Sugarland CD Release Party @ The Roxy : Ticket Info

(l-r: Kristen Hall, Jennifer Nettles, Simone Simonton, Kristian Bush, Bret Hartley)

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Baby Girl

They say this town, stars stay up all night
Don’t know, can’t see ‘em, for the glow of the city lights
Long way from here back where the home fires burn
Two thousand miles and one left turn

Dear Mom and Dad,
Please send money. I’m so broke it ain’t funny
Don’t need much just enough to get me through
Please don’t worry I’m alright, I’m playin’ here at
the bar tonight
This time I’m gonna make my dreams come true
I love you more than anything in the world…
Love,
your baby girl

black top, blue sky, big town full of little white lies
everybody’s your friend you can never be sure
fancy cars and diamond rings, all kinds of shiny things
girl you’ll remember what your knees are for

Dear Mom and Dad,
Please send money. I’m so broke it ain’t funny
Don’t need much just enough to get me through
Please don’t worry I’m alright, I’m playin’ here at
the bar tonight
This time I’m gonna make my dreams come true
I love you more than anything in the world…
Love,
your baby girl

I know I’m on my way
I can feel it everytime I play
And it’s worth all the dues I pay
When I can write to you and say…

Dear Mom and Dad,
I’ll send money. I’m so rich it ain’t funny
Oughtta be more than enough to get you through
Please don’t worry I’m alright, I’m stayin’ here at
the ritz tonight
Whatta ya know all our dreams came true
Remember me in ribbons and curls
I still love you more than anything in the world…
Love,
your baby girl

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz.
I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until
I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the
school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman
several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know
her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just
before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count
toward our quiz grade. “Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you
will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention
and care, even if all you do is smile and say ‘hello’. I’ve never forgotten
that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

2 - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11.30 p.m., an older African American woman was
standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm.
Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she
decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her,
generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to
safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to
be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him.
Seven days went by and a knock came on the man’s door. To his
surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was
attached. It read: “Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my
spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my
dying husband’s bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for
helping me and unselfishly serving others.”
Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10 -year-old
boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a
glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” he asked.
“Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand
out of his pocket and studied the coins in it. “Well, how much is a plain
dish of ice cream?” he inquired. By now more people were waiting for a table
and the waitress was growing impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she brusquely
replied. The little boy again counted his coins. “I’ll have the plain ice
cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table
and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and
left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table.
There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five
pennies. You see, he couldn’t have the sundae, because he had to have
enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he
hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some
of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked
around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but
none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon
approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally
succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he
noticed a purse laying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse
contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was
for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant
learned what many of us never understand! Every obstacle presents an
opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson
- Giving When it Counts.

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to
know a little named Liz who was suffering from a rare and serious
disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a transfusion from
her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease
and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor
explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he
would be willing to give his to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only
a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes I’ll do it if it
will save her.” As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his
sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek.
Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the
doctor and asked with a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away”? Being
young the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going
to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

Cole’s soccer game this Saturday is at 9:00 AM, not 11:00 as posted earlier. Mags said she got all confuzzled.

I need to go to the grocery store this evening to pick up the stuff I don’t have to make jambalaya, then we can grub out at the Lytle household. Mollie & Squeaky can’t have any, though. I vote we watch Reign Of Fire this evening, are you guys (, , and ) game for that?

Alright, here’s my take on this

Sins… What, no Wrath?

ANGER
1. Who did you last get angry with? Don’t remember, I’ll default to Fred Phelps - he’s the standard.
2. What is your weapon of choice? Irony
3. Would you hit a member of the opposite sex? Probably not, at least not in anger anyway.
4. How about of the same sex? If he swings on me and hits me first, OH yeah.
5. Who was the last person who got really angry at you? I don’t remember.
6. What is your pet peeve? Stupid people.
7. Do you keep grudges, or can you let them go easily? I will hold a grudge until the person dies, then spit on their goddamned grave.

