It's was a Wiggley good time!

Tuesday night was a big night for us... or I should say... for E, as we've had tickets to The Wiggles for months now, and he's been counting down the sleeps until he got to go to the show.  E was super excited to go to 'Ot-ta-wa' to see the famous Wiggle quartet... and they did not disappoint. For a $15 ticket... I'd say we got our monies worth and then some! E LOVED the music, the crowd, and all of the dancing along to his favourite Wiggley tunes! H enjoyed the show too (when he wasn't snoozing), and I think in a year or so - he'll be a big Wiggles fan too!

The only downfall for PC and I is that since Tuesday night we've been singing 'Hot potato hot potato'... and 'Choo-Choo Chugga-Chugga big red car... we travel near and we travel far'!!  Oh well... it was definitely worth it to see the look on E's face when the show began and with the introduction of each Wiggle and WIggley friend! 

Of course, we couldn't escape Scotiabank Place without some Wiggles souvenirs... well, we could if it was just PC taking E, as he was not into the 'pay through the nose' pricing, but E set his eyes on a 'Wags the Dog' hat ... and while we tried to sway him into something a bit cheaper, his heart was set on it. And, I have to say, he truly hearts it (and he should for twenty bucks)!  I also picked up a Wiggles book too... for another twenty bucks, as that's putting money into educational value, but that's a whole other blog!

All in all, if you have an opportunity to take your young kids to see The Wiggles, I highly recommend it! The show was an hour and a half... it started right on time, and was just long enough that kids weren't overtired or bored. We chose seats in the front row of the middle bowl at Scotiabank as I was afraid E might be a little overwhelmed if we were too close, but  any seat in the house would have been great! E loved the show and if your kids like The Wiggles, they will not be disappointed.

Overall.. two thumbs up for The Wiggles!

We went out last night... !

PC and I, and my BFF Clapper 'went out last night - like we swore we wouldn't do! Drank to much beer last night... a lot more than we wanted to' ... all in the name of Kenny Chesney!

What a great concert... there is something to be said about country concert-going fans, they get a little crazy in a good way!

We had such a great time and KC did not disappoint! He still isn't any better looking in person, but he sure knows how to entertain a crowd. High energy for two and half hours straight. Good times!

We hadn't planned on going to this concert, but we snagged floor seats on Monday morning, and I think that made the show. KC came out on a moving camera/chair and was right over top of us at one point. I actually spilt beer in my eye trying to get the shot (LOL!). He was worth every penny, and his opening acts Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert made for a jam-packed concert package.

There isn't much more to say above and beyond 'FUN FUN FUN'. We did snap some pics so ... I will let those illustrate my thoughts better than my words would! I will say, if you enjoy country music and haven't had a chance to see Kenny in concert - GO! He wasn't named entertainer of the year, 4 years in a row, for nothing!

It was a Good Friday, indeed!

Friday night some girlfriends and I took in the Carrie Underwood concert at Scotiabank Place, and let me tell you she did not disappoint the fans. She was loud, she was proud, and she put on one hell of a performance.

This girl can sing... and sing, and sing some more. She hit every note perfectly and she was very entertaining with all of her wardrobe changes and interactions with the crowd. Well done Miss Underwood... well done.

She is beautiful... and she's got the sound pipes to back up her rise to the top in country music. She has come along way from American Idol ... I would put her ahead of Faith Hill in terms of concerts - she did an absoulte amazing job.

As always I took a few pics, and some vidoe too... I especially appreciated her surprise encore of GNR's Paradise City ... good times! See for yourself!

Rascal Flatts Concert

Wow... if I wait any longer to make a post, it will be time for Tid-Bits Thursday again!

Let me give you the update on the Rascal Flatts concert. First of all we had really amazing seats - section A, row 4, seats 5 and 6. No matter what the show was like, we knew we were going to have a great view of everything, and we did (we being my friend Erica/Clapper and I).

The opening act was Kellie Pickler, a former American Idol contestant. She plays the dumb blonde part to a tee... but she really was geniune, and cute, and her music is actually pretty decent. I liked her a lot - she a real southern gal, and she was very personal with the crowd which was great.

She sang some good tunes, including a song about her relationship with her mother, and she also did a good version of Dolly's Parton's 'Working 9 to 5' - gotta love the classics (as she said).

Rascal Flatts opened their portion of the show with a bang ... Me and My Gang, and then followed it up with some good choices, Fast Cars and Freedom, I Melt... they definitely were crowd pleasers.


