Ben Folds played this at the Orpheum. He explained this song by saying he does one cover for every tour. He could not think of what to play so went on iTunes and decided to play whatever was #1 at the time...and away we go
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Thanksgiving and the weekend!
I am so very blessed to have the wonderful family that I do, as I have gotten older this has become clearer and clearer. I had such a great time hanging out with my brother and sister over the Thanksgiving break and just spending time with the fam. Even though I live so much closer to them these days I stink at going home. I still see them here and there but I don't go home for the weekend as I once did. I love my family very much and I know I would not be in the place that I am today without them!
The rest of the weekend was pretty incredible. One of my good friends, Pete, was married on Friday. It was my first experience with a Gay wedding and it was pretty amazing. Not because it was a marriage between two men but it was someone who I care about that has found happiness, it's cool to witness those ceremonies regardless of the parties involved. The reception was pretty wild that involved a lot of alcoholic beverages and a bunch of dancing. The night concluded with patio umbrellas (courtesy of Uno's bar and grille) set up in our hotel room and in the hallway. Not quite sure how that happened but it was a bit odd waking up to that in the morning.
The following day should have been a time for recovery and sleep! Unfortunately, I had already made plans to go out with Vedran, Sladja (V's girlfriend), and Alivia. About an hour after I got home we were on our way to Mohegan Sun down in CT. We ended up all killing a black jack table for about 7 hours that night all leaving with a nice chunk of money and an incredible buzz. It was a great weekend spent with amazing people and though it was not a relaxing break it was definitely and enjoyable one. Being the Thanksgiving season it was a nice reminder of how blessed and thankful I am for the wonderful people in my life...friends new and old, thank you for being there!
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| Molly(My sister) and I in the Dugout at Fenway! |
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| My Brother Jake |
The rest of the weekend was pretty incredible. One of my good friends, Pete, was married on Friday. It was my first experience with a Gay wedding and it was pretty amazing. Not because it was a marriage between two men but it was someone who I care about that has found happiness, it's cool to witness those ceremonies regardless of the parties involved. The reception was pretty wild that involved a lot of alcoholic beverages and a bunch of dancing. The night concluded with patio umbrellas (courtesy of Uno's bar and grille) set up in our hotel room and in the hallway. Not quite sure how that happened but it was a bit odd waking up to that in the morning.
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| The Groom, the Master of Ceremonies, and the other Groom |
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| The Men of the Ft. Lauderdale Table (a couple deep) |
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| The drink of choice at "The Sun" |
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| BLACK JACK! |
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Ben Folds
I had such a great night last night! I was fortunate enough (thanks Alivia) to have a ticket to go see Ben Folds at the Orpheum Theatre, in Boston. This was the 3rd or 4th time that I have had the opportunity to go to a Ben Folds concert and he just doesn't disappoint. He is hilarious, entertaining and just unreal on the piano.
I have also been very lucky with opening acts lately. Lady Danville was the opener and they were awesome. A very unique sound that actually reminded me a bit of Guster, but they also killed it. It was a really great night, it got me away from campus and since I was going to the show alone it was just a very relaxing night.
I had not really listened to Ben in a while so it really sent me back in time a few years. It's funny how music can do that to you. When you reflect back on certain periods of time, you almost have a soundtrack playing in the background. No matter when I hear certain bands or songs I can almost bring that to a certain time period. Guster was all through high school and seemed to be the summer time between college semesters. Ben Folds had much to do with my first two years of college until Jimmy Eat World runs right through the second semester of my junior year. I distinctly remember being on the beach in Florida listening to the Futures album on my ipod. Everytime i hear the song 23, I can think of exactly what I was doing at the time, crazy! Jack's Mannequin entered into my life right at the beginning of my senior year, I can remember being on the bus getting ready for a baseball game against Northeastern and listening to 'Dark Blue' over and over again. It is so cool how music can do this to a person. It's 3 minutes of a song but you can distinguish exactly what kind of memories flow through your mind when it graces your mix!
Anyways, below are a couple pictures from last night! Stay tuned, some videos will be posted shortly!
I have also been very lucky with opening acts lately. Lady Danville was the opener and they were awesome. A very unique sound that actually reminded me a bit of Guster, but they also killed it. It was a really great night, it got me away from campus and since I was going to the show alone it was just a very relaxing night.
I had not really listened to Ben in a while so it really sent me back in time a few years. It's funny how music can do that to you. When you reflect back on certain periods of time, you almost have a soundtrack playing in the background. No matter when I hear certain bands or songs I can almost bring that to a certain time period. Guster was all through high school and seemed to be the summer time between college semesters. Ben Folds had much to do with my first two years of college until Jimmy Eat World runs right through the second semester of my junior year. I distinctly remember being on the beach in Florida listening to the Futures album on my ipod. Everytime i hear the song 23, I can think of exactly what I was doing at the time, crazy! Jack's Mannequin entered into my life right at the beginning of my senior year, I can remember being on the bus getting ready for a baseball game against Northeastern and listening to 'Dark Blue' over and over again. It is so cool how music can do this to a person. It's 3 minutes of a song but you can distinguish exactly what kind of memories flow through your mind when it graces your mix!
Anyways, below are a couple pictures from last night! Stay tuned, some videos will be posted shortly!
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| Heading into the Orpheum |
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| Ben Folds! |
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| Lady Danville |
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