What a crazy weekend! My Polish friend who was originally getting married next YEAR decided to bump the wedding up to this LAST weekend so her Polish relatives could attend the wedding (they happened to be visiting for the month of September). The wedding surprisingly came off with few hitches, the biggest of which was the groom forgetting to bring the pink tie he was supposed to wear. The wedding was delayed a half hour as one of the groomsmen made the trip back to the bride and groom’s apartment to retrieve said pink tie. The other bridesmaid and I made the bride’s last night memorable by enjoying a low-key bachelorette party, watching The Notebook and drinking Polish cocktails. The reception was held in the groom’s parents’ backyard, followed by the entire wedding party trekking over to the nearest budget hotel bar for shots, then several rounds of bowling and pitchers of Coors Light. Mazel Tov!
Sunday night was AWESOME because I got to see Journey, Heart, and Cheap Trick in concert at the Clark County Amphitheater. If you didn’t already know, I’m a huge Heart fan; I love Ann and Nancy Wilson and think they are amazing and timeless! And of course, this two-woman band completely revolutionized the rock movement by giving women equal ground with the men who pioneered the genre. The bests of the night were Heart’s “Crazy On You”, with guitarist Nancy Wilson playing an amazing acoustic solo, and Cheap Trick’s “Dream Police”. I was also very impressed with Journey’s new frontman, Arnel Pineda, and his spot-on imitation of Steve Perry. Can’t believe they found this guy on YouTube…
Finally, this Friday, Sept 26th, you shouldn’t miss the Debra Arlyn Band at Jimmy Mak’s, where the Northwest Noise crew will be in attendance to support one of our favorite local artists. This is supposed to be Debra’s biggest show of 2008, after opening this summer for Tower of Power, Chris Isaak, and Curtis Salgado. Opening for the Debra Arlyn Band is the Dave Milne Group at 8pm, and Debra follows at 10. Don’t miss it, it’s gonna be a great show!
Currently on my Tuesday playlist:
“The Blower’s Daughter” – Damien Rice
“I Believe (When I Fall In Love)” – Peter Frampton
“Sun Comes Up” – John Legend
“Your Song” – Elton John
“Dog & Butterfly” – Heart
“Faithfully” – Journey
“The Flame” – Cheap Trick
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