SLOTH
1. What is one thing you’re supposed to do daily that you haven’t done in a long time? I pretty much get it all done more or less.
2. What is the latest you’ve ever woken up? Recently, like 11:00AM.
3. Name a person you’ve been meaning to contact, but haven’t: No one I can think of, honestly.
4. What is the last lame excuse you made? Lame excuses are for those with no balls, metaphorically.
5. Have you ever watched an infomercial all the way through (one of the long ones…)? STOP THE INSANITY!
6. When was the last time you got a good workout in? In Motion X.
7. How many times did you hit the snooze button on your alarm clock today? I don’t hit the snooze button.

GLUTTONY
1. What is your overpriced yuppie beverage of choice? Starbuck’s Double Shot.
2. Meat eaters: Filet Mignon, extra thick cut, seared very rare. What I can’t eat, I’m ridin’ home.
3. What is the greatest amount of alcohol you’ve had in one sitting/outing/event? Two entire bottles of wine by myself last Saturday. I even pissed myself, apparently.

LUST
1. How many people have you seen naked (not counting movies/family)? Like I could remember that many people.
2. How many people have seen YOU naked (not counting physicians/family)? See above.
3. Have you ever caught yourself staring at the chest/crotch of a member of your gender of choice during a normal conversation? I stare at ALL men’s crotches, force of habit. When asked if I’m staring at a guy’s crotch, I inform them that I’m checking to see if their belt matches their shoes.
4. Have you “done it”? What is this, 8th grade?
5. What is your favorite body part on a person of your gender of choice? No preference, really.
6. Have you ever been propositioned by a prostitute? Yes, and I’ve even paid for it before.
7. Have you ever had to get tested for an STD or pregnancy? Yawp.

GREED
1. How many credit cards do you own? None, cut ‘em up.
2. What’s your guilty pleasure store? Chef Boyardee Ravioli - straight out of the can.
3. If you had $1 million, what would you do with it? Live well with family and friends.
4. Would you rather be rich, or famous? rich.
5. Would you accept a boring job if it meant you would make megabucks? yes.
6. Have you ever stolen anything? no.
7. How many MP3s are on your hard drive? I am so sure I’m going to count them all.

PRIDE
1. What one thing have you done that you’re most proud of? Yestereday I gave 2 complete strangers money because they needed it.
2. What one thing have you done that your parents are most proud of? Nothing at all.
3. What thing would you like to accomplish in your life? Live long enough to see Cole and Avery get married.
4. Do you get annoyed by coming in second place? I’m not competitive.
5. Have you ever entered a contest of skill, knowing you were of much higher skill than all the other competitors? Why bother, what difference does it make?
6. Have you ever cheated on something to get a higher score? Yes, Super Mario 3 with the Game Genie.
7. What did you do today that you’re proud of? Nothing for today.

ENVY
1. What item (or person) of your friends would you most want to have for your own? I covet nothing from anyone I know personally.
2. Who would you want to go on “Trading Spaces” with? I would rather just watch the show.
3. If you could be anyone else in the world, who would you be? No one comes to mind.
4. Have you ever been cheated on? Once, and he probably
regrets it to this day.
5. Have you ever wished you had a physical feature different from your own? Sure.
6. What inborn trait do you see in others that you wish you had for yourself? I’m drawing a blank on this one.
7. Do you wish you’d come up with this survey? Why would I do that? It’s enough that I’m taking the son of a bitch…
8. Finally, what is your favorite deadly sin? There is no such thing as sin.

Virtues…

FAITH
1. What religion do you follow? I’m an Atheist.
2. What religion were you raised as? Nothing that I really bought.
3. Do you believe that forgiveness is a religious property, or a human property? Forgiveness is a Christian notion. Forgiveness was a concept that was publicized by the new testament.
4. Do you believe in magic? No.
5. What was the last promise you broke? I don’t break my promises.
6. Have you ever said the words to a prayer and not meant it? I don’t pray.
7. Do you believe that anyone could be perfect? No. Striving for perfection is like fucking for chastity.

HOPE
1. Did you get everything you wanted over the last holiday season? There was nothing specific that I was hoping for, I was very surprised and happy over the things that I did get though!
2. Regarding your future, what is the best thing you could hope for? Millions of bucks so that we could live well and share it all.
3. Do you let yourself get your hopes up for something even if you know that there is a large chance of failure? Daily.
5. Have you ever bought a lottery ticket? If so, how close did you come to winning? Yes, and I got three numbers once.
6. Do you gamble? Occaisionally on Lotto.
7. Have you ever had something called off on account of bad weather, but then gone ahead and done it anyway? No.

