Quote of the Day

HAPPINESS

We all live with the objective of being happy
our lives are all different and yet the same.

- Anne Frank

New Jersey to meet Charlie

Start:	Oct 29, '05
End:	Oct 30, '05
Location:	Maplewood

Foo Fighters, Times Like These

Foo Fighters at 9:30 club, DC, 10/16/05

Foo Fighters, 9:30 Club, 10/16/05

The Foo Fighters took a night off their tour to play a surprise show at a local venue in DC. The 9:30 Club, which Grohl has played many times (and grew up watching shows here) holds about 1500 people. The show was completely different then their current arena tour show. They took the stage at 11:15 pm and left the stage at 1:45 am. For at least the first hour, they went from song to song with very little break between. Grohl started the show off by saying "we are going to play as much music as we can for the next two hours".

Then the Jaigermeister shots started (not me, the Foo Fighters) and the set list went out the window. I think Taylor said it best at one point "tonight we are like a f'in bar band". Between songs they would decide what song to play next, at times reminding each other what the chords were. They played songs from all of their albums. They played all their hits, but also played a ton of 'deep' tracks. They just were having fun. It seemed like they didn't want the night to end, just playing song after song until finally the club was closing. Grohl even offered to do a shot with everyone in attendance. It was an intimate setting, all 1500 of us and the Foo Fighters, rocked the night away.

It was an amazing night and those in attendance knew they were seeing something special. Dave Grohl is still my boyfriend. Some video posted!

Special thank you to Ballard for hooking me up with this event!

Dave Grohl is my boyfriend

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Dave Grohl, front man for the band Foo Fighters, is my boyfriend. Ok, maybe not, but he wishes (ok, that's not true either). BUT the Foo Fighters (and Weezer) at the Patriot Center last night ROCKED.

I have been a fan of Foo since the beginning, but really started loving them with the release of the album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose' and the single "Learn to Fly". Then the album 'One by One' with "Times Like These", then 'The Colour and the Shape' with the hits "Monkey Wrench", "My Hero", "Everlong"... well heard them all last night.

The new album is good. Grohl screams. a lot. This album has a lot more screaming then the previous albums. Grohl is a good screamer.

Seeing the Foo Fighters in Northern Virginia is a real treat because Grohl is from the area. His parents were at the show, which he dedicated a song to them, spotlight on them the whole time (they were near me and I think a little embarrassed by the spotlight). Grohl's wife was there. Grohl's old high school buddies were there. Stories of growing up in the area were told. Stories of getting high at the very college we were seeing him at now, were told.

A memorable highlight- the drummer, Taylor Hawkins, sang one song - but the highlight was Grohl switched into his alter ego drummer persona and I GOT TO SEE GROHL DRUM LIVE. That was great. I never had the opportunity to see Nirvana in concert, and although critics no longer dissect Foo Fighters with comparisons to Nirvana, Grohl is a kick ass drummer and it was a really exciting moment.

The encore was a sing along to "Breakout". It was a big party and it was great.

The opening band was the Kaiser Chiefs, but I was out in the beer tent at that point and didn't see them. Then came out Weezer, who also played on the bill, and, although I am not a huge Weezer fan, I hadn't realized how many good hits they have. They are a fun band. They joke around, they are geeks and nerds and proud of it. They all play multiple instruments and they all sing and they kept rotating around the stage switching singers and instruments. That was pretty cool.

Back to Foo-
Once again I was on the floor (pit) and could have moshed and crowd surfed, but I hung back this time... I am getting old, you know. Grohl did take a moment and ask the demographics of the crowd- asking for screams to acknowledge teenagers, twenty-somethings, thirties (whoa-ho), forties and fifties. People screamed for every group. It was an extremely diverse audience (age-wise anyway). And everyone had a rocking good time.

I recommend the show if you like to rock :)

again- my phone takes crappy pictures, but it's all I had...

also check out my entry on the Foo Fighters private show in DC.

NYC / Highlander Yacht 10/2005

I was in NY this past week on business (10/05/05-10/07/05) and had the opportunity to take a trip on the Forbes Highlander. Photography was difficult because we were moving, it was dark and it was foggy. Here are the photos!