The Atwoods Annual Valentine's Day Bash!
This party is always hilarious. People come and eat tasty treats, mingle, and then we play a game. In the past, we've done love poems for our men (I did not win), love poems for the women (Lance did not win), and the Battle of the Sexes.
This year, we played Battle of the Sexes again. I brought home one solid point for team HOT CHICKS by knowing where the HQ for ESPN (Bristol, Connecticut!) and Lance brought a point home for team HOT STUDS by knowing what H & M stands for. We're serious team contributors.
After the game, we do a white elephant gift exchange. Everyone wraps up their crap all fancy-like to pass it off as something worthwhile--it never is. Ever. And the larger the present, the bigger the crap. Go small and compact.
I won this "fabulous" space shuttle phone. Sadly, after this convincing photo was taken, some unknown bearded man stole it from me for his kid. Lame. But then my other friends stole it from him--I felt better about that.
That's Amore!
On Tuesday, Sharla and I went to see Billy Joel and Elton John face off on their respective pianos. This was a seriously funny crowd--all types. I had originally tried to entice Sharla into going with me but she wasn't having it. But then I wistfully said something about hoping we see them before one of them died...and she relented. We were both glad.
Our seats weren't that bad for cheap, last minute crap seats. We were technically behind them, but they sit sideways, so our view was great. No creepy backsides performing for us.
Elton is a tiny man. A tiny, wonderfully talented man. They are both amazing performers. I was blown away. It's hard to find artists who are as good live as they are recorded, and I got two of them in one night. I feel so 'adult contemporary.' Is this what it feels like to be old?
When they played and sang together--MAGIC!! I love how EJ would sing a few lines from BJ's songs and vice-versa. They play very well together.
I got a little aggro and yelled at the people in front of me to sit back because they were blocking my view. I will only put up with so much, even if I'm in the cheap seats. Security!!These horrible dancers were not only blocking my view, they were assaulting my eyes with craptastic dance "moves" and heinous air guitar and air drum performances. Totally unacceptable.
Then they were joined by 2 more horrible dancers.
I was about to go all aggro on these chumps, but Security swept in and took care of the problem for me. Thanks Arena Security!
Thanks for another great concert, and fun night. I love Billy and Elton. I had many phases of loving Billy. My sister Eriika and I used to act out "uptown Girl" in our living room. BossyPants always made me be Billy Joel, and she always got to play Christie Brinkley. I also have a party trick in that I know all of the words to "We Didn't Start the Fire." In fact, I once used this song to help me on a history question--"Ayatollah's in Iran." Thanks, Billy!
Being the party animal that I am, I am heading back to this same arena next Tuesday for Bon Jovi. That guy has seen a million faces (and rocked them all) but I haven't been one of them yet. That will all change after Tuesday. Until then, Tiny Dancers!
PS--If you are interested in my Valentine's Day Party Mix, here you go:
Kiss-Prince
How Sweet it is to be Loved by You: Marvin Gaye
Can't Get Enough of Your Love--Barry White
Let's Get It On--Marvin Gaye
What I Like About You--Romantics
Can't Help Falling in Love With You: Elvis
When a Man Loves a Woman--Percy Sledge
My Girl--The Temptations
Have I Told You Lately--Van Morrison
Pour Some Sugar on Me--Def Leppard
I Got You Babe--Sunny and Cher
You Sexy Thing--Hot Chocolate
Wild Thing--Troggs
U Can't Touch This--Hammer
Together Forever--Rick Astley
I Just Called to Say I Love You: Stevie Wonder
You Shook Me All Night Long--AC/DC
Love Shack--B-52's
Don't Stop Believen-- Journey or Glee!
Baby Got Back--Sir Mix a Lot
Brick House--Commodores
My Girl--Temptations
Come on Eileen--Dexy's Midnight Runners
Crazy in Love--Beyonce
Bad Romance--Gaga
Get Down Tonight--KC & the Sunshine Band
Don't Stop Till You Get Enough, PYT, Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
I Want You to Want Me--Cheap Trick
Crazy Little Thing Called Love--Queen
Sweet Child o Mine--Guns and Roses
Bust a Move--Young MC
Let's Stay Together--Al Green
September--Earth, Wind & Fire
Forever--Chris Brown
I Can't help Myself--Four Tops
Rock Your Body--Justin Timberlake
All You Need is Love--Beatles
I've Had The Time of my Life--Dirty Dancing--my own personal fave!!
White Wedding--Billy Idol
Walk This Way--Aerosmith
Take on Me--Aha
Gimme More--Britney Spears
Getting Jiggy--Will Smith
I Saw Him Standing There--Tiffany or Beatles
Are you Gonna Be My Girl--Jet
You Dropped a Bomb on Me--Gap Band
Pretty Woman--Roy Orbison
Lovesong--Cure
Close to Me--Cure
Groove is in the Heart--Dee-Lite
Take a Chance on Me--Abba
Everybody Have Fun Tonight--Wang Chung
All Shook Up--Elvis
Melt with You--Modern English
Whip It--Devo
Careless Whisper--George Michael
True--Spandau Ballet
Always on my Mind--Pet Shop Boys
There's a Light That Never Goes Out--The Smiths
Keep on Lovin You--REO Speedwagon
Hold Me Now--Thompson Twins
Tainted Love--Soft Cell
Don't You Want Me--Human League
Need You Tonight--INXS
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me--Culture Club/Boy George
Love My Way--Psychedelic Furs
Tenderness--General Public
Always Something There to Remind Me--Angel Eyes
You Spin Me--Dead or Alive
One Thing Leads to Another--Fixx
Just What I needed--Cars
The Right Stuff, Dirty Dancing, Full Service--NKOTB
6 comments:
Russians in Afghanistan!
I am glad to see this post about things I was apart of so I could read along nodding, yes yes, the Atwoods, yes yes, Elton is tiny . . .
Your seats look a lot like ours, maybe even better because you had a more central view--we had EJ's back and Billy's face. Bon Jovi will be fun but I don't know every word like I did with the Rocket Man and the Piano Man. Those two could have played for three more hours and not run out of hits. Glad that my adult contemporary music taste has received the Mostess' stamp of approval.
Back to white elephant strategy, as I tried to teach you that night, you must steal. You always lose by going to the trough in hopes on an unknown wonder. Combine that with "bigger is not better" and you will walk away with a prize every time.
I am amused by unintentional pictures of Tyler hidden in this post.
P.S. I love that you were seriously disgusted by the fact that you didn't even know the (bearded) phone-stealer.
I'm glad your "guilt trip" about we have to see them before they die worked. No regrets, awesome concert!
Can't wait for Bon Jovi on Monday!!
What a fun concert! I'm amazed two powerhouses played together, making it a no-brainer to go! I love adult contemporary and always will! I'm holding out for Rod Stewart and Sting and Bryan Adams to come together and rock San Jose, until then, I can relive my memories of hearing Rick Springfield belt out "Jessie's Girl" at a local fair we went to once on a random date. So jealous! and yes, hate rowdy dance people who block the view.
seriously, you both are right. bigger is NEVER better, and stealing is the key. not following such principles can result in unwanted, possibly lewd results.
My favorite line of this post--"I feel so adult contemporary." I would never describe you as that but I love that you describe EJ and BJ's music that way--so true.
I'm so jealous of the concert and I empathize with you having to watch the idiots who wouldn't sit down. Great pic of them being escorted out by security. Surely, they did something else to warrant being thrown out other than just standing--I want the full story.
The party looked fun. Ashley already told me about the white elephant part but that game between the men and women was brilliant. I have no idea what H & M stands for so I would be no help to either side.
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