Flashback Friday

Here's a favorite song of mine by my favorite band The Monkees. The song is from their 'Headquarters' album, which was their third album, but the first one they took full control over after having fired music producer Don Kirschner.

I can't wait to hear this song be performed live on Sunday! :)

Flashback Friday

Finally...it's Friday!!

Here's a band of musical brothers from Utah, who were very popular in the 1970's. You might recognize the cute, younger brother singing lead...Donny. :-)

Music Monday

Here's a tune by one of the greatest bands from Dublin, Ireland: U2.

Wayback Wednesday

Oh Colbie Caillat, why are your songs and their lyrics in my head lately? ;-)

Flashback Wednesday

This song just came up in my Pandora station. The title of the song explains the feeling some people get right on the spot when they see someone they're attracted to.

Music Monday

Here's a song by one of my favorite artists, Natasha Bedingfield, which can be found on the "Something Borrowed" movie soundtrack. By the way, I LOVE this movie! :-)

Here We Come...Walking Down the Street, again and this time very slowly

I'm sure some of you old schoolers out there all remember the theme song to the TV show "The Monkees."

Yes, before NKOTB, Backstreet Boys and *Nsync, there were four 20-something-year olds, two actors--Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz--and two musicians--Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork--who showed up for a casting call in L.A. in 1965. The four guys were hired to play members of a struggling rock 'n' roll band. Alas, The Monkees were born! The show ran on NBC from 1966 to 1968 and the group's funny antics plus their catchy Pop music was a great recipe for the situation comedy.

Well, this year marks the 45th Anniversary of the show's premiere and the former quartet-now trio (Michael Nesmith doesn't tour anymore since having inherited his mother's Liquid Paper fortune), who range in age from 65 to 68, will be going out on the road this summer. They tour the U.S. beginning in early June and will arrive in California in early July. I'm hoping to attend their Northern CA show along with a few friends. Rumor has it that Michael "Mike" Nesmith may join the band on a few dates in the U.K., but has no intention on touring with the Micky, Davy and Peter in the states. Although The Monkees was a made-for-TV band/group, they were one of the inspirations or reasons why I'm majoring in Communications/Media Studies.

Here are several retro Monkees music videos, which may in fact be the first music videos ever played on TV, pre-MTV! By the way, Nesmith has been dubbed as the 'Father of MTV.' He's been credited for having invented the channel since he created a half and hour pilot for a show that was never made. He later sold the rights to Time-Warner, who played around with the idea and turned it into MTV.

http://www.monkeeland.com/tourdates.html

Videos:

Updates

Sorry I haven't blogged for some time, but I've been a bit busy. However, now I have time to let y'all know what's been happening in my little world. This update is for my one-and-only fan (you know who you are), who was going through withdrawls from me not blogging! :)

Not much to report this summer. I signed up to take a Speech class, but then dropped it since I wasn't feeling it and couldn't keep up. I will attempt to take it again in the future. If what the career tests say is true, I should be able to pass this class with "flying colors."

In career news, for the past few months, I've been working on another story with the hope of getting it published. Unfortunately, I haven't had any takers. I e-mailed the ET Editor at the Sacramento Bee to which she replied that she didn't have "any $$ in her budget for freelance writers." So then I moved on to a major Bay Area newspaper's A&E Editor, to which I have yet to receive a reply from. I thought not hearing back right away was a clue that it might be a story they're looking for. Well, I have a feeling that this editor isn't even considering it. Should I follow-up with a call since his work number was published on their web site? As you can probably guess, I'm not too fond of the Bay Area media right now. Arghhhh!

In music news, one of my new friends, who I'm attending the NKOTB show with in San Jose in 3 months, called me recently to tell me that a Sacramento show was added! I had a feeling (yep, thank goodness for my intuition kicking in) they'd do this, but just didn't know when. At the last minute, I told my friend I didn't think I could afford to go since I'm already going to the SJ & San Diego shows. Well, she coaxed me into going & offered to pay for the ticket. I'm definitely paying her back though.

