Redline Radio

As I mentioned in my blog about Diana's birthday (which really should have been written almost a month ago but was, in fact, written yesterday), we saw Sarah Snead at The Hole. It was just a solo performance with one guy (not from the band) to back her up.
  

I have to say right off that I don't like many female rockers. It's not that I have anything against women, I love my fellow women, it's just that many of them get to be whiney in their music and I can't stand whining (think Liam from Oasis although I'm starting to like them better and better). So when I find a women rocker that I adore, I make sure to get her stuff. Think Gwen Stefani and No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom or Amy Lee from Evanescence. Sarah Snead, and now her band Redline Radio, are a part of that group. Sarah is a vocal powerhouse in an adorable shell.
  

Last night Redline Radio was playing at Baker Street Pub right across from where I work. We've even gone there for lunch on more than a few occasions. Diana had to go, of course, since she was there at the beginning and loves Sarah as well. She's even started calling herself a SneadHead (I'm a member too). ;)
  

If you are local in the Denver Metro Area, you MUST go see Redline Radio. They intersperse Sarah's songs (which are fantastic!!!) with covers of other songs. Her range is unbelievable. She can cover Evanescence, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, 4 Non-Blondes, Nina, Journey (YAY!) and so many more bands that I can't even remember. My lame, out of practice blogging skillz don't do her abilities justice which is why I implore you to check out their websites (www.myspace.com/redlineradio, www.myspace.com/sarahsneadlive, and sarahsnead.com/) and then go see them live.
  

Below are some pics and links to videos on YouTube from the night.

Videos:

I Kissed a Girl - Crush Crush Crush - Bring Me to Life - Tag-a-long Girlfriend (Sarah wrote this song herself)

Photos:

Sarah

Ryan

Sarah and Dean

Sarah, Dean and my best friend Diana

Sarah, Dean and Diana again

Sarah and Dean

Sarah dancing

Ryan and Diana

Ryan and Sarah

Dean

Ryan

Business Cards

I haven't even written my blog about the fact that I'm starting my own businesses but I'm posting pics of my business cards ahead of the business blog so my friends can see the cards for themselves. ;) More on the whole business situation later.
  

A Happy Day

Yesterday the monkey and I went downtown to the Denver Arts Festival. There was an artist whose work I found through one of the Facebook sidebar links. Her website is http://www.platris.com/energismpaintings.html. (Her Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Energy-Artist-Julia/153285945646?ref=ts)

I went there specifically to buy "Path to the Light" but I also picked up "4 Dolphins" and a panda bear pic.

Nick wasn't sure about going downtown for the festival. At first he didn't want to go at all and was being grumpy about it but I've never let him down in terms of a festival or other event and I wasn't going to this time either.

We had a lot of fun wandering around the stalls and watching a Scottish street performer. He swallowed an entire balloon (one of those really long ones that artists twist into shapes) which freaked me out but Nick really loved.

We saw these really awesome giant bunny statues but they were so expensive (one of the ones that was about a foot high was $900 so I didn't date ask the cost of the ones that were taller than me).

Before we had left to go downtown, I told Nick to keep on the lookout for a bunny picture so we could buy that for him. We finally found one that he loved and it was reasonably priced so we picked it up. There was another one that we both really liked from another artist, entitled "Animal Party" but it was just a print and $120 which I couldn't justify.

I also purchased a necklace and had Nick approve it (he has REALLY good taste). I believe they're fake pearls (I didn't ask, I thought it was pretty and wanted it either way) with dark colours like maroon and forest green, silver and mauve.

Anyway, Nick and I walked through most of the festival and then stopped to rest on a bench in the middle of the 16th Street Mall. We were right in front of the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and saw their delicious looking caramel apples. A couple of stores down from their shop is the Hard Rock Cafe so I suggested to Nick that we go and have dinner there. He was very amenable to that and I told him that after we had dinner, we'd go back to the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory and pick up some caramel apples for dessert. I was told, again, that I'm the best mom in the world. ;)

We asked to be seated outside but it soon started raining and we were forced inside. The hostess gave us a nice view of the door though so we were able to watch the rain and the people running to get out of it. The steak and mashed potatoes were delicious and perfectly cooked (they did mess up on the other side but I was too full to eat it anyway) and Nick loved his pasta and sauce.

I had called my parents to ask if they'd want some caramel apples (which I knew they would) and we went back and picked those up for all 4 of us plus some chocolate covered dog bones for their two dogs (they're safe for dogs to eat, the chocolate on them isn't bad for them).

We finished walking around the stalls and that's when we found the necklace and I bought it. Nick was getting cold so we went to TJ Max to find him a hoodie (which they didn't have ANY of!) and he started getting an upset stomach so we ran around and then finally ended up at Jamba Juice once he was taken care of. They messed up my order there too but I was in such a good mood that I didn't care (they just gave me the wrong, smaller, size). After that, we went back and waited for the lightrail. I do love taking that downtown although, on occasion, I get a bit sick from it.

The whole day was wonderful, despite the monkey getting slightly sick (he was better by the time we were at Jamba Juice). He had a blast and is excited for our next festival. I have plans to take him to the Irish Festival, Scottish Festival, Russian Festival and probably the Rennaisance Festival (RenFest).

We *might* be going to Europe in the Fall and if we do, we'll miss one of our favourites, A Taste of Colorado. We missed it last year due to me forgetting my stupid PIN number for my debit card and I wanted to go to it this year but Europe beckons. ;)

So all in all, an almost perfect day and definitely a very happy one.