Colorado Avalanche

Thanks to Razor Gator, I will be snagging Colorado Avalanche tickets. They play the Detroit Red Wings in a couple of weeks. Hockey is a game that is exciting to watch, because you don’t know what mischief the players are going to get into. My husband was able to get hockey tickets many years ago through the company he worked for and it has been the only game we have seen. Our seats were way in the back, but we were able to see all the action and there were numerous fights during the game.

The Colorado Avalanche won that game we attended. It was the year that they went to the Stanley Cup and won!! I was able to watch Joe Sakic, Peter Forsberg, Patrick Roy, and Adam Foote in action. It was a fun night and we have been wanting to go to another Avalanche game. After I told my husband that Event Chaser was going to send me Avalanche and Detroit Red Wing tickets, he was very excited to go to the game. I didn’t realize I chose a game that was an important one to watch. My husband explained to me that the Detroit Red Wings game is like the Colorado Rockies playing the Chicago Cubs. I understood why my husband was so excited, because baseball I’m more familiar with than hockey.

It will be a memorable night with the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center. Thank you, Razor Gator and Event Chaser.

Pour Some Sugar On Me Def Leppard

The picture is a bit blurry, but onstage is Def Leppard and in the movie screen is Phil Collen cranking out tunes on his electric guitar. This was one awesome concert and I wanted more when it ended at 10:30 sharp! Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre are very picky about the length that bands perform. Despite the early ending, Def Leppard gave a spectacular performance. And I haven’t seen that many female breasts, since I was sixteen and at a Motley Crue concert. Joe Elliot, lead singer of Def Leppard, made a comment about the view from the stage. The cameras displayed the fun bags view many times on the movie screens off to the side of the stage.

We danced and sang every song that Def Leppard sang: Love Bites, Rock Rock Til You Drop, Photograph, Rock On, Let’s Get Rocked, Nine Lives, Animal, and many other hits. The crowd was not familiar with Def Leppard’s newest album, Songs From the Sparkle Lounge, because when they played Nine Lives the crowd was pretty quiet. I was surprised and disappointed that more of the so-called “diehard” Def Leppard fans did not know this song, which is the most popular off their new album and was up for a Country Music Award and Country Music Television Award.

Poison and Cheap Trick warmed us up before Def Leppard hit the stage. The crowd went nuts over Cheap Trick hits I Want You To Want Me and Surrender. Poison sang their hit songs Unskinny Bop, Every Rose Has Its Thorn, and Nothin But A Good Time. C.C. DeVille plays a mean guitar and Brett Michaels is just damn sexy. Brett gave props to all the men and women in the military. There was even a military guy on stage filming Poison as they performed.

Def Leppard announced that they would be back and I can’t wait to see them again!!

Trueblood

I am addicted to this show, which airs on HBO on Sunday nights. It’s season two and things are really getting interesting on Trueblood. Godric is an intriguing vampire. My first impression of him is that he’s more God-like than vampire. I’m wondering how he survives on very little blood these days. Is it because he’s 2000 years old? He makes the whole concept of vampires very accepting, because he’s against violence and wants to just live among humans.

This is how the vampires have lived in Season one and two. The humans seem to be much more violent than the vampires. Eric seemed to be evil, but in the second season I’m seeing a different side of Eric. Or maybe, Eric was always a good vampire and we are just seeing more of him in season 2. My question is how much does he love Sookie and will he ever have her romantically. Is that allowed since Bill the vampire has claimed the human?

Maryann is one evil thing. I’m not sure what she is, but one thing is for sure, Maryann is up to no good. She puts people in trances and makes them do very bad things. I am anxious to see what happens in the upcoming episodes and whether someone gets smart and just kills Maryann.

I was happy for Sam finding another shape shifter, but it was sad when the shape shifter ended up being under Maryann’s evil spell. Poor Sam, he has been all alone in his shape shifting life. Sookie found out Sam’s true identity, but Sookie is in love with Vampire Bill, so Sam is left with no one to love him. I am hoping that Sam finds someone in the following seasons.

One of these days, I hope to have the time to read the Charlaine Harris’ books, which Trueblood is based on. Books are better to read, because there is more detail to indulge in. However, the show Trueblood is very entertaining and keeps me on the edge of my seat!!

C’mon, C’mon Over To The Sparkle Lounge

Def Leppard will be jammin at Fiddler’s Green on August 24th in Englewood, Colorado. Poison and Cheap Trick are on tour with Def Leppard and this will be one FUN night with three awesome bands. I’m excited to get Def Leppard tickets, thanks to Razor Gator!! I’ve been a Def Leppard fan since they debuted in the 80’s among the many Big hair bands of this time, i.e., Motley Crue, Ratt, Bon Jovi, Cinderella, Knight Rider, Poison, etc.

My favorite Def Leppard songs are Animal, Rock of Ages, Photograph, Pour Some Sugar on Me, Hysteria, Bringin on the Heartbreak, and Women. From Def Leppard’s new album, Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, I can’t get enough of Nine Lives, Go, C’mon, C’mon and Gott’a Let it Go.

