Tulsa Trip and Ellis Paul concert

Hello All! Happy Sunday! 

It was just last Sunday that the hubby and I traveled to Tulsa, OK for a much needed day of fun. We checked out the Flea Market...didn't find a thing that we  had to have. So, we went on over to Affair of the Heart at the Tulsa Fairgrounds. I've never been, so I was happy to finally get there. They had about 850 booths, in a giant Air-conditioned building! There was SO much to see: big letters, vintage windows, kinda reminds me of Pinterest in Person!  The Prim creations of Polka Dot Pig Primitives, aka Julie Miller, was a must see. I have a little collection going on of her stuff.

It was folk singer,Woody Guthrie's 101st Birthday! 

Celebrations going on in Downtown Tulsa! The "Guthrie Green" was alive with music, craft vendors, lots of folks enjoying the afternoon on the lawn. 

We went to the Woody Guthrie Center just across the street. 

It's a wonderful tribute to the man and his legacy of music. 

I didn't realize that he was an artist, too! 

I especially enjoyed  seeing his sketches.

 This wall of screens greets you near the entrance. 

It switches to different photos, words, etc.

Love the mural on the outside wall.

 My very favorite part of our trip was the Ellis Paul concert

at the Hardesty Art Center! 

It was originally scheduled to be in the garden venue beside the building.

Rain and some loud thunder changed that to an indoor concert.

Ellis Paul has been, and IS one of my favorite singer/songwriters for many years.

Check out Ellis' website HERE. 

He sang lots of his new music for the upcoming album. 

They are GREAT!

Kick Out The Lights/Johnny Cash is a FUN "audience participation" song.

My hubby even sang! 

You can hear "Chasing Beauty" on his website....or HERE!

 It's a beautiful song.

 This is Ellis and I taken after the show. It was so nice of him to sign autographs and take photos. I'm sure he was tired after playing on OKC on Friday, and then Woodyfest in Okemah on Saturday.
Thank You to Ellis for sharing your talent!
Also, thanks to Scott Aycock for putting on the show!

Yes, that is a McCartney shirt that I'm wearing! LoL!

 Here's the Art Center.

They had an amazing Fiber Arts exhibit going on.

Check out Tulsa, OK if you are ever in Oklahoma!

We had a super nice time! 

Now to get some painting done!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

julie

Happy St. Paddy's Day!

Hope y'all are wearing some green today!

Here are several links to all things Irish!

Click HERE to learn some Irish Gaelic phrases!

 The player actually pronounces the words.

Images of Ireland at this site....

The best Irish Band ever...The Chieftains!

They're celebrating 50 years of great music.

 Click on the photo to go to their website.

There's a free download from their new album.

My favorite movie to watch on the 17th!

Dennis Morgan can sing those Irish tunes!

One last link if you ever plan to go to Ireland!

Lots of info HERE!

We hope to visit there someday.

My great grandfather was a cobbler by trade in Ireland.

He started a cobbler shop in Illinois when they moved to America

