THE BALTIMORE MARYLAND 100 MONKEYS CONCERT

SO FOLKS I WENT TO THE SHOW ON JULY 20TH, 2011 & LOW AND BEHOLD I GOT TO THE VENUE 2 HOURS EARLY. I WAITED IN THE LINE AND MET SOME AWESOME NEW UP AND COMING MONKEY JUNKIES. I WENT INTO THE VENUE ONCE THE DOORS OPENED & BOUGHT MY SHIRT, GUITAR PICKS, & THE GIRLFRIEND SOUNDTRACK. 

AFTER ALL OF THAT AND ALL I BOUGHT THE LEAD SINGER OF THE KISSING CLUB A BUDLIGHT AND BOUGHT MYSELF SOME SODA WHILE ALSO BUYING 2 OF THE BAND MATES OF 100 MONKEYS A BUDLIGHT.

I FELL FOR A NEW UP AND COMING BAND AT THE SHOW CALLED: BLEEDING HORSE EXPRESS - AND TALKED WITH THE TRUMPET PLAYER OF THE BAND NAMED DANIEL. THAT BAND IS AWESOME BTW. AFTER THEY HAD PLAYED FINALLY 100 MONKEYS WENT ON AND STARTED THE SHOW OFF WITH THERE SONG CALLED: ORSON BRAWL. THEY THEN PLAYED REAPER, AIM HIGH & DID JUNKIE, WANDERING MINDS, & MANY OTHER SONGS. THERE IMPROV WAS CALLED BTW: BELLY BUTTON - & SOME FANS WANTED JACKSON TO SHOW OFF HIS THEY ENDED THE CONCERT WITH THE SONG WITH THE UNCLE SINGING TITLED: INVISBLE MONSTERS. 

I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY MEET THE BAND AT THE END OF THE SHOW AT THE MERCHANT TABLE & TOLD JERAD HE WAS A ROCK GOD AND DID A PHENOMENLLY AMAZINGLY GREAT JOB & LEFT ME SPEECHLESS. & RIGHT B4 THE MONKEY MEN WENT ON TO PLAY I HAD THE UNCLE WALKING RIGHT INFRONT OF ME AND I SCREAMED TO HIM: UNCLE I LOVE YOU. - I THEN OF COURSE WHEN MEETING JERAD AND THE REST OF THE BAND MATES I SAID SOMETHING SOO EMBARASSING TO JACKSON THAT I WILL ALWAYS NOW REGRET SAYING TO HIM.

I CAN SAY THOUGH THAT THE BAND MATE BEN GRAUPNER GIVES A GREAT HIGH FIVE AND THE BAND MATE JERAD DOES GIVE A GREAT LOW FIVE WHILE I CAN SAY THAT BEN JOHNSON GIVES ONE GENTLE AND WONDERFUL HUG. I CAN ALSO SAY THAT THIS SHOW THE BAND MATES REALLY OUT DID THEMSELVES AND THAT THEY HAVE A GREAT PUBLICIST WHO KEEP THEM THE BAND MATES IN LINE. LANI IF YOU READ THIS YOU GO GIRL YOU ROCK. I KNOW THE BAND HAS THE THWILLA NOW ON TOUR WITH THEM AND WILL IF YOU READ THIS TOO KEEP UP WITH THAT FILMING ON THIS TOUR I HOPE YOU ARE MAKING ANOTHER LIVE TOUR DVD.

SO ALL THIS CONCERT WAS ONE I WILL NOT BE FORGETTING INDEED & THAT HUG I CAN SAY IS SOO IN A TIE WITH THE ONES FROM THE PLAIN WHITE T'S. I DO HOPE THAT 100 MONKEYS DID LOVE THAT BLUE GAP GOODIE BAG I HAD GIVEN TO THEM AS WELL & I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF IT AS WELL.

THANKS FOR LISTENING ALL WHO ARE OUT THERE AND I WILL TTYL,

LOVE ALWAYS,

JOANNA

MY BEACH TRIP '11

Hey all,

I'm sorry I haven't blogged with you in a while. So lets see what's new in my life I am here at the beach until well tomorrow evening & finished a video project dealing with a concert I was in back in May. It came out amazingly well but the stupid issue is the file is so big it wont allow me post it on youtube and or facebook or even email it. So alas I had to shorten the video and post it as 2 parts for youtube. I just won today at the casino 30 $ on the slots but lost 10 $. Apparently my lucky winning music to help me win is again the PLAIN WHITE T'S. Lets see my concert I'm attending is 2 nights away & I'm hoping I get the Meet & Greet with the band. I just got a tweet back yesterday on twitter from @jacksonrathbone & he's the guy I'm seeing on Wednesday evening with his band mates of the 100 Monkeys. I am stoked to party with that band at the venue named Bourbon Street Ball Room & can't wait to hear some good laughs from Jackson & Ben Graupner.

