First of all, my apologies for taking so long to share this experience.
On July 1st, my husband and I had the opportunity to witness one of the coolest women in show business. She is a petite (at 5' 1"), with red hair and looks incredibly feminine while having the mouth of a salior. Her personality makes everyone smile while her singing makes your heart melt. If you aren't sure by now or if my blog title didn't give it away, it's Bette Midler.
Bette is currently sharing time with Cher at the Colosseum at Caesar's Palace. The Colosseum is as huge as it sounds, however, nothing is too large for Bette. This pint sized beauty worked the stage with her signature strut, had about 18 back up dancers (15 of which she called the Caesar salad girls) and a full band. She brought her full act including witty, old-school jokes and her always beautiful voice. I can never listen to "The Rose" without getting a little mushy, gushy.
Is it worth the large ticket price? Heck yeah! I have no problems spending my money to see this legendary performer who has skills, comedic talent and well, talent in general. After a performance like this one, you can honestly hear people saying, Celine who?
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
tomatoes
Saddness falls upon me with the ban of the tomato. It has so much to offer...color, taste, beauty. I was at Subway today. I went to ask for the condiments and nothing but green lay there before me. Ugh... I miss you tomato. You're a delicate, wonderful piece and I miss you.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Sweeney Todd...dark, bloody, disturbing...fantastic!
Three words, Johnny Depp sings. Besides the fact that he's an outstanding actor, incredibly lovely to look at and quite the happening father, the man sings. Is he good? He's actually not too bad at all.
Sweeney Todd, my first look at the stage play turned movie, was an interesting story that had several twists, turns and "ooooooh" outcomes. Tim Burton's flavor of complete doom and darkness gives a great backdrop to his brightly colored flashbacks and scenes filled with pools of deep, red blood. He is a fascinating director. He gave us Edward Scissorhands (one of my personal favorites), Beetle Juice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other fantastic films. He has portrayed great vision in a not so charming and lovely world.
As for the characters in the movie, there were some unique actors that were chosen. Not a big fan of hers, however, Helena Bonham Carter is great in her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett. Tim Burton usually likes to use her, they are married after all. Also, who would have known that Borat is in this film? Sacha Baron Cohen plays Signoro Adolfo Pirelli. You probably wouldn't know it until you saw the cast listing. His performance earned him a wee bit more respect. Alan Rickman, as usual, is a well casted villain who sings one of my favorite songs in the film, with my boy Johnny.
For those of you who haven't seen it, I would give it a try. I will warn you of its bloody scenes. Johnny sings a song with a fellow actor about his daughter while blood flies across the screen. My advice? Watch it in the afternoon or do a double feature. After we finished Sweeney Todd, we watched Bee Movie. Ahhhh, animation is so fantastic. From blood to honey in a matter of minutes. I just love Hollywood.
Sweeney Todd, my first look at the stage play turned movie, was an interesting story that had several twists, turns and "ooooooh" outcomes. Tim Burton's flavor of complete doom and darkness gives a great backdrop to his brightly colored flashbacks and scenes filled with pools of deep, red blood. He is a fascinating director. He gave us Edward Scissorhands (one of my personal favorites), Beetle Juice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other fantastic films. He has portrayed great vision in a not so charming and lovely world.
As for the characters in the movie, there were some unique actors that were chosen. Not a big fan of hers, however, Helena Bonham Carter is great in her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett. Tim Burton usually likes to use her, they are married after all. Also, who would have known that Borat is in this film? Sacha Baron Cohen plays Signoro Adolfo Pirelli. You probably wouldn't know it until you saw the cast listing. His performance earned him a wee bit more respect. Alan Rickman, as usual, is a well casted villain who sings one of my favorite songs in the film, with my boy Johnny.
For those of you who haven't seen it, I would give it a try. I will warn you of its bloody scenes. Johnny sings a song with a fellow actor about his daughter while blood flies across the screen. My advice? Watch it in the afternoon or do a double feature. After we finished Sweeney Todd, we watched Bee Movie. Ahhhh, animation is so fantastic. From blood to honey in a matter of minutes. I just love Hollywood.
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
And the cradle still rocks!
Van Halen - SJ Arena
Sunday, December 16, 2007
My apologies for delaying the review of such a legendary act, but I am here now to tell you (my favorite readers) what a fantastic show it turned out to be! My husband and I took my dad for his birthday. We had four tickets and couldn't deny my mom the experience of a rock and roll show, so she came with us too. We had great seats. They were facing the stage in the upper part of the arena, second row. There was an electric feeling of excitement in the air from the 40-something crowd. Concerts of back in the day were filled with fast men, scandally clad women and lighters for waving at those sentimental, rock ballads. Nowadays the audience members wear jeans, a comfortable sweatshirt and wave their cell phone to get that perfect picture. Man oh man, how times have changed.
