Thursday, June 26, 2008
Oh, those sneaky elephants!
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Aim at nothing - hit it every time/It's gonna be.....alright/Everything about You.... it takes my breath away
Yeah. Sweetness. Dad took Lane, Sticks, Lou, and me to the Mr. Biggs place for this funnity!!!!! Of course, we're early, just like I like. Lou and I ran up to the stage so we could stand right there. And we did, man. Through the whole concert the microphone was parked right in front of the leaning-on-the-stage me so I was pretty much looking up the singers nose getting sprayed by all the spit - yeas really. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
So Dad says WILLET is the opening band. Right now, you should be thinking, WILLET????? WHO ON EARTH?!?!?! That's what I thought. They were formerly known as CLEARVIEW, and Dad had looked into them a little and said they were pretty darn good heavy metal - kinda like RED. So I was looking forward to liking them. We're standing up there (RIGHT UP FRONT) and they come out AND ROCK THE HOUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They were amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! 3 brothers: Jeremy, Justin, and Jordan Willet with the ages of 23, 19, and 16. They were SO GREAT!!! I was mesmerized. Guys and Gals, buy their stuff - at least give them a listen, they're wonderful!!! Jazzy, you'll love em. They also have HUGE hearts for God and the children in Africa!!! We're now sponsoring a little boy there. Check out this link for more details on how you can do that yourself. Jeremy (lead singer) gave me and Lane the hand squeeze thing during the concert - just us. Made me happy and I swiped his water bottle he'd been sipping during guitar solos!!! When they were cleaning up afterward I asked Jeremy (I was RIGHT IN FRONT and he was up there about his business) if I could keep it and he said it was all mine. I said, "So neat that yall are all brothers!!!" He said, "Yup! All except that drummer. He's the outcast." Heehee! Later when we were leaving I had to go say hi to the Justin and Jordan Willet, but they said hi before I even got to their little table!!! They looked straight in the eyes of whoever they were talking to and were very approachable and so sweet!!!!!!! I had my CD and they said, "Oh you got a CD? That's awesome!" I asked if they had a sharpie on them and they said, "Oh yeah! You bet!" They busted the CD open and signed it. They were very sweet and friendly and nice and I wish Fort Collins wasn't so far or I'd go see them again tonight. Had to wait for Jeremy to get done with pictures with some people then he was happy to scribble a scribble on it for me too. I'm looking at their signatures and Jeremy's empty water bottle right now and listening to KEEP THE AMMO DRY!!! Check out their stuff! Don't miss out!!!
Okokokokok. Next up was VOTA!!!!!! Yeeeeee-ah. You probably know them as CASTING PEARLS. Talked to him before the show (I was RIGHT UP FRONT) and he wouldn't tell why he switched the name of the band! The nerve! But they really rocked too he was pretty funny! Just got their CD off iTunes! Haven't listened to it yet.
THEN.......................... ya know em....... ya love em........... SANCTUS REAL!!!!!!!!! He ran up onstage and started givin out high fives - me first!!!!!!! Screebeees!!! He sounded GREAT!!!! Just the same as on the CD!!! One time he smiled, raised his eyebrows, gave me that thumbs-up point and held up the microphone to me - I sang "everything about you.... it takes my breath away" YEAH!!!!! He handed out some tokens to Mr. Biggs and I got one! There was a scuffle going on beside me over those:P He hand-squeezed me again later, then handshook me again after that right before they left (So Emy if your hand is Lauren, maybe mine should be.... Willet Real?). Everybody screamed, "ONE MORE SONG!" until they came back out and sang "Say it Loud"! It was astounding amazing! I'm still having fun from it and it's the day after it actually happened!!!!
