Dancing Daughter's school production of "Little Shop of Horrors" was FANTASTIC! DD played an urchin called Ronette. There were a total of seven urchins in their production! They were all adorable. I absolutely loved the opening...
Here are the movie urchins singing the opening song:
Here are a couple pictures from last night's play.
Dancing Daughter is on the left in the yellow sweater.
I'm still loving this season of American Idol. The judges are cool and the talent is impressive. The musical diversity of the contestants is keeping the show especially interesting.
Currently Scotty and Lauren are my top two:
I also love Casey. I have not been a Haley fan. At. All. However this performance with Casey completely changed my mind. She should be a jazz singer!
It wouldn't be me if I also didn't love the rocker James.
I've spent the last hour watching Beatles videos on youtube. I didn't want to stop, except I have to get dressed, eat some breakfast and run some errands.
Here are the Beatles performing I've Got a Feeling from a rooftop, with some observations from passersby.
This is a different take on the same song. This 1992 live cover was performed by Pearl Jam in Den Haag, Netherlands. Eddie changes up the lyrics, which he's known for doing. They add in some interesting song tags of their own (if you're a hard core fan you can hear some Dirty Frank) and he mentions missing Andy, a reference to the deceased Mother Love Bone singer. He throws in lyrics from many different non Pearl Jam songs. All in all it's quite a treasure for any Pearl Jam fan. I think John Lennon would have been proud!
Have you seen Eat, Pray, Love? If you have did you hear the song while the end credits were running? It's Eddie Vedder singing Better Days, a song he wrote for the movie.
There is a wedding scene in the movie where they used a Pearl Jam song called Long Road. It's a version that Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament did with Rahat Fahet Ali Kahn. It's a short little snippet in the movie, the video version below is much longer, but definitely worth the time to listen.
Have a great Saturday. I'm scrapbooking for the rest of the weekend!
I'm just going to come out and say it. I'm in love with the new American Idol. There I said it, it's out there for all the world to read. This is shocking to me because without Simon Cowell I was not expecting American Idol to be good this season. At. All. I'm so glad I was wrong.
While I didn't always like Simon's delivery when he criticized a bad performance I almost always agreed with his assessment. It was hard for me to imagine Idol without him. The new judges, however, are so refreshing they are bringing new life to the show.
I can't decide who I like more Jennifer Lopez or Steven Tyler.
Jennifer Lopez is so sweet and gorgeous. I'm most definitely a healthy straight woman, but I could look at her all night. At first I thought she might be too easy on the contestants with all her sweetness, thankfully that is not the case. She's truthful without being mean. During the Hollywood week solos she frequently sang along with the contestants, I loved that! BONUS: She can successfully (and without slurring) string 3 or more sentences together that make sense.
Steven Tyler is amazing. With all the stories about the abusive life he's led he looks pretty damn good for a 62 year old! He's flirtatious, passionate and speaks his mind but is gentle when the news is not good. He's game for anything and it's so obvious he's enjoying himself that you can't help but catch enthusiasm from him. BONUS: No out and out rudeness or plain white t-shirts.
These clips show how Steven Tyler really is game for anything:
I'm not the only one enjoying the show this season. My friend Snooty also did a blog post about it. You can read her take here.
Enjoy your Saturday! Listen to some music you love, it really will make your day.
Going back in time today. Pearl Jam is not the only band I have obsessed over loved. Back in late 70's and early 80's it was all about Styx. I loved that band. If I hadn't been a very poor young teen I would have joined their fan club. Loved their long hair, loved their harmonizing, loved the keyboard, loved the song build up to the climactic end. And ohmygod was Tommy Shaw cute or what?!
Crystal Ball
Styx
1996
What music/band/artist did you love as a young teen?
