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Monday.
I have a list of "To Do" things that have completely blown my Bar inducced (Bar Method, not ETOH) endorphin high. Appointments to make, returns, grocery shopping, dry cleaners, more appointments, Papoose homework assignments and school stuff...blogging.
Blah, blah, blah,but after this post, my list will only read:
blog, blog.

Derailed

It's Tuesday morning and I'm at Whispers Cafe. With Papoose, who claimed she wasn't feeling well. I was inclined to believe her as my stomach hasn't been well but now as she plays with the phone and I use the iPad, I'm not quite as sure.
I had plans: Bar method, making appointments, some household shopping...I think we'll go to the Pumpkin Patch instead.
And yesterday, as I looked at our checking account, I saw I spent over my monthly budget- how'd that happen? Maybe I shouldn't have bought those new pants last week...foiled again.


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Happy Monday!

This week has been a good one. I rode three times. I drank beer and champagne (don't worry, on different nights). I saw a movie. I went to Bar four times. I worked. We were on time to school. I managed to scream moderately at Papoose's soccer game. The week's lunches are done, the laundry is folded and put away. I bought a new pair of pants and the weather has obligingly turned cold so I can wear my cool, cool weather clothes. I'm even blogging again.
How about you?

Life's Been Good To Me So Far

(Snicker if you recognize the Joe Walsh quote)
Thank you for the birthday love!
So many friends remembered and called that I almost suspected the Hubs of planning a surprise party for me.
He denies it, so I am left with the conclusion I really have awesome friends!
You rock, my friends.

Perspective; I'm not renaming my blog to: I Wanna Date Don Henley

Hubs has admitted to being a little jealous of my DH obsession. Since I think that's a bit ridiculous and the Eagles concert was his idea, I thought I'd put things into perspective:

Here's Glenn Frey who I had a crush on during the Smugglers Blues/Miami Vice era.

Here's Glenn with Don Johnson in Miami Vice, who I also had a crush on at the time. Don was way cooler, but Glenn was a drug smuggling pilot. Note Glenn's outfit.

Here's Glenn now. Note pot belly behind belt buckle. I have not once stated I'd like to go out with Glenn Frey since the '80s.

Here's Don Henley- when he was young and singing "One of These Nights"

Sigh.

Here's Don at the 2007 Grammys. Guess who I think has had better cosmetic surgery.

I  found the body language fascinating. Doesn't he seem like a cold jerk?

Here's Hubs (Note clever choice of picture of Hubs with Hawaiian shirt on)

Just thought I'd insert Joe Walsh here. Talk about growing to look like your spouse. Wonder what their dog looks like?

Here's what I think Hubs will look like when he's Don Henley's age, which is, of course, why we remain together:

Life In the Fast Lane?

As soon as Papoose got in the car, she asked me to play,"Life In The Fast Lane". Of course.

I had a nice lunch with Rainbow Brite today: I told her I want a more rock-n-roll life. More excitement. That the Chanel national make up artist told me to wear more undereye eyeliner. That I'm writing a romance novel. That I want a vintage Porsche 911 (and I'm going to pay 5K for it). That life was too short to *not* ride in my "good" jeans.
I think she thought I was crazy.
I think I'm having a mid life crisis.

 And Don Henley is too old to date.

More Eagles Obsessions

Did you know "Almost Famous" (please don't tell me you didn't see it; it was great) the singer is based on Glenn Frey?
Don Henley is from Texas and a conservationist- instrumental in saving Walden Woods?
Joe Wash sings,"Life's Been Good To Me So Far" and had an epiphany about his drug use in New Zealand?
Don Henley's girlfriends include: Stevie Nicks, the Bond girl from Moonraker and Athena from the original Battlestar Galactica?
The bassist, Timothy Schmidt sang for Crosby Stills and Nash when Crosby was too drugged out to record?
That Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Linda Ronstadt (remember she dated Jerry Brown back when he was governor?) and the Eagles all hung out together?
Kenny Rogers met Don Henley in Texas while shopping  for bell bottoms and gave him his first break? (and Kenny Rogers face lifts are scarier than Joe Walsh's)

Conversation with Papoose while playing "One of These Nights" in the car:
Don Henley singing:
I'm searching for the daughter of the devil himself/
I'm looking for an angel in white/
I'm waiting for a woman who's a little of bot
I can feel her but she's no where in sight

Papoose:Why would he want to meet the Devil's daughter?
Me, weighing options rapidly, grateful for the red light. Light turns green, decide to go with simple truth: "Well he's also looking for an angel- someone who's a little both."
Papoose: I get it. It's like my Halloween costume (pink pirate princess) both good and bad.

God help us.
 And I'd better stop playing "Life In The Fast Lane" when she's around around.

The Eagles In Concert

The Eagles were at the Oakland Coliseum on Saturday. I remember seeing Sting there when I was in college. The place hasn't changed a bit. Don Henley is 63 years old. Musically, his performance hasn't changed a bit. I've always been impressed with drummers- anyone who can split their body into four rhythms...then sing on top of that?
When the concert opened, four of the more original members sat in a row, with guitars, on stools. For a second, it looked like they were tapping their walkers to the beat. They were backed up by a greater number of musicians (poor Don, he can't be expected to keep playing and singing the whole time, right? There was a younger back up drummer) Joe Walsh changed guitars every song- my favorite was a Rickenbaucher. Only a Tiger Maple Fender made it for two songs, not even twice in a row. And as a blast from the past, he pulled out a Vocoder, which really confused the young people in the audience.
The audience was fascinating: ever generation was represented. There were beer swilling,($10 bucks for Bud?) Disney going middle Americans. There were great grandparents. There were Silicon Valley exec types. There were college students. A few people, inexplicably , brought kids- for the price of the ticket you couldn't get a babysitter?
The concert was long- or I'm really getting too old (let's go with the concert was long, okay?) with some overly indulgent stuff each Eagle had written- like did we really need to hear Timothy Schmidt (the bass player) sing "Love Will Feed Us"- a song apparently about homeless cats? Or their new song, "Waiting In The Weeds" (which apparently some concert-goers were) -  a disturbing song, for those of us who could understand the lyrics- about some stalker following his would be girlfriend around.
Joe Walsh, the guitarist with bad plastic surgery, though was great with "Life's Been Good To Me So Far". And there were so many other great songs to sing along with.
Still, the talent of the Eagles is amazing- they started of as studio musicians in LA- I hope they keep playing, walkers and all.