Smokey Robinson Review

Smokey Robinson

Red Butte Garden

All of you oldies but goodies like myself who grew up listening to Motown has to love Smokey. If you get a chance to see him go for it. But under the stars at Red Butte Gardens, a bottle of wine, a little something to eat is the best.

There's nothing like singing with the master songs like, My Girl, Tears of a Clown, The Tracks of my Tears, to Your really gotta hold on me. How many times do you go to a concert and know all the words to sing along? What a night.

As all of you know if you follow this blog... I love this time of year, concerts galore! Next is Diana Krall, can't wait!

I give Smokey a 4

Nora Roberst Review / Vision in White

Vision in White: Book one in The Bride Quartet

Nora Roberts

Berkley Publishing

This is the newest series from Miss Nora Roberts and I'm sure you can imagine, it's a great one. What woman hasn't had dreams of a storybook wedding since the time they were a small girl? Nora takes four childhood friends who grow up with those same hopes and dreams and turn it into a business. Parker, Emma, Laurel, and Mac are founders of Connecticut's premier wedding planning company--Vows.

This first story is Mackensie 'Mac' Elliot's story. She spends her time behind the camera, yes she's the wedding photographer. She has issues with happily ever after, in that she doesn't believe it could happen to her. Anyway she grew up watching her mother go through men like candy. Though she has plenty of examples of the good marriages, if she'd stop and take notice.

Carter Maguire is the scholarly type, very much the opposite of what she considers her 'type'. He's also had a secret crush on her since high school. Not that she knew that.

The story between these two is hot, fun and tender. And very much worth reading. I can not wait to read the rest of these friends stories. As always Nora Roberts makes you want to turn those pages.

This is a 4 And I believe it deserves a side car

Thoughts on things!

As all of you have probably noticed, I changed my blog name. The biggest reason, I did not have enough time to keep up with timely reviews. Therefore the rating system will stay the same for when I do review something. However, I'll be blogging on thoughts, and stuff in between. Making sure something is on my blog on a more regular bases.

Any of you who have followed my blog know that my husband and I are concert whores, we pretty much want to do them all! And it's that time of year when music can be heard from venues around the city. I'm tickled pink! And yes we've already started.

We saw Fleetwood Mac last Wednesday. I would have shared the next day but I left early the next morning for a writing workshop instructed by Bob Mayer one day and Margie Lawson another day. If you get a chance to take one of their workshops, do not miss the opportunity.

I digress, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie with her flowing hair, her long black dress. Lindsey Buckingham in his tight jeans and red shirt. Most of all Mick Fleetwood in his black knickers and red shoes.

What can I say? OHMYGOD! Fantastic. I thought when we saw them in 2005 they were good. Not even close to what there were last week.

And I couldn't believe how many people do not know the first rule of concerts:

NEVER LEAVE UNTIL THE HOUSE LIGHTS COME ONE! Yes shouting that out! You miss the best part of the music. Those who left the first time they said good night missed a 30 minute--I'm not exaggerating--drum solo by Mick. He had a mouth piece on, egging us to join in. I have NO clue what he was saying.

On a foot note, if you like Stevie Nicks, Chris Isaak interviewed her on his show on the BIO Channel. In fact it's airing again on June 13 8pm (not sure what time zone) Or you can watch it from the web site.

So will I rate the concert? You Betcha! And it's a 5 with a shot to Mick's Nickers!