Tag--you're it JT

I've been what you call "tagged" by Stephanie. The idea is to write 7 random things about myself for everyone to see. Well, you see I only have one thing on my mind right now that I want to write about, so I apologize to Miss Peppy if I distort this game too far. Beau and I were soooo very fortunate to go to the James Taylor concert last night at the Arco Arena. It was beyond fabulous and my heart starts pumping just thinking about it!!! So, to fulfill my 7 random things, I am going to write about 7 random things about our James Taylor night. Bear with me...

1. My mom and I loved to listen to James Taylor growing up. I mean LOVED...I adored him so much, even then, that I told my mom I wanted to marry him. She informed me that he was already married, but that maybe I could snatch up one of his sons. I settled (I mean scored) Beau instead! So you might say that I was just a little excited to go see him live.

2. We went to dinner with John Taylor and his wife Kim. James Taylor is his father! That is not a lie...his father is just not THE James Taylor. Still funny though. John is the customer that got the concert tickets for all of us and also a scrumptious meal at a restaurant in Sacramento. I devoured 2 mouth watering, maple glazed, enormous pork chops with some red potatoes and cinnamon apple sauce. I have no idea what everyone else ordered...my food was THAT good!

3. The 2nd song he sang was one of my favorites "Everyday" and the 3rd Beau's favorite "Copperline". I have little clips if you want to see them... :)

4. JT (we're close now, and he lets me call him that) was a very entertaining performer. He not only had a wonderful voice--as good, if not better than on his CDs, but he was a light- hearted, humorist who told some stories about various songs. So, doin' his thang, James was telling a story about how a song originated, when some disrespectful lady yelled up to him "SHUT UP AND SING!" Talk about mad, I don't mean James, but Beau and I and probably over half of the audience. He took it with stride and didn't say a thing except, "Alright..." and started the song. I was a bit miffed about it all for a bit, but tried to follow his example and just keep going with the concert. In the 2nd half he was singing "Steamroller" and started doing some ad lib and added a line...'Shut up and sing!!" VERY smoothly... I can't explain it in words, but it was AWESOME and everyone hooped and hollered!

4. You know you're in the techie-age when instead of people holding up lighters...they hold up cell phones!!! Hilarious.

5. Cruz earned bonus-baby points last night. I fed him at 5pm and left him with a babysitter, knowing he would be fine, but still hoping for the best, since he is a bottle-rejecter. We got home at midnight and he was still fast asleep.

6. Beau took Oshyn to the bathroom before we went to bed and after Oshyn went to the bathroom he kept saying, "Fire in the HOLE! Fire in the Hole!" Random, but classic 'sleep-talking' Oshyn.

7. Beau's buddy, Rob, who also went to the concert, gave us a LIVE CD of James Taylor when we met him and his wife Lyn there. I am jamming to it right now, attempting to ingrain the goodness in Oshyn and Bella who are playing ever so nicely.

There we go...7 randoms about our JT night. Oh yea...did I mention that all of this incredible night was FREE??!?!? That is except for the ice cold Hagen Daaz that Beau got us to start off the concert!