uninspired (sort of)

oh how I miss you, my good friend.
My heart will grow fonder til the bitter end....
will you return to me all bright and shiny new
or will you return battered and blue?

(wahhhhh)
folks - I am in a bit of a funk........ usually things that inspire me are photography based... things I see thru the lens... but my lens is kind of on a sabbatical. My nikon is broke..... I have heard no news from him... I do not know "what is up" on his status of being fixed or getting replaced... so I am left with my point and shoot (which is truly a great stand in....... it's a sony and a 8 meg pixel wonder of pink beauty) but I don't find that holding the sony in my hand does me the same justice as my nikon.... (seriously..... how spoiled am I?) SOOOOOO - what inspires anna these days? right now - not a whole heck of a lot...... if you remember from a few posts back... I spoke of DMB (dave matthews band) well - I have been going in DEEP - ever since I got back from the VEGAS show.... it's all I can eat, drink and think..... other than my crazy cardio music I listen to for my workouts .... It's ALL I listen to.......(dmb). It's all I dream of in terms of layout titles or "facebook" status,..... it's all I sing in my head ..... It's all I hear in my car..... I can hardly wait until my next show.... (fresno - aug 30 - incase u were wondering....) dude - I'm ready to pack up the mini van and hit the road for summer tour :) haha.... fortunately I don't have a mini van so I can 't really do that.... - reality check - I have two beautiful boys and lots of commitments that keep me tied to bako - I won't be hitting the road (kind makes me wish I were 20 again.....) but this keeps me grounded...... meanwhile the boys and I are memorizing EVERY lyric of DMB possible - we shall be admirers from afar.

Summer comes quicker than I ever dreamed of........ I am working hard (trying to fit into my 20 yr reunion dress) and looking for the little things to inspire me..... right now - it is song lyrics..... it's beautiful guitar rifts - raging saxophone - the beauty of violin mixing with rock 'n' roll and dave's killer throaty voice.

peace,
anna

DMB - vegas style

So per last post - I mentioned some time off WORK for good behavior. The DH and I headed to Vegas, for the wkend, to see a band we had never seen before..... Dave Mathews Band (DMB) . I being a music lover of all genres had no doubt that I would enjoy the show but was not a particular DMB fanatic. Little did I know I was in for one groovy ride. We get there... (friday afternoon) meet up with our good friends "the B's" from Mammoth, hang our by the pool and talk about the plan for the night and when we get to the show - yada yada..... Greg otherwise known as Shred asked are you pumped or what? i was like "uh - yah I think......" fast forward a few hours later - we are at my first show and the music was awesome, did not have the best seats (we did not have a direct view of the band but all in all I enjoyed the night as I knew I would...... being a fan of live music

Next day comes...... we have tickets for both nights........ again spent the day vegging at the pool... shred ask... "so are you hooked yet?" I said..... "uh - yah sure" fast forward a few hours later....... we are at my 2nd show and I was blown away.......

First - I must say being that we did not have good tickets the first night in terms of seeing the band (we were close but I really could not see them - because I'm short..... once everyone stood up it was all over for me.....) So that night I took in the overall experience...... Most importantly, the music was very impressive - they have one sax player, a violin player, an amazing drummer, one bassist, one electric guitarist and Dave.... (a distinctly amazing voice) - so I dug the music....... but I mostly people watched....... trust me lots of people to watch - sold out show. The energy of the crowd was fantastic. The types of people that were in attendance astounded me....... Holy smokes.... there were cross generations..... cross cultural..... people of all kinds...... how could this be..... this a rock band? What - everyone know the lyrics?.... dude - they all are rocking out ?..... am I the only one here who does not quite get it? Hummmmm
Next night - going to the show I was excited to hear them again but mostly hoping I would get to see them as they play - as I am a very visual person. Again, the energy of the crowd was very impressive...... Again we sat by all variety of people...... Most everyone who had traveled from all over to see DMB. Retired RVers directly behind us.... Young college types in front..... Mom's and dads (just like me) with their kids...... White / black - young / old - city / country... all full on Dave-heads....... WOW. I did get a GREAT view of the band the second time and it made all the difference... I could put all the piece together - I could see the LOVE for music in their souls. These guys (DMB) they might be rock stars but they sure don't act like it.... they just look like regular folks you might see at the grocery store...... just regular folks like you and me...... I can't not express upon you enough how great the music is..... I mean a rock band with a violin and sax player.... come on.....
They are talented indeed and they made a new fan in me...... So if you have never been to a DMB show - it has my stamp of approval - I highly recommend it. Listening to band via CD just does not do it justice...... you should see them live if at all possible - once in your life.
Watch the clip (still probably won't give the experience I am speaking of) this song was the show closer Saturday night.....
so Shred to answer your question...... Yes, I am in ;>