The middle of show kind of lack something... I thought they could have made better song choices for the Canadian audience, but nonetheless they did entertain for an hour and half, singing some of my favourites including My Wish, Bless the Broken Road, Stand, Winner at a Losing Game.


They closed the show with Life is a Highway, and everyone - I mean everyone was movin and a groovin to close out the night. The light show, stage, and fireworks, really made it a great package of entertainment. Although I didn't fill as fulfill as when I saw Keith Urban, I did have a good time, and the seats we had made it worth every penny!

Have any of you seen Kellie Pickler or Rascal Flatts in concert, what did you think?

Tid-Bits Thursday (on Friday)!

Had good intentions of getting this up yesterday, but good side-tracked and didn't get to finish it until today!

But nonetheless, here is the third installment of Tid-Bits Thursday (on Friday this week)!

1. Check out DaniGirl over at Postcards from the Mothership - she is doing some LIVE labour blogging! Her water broke yesterday, she then proceeded to go out and shovel the driveway, etc - it's really entertaining - I think she is going to deliver today, so keep checking back to her place for pics of the 'Player to be named later' as she calls him!

2. We finally got our La-z-boy chair yesterday. As you may recall, the new chair was suppose to be delivered last Friday, but due to a host of mix-ups last week, the chair never came (after PC was confined to the house last Friday, all. day. long. - can you say NOT HAPPY). We fought with La-z-boy a bit, and after some backing and forthing, they did lower the price of the chair, and we got it yesterday. After work yesterday, PC was deep into an audit, so I took full advantage of the new arrival and managed to fall asleep in it while watching General Hospital. Although I wasn't totally for the La-z-boy, I actually don't think I will be doing any complaining about it. We might even have to get another one - his and hers!

3. I have a thing for drivers who don't turn their lights on in the daytime during a snow storm, fog, rain, or anything in the air that decreases visibility. I mean honest to god, how hard is it to turn on your lights when visibility is low? To me it's common sense, but I guess to others they figure they have nine lives and are invincible. The thing that really gets me is white cars - if you drive a white car in a snow storm, you sure as hell better have your lights on or the next thing your likely to see is the bright lights from the gates of heaven! C'mon people get with the program.

4. PC and I have given up booze for lent. Yes, even delinquent Catholics still follow the rules when it comes to lent. I don't think I will have a problem, but knowing PC, he sometimes forgets he has made this committment when I am not there to remind him! I guess we will see how it goes... only 38 days to go!

5. Still off the coffee.... whoooo - hoooo!

6. Last night I celebrated my birthday with my in-laws... it was a bit belated because we were down South, then my brother-in-law and sister-in-law were down South last week, so we've been hard press to find a good night for everyone, but last night was the night - and it was great!Mom C made her famous donairs, and we followed that up with Ice Cream cake, some fruit, and then gift opening. I got some really nice things for the house - so will definitely be putting them to use soon! Thanks for everything Coleman family.

7. Tonight, is the Rascal Flatts concert and I am soooooooooooo pumped. I love love LOVE Rascal Flatts - they have a new CD out, Still Feels Good, and I love so many of the songs on it. I think between these songs, and their old stuff, this concert won't disappoint. I hope to take some pics and video tonight, so stay tuned for the concert review to follow this weekend. Yee-haw!

8. This weekend's plans include THE CONCERT tonight, Baby Shower tomorrow afternoon, and then some time at home the rest of the weekend to clean, and maybe have a snooze or two in the La-z-boy!

What about you ... anything you would like to add to Tid-Bits Thursday (on Friday) - plans for the weekend? annoyances you've had this week? General b.s you'd like to share - please do!

Mama Mia!

This weekend, I went to see Mama Mia at the NAC here in Ottawa, with my parents and their friends. What a FANTASTIC show it was.

I love love love ABBA... their songs are super catchy and generally put me in a good mood. The acting was great... and the storyline was all around entertaining. I was really impressed with how a simple stage setup could be used to tell a 3-hour story. Amazing!

The music was really well intertwined into the storyline and it made for a great afternoon. I laughed quite a bit throughout the show... which was also unexpected, but came as a nice surprise!

I really enjoyed the part of the mother and her two sisters (Sophie's aunts)... the actresses' played their roles really well - and were very comical throughout the show!

Overall... Mama Mia gets rave reviews from this happy viewer, I know my parents and their friends also really enjoyed the show too- I would definitely see it again!

