MD, DC & Monuments...OH MY!

Had an awesome mini-vacation this past 4 days down in maryland visiting Amie (looooooove your dress!) On Saturday night on our way back from a wine tasting party in DC, we drove past some historical sites. Being the fact that I haven't visited our nation's capitol since junior year of high school, when we were driving over the Potamic River I said, "hey lets get a bit closer so I can see some sites."

Here is what you get when you slow down to 25 mph & stick your camera phone out the window:

ok.....WAAAAAAAY in the back is the Lincoln Memorial & in front of that is the Korean War Veterans Statues
and here you can guess what I'm shooting at - true it's not the best picture out there of the Washington Monument, but I can tell you that it caused the most giggles by a bunch of mature professional ladies (btw: 2 are lawyers & 1 is an accountant...there has got to be a joke in that by itself!)

Oh, speaking of jokes - yesterday I went to brunch at the Orig Pancake House & overhead a couple egging on their 12 mth old baby to say his first word.
Was it "M A M A"?

nope.
Was it "D A D A"?

nope again.
It was "O B A M A".
I was speachless.

...here is what I look like in Amie's convertible. Kinda reminds me of a female version of Cousin It :)

R.I.P - LeRoi Moore

I am very saddened by the passing of LeRoi Moore, yesterday Aug 19th (due to complications from an ATV accident in June). He was an intregal part of one of the most amazing bands ever assembled. His sax music touched my heart and it's sad to know that future DMB concerts will never be the same.

R.I.P. LeRoi

Click on this video for a beautiful tribute to the song "#34"

At last night's show (in LA at the Staples Ctr), Dave told a story about when he first met Leroi at a bar. "Leroi had had too much to drink and was leaning up against the counter near the stage, and proceeded to play the most beautiful version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow I had heard in my life." He said, "that's when I fell in love with him, and I'm still in love and always will be."

Cirque du Soleil - Saltimbanco

Last weekend I saw another AMAZING Cirque Du Soleil show - Saltimbanco. Ironically, this traveling show was the very first one that I've been trying to catch for close to 12 years. When I was traveling around Europe with Sherri back in 1996, we kept being a city behind & never caught their show.

Let me tell you - it was SOOOOOOOOOOO worth the wait (tho the city of Newark robbed us on parking since you cant park on the street...every lot within walking distance to the Prudential Ctr was btw $25-$35 instead of it's normal $10)

Here's some reviews of my past shows:

Quidam - my first show held down at Battery Park City summer of '98 held in a tent. I went with Sherri & Irene for Sherri's b-day...and I came "THIS" close to making a u-turn at the Battery Tunnel entrance!

Allegria - during Jazzfest 2000 I roadtriped from New Orleans to Biloxi, MO - this show kicked a$$ !!!!!
Dralion - at Liberty State Park with EVERYONE in 2001. It was "ok", but it didnt have the same effect as the first two shows cuz all the performers were not in makeup-costume
La Nouba - in Dowtown DisneyWorld 2002. This was Randy & Derek's first experience to Cirque du Soliel & I think Derek was sold with all the skateboarding & bike tricks (after all - it was during his 7th grade spring break). I was happy cuz the performers were back in makeup!
Wintuk - at MSG this past winter '07...ok if you're under the age of 10...but turned me off so much I was almost ready to never buy a tix to another Cirque show again

'nother IceCream - Cherry Chip

mmmmmmmmmmmm - last night I made my version of Cherry Garcia. I found the plumpest cherries in Kings & then Hershey's dark chocolate broken into chunks for the chips.

YUMMMM-O

Its not too late to buy an ice cream machine & make some yourself - I promise you that you won't be dissapointed!

John Butler Trio

last night I decided to join Shannon & check out the John Butler Trio....THREE THUMBS UP!!!! The opening band was Tristan Prettyman - I listened to her on napster earlier that day. Ehhhhhh - but it didnt matter cuz by the time I got to Roseland, JBT just started.

Headlining was G-Love & Special Sauce , so I also listened to them on napster earlier that day....I thought they sounded kind of like Jason Mraz (which i LVOE). Nope, it was too harmonica hillbilly for our group, so by 10pm - we split.

Ice Cream Machines are AWESOME

If you have never made your own ice cream....you're missing out! This summer I finally bought my own ice cream machine and it was the BEST investment I've ever made. Sure I've made a few goofs in the beginning (like NO WHERE in the instructions does it say to add the ingrediants SLOWLY WHILE the machine is moving....I can tell you if you add them BEFORE you turn on the machine everything will freeze to the sides & within 10 min the machine will go bump...bump....bump...STOP!)

Here are pics of my favs so far:

Hawaiian Delight (coconut ice cream w/macadamia nuts, toasted coconut & pinapple mixed in)

Butter Pecan....sinful!
Choc Chip Mint (what are the chips? Crushed Andes candies!)

Damn Ugly Funky Hair

Have people stopped looking in mirrors? As I've gotten older, I haven't lost one drop of vanity...have you? I still check myself out when walking along a glass building...just like everyone else does. What happened to hubbies around the world saying stuff like "are you REALLY going out like THAT?" I may not be the biggest fashionista out there, but I also dont walk cross town with damn ugly funky hair either!

Can someone give this lady a "WTF were you thinking" prize!