Let's see what else has been instore for me over my beach trip I got some sun Saturday, & Sunday & plan on getting some more sun tomorrow aka Tuesday so I look great for the concert. I went shopping today as well and bought some new Skinny Jeans from aeropostle and couldn't stop thinking of Tom Higgenson and the fact I heard about him lol as well. and of course I bought a new pair of shoes from sketchers shoe outlet for my job as well. I know for tomorrow the only thing in store is more beach time of course and going to get a Rita's Ice.

I promise you all I will be blogging some more soon & will keep you posted with some new photos from the concert Wednesday evening. Is it possible as well to wish I could bring the T's with me to the concert I guess it is but would they really show up?? That Idk.

Love Always,

Joanna

 

my Happiness is back

I just found out folks my monkey question has been asked to the band I am seeing on July 20th the ? was asked at there boston show on the 12th. My happy penguin dance is back again lol I love the answer the one band mate had said and so will be bringing that up about that to him next wednesday.

love always,

Joanna

another day in my life

So here it is again yet some how I have stumbled on another bunch of well how can I put this delicately and nicely another set of well GRUMPY B...... I went into work today and was all happy from yesterday and still am by the way. Anyway I was stuck with the awful coworker which we will just call her ms. Ex anyway she always is mean to everyone and acts as if there is something always stuck up her ass and all.

I have learned to just ignore her however its kind of hard to do when you have to work with her in the same room. It just didn't help out that on my best friend well call her name Ms. Z on her lunch break she was just as awful and bitchy as ms. Ex I wanted to scream and call them both out I was trying to be nice to both and they were acting like little kids. I feel as if though if your gonna act like a little kid do it on your own time and at home.

Plus on this it didn't help that I could have stayed home today and had another amazing day with my nephew the Mighty Quinn. The good part of today was that I was working with the babies and they all loved me & I got them to sleep today and or calmed them down unlike my friend ms. Z who can't get one of those babies to stop crying. I keep thinking that perhaps in life we all have our own important moments and choices where we all realize that well maybe this isn't the right choice or decision for me but something better is just about to happen. I feel as if I've learned another life lesson with this job & tho it's not the right one I wanted to learn I know it some how will in the end help me find my place to become a better teacher and person.

All the folks out there if you are reading this blog thanks for listening to my ranting & my venting. I appreciate I've got a place to vent and talk.

Love Always,

Joanna 

My great Luck

Just my great luck all on the 9th I felt really lucky and I sent tim lopez a friend request on facebook and he accepted finally. & today 7/12/2011 I found out I won a set of 2 tix for the Philly 100 Monkeys show and found out my friend ann picked me to be her plus one for a meet and greet with the monkey men on July 20th in Baltimore MD. the best person I would love to take with me as my plus one would always be one of the T's or even one of the TNR. I know it was a shocker to find out I won and I was doing my happy dance today like a penguin.  I am wondering if my luck can go even farther and win at the casino this weekend or even if the T's will follow me on twitter and if Tom & I can become great friends and all I wonder with my great luck of good luck and all if he will give me his cell digits too. Hmm who knows I have been trying to get there twitter page to follow me for a while now since april and also to get his digits. I know there is always a ruckus amuck when we The Monkey Junkies get together and there is always a big fun time a head so I'm ready to party at the show I just wish I could share the good time to be had with the t's so perhaps they could play with the Monkey Men which could be an epic show to be seen one zaney band mixed with a classic band who's been around for 15 years.

I'm not sure as of what else to say for how my luck can go besides I got a whole day yesterday with my baby nephew who's a total crack up lol and a giggle box. He's found out how to put his foot in his mouth and he also has found out how to throw the burp cloth on his head and play peek a boo. He's only 4 months old and is the size of a 17 month old. He doesn't have any teeth yet but the way he tries to talk is by grunting and he sounds as if he's a sumo wrestler lol. He's always going to be my the Mighty Quinn lol even though now it may just be shortened to just Q.B. instead.  I kind of think it would be interesting actually if I just stuck Quinn with my brother's dog and just wait to see how that chat would go while danny moans and groans and howls and barks Quinn just grunts and moans and belches lol. That chat could be just a site to see especially because I think the dog and my nephew both have starring contests too.  I know Quinn's reactions is funny sometimes to see what he may do next but I think that's all apart of having a little one around to see grow up.

