yea!! Carrie Underwood in Yakima, WA @ the SunDome!

totally excited - just found out we have Carrie Underwood tickets to her concert at the Yakima Valley SunDome this December!  they are on sale today; check out the SunDome site for more info!

new favorite: Greg Pattillo's piano & flute beatbox

new favorite: engineer plays/sings the blues

mmmm...brazilian root beer.... ;)

new favorite: mysteryguitarman

voted YouTube's 2009 most memorable vid

(I can name a few reasons why... hehe ;))

new favorite: kappa danielson (youtube artist)

rain choir

woohoo for country music in Yakima!!

Just checked the fall-time fair concert schedule and we have two - count 'em: TWO! - great country artists, actually coming to Yakima!!  Phil Vassar & Billy Ray Cyrus!  Sure beats out the last time I went to the Central WA State Fair and heard John Michael Montgomery slur through his songs and forget words to music he's been singing for years...and "sip" from his water bottle on stage rather than "drink" from it.  Great.  Can't get much worse than that, right??

  

Oh yeah, and Boyz II Men are coming as well - only about 18 years too late (they were "the" boy band of, let's see...my 4th grade year....).  hahahahaha.  geeez.... 

Mark me down for Vassar!

clever

beautiful

dance today

good news for all us bubble-butts!!

Throughout time and across genres, I think singers have long known something our general MODERN culture seems reticent to appreciate and accept.

For instance: K.C. and the Sunshine Band sang about it in "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty;" Sir Mixalot let everyone know his preference in "Baby Got Back (I Like Big Butts);" Trace Adkin's marveled about it in "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk;" and even the infamous S.M. masterfully created an epic Cottage-night favorite with an ode to his "Callipygian" mystery girl!

And of course it can't go without mentioning a very beautiful gal, whose iconic figure drives the paparazzi & photogs wild - J.Lo:

(Wowow!!)

So now, the latest in research has this to say about the topic…

Having a Big Derriere May Be Good for Your Health, Study Finds

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

foxnews.com
news.com.au

Women can stop worrying about pear-shaped figures — fat bottoms have been scientifically proven to be a sign of good health.

New research, published in the journal Cell Metabolism, suggests the fat responsible for producing the pear shape flaunted by celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce may be active in protecting women from diseases by releasing certain hormones.

Buttock and hip fat may protect women against type 2 diabetes, researchers from Harvard Medical School found.

When buttocks and hip fat from mice was injected into other mice, their bodies easily used the blood sugar-regulating hormone insulin and lost weight.

They were also able to make better use of insulin, the main hormone linked to diabetes.

People with the apple shape, where fat is stored around the tummy, can be more prone to type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Those with pear-shaped bodies, where fat is collected in the buttocks, are less likely to have these disorders.

Researcher Dr. Ronald Kahn insisted that not all fat was bad for health.

"The surprising thing was that it wasn't where the fat was located, it was the kind of fat that was the most important variable," he said.

"Even more surprising, it wasn't that abdominal fat was exerting negative effects, but that subcutaneous fat was producing a good effect.

I think it's an important result because not only does it say that not all fat is bad, but I think it points to a special aspect of fat where we need to do more research."

Scientists also monitored the health of the mice given the fat transplants. When it was inserted into the tummy area, the mice lost weight and their fat cells shrank. The researchers will now try to identify the hormones.

Click here to read more on this story from news.com.au.

Come Together

So, I'm supposed to be working right now, but instead I'm paying attention to lyrics that I've heard a million times before...but am just now hearing as though it was like the first time...

Ever REALLY listen to the lyrics of the Beatle's "Come Together"??? What ARE they talking about???

Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly
He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football
He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola
He say "I know you, you know me"
One thing I can tell you is you got to be free
Come together right now over me

He bag production he got walrus gumboot
He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker
He got feet down below his knee
Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease
Come together right now over me

He roller-coaster he got early warning
He got muddy water he one mojo filter
He say "One and one and one is three"
Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me

...I think I need a sunrise, I'm tired of the sunset,I hear it's nice in the Summer, some snow would be nice...

child of the 80s...

Don't ask why, but I'm totally on an 80s soft rock kick right now....Genesis, Journey, Chicago, Heart, Phil Collins, Chris de Burgh. LOL

different breed

They've got shiny cars and polished nails
Yeah, those girls they've got everything right
They've got fancy clothes, perfect hair, steady lives
But I don't

They're the first to send out thank you notes
They've got well kept homes to entertain
They'll do anything just to please you
But I won't

If these are the girls that you choose
What make you think I'd be good for you

Chorus:
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
I'm a FAST RIDE I'm a crashing tide and
I'm crazy
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
You've loved a long line of consistency
I'm a different breed

Every time you take me out boy
We see another girl whose held your hand
And she acts like she doesn't care with me
But I know..
She don't like the way I look on you
I make her nervous 'cause I don't fit in
With my deep brown eyes, cigarette, cowboy boots
I stand alone (alone-whoa)
Baby I wonder if you know what
You're getting yourself into

Repeat Chorus:
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
I'm a FAST RIDE I'm a crashing tide and
I'm crazy
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
You've loved a long line of consistency
I'm a different breed

{guitar solo}

Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa. whoa, whoa

Repeat Chorus:
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
I'm a fast ride I'm a crashing tide and
I'm crazy
Can you tell me baby
What do you see in me
You've loved a long line of consistency
I'm a different breed

Whoa, whoa, whoa
Whoa. whoa, whoa

new favorite: Fields of Gold - Sungha Jung

old favorite: folk music on a quiet evening

The Lucky Pick

Last round of packing, and guess what I found S.M.!! Wonder where that's been all this time... ;)

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And a special one for you, MP...

I want his phone number. ;)