DEFINITELY check out this tour!!!! Ya ain't beating this folks!!!!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
J-dude in General
Fixed Lane's old MP3 up for J-dude today with the LOTR songs he wanted. We listened to them together on my iPod and he picked them out. He gets so excited about the soundtracks!!!!! It's so awesome cuz I used to be the only one that liked them!!! He's been grinning ear to ear and singing the vocalization for "A Knife in the Dark" - his favorite! It was so much fun, we did the Narnia and Star Wars soundtracks too. He loves the battle songs and the Isengard theme!!! So cool. He's happy to have seen all the LOTR and now to have his own MP3 player! Funfunfun!
Monday, June 09, 2008
The Catch of Wingycuzins.... Now you see them - Now you don't
It was the bomb. We played 2 games: big people vs. little people. Played some street soccer too, but have no pictures. My days are getting mixed up, so I'm just listing here. We went on a hike somewhere by red rocks. Here's a picture:
Twas fun! Watched MASTER & COMMANDER. Twas good and I liked it! "Don't count your chickens before they're in the pudding".
General Spy got promoted!!!! Comediantennis scarcely said an unfunny line. Jax seriously grew or I just noticed he was tall. Drallen joined the enemy Spy Team!!!!!! Now the Unholy Alliance is broken!:P
Letsee... what else? We took a big bike ride a Waterton Canyon that is THE COOLEST place to bike or hike! Except I started out with a wipe out on my bike. I mean, I haven't pedaled 3 times before the bike STOPPED and I flew. Spit out some rocks and my hands were real messed up, so I wasn't loving that bikes have to have handlebars. General -I mean Corporal Spy doesn't seem to notice that detail on the bicycle structure \0/:P So anyways I guessed the kickstand got caught in the wheel cuz it was kinda loose. Hmmm. Then the whole time I had to pedal constantly cuz if I stopped, the bike did. Thought it was probably just me till I didn't go DOWNHILL as fast as anybody else. Turns out I was fighting my malfunctioning brake the whole time. But while I was alive, it was fun!:P
Gaming!!!!!!!! Played Rise of the Witch King with Drallen. Was nervous when starting, as I hadn't played since... I played him last. But he choked out some dagummits and no ways when he could breathe after he saw my impenetrable wall. Made him nervous as time went on cuz I held out so well... first objective completed! But.... I lost. With men that were fighting it all out kicking and screaming. Died hard. So I was fairly happy. Not like last time when the Joyfuls GAVE UP THE BASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok. Beat him at RED ALERT 2, not COMPLETELY honorably, but I was winning by a zillion before Dad came in to send in the clowns AND you know it JA!!!!!!!!!!! I shall pause before the bomb for affect and talk about something else.
We had a hot dog and marshmellow roast with Mom's fire pit! Coolcoolcool!!!!!!! J-dude says S'mores too!
Sword-fighted (uh... swordfought? Swordfoughtsen? Swordfit?) at Sancuary Park. And the school. And the yard.
Dad took some pics of Wingys. These aren't all fixed yet.
This is what goes on behind the scenes of a photoshoot! The trick? It's called CROP:P Heehee!
Now the Bomb. The Undefeated General (Drallen), The Rookie (Mr. W), The Retired One (Dad), and The Ever Undaunted and Firey (Thad be Me) hooked up some computers (a long process) to play Rise of the Witch King (The coolest game)!!! It was Taggs vs. Wingys. Dad actually convinced JA to give up the Dwarves (whoa) so he was... Isengard I think. Mr. W was Men and so was I, and Daddo was Dwarves. Drallen was the first to be taken out of the fight. I mean handicapped pretty bad. Fun to hear the screams and dangs!!!!!:P Mr. W had never played before so I was surprised at how good he did with those horses! I had my Aragorn running around Summoning the Army of the Dead and rocking on! More screams. Dad and I got Mr. W out and found Drallen's secret base. A couple of earthquakes and it was gone. The Taggs are VICTORIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was awesome!!!!!!!!!
And it's already over. But it was great. Can't wait till Winter to do it again! Miss yall guys!!!
~*. ARIANA EVENSTAR TAYLOR.*~