Hopefully this title will make sense in a little bit...

So...my friend, Micah, and I went to the .38 Special, Styx & REO Speedwagon concert at our zoo amphitheater on Saturday night...I lahuve outdoor concerts! There's friends, music, sun, stars, tons of people watching, etc...

Here I am with Micah...just a quick special shout out to her for being an awesome wing girl...and keeping the crazy drunk (though hilarious) man with all of the beads away...which I so returned the favor when we were leaving and a mini fight broke out and I directed her to safety...

It was rather full so they wouldn't let us bring in our chairs...boo to the zoo...but it all worked out...
Now onto the people watching...I didn't walk around a lot but I estimate there were 942 mullets,

87 girls with bikini tops on...and like only 2 were fit enough to have them on in the first place...remember, I am not judgin...just watchin and reportin what I saw...and what we had fun laughing about...
there were also about 22 women that I saw that did not feel the need to wear a bra...people, please wear a bra...you may not of had to wear one when you went to your first REO concert in 1974, but you need one now...

but the one accessory/outfit that we saw which was my favorite was...
Boot Moccasins!!!!!!

Sorry for the booty shot while trying to get the boots...but I had to snap the pic quick...he was sittin down...

.38 Special was first...

Then Styx...Renegade rocked...by the way...

Then it was on to REO...I know this pic is bad, but I was too busy swayin' with our concert neighbors to Can't Fight This Feeling, and belting out Time for Me to Fly...

Outdoor concerts...especially retro ones...are the best for people watching...it was a full moon, so maybe that made it even better...

Journey & Night Ranger tickets go on sale soon...I am so there...anyone have boot moccasins I can borrow???

The day was finally here! It was time to go on my road trip to see Rick Springfield in concert...this would be my second time seeing him...the first time was about 9 years ago in the parking lot of a bar...no, we didn't just happen to bump into each other...that's where his concert was...yesterday, however, it was at a casino...a casino about 2 hours away...I figured this was a smaller casino...and was afraid that the show would be in a tent...

and it was...
It was fareeezing outside...there was crazy arctic air or something...it was nice and warm...for the most part...in the tent...

here are my two friends, Karen & Becky, and I before we started rockin' out...in a tent...

I didn't realize that there was going to be an opening act...when I heard that there was one...my hope was that it wasn't a local band...I'm all for folks getting a break but when I go to a concert I like to know at least some of the songs...So, the announcer introduces the opening act...and I couldn't understand what he said...but it turned out to be Starship...good! I know some of their songs...

This is for my cousin, Sara

I guess you could say it's kinda like a long distance dedication...I know you can hear Casey Kasem's voice right now...



They closed out their set with what else but We Built This City...below is the intro...sorry I didn't video more...but I HAD to start singing...and you don't wanna hear that...



Now for Rick...I saw on his website that he has a new CD out...so I was hoping he wouldn't sing all new songs...it would be ok if he sang a couple...I'm sure he's on tour to promote the new stuff...but I was so ready to stand on a barricade and continuously yell, "Retro Rick" if he started to only do new stuff...luckily he only sprinkled in a few newbies...and I kinda liked them...






Of course Jessie's Girl was a highlight...here's a taste for you:




We skedaddled on his next to last song...but we could still hear...because he was in a tent..as we braved the bitter wind to the valet station to get the car...I had such a fun time with my friends...people watching...listening to & singing songs...and watching Rick take bouquets of flowers and strum the guitar with them...this made me laugh because he did the same thing at the first concert I went to...and I'll add...for any doubters...he still can rock...did you know he'll be 60 this year?

I added the original Jessie's Girl video here...maybe it'll take you back to when MTV actually showed videos...

by the way...he didn't break any mirrors during the concert...but did demolish a guitar...