Archives for May 2009

May 26, 2009

West Coast Bound!

I hope all of you had a great (& safe) Memorial Day weekend!

CA Trip 2003 (please excuse the trucker hat)

I’ll be leaving (on a jet plane) tomorrow to Northern California to visit family for a few days so unfortunately, I will not be updating the blog until next week. When I return, I’ll make sure to post a lot of pictures & a lot of stories. I can never get enough of California so I am beyond stoked for the trip! I’ll also be re-reading Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince while traveling so that I am fully prepared for the movie in July – nerd alert, I know!

Once again, I’m sure I’ll be tweeting throughout the trip, so make sure to check out @SoMelificent for all the action!

I will miss you all!!!

May 22, 2009

Lovable Friday!

Next week the hubs and I will be heading to the west coast to join in the festivities for his cousin’s high school graduation in Folsom, CA. Although we will only have one day to enjoy the amazing-ness that is San Francisco, I will take it! The hubs grew up in the Bay Area so no doubt his heart strings will be pulled hard and tight – can’t make any promises that we will want to come back! 😉 This also means that Melificent will be devoid of any posts next week, so try not to miss me too much! Hopefully I’ll return with some great posts about my trip. On an aside, I have no idea what to pack for our day in SF! This Miami girl does not know how to handle drastically changing day-to-night weather! Yipes!

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May 21, 2009

Gavin Rossdale Concert

So this has been a pretty Gavin-centric week on Melificent, huh? I don’t hear any of you complaining so I’m going to carry on with what I thought about his show at the House of Blues Tuesday night. First off, can I express how much I loathe all Orlando venues? Every time I have gone to see a live act in any of their theme park venues, they do not allow any kind of cameras or video. I understand the video aspect, but cameras? C’mon man. It’s just silly at this point (so please excuse my crappy iPhone shots). Plus, the House of Blues decided to take themselves one more notch douchier by having us all wait in the torrential rain for the doors to open. Thanks for that, guys.

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However, the show was outstanding and more than made up for being sopping wet from head to toe. Gavin’s opening act, Nico Vega, was a pleasant surprise. This year, I have managed to experience some of the worst openers ever in the shows I have attended, so I can’t say I was expecting anything better this time around, but I was definitely proven wrong. Nico Vega’s front woman, Aja Volkman, has a voice that could power the entire venue. It’s just amazing. Plus, the small trio packs one hell of a punch when it comes to stage presence. I loved every second of her skirt-whipping and frenzied performance. Check out this neat video of Medicine Man as well as their self-titled album, Nico Vega, on Myspace Records.

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May 20, 2009

Happy Hump Day: Gavin Rossdale

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Today I feature my #1 fictional boyfriend, Gavin Rossdale. I found it only appropriate after seeing his killer show last night in Orlando (more about that tomorrow)! Although he is mainly known for being Mr. Gwen Stefani as of late, he will always be that gloriously sexy 90’s rockstar to me. And I may be alone here, but I think he looks even better now then he did when he was in his 20’s. So sit back & enjoy the show, ladies. I included a few more pictures than my usual hump posts – I found it very hard to control myself while collecting photos (& that’s b/c I don’t have a functional scanner – there would have been more if I did!) – what can I say? School girl crushes are hard to break 😉

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May 19, 2009

Melificent Concert Season Continues

Tonight both myself and my good friend, Bonnie, will be in Orlando, FL to see Gavin Rossdale perform at the House of Blues (which I hear is a great venue)! I am so ridiculously excited, you guys cannot fully comprehend. As you all know, I’ve been a pretty big fan of his since the Bush days and although I cannot say I adore his new solo material, I support him in whatever he chooses to do. I got to see Gavin perform last year also in Orlando, before his solo record was released and I had such a great time. I love that he manages to splice new material with old Bush material in all his shows. The 14-year-old in me is forever thankful.

So today’s post is short & sweet, but make sure you follow me on Twitter (@SoMelificent) tonight as I will be tweeting as much as possible (or until my iPhone craps out on me). Have a great Tuesday and I will have a very appropriate Hump Day post come tomorrow!