As for the music, the SJ arena was rockin' that night. They kicked off the show with "You Really Got Me" which began with Eddie's well-known guitar solo. The night was filled with classic favorites. "Runnin' With The Devil", "Beautiful Girls", "Jamie's Cryin'", "Panama" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". My top 3 favorites had to be (in random order):
-Hot For Teacher: always a favorite song, favorite video, but what a performance. Alex and Eddie were truly tested on the drums and guitar.
-Ice Cream Man: so thrilled they added this one to the mix. David Lee Roth began this song by playing the guitar and sharing a story from his younger years. The song starts with a single guitar melody and the band jumps in half way through the song.
-Everybody Wants Some: this could easily have been my favorite performance of the night. The beat of the song, the energy of David and the Eddie in-mid-air scissor kicks, which are a little lower in the air now. Rockers must hate getting old.
As for the band, there is one and only one lead singer of Van Halen... David Lee Roth. When he appeared on stage for the first time, his charisma filled the arena. He had a smile from ear to ear that glowed the entire night. You could definitely "feel the love" between David and Eddie Van Halen. I think Eddie has let bygones be bygones. It's amazing how much love is felt when you are selling out arenas and making an a** load of money. But Eddie did hold his own. Shirtless, aging and sweaty, he still knows how to pick the strings of his custom made guitar. Next, we have Wolfgang. He's no Michael Anthony, but he did hold his own. He is a spitting image of Jack Osborne, Ozzy's kid, but definitely has a better job. Finally, Alex on the drums. It's amazing how all drummers are so reserved, so quiet, but play one of the loudest, coolest and biggest instruments around.
The band played for about two hours and fifteen minutes. They ended the night with "Jump", a long time favorite whose video gave us spandex, Roth head high kicks and made long hair fun for men. Another great concert for the books and my favorite moments of the night were:
-Pumping my fist in the air, with my dad, to "You Really Got Me"
-Looking over at my husband and his ability to play a mean air guitar
-And the quote of the night by my mom after the concert had been over for five minutes... "I can still feel it in my chest."
Sunday, December 16, 2007
My apologies for delaying the review of such a legendary act, but I am here now to tell you (my favorite readers) what a fantastic show it turned out to be! My husband and I took my dad for his birthday. We had four tickets and couldn't deny my mom the experience of a rock and roll show, so she came with us too. We had great seats. They were facing the stage in the upper part of the arena, second row. There was an electric feeling of excitement in the air from the 40-something crowd. Concerts of back in the day were filled with fast men, scandally clad women and lighters for waving at those sentimental, rock ballads. Nowadays the audience members wear jeans, a comfortable sweatshirt and wave their cell phone to get that perfect picture. Man oh man, how times have changed.
As for the music, the SJ arena was rockin' that night. They kicked off the show with "You Really Got Me" which began with Eddie's well-known guitar solo. The night was filled with classic favorites. "Runnin' With The Devil", "Beautiful Girls", "Jamie's Cryin'", "Panama" and "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". My top 3 favorites had to be (in random order):
-Hot For Teacher: always a favorite song, favorite video, but what a performance. Alex and Eddie were truly tested on the drums and guitar.
-Ice Cream Man: so thrilled they added this one to the mix. David Lee Roth began this song by playing the guitar and sharing a story from his younger years. The song starts with a single guitar melody and the band jumps in half way through the song.
-Everybody Wants Some: this could easily have been my favorite performance of the night. The beat of the song, the energy of David and the Eddie in-mid-air scissor kicks, which are a little lower in the air now. Rockers must hate getting old.
As for the band, there is one and only one lead singer of Van Halen... David Lee Roth. When he appeared on stage for the first time, his charisma filled the arena. He had a smile from ear to ear that glowed the entire night. You could definitely "feel the love" between David and Eddie Van Halen. I think Eddie has let bygones be bygones. It's amazing how much love is felt when you are selling out arenas and making an a** load of money. But Eddie did hold his own. Shirtless, aging and sweaty, he still knows how to pick the strings of his custom made guitar. Next, we have Wolfgang. He's no Michael Anthony, but he did hold his own. He is a spitting image of Jack Osborne, Ozzy's kid, but definitely has a better job. Finally, Alex on the drums. It's amazing how all drummers are so reserved, so quiet, but play one of the loudest, coolest and biggest instruments around.
The band played for about two hours and fifteen minutes. They ended the night with "Jump", a long time favorite whose video gave us spandex, Roth head high kicks and made long hair fun for men. Another great concert for the books and my favorite moments of the night were:
-Pumping my fist in the air, with my dad, to "You Really Got Me"
-Looking over at my husband and his ability to play a mean air guitar
-And the quote of the night by my mom after the concert had been over for five minutes... "I can still feel it in my chest."
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