Last week on Friday I mentioned that I was so excited because I was about to see Electric Light Orchestra in concert. They haven’t toured north America since I WAS BORN, FOLKS. That was like, 29 years ago. (Give or take a … few). Can I impress upon you how big of a deal this is??
So now here we are a week later, and I feel somewhat obligated to let you know how it was. Here’s my report: It was absolutely awesome. Nothing short of perfection. Epic. Just so incredibly good. Jeff Lynne is such a talent. If you like ELO even a smidgen, go! You won’t regret it. You know what you will regret? NOT going. Jeff is 70 years old, go see this international treasure live while you still can. Our seats were way in the back back, but the band still sounded amazing, like I was listening to them straight out of the studio. It was such a feel-good vibe, even in the back back the crowd was on their feet dancing.
The only bummer was that they only played a single song for their encore, and they never played Strange Magic which hurt my soul a little bit, but I guess they are kinda old and needed to get to bed? Whatever, just go if you can.
Thanks for all your LA suggestions, my friend and I ended up somewhat accidentally hiking to the Hollywood sign and then taking a tour of the Scientology Celebrity Center just for kicks. Unfortunately we did not see any celebrity Scientologists. I was certain Tom Cruise and Juliette Lewis were going to pop out from around a corner holding hands, but no such luck. I was offered a corn muffin and many pointed suggestions to purchase Dianetics though. It was an interesting time.
So, that was my weekend in a nutshell. Did you get up to anything fun? Tell me all about it. Seriously, do, I love your funny comments so much.
And now, if you came here more for a before and after and less for rambling storytimes, here is a sweet dresser redo from Liz, the Naptime Decorator.
That is what happens when you strip, sand, and stain the drawer fronts of a solid-wood dresser. Don’t you dare try this with particle board, you’ll cry.
So good!
9 Comments
Denise
August 11, 2018 at 4:17 PMYou imply/infer (never understood the difference) that 70 is a breath away from death! Just you wait to see how your mind perceives it and how quickly you get there! Lol, love reading you and THRILLED you are back 😘
Lindsey @ Better After
August 13, 2018 at 9:58 AMHahaha, ok let me clarify! I meant, he might not be up for touring much longer, not that 70 is a breath away from death! LOL! Thanks so much for your sweet comment, I’m glad you’re here!
Shelly B
August 11, 2018 at 4:34 PMI am so much more in love with the changed handles, and the fact that they are centered! I was hoping that the wood grain look was Contact/self-stick paper…. Great find.
Denise
August 11, 2018 at 10:01 PMOk I have never heard of that band! Sounds like a wild night! Lol. I love the dresser! So fabulous! I have stripped dressers before and it is seriously no joke. It’s hard! She did an amazing job!
Michelle B
August 12, 2018 at 8:16 AMSaw them on Friday in Houston and yes, they were AWESOME! Glad you enjoyed them too. They were one of my favorite bands in high school and i’m so glad I got the chance to finally see them 🙂
Maria from Oz
August 12, 2018 at 8:52 PMHow strange they didn’t play Strange Magic! I LERV that song. Man, I can remember driving to my then boyfriend to be husband’s house and playing that on the old cassette in my old Datsun Stanza and getting all goosebumpy soul filled. Mind you the people at the traffic lights used to look at me rather oddly as I did the la la la la la bits. Yeah, I am a weirdo.
Speaking of strange and fun, and maybe a touch weird. I am helping my partner develop a top secret humane snail thingieamebob. (details are not to be released, or he will never allow me white chocolate ever ever again) So there I am out in the rain with a chinese food takeaway container, plopping snails into the little tub. Then I go put them in fridge to chill them down to hibernate. Friend comes over and opens fridge. “WHAT THE FLAMING HECK? “, he yells. “Are you into French cooking now or what?” “No, dearest friend, those are my crash test dummy snails.” Needless to say, he walked away with one eyebrow cocked quite skyward.
Lindsey @ Better After
August 13, 2018 at 9:56 AMOh my goodness, I need more information on the top secret humane snail thingamabob.
Paula Lusk
August 13, 2018 at 11:42 PMFunny that you saw ELO. In the 1970’s when I was a late teen early twenties, my now husband of 41 yrs. took me to see them. They were GREAT. He may have been tired. I’m 64 now and can’t go like I did up until my 60’s. So happy you enjoyed the band. AND that you are back to posting.
Sheree L
August 14, 2018 at 6:49 AMLiz did a wonderful job with the dresser makeover! I like how she made it more masculine for her hubby 🙂 And I’m so glad you had a great time at the ELO concert; I bet it was quite the show! Very weird that they didn’t play “Strange Magic” though. That is such a classic!