Carolina Liar is BACK!!!

I sit here typing 37 hours after I left my house to go to LA to see Carolina Liar.  The drive down was pretty uneventful...well except for what the gummies were doing on the dashboard, but thats a different posting.
Speaking of Gummies, Melissa and I stopped at the Alien Jerky place to get some stuff for a friend and decided to get some Sugar Free Gummies for the ride....BIG MISTAKE!!! Unbeknownst to us those gummies have something in them that resembles a laxative and you are only supposed to eat a few at a time.  The rest of the night was event and painful!

Anyhow once we checked into our hotel and changed we drove over to the venue.  I think LA should have Carmeggedon evey weekend I am in town....traffic was great!  LOL there was barely any!!!

So from here is just a series of being in the right place a the right time. We entered the Curious George lot (thanx!) and almost parked really far away from the elevator.  However we opt'd to drive around some more and got primo parking right by the elevator.  I was telling Melissa that we should be able to walk down the stairs but we opt'd to stay and wait for the elevator.

The doors open and guess who walks out? The CL boys! That made the whole trip worth it!  We got hugs and we were just so happy to see them...we knew that the rest of the night was gonna be great :-)

We went down to check out the venue and then opt's to eat at Hard Rock. Lunch went well, the gummies were still attacking, and then we went to the fence.  The front was already full, but we hoped that some people would leave after the first band.

OK the first band was so NOT my type of live music.  I'm sure that all the people that were their for them really enjoyed it, but um yeah...we didn't...so let's fast forward to the guys.

There was some technical difficulties and the guys got a late start, but they were amazing! I missed seeing them do what they love, and I love what they do.  I'm so excited for the new songs! Drown live was all I thought it would be. Chad can work a crowd and get them going no matter if you love CL or have no clue who they are.  That's the one thing I remember about when i first saw them a few years ago.  Anyone that can get a crowd on their feet like him deserves to be on a stage.

I know they had a curfew, but they rocked as many songs as they could in the time they had and they had fun.  Hell we had fun!

Got to spend some time with the guys after the show...they have a lot of stuff planned and I plan to follow them every step of the way.  If you have read through this whole posting and still have no clue who I am talking about you need to go to the Carolina Liar web site and sign up.  Listen to the guys music and enjoy the musical ride!

New Outlook

I spent the last weekend with over 20 women in two rooms as we waited to see Matchbox Twenty.  You know what?  It was one of the best times I have had in along time.  We were loud, drank too much, loud and had an amazing time!!!
I got some great hang time with Abby (who i miss endlessly).  Had about 45 minutes of Matt time.  We had our standard coffee date, but with Abby this time.  It was just like old times hanging with the two of them.
I got to see how much it bugged an ex-friend to know I am living the life she wanted and doing it well.  If her fiance is anything to go off of she is going to be a miserable person all her life!
It was truly a fantastic time!!!

What it did show me is that this upcoming move is a good thing. I just need to do it correctly.  If all goes well my boss will approve the two months I want to take to go to NY and "try it out".  When I come back i will know if its really what I want to do.

My trip to Europe is coming up next year.  There is so much I still want to do, its all about making the commitment.....I'm committed!

I will miss the life I plan to leave behind here in Vegas, but you know what? Those I love will still be here and those I don't wont. It really can't get any better than that!

Turning 60!

First off my daughter graduated High School....it almost didn't happen, but it did!  Unlike some she even found a job. She is working at Kid's Quest, this is a great job fit for her, because she really does like kids.

Work is going well, now that I have cut the negative evil virus out of my life!

I think I have found a happy medium to my life as it stand right now.

I have new New York plans.  A co-worker gave em a great idea about going to live there for a few months and REALLY see if its gonna work.  I have all these grand ideas, but you know what, maybe its too late.  However if I do a trial run I will know for sure and then I can start moving forward.

My British Bombshell Buddy Julia has left me (she is going to hate that).  Moved back to the UK...blah! We had a ripper of a weekend though.  I seriously had the makings of a great movie!  There was lateness, lost in Vegas issues, lots of drinking, male stripping (Damn he was hot), drunken craziness, crazy tourist, more drinking, chats, non-chats, dancing, more drinking, vomiting in ice buckets and car windows, reading the details of the night on FB the next day, going out the next night and laughing about the night before, broken hearts, beating heart, true love, just love, talk of sex, cock blocking, and sex toys lost in luggage, Chris and Tiffany and passed out Las Vegas tourist....just to name a few things....seriously one of the most HILARIOUS going away weekend celebrations ever! So glad I was sober!

On the negative side a friend of mine from Numb Bar passed away.  It makes me sad not only that he is gone, but that the last time I saw him we had a stupid, stupid fight and I didn't say goodbye.  Once of those stupid moments you cant ever take back.  However I know I told him enough how much I adored him and in my mind I'm hoping it was enough.  Love ya Corn Beef!

I have found myself in the odd spot of actually falling for the most amazing guy, but he will NEVER know it. My friend Jennifer says from the moment I spot him my eyes light up and the smile never leaves my face.  My friends will tell you that is so NOT me!!! I'm so OK with it though, because I love the friendship we have.  He's a smart guy I'm pretty sure he suspects, but....

You know what? I have some of the most amazing friends. When I tell people I have friends all over the world they look skeptical, but really music and social networking have helped me find the most amazing people.  Those that I let in are there to stay...LMAO and some have been set free and away from me....totally OK with that!

Thinking about moving again...just a shorter lease while I make up my mind about New York too. Mainly because I want to kill my neighbors on a nightly basis.  The people who have their balcony directly across from mine apparently can not control they evil children.  Its 1215 right now and they are letting the little bad ass brat yell and scream...with the door OPEN!!! Seriously!!! My 4y old is sleeping...so its either move or go to jail...I'm not real fond of the jail part.

SO I turned 60!!!  Well I just did my 60th "Official" Matt Goss show.  If I counted all the partial shows I would be way over that, but for the sake of keeping it honest I only did the full shows.  What a great night! Amazing Eye Sex, got a new bow tie, lots of love and I got to spend it with my MB20 girls!!! I love when my 2 worlds come together. Nigel Lythgow was there too....he was a riot when we were taking pics!

I never thought I would like another musician like I do my core musical obsessions, but Matt is so much fun.  The band is so freaking amazing that you just have to fall in love with them all! All my pics are on FB so if you are one of my FB friends who I may or may not know...enjoy!

OK I think I am done :-) Thanks to the one person that reads this!

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