CHARITY
1. What causes do you support? Human Rights Campaign, Habitat For Humanity, Valley Rescue Mission, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Relay For Life, St. Jude’s Hospital, Toys For Tots, the Sara Spano Clothing Bank, End Hunger, Pasac Segundo, and RAINN.
2. What causes have you given money or time to? Everything above except for HRC and Pasac Segundo as I haven’t been to one of their fundraisers yet.
3. Have you ever worked in a soup kitchen or done another kind of outreach for the homeless? See the above answer. I used to help at VRM every Thanksgiving and Christmas.
4. Would you ever consider joining the Peace Corps, Amnesty International, or another travel-inherent worldwide charity group? HELL yes, in a minute!
5. Do you give money to the homeless on the street? No, but I have brought them food and jackets.
6. Have you ever helped out a friend with basic needs, like rent or food? Yes.
7. What’s the greatest extent you’ve gone to help a friend in need? Provided whatever I could if they needed it more than I did.

FORTITUDE
1. What are you most afraid of? Losing loved ones.
2. What did you do today that was really brave? I didn’t do anything particularly brave today that I recall.
3. Who is your favorite superhero, and why? Don’t have one.
4. Would you put your life in danger to rescue someone? Without question.
5. If you were to face the Wizard, would you want more courage, more brains, or more heart? More understanding.
6. Have you ever gotten stage fright? Nope.
7. Do you consider yourself to be a leader or a follower? Depends on what is needed for that time.

JUSTICE
1. Have you ever been summoned for jury duty? Were you chosen? Yes, chosen all 3 times.
2. If they reinstituted the draft (for both genders), would you go, or would find some way out of it? If I was ordered to kill indiscriminately, I’m aiming for the stupid people.
3. Do you support capital punishment (the death penalty)? Yes.
4. Which should be guaranteed legal: Huh?
5. Do you believe that Dubya is rightfully President of the USA? I think that if Gore were president during 9/11, he’d have fucked it all up. I do think that Dubya only has a hard on for war so that he can one-up his daddy since HE had numerous chances to take Hussein out in that pathetic excuse for a “Gulf War” and fucked them all up.
6. What was your favorite medi
a circus trial? They’re all pathetic. Both OJ and Susan Smith should be long since dead by now.
7. Have you ever written a letter to a politician? Why waste the time.

TEMPERANCE
1. What do you have the hardest time moderating yourself on? I’m pretty good about moderation.
2. Do you collect anything? Nothing seriously.
3. Are you addicted to anything? Not anymore.
4. Have you ever put anything on layaway or used an installment plan? Yes.
5. What’s your preferred method of paying for things? Cash.
6. Tell us one thing you wish you hadn’t let yourself do: Let myself get as out of shape as I am.
7. Do you feel that you obsess over things? No.

PRUDENCE
1. Who is the wisest person you know? Maggie most of the time.
2. Have you ever participated in a vigil? Yes, planned two of them.
3. Do you take advice when it’s given? If I feel it is sound advice, I’ll consider it. Depends on who is giving it and whether or not I asked for it.
4. What area are you wisest in? Not claiming to be wise.
5. Do you drive defensively? I hate driving until I get that BMW 745i and the Yukon.
6. Have you ever had unprotected sex outside of marriage? Would you ever? What the fuck kind of stupid ass question is this? NO!
7. What did you learn today? That children will be children. ::shakes head::
8. And of course, what is your favorite heavenly virtue? There is no such thing as heaven.

Don’t forget to email me those sayings for LJ icons, , , , , and . 10-15 of them, 5 words or less please.

Cole’s first soccer game of the season is this Saturday at 11:30 AM at the CYSA field where he played last year if anyoe is interested in going. Anyone still interested in biking afterwards? I figure around 1:00 or 2:00 would be good. At some point Saturday I have to get over to Paige’s and get the stuff she has for me as she is doing her final moving this weekend. She called me earlier and said most of the packing is finished and she feels very accomplished.