Well bloggers I'm off for a while until the next time I shall talk to you all again soon !

With Love,

Always

Joanna 

100 MONKEYS BOURBON STREET BALLROOM



SO ALL THE NEXT CONCERT I'M ATTENDING IS JULY 20TH, 2011 AT THE BOURBON STREET BALLROOM. I'M SEEING 100 MONKEYS & HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW WHO THE BAND IS AND IF YOU DON'T THEN YOU MUST BE LIVING UNDER A ROCK. THE BAND IS JUST ONAMONAPOETIC AS WELL AS FUNKICLIOUS ROCK AND ROLL. THE IS NOW TOURING AGAIN TO PROMOTE THERE NEWEST ALBUM TITLED LIQUID ZOO WHICH HAS SMALL VOCALS OF THE THWILLA TO IT. THE NEWEST ALBUM IS JUST AMAZING AND IF ANYTHING I'D SUGGEST YOU ALL CHECK THEM OUT. IT CONTAINS: SHY WATER, WANDERING MINDS, TIME, MODERN TIMES, DEVIL MAN, THE SOUND & MANY OTHER FANTASTIC SONGS.

HERE ATTACHED IS A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE BAND ROCKING OUT TO WANDERING MINDS.



LOVE ALWAYS,

JOANNA 

MY PLAIN WHITE T'S ENCOUNTER MAY 7TH, 2011

THIS IS MY NEW BLOG HERE ON BLOGGER AND I WOULD LOVE TO TALK ABOUT CONCERTS AND WHAT ELSE MAY BE NEW IN MY LIFE. THE LAST CONCERT I WAS AT WAS ON  MAY 7TH & I WENT TO SEE THE BAND THE PLAIN WHITE T'S PERFORM AT A DOWN TO EARTH SHOW. IT HAD BEEN AT THE KENTUCKY DERBY DAY EVENT AT PIMLICO IN BALTIMORE MD. THE BAND WAS AMAZING AND GREAT AND AGAIN LEFT US THE FANS COMING BACK FOR MORE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PLEASURE OF MEETING THE BAND AFTER THE SHOW FOR PICTURES AND EVEN WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH TOM HIGGENSON HIM SELF WHO'S THE LEAD SINGER AND WAS ABLE TO CHAT WITH DAVE TIRIO TOO THE LEAD RHYTHM GUITARIST. THEY ARE BOTH SWEET AND PRETTY AWESOME GUYS TO TALK WITH. I WAS ABLE TO BRIEFLY TALK WITH TIM LOPEZ AND DE'MAR HAMILTON WHO WERE PRETTY GREAT BUT VERY SOME WHAT QUIET AT THE MEETING. MICK IS THE QUITEST ONE OF THEM ALL THOUGH AND SEEMED TO BE PRETTY SHY I'M THINKING HE NEEDED A BEER TO OPEN UP FOR CHATTING. WHEN I TALKED WITH TOM I THANKED HIM FOR MY BIRTHDAY SHOUT TWEET WHICH WAS ON APRIL 25TH 2011. TOM THEN SAID TO ME YOUR JOANNA AREN'T U? AND I REPLIED YES I AM AND HE SAID WELL IM TOM ITS NICE TO MEET YOU. HE IS SOO LAID BACK AND COOL I COULD HAVE TALKED WITH HIM ALL DAY. HE HAD TOLD ME PERSONALLY NO HE'S NOT WITH ANGIE ANYMORE AND I FOUND OUT LATER THE DETAILS WHY. HE I BELIEVE IS GONNA BE A TRUE LEGEND FOR BANDS AND SO WILL HIS BAND MATES. HIS BAND MATE THOUGH DAVE NOW BECAUSE IM THINKING HE DOESNT GET TALKED WITH AS MUCH AS TOM AND TIM DO HE WAS REALLY MORE OPEN TO TALK WITH ME THEN AND I WAS ABLE TO KIND OF STUMP HIM WITH A MUSIC QUESTION TOO.

FROM THIS MEETING I PROMISED TO MYSELF IM HOPING I CAN BECOME GREAT FRIENDS WITH TOM AND THE BAND. I WANT TO TRY AND KEEP THE RUMORS ASTRAY AND HELP CLEAR THE AIR FOR TOM AND THE BAND MATES.

 LOVE ALWAYS,

JOANNA