Have you seen Mama Mia or any other Broadway type shows that you would recommend?

I'm rural but I'll go URBAN!

One week ago today... I took in the Keith Urban 'Love, Pain, and the Whole Crazy Thing' concert at the Bank, and what a concert it was... Keith did not disappoint. It was one of the more lively country concerts I have been too, as Keith isn't the traditional country and western artist. He had the guitars going all night long... with several mini jam sessions intertwined in his songs. He was on stage, in the crowd, down the catwalk, slapping hands with fans, and all over the map throughout the entire show.

There was an HD camera on him all night, so no matter what seat you had, you got an up close and personal view of him on stage - it was fantastic.

Gary Allan opened for Keith... and he too was great. He has a different edge than Keith... Gary has had a rough life and it shows - his lyrics and songs are rough, tough, go to hell, take a shot of whiskey, and screw the world type deal. Keith on the other hand is more sunshine, rain, love, heartache, God, women, heaven and earth stuff - it's quite the contrast, but in a good way. You have to wonder how those two artists really deal with each other on tour - with Keith recovering from his stint in rehab, and Gary chugging back the Whiskey on stage I can't imagine they party it up after the concert too much, but nonetheless - their show together was great and well worth the money!

Keith's portion of the concert was just under 2 and 1/2 hours - he played a lot of his old stuff which the crowd really loved, and then every so often would mix it up with some of his new stuff. My favourite was probably his performance of 'Raining on Sunday' - the crowd was so into it, followed closely by 'Making Memories of Us' and 'My Better Half'. He dedicated one of his new songs to his wife, Nicole (who couldn't be there!) - 'Got it Right This Time' - also a great song!

During the middle of the concert, he called a fan up on stage who had made a sign that said 'I'm rural, but I'll go URBAN' - she was from rural Brockville, Ontario (between Kingston and Ottawa)... she basically freaked out the entire time she was up there... hugging Keith like she was never going to let go!! Quite funny... but I can only imagine what was going through her mind at the time, I would have been freaking out too if hot n' sweaty Keith Urban had his arms around me - he's very McSteamy/Dreamy in my books!

I took some great video, but didn't have time to upload it yet (hopefully soon)... so these few pics will have to do for now! It was a FANTASTIC concert, one I will remember for a while (probably until I see Rascal Flatts in February).

I liked it, I loved it, I want some more of it!

Best. Concert. Ever.

Seriously.... it does not get any better than Tim McGraw's & Faith Hill's Soul2Soul II Tour.

It was not just about the songs, it was about the way they can both entertain a crowd. Tim in particular - he did not let the Ottawa fans get away with their typical 'sit back and enjoy the show' routine. He got the crowd on their feet, and kept us there for the majority of his set. We were dancin', clappin', and singin' our little hearts out the entire night!

They sang their hits, their new ones, and I don't think anyone left disappointed. The stage itself was amazing, the lightning effects were very complimentary to the show. They both danced around the stage all night long. Faith especially has the old school dance moves - she just rocked and twisted around the circular stage -- she seemed so down to earth with her style - I loved it!


And the duets.... you can see/feel the love they have between them when they are on stage together - the entire show all I was thinking was, what do you have to do to have their life? I guess I could start by getting PC a guitar and microphone for his birthday, not to mention some of Tim's hot-ass jean's - MAN that guy is hot (although somehow I don't think PC and Tim quite wear the same size!).

But seriously... to be able to perform in front of thousands of people every night with the love of your life right beside you, and your kids along for the ride (their daughter Maggie sang the last verse of Tim's hit Fly Away - 1. 2. 3. like a bird I see... ) - it really must be the life!

AND Faith, that woman can hit the high notes and hold them - and she's beautiful. Blonde again, and beautiful. There is so much behind her singing, its not just a song, she feels the words and it shows, as with every performance you can sense the emotional attachment she has to her singing.

I really can't say enough about this concert. They played for over 3 hours, and every single minute was entertaining and exciting. It was worth every penny. It will be a concert that is hard to forget, and definitely one that won't be easily topped in my books.

I took some video of a few songs, but it might be awhile before I get them posted I got ambitious and posted them anyways; as well, for your viewing pleasure I uploaded some of the pics from last night, including the one of Clapper beside her new JEEP, and the other of her and I with Tim & Faith!!!

Enjoy.

VIDEOS

Please note: these are just some short clips to give you an idea of the show!