Avery is wearing my favorite of her outfits, a little baby blue ruffled edge sun dress and dancing her little buns off to “Son Of A Preacher Man” by Aretha Franklin. I’m done for the most part with the cleaning I’m doing for the day and feeling considerably better than I was.

The season premiere of my much beloved and missed Six Feet Under to replace the time slot of my much beloved and already much missed Oz.

By the way, in case you haven’t heard about this place yet, Bruster’s Ice Cream ROCKS MY CLOCK man. Three words: Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. That’s all I’m saying.

I still want El Mexican*. Ho hum…

*=El Carizzo, we just call it El Mexican. Don’t ask.

The rain caused a virtual black-out in my sense of consciousness last night, as I went to sleep about 8PM and woke up 11 1/2 hours later. I feel very sore, kind of like I’m trying to get a cold, and my sinuses feel like I’ve snorted ground glass.

Tonight is must-see-tv with Friends, Scrubs, & Will & Grace. We’re planning on going to Barnes & Noble this evening before.

It’s 8:59AM right now and I’m having the WORST craving for El Mexican. We might have to make a trip this evening before coming home!

I was at the school today waiting on Cole to get out of his class. All the other kindergarten classes were coming down the hall when I finally made sight of him. He had a disgusted look on his face but was trying NOT to grin and was rolling his eyes. I asked his teacher if he’d had a good day and he had not. Apparently, he was being class clown today - but that’s not why he was irritated. Then it happened…

This little girl named Samantha in his class has a crush on him, and while I was standing there talking to the teacher, she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek and hugged him goodbye. Then, in what was probably an even bigger shock, she smiled at him and sweetly said, “Bye, Daddy!”

::watches self fly around the room like a freakin’ popped balloon, picks self up off of floor::

He was pimpin’ that shit out, too! Cole is a mack!!

Saturday is going to be PERFECT for biking the riverwalk. It’s going to be in the low to middle 60’s and sunny. I would like to start before lunchtime at the Port Columbus Naval Museum, and slowly making our way down. Personally, I’m up for going to Oxbow Meadows and back, but I know some of you aren’t up for riding that far which is fine.

I say we pack up some lunches in our Camelbaks, and head out. We can stop and eat along the way somewhere.

If no one is really jazzed up about biking, then how about Providence Canyon? We can do another picnic lunch there and I will carry Avery in the Snugli. Cole keeps asking about that anyway, and he also wants to go biking with us.

Soccer practice is going very well, he has a couple of new kids on the team and they are learning to work together a lot better than last year. The biggest shocker is that Tristan is ALL OVER the ball this year. Soccer games will still be on Saturday mornings, I’ll post a schedule of times and fields when I know them. All games will still be at the soccer complex on Woodruff Farm Road.

I’m dying to get outside, even though I know my allergies are going to come soon with a vengeance. Let’s plan regular hikes and bikerides for this spring and summer, I’m ready to get a move on, y’all!

Suggestions, ideas, and comments appreciated. When to go, how often, and who’s coming is what I want to know. My goal for biking this year is to start biking at the Green Island Marina where the riverwalk begins and riding all the way to Oxbow Meadows on a Saturday morning/afternoon. A long, nice, leisurely ride…

I’m in the process of making new backgrounds and possible layouts for both jennifernettles and dream_brother, as the old ones are tired and need something new. The problem is that everything I make I am dissatisfied with. I made three new ones for the Jennifer fan journal, and tried twice to make backgrounds for the Buckley fan journal. The images I use don’t resize properly and as a result become pixelated a bit much for my taste. Oh well, I’ll keep at it. Will post when I finally decide and commit to something. I’m going to go back and look at one last thing on each .psd file I have and see if maybe they aren’t salvageable, and if not then I’m leaving it alone for a while.

Update:

Just put the new background on dream_brother, but still not sure what I’m going to do. There is no background at all on jennifernettles.

All hail Jennifer Nettles’ new band, Sugarland! I have made a new icon in their honor. The website is almost completely done, audio tracks being added very soon!