors and theme....so i opted for blues. I really enjoyed making this style of quilt, it was a lot of fun......and Jordyn seems to like it too :)
I also finished a crocheted baby afghan i had started back when i was pregnant. Nothing like being cooped up in the house to help you finish up those neglected projects! :D
Well....gotta run.....fabric calls!
Have a creative day!

Happy New Year ~ 2007!!!

Happy New Year!
As i put away the Christmas decorations, i realize that Jordyn has officially taken over our living room. I thought, at first, that our house was overflowing with holiday crap, but now that its all packed up, i realize its Jordyns crap that has taken over! Our house has become a colorful world of plastic toys and furry animals.....all accompanied by cheesy music! aka JORDYNLAND!!!
But what can i say......the color is certainly a welcome change in winter! Especially after two back to back blizzards......one giving us over three feet of snow, and after just barely digging ourselves out....we got another one with over a foot! However, being cooped up in a cabin with Jordyn is a lot of fun! Never a dull moment.....oh, and did i mention she got me out of most of the snow shovelling? Well someone has to stay inside and watch the baby! hehehe :) Yes...having a baby around certainly makes my world more colorful......and i love it!
Cheers!