It’s Gonna be a Great Week!
A few years ago I published a portion of My Bucket List and while I still hold true to the items on that list, I left a few very important items off and this week I am fulfilling two from my (unpublished) bucket list.
#1 – Jury Duty – That’s right. I am the lame-o chick who’s always wanted to fulfill her civic duty and a month ago my name got drawn…I’ve been called for jury duty. Whoo hoo!
Well, technically I’ve been called to jury duty selection but we’ll keep our fingers crossed on that. I’m looking forward to it.
#2 – See Lynyrd Skynyrd in concert.
Blue Rodeo, Lynryd Skynyrd, The Band (and the New Kids on the Block, clearly) are all bands on my bucket list. And I’ve been fortunate enough to have seen Blue Rodeo (several times AND meeting Jim Cuddy) and NKOTB
Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy and a crazy fan
New Kids road trip to Montreal – Dream Come True (that’s me with the red necklace)
Unfortunately, since half of The Band is deceased, it saddens me that that dream won’t become a reality (thank goodness for The Last Waltz).
But, next weekend I’ll be front and center with Lynyrd freakin’ Skynyrd!! Color this girl EXCITED!
Keep your fingers crossed for me on the jury selection. 🙂 And tell me…what’s on your bucket list?
Cheers.
RIP James Gray
It was a shocker yesterday when I heard of James Gray’s sudden death. Mr. Gray was the former keyboardist for Blue Rodeo. Gray suffered a fatal heart attack while walking home after a performance in Toronto on Monday. He was 52. Those who know me know that I am huge Blue Rodeo fan. I love them. They’re my favorite band (to the point where friends have been sending me condolence emails and messages on Gray’s passing. And that I read of his death on Blue Rodeo drummer Glenn Milchem’s Facebook wall).
RIP James. You were a great Canadian talent.
In honor of his passing I’m going to introduce (or, for some, reintroduce) you to some great Canadian music. You’ve probably heard of Bryan Adams (I mean, who hasn’t??), Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Corey Hart, The Band (at least a good portion is Canadian), Bieber (although, some of us are trying to forget this one)…but I’m sure there are tons of great Canadian artists out there that you haven’t heard of. And Canadian music, although not thought of as mainstream, is friggin’ rockin’!
So, that being said, for Mr. Gray, here is one of my favorite Blue Rodeo songs.
Stay tuned….
~Cheers
Sandy the Social Butterfly 