After I heard that Def Leppard was on tour, it was an immediate reaction that I had to get concert tickets. I saw them in concert back in the 80’s, but that was so long ago. The second time around will be so much better and this will be a memorable night.

Kick It In...Colorado Rapids

Thanks to EventChaser (subsidary of Razor Gator), I was able to attend a Colorado Rapids soccer game on June 20th. My husband was all excited to go see the Rapids, but he ended up having to work. This was very sad for him, since he's a BIG soccer fan. He played soccer all through high school and wanted to go pro, but there were only pro teams overseas.

Mother-in-law

Anyway, my husband's mother-in-law was more than happy to go to the Rapids soccer game with me. As you can see from the picture, our seats were very close to the field. We were in the third row and I could see every play.

Omar Cummings

Omar Cummings scored the first point for the game against DC United. Right before the half time, Omar scored another point. The Colorado Rapids ended up winning the game with a score of 3-0 with Colin Clark making the last score.

Colorado Rapid's Bald Eagle Mascot

It was a fun night with the Colorado Rapids and I can't wait to go to another game with my husband. He has never seen the new stadium, Dick's Sporting Goods Park. We saw the Rapids back when they were playing at Invesco Field and the experience was much different for me. I couldn't see anything that was happening at Invesco and really enjoyed watching the soccer game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. I wrote a review about Dick's Sporting Goods Park for Event Chaser.

My Night With Gavin Rossdale

Gavin Rossdale played at the Gothic Theater in Englewood, Colorado on May 31st. I was lucky to snag tickets through Event Chaser (subsidary of Razor Gator) for FREE!! In case there is anyone out there who does not know who Gavin Rossdale is, he was the frontman for Bush, the nineties grunge sensation. I don't consider Bush grunge, but that is how they are described. I didn't follow Bush in the nineties when they were really popular, but I did like their songs Everything Zen, Machinehead, Glycerine, Adrenaline to name a few.

When I was given the chance to write a review for Event Chaser about the Gothic Theater and Gavin Rossdale's concert I jumped on the chance. I've never been to the Gothic Theater so I had no idea where it was. Well, it's a small venue. I liked the intimate atmosphere of the place and watching a concert there is so much more fun than in a Big arena. Last year, I saw Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Bon Jovi at the Pepsi Center. I enjoyed seeing the legendary David Lee Roth strut around on stage. I have to say for being in his 50s David still is sexy!! Bon Jovi gave one hell of a performance and I've been a fan since the 80s. But the Pepsi Center is HUGE and the band was so far away. I couldn't afford floor tickets so I mainly watched the Van Halen concert on the big screen. For the Bon Jovi concert, I was a lot closer, but still far away.

At the Gothic, anywhere we sat Gavin was so close. I wish I would have went to the front of the stage to enjoy the concert, but my hubby was tired and wanted to sit. When Gavin came out to play we ended up standing the whole time so shoulda, woulda, coulda.

Well, where do I start with telling you all about the concert. Gavin is a bundle of energy despite being 41. I'm 40 and I don't think I could have jumped and danced around as much as he did. I have many blurry pictures where I tried to get pictures of Gavin, but he was constantly moving most of the time. Gavin went out in the crowd many times and yes I really kicked myself for not being up by the stage.

When Gavin knocked down the cymbals on the drum set I thought what is he doing and was amused by his destruction. He took a rest on the drum set. This was quite funny. I guess after running around on stage for a couple hours he needed a rest.

The performance that Gavin gave was spectacular. He sounded better live then what I've heard on the radio. This just shows how Gavin is an awesome performer. If you ever get the chance to catch him in action, go, go, go to a Gavin Rossdale concert you will be fully entertained.

Mother's Day Is Sunday

My husband and I were discussing what to get his mom for Mothers day. I saw this ad for 1800Flowers.com where you could buy a dozen roses and get a dozen FREE with a vase and a small box of chocolates for $29.99. Flowers were a good idea, but hubby wanted to know if there were any other gifts we could get his mom. I searched around the 1800Flowers.com website and came across the Barefoot in Paris gift set. Hubby’s mom likes to cook so this would be a great gift since it includes the Barefoot Contessa’s cookbook.

Another gift mom would like is the Picnic Basket gift set, because she collects baskets. On one of her trips up to the mountains to hike around, she could take this basket and have a fun picnic with the lemon, key lime cookies, crackers and cheese, Tuscan snack mix and more. This gift looked so nice I wanted one! The Chocolate Spa set looked yummy and the thought of bathing in chocolate sounded interesting. I wondered if we got this for hubby’s mom if she would come out smelling like a Godiva candy bar!

Despite all the interesting gift options, hubby decided on the Mothers day flowers special, because mom never received roses throughout the year. Mother’s Day would be the perfect day to get two dozen colorful roses to smell and enjoy. Plus, the box of chocolates would be a nice treat for mom to indulge on during her special day!