xo,
Anna

EARTH WEEK!

So my friends, it's earth week here on Planet Earth...... and I find it impertinent to post items about our blessed planet or those relevant to the better of mankind....... (huh)

Main message : the good lord gave us this earth - why should we not preserve it for our future generations?

I will start with the betterment of mankind. Want to help mankind and listen to AMAZING music at the same time? Then join Playing for Change on their quest to build and connect music/art at schools around the WORLD!

I can't wait till they release the DVD - I missed the PBS special...... but I did buy the music videos on Itunes...... this could be the best youtube video you have ever watched...... (seriously - it's worth it...)

Here is the offical website... ( click me ) it's worth taking a few minutes to educate yourself about this foundation. If you enjoy music.... in just the least..... (how doesn't?) every single one of these songs is AMAZING.

Here's the second video..... AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING!!!!!!!

Now go forth and plant a tree or some flowers or veggies.......
xo,
amt

Superhero for DAY

If only I could be a superhero for a day...... G. LOVE sings it best.... so TODAY for TAX DAY..... this song is for y'all!!!
NOTE: There are 2 bad words...."a**"


Here are the words ..... it's a cool song written and sung by a really cool dude :)
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Every once in a while,
Gotta use my superpowers,
Even though saving the world
Outta style,
It ain't my fault all
This bad stuff is happening
But now it's time
I put my foot on down

Aaaawwww baby,
My love don't seem the same

No no

They save love's all you need
To heal the world,
Plus a trillion billion dollars
Have you heard
There's president bush,
Santa Claus and Green Goblin
Saddam Hussein,
Spiderman,
And Bin Laden
Britney Spears,
Jesus,
And the whole cast of friends
Met for brunch last week
To solve the world's problems
Well they called on me

Aaaaww baby
My love don't seem the same

Well if they called on my name
Don't you know I'd do it
Shine my signal over Gotham,
I'll be true
It is my distinct pleasure
To come down from my grass
Get off of my front porch
And save all your asses

And in the nick of time too

Awww baby
My love don't seem the same

Well change
Has come over me,
My muscle's growin
So I freestyle
My ass 'cross the USA
Solve the economy
The homeless problems,
Save what's left
Of the environment
Create jobs
For everybody doin somethin
That they wanna be doin
Yeah,
Well if you can't do smack
Then you better do something
Cause this is the time
When you so can't do nothin
Well that mean's you,
And you and you
And you and me too

Aaaaww baby

Then I'd fly overseas
And set all the slaves free,
From prostitution,
Sweat shops, child labor,
Solve the myriad of problems
In the middle east
Make a sun powered car,
We won't have to fight
For oil fees
And I'll take all
The troops back,
From where ever they roam,
And where ever they fightin,
And whatever side they're on
And I'll send them
On the first flight
Home to their mom's
We could make coffee tables
Out of all these bombs
And save the whales,
And the pigmee
Marmasetts too.

Aaawww baby

Well it seems kinda hard
But it really ain't nothin,
All you gotta do is get bit
By a spider or somethin,
We could change the world
In a week or a day
And if you got problems
Man I'll sweep them away,
If you find yourself
In a world full of trouble,
Just call on G. Love,
The superhero brother

And, I'll be there
Yeah
I'll be there
Huh
I'll be there
Mmhhmm
I'll be there

Aaaawww baby
My love
Don't seem the same
No no no