My friends & I are counting the days until the Sac show, which is The Block's (the group's new nickname & the name of their new album) first Nor Cal performance in 14 years. Actually, the big day will be the following day, when we get to meet the guys in San Jose!! According to the site that's providing the VIP tixs, they haven't sold-out. This could mean that my gal pals & I could possibly have more time talking with the guys. Ok, so we have to share them with a few other strangers, but hopefully it isn't more than 30! Hey, this also means that maybe I'll have more time to chat with my crush! Incidentally, I was talking to a friend about this crush when I jokingly said, "He must have a halo hovering over his head because he's definitely an angel in my book!" Yes, I think I may have just created a new pick-up line! My friend thinks I should totally use it on him because he'd probably get a laugh out of it! ;)

In relationship news, my dating life still sucks. I'm not really putting in any effort right now at finding my soulmate. I'm leaving it up to a higher power (Are you listening God?) to help me. With that said, I will continue to live by the following mottos: "If it's meant to happen, it will" or "Good things come to those who wait."

Speaking of things I desire in my life, I got inspired to make a vision board after having watched The Secret last year. Also, I've seen a few different Oprah segments on how the Laws of Attraction work and how it has changed peoples lives after having made their own board. I immediately began brainstorming and wrote down some things I thought I was lacking or missing in my life; however, I also wrote down what I have to be thankful for. The next step was to find some pics I had and to search for more. All I have left to do now is to paste these pics on my board and write some inspiring words around them. Once my board is complete, I'll try posting a pic of it here.

And last, but not least, thanks go George Dub-ya, we're in a recession. With that said, I hate my job! Back in January, the same week I started school, I was let go from my job of 1-1/2 years due to budget cuts. I was in shock when I got the news because I wasn't expecting it. So I waited a bit until the school semester ended and then submited my resume to a few different organizations. Alas, no one was hiring. In the back of my mind, I told myself that I didn't want to take a job at school until I was desperate. One major reason behind this is because they pay s***!! Unfortunately, I can't afford to live off of what they pay. Well, I did what I said I wasn't going to do and got hired. The way things were handled the first week I started I would never wish on anyone.

Needless to say, I will continue applying for other jobs because I really need to make more $$ to pay the bills and I need to be challenged. It's times like these when I wish I was in business for myself.

The New Kids are back!

The New Kids on the Block appeared on the "TODAY" show exactly one week ago and let me just say that it was great to see the guys back together again! Fourteen years was definitely way too long! The guys are looking pretty good, especially Jonathan Knight! ;)

The "Kids" confirmed that they'll be releasing a greatest hits CD in May (which will contain 4 new tracks), a new album due out this summer (some reports say August), and they'll be touring worldwide this fall. Word has it that there's a TV show in the works too, which is scheduled to air this summer. I'm thinking it's more of a documentary rather than a reality show.

Ok, so I guess I can wait several more months!

TODAY show - Part 1




TODAY show - Part 2

NKOTB Reunion News

The rumors can stop now because this information has been confirmed!

This news is for any 21 to 30+ year old woman, who, in the late 80s and early 90s, grew up listening to the pop tunes of the now famous Boston-based group.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the debut of "Hangin' Tough," original boy band predecessors, NKOTB--formerly known as New Kids on the Block--are finally getting back together! Brothers Jonathan (my favorite) and Jordan Knight, Joe McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood will be reuniting on NBC's "Today" show on Friday, April 4th!

This news has been 14 years in the making! The "Kids" all went their separate ways in 1994 (Joe and Jordan had solo music careers, Donnie became a Hollywood actor, Danny is a record producer, and Jonathan became a real estate developer), which left many female, teen-aged hearts broken.

This recent news makes us "Blockheads"--the nickname that the media dubbed the New Kids fans--all giddy inside and is bringing back fond childhood memories of the songs "(You Got It) The Right Stuff," "Please Don't Go Girl," and "Hangin' Tough."

The "Kids" will be appearing on the "Today" show to announce the release of their 'Greatest Hits' CD (featuring 4 new tracks), a new album (to be released later this year), and a possible concert tour {here's hoping that my area will be on their itinerary}!

I'm ready for the "Kids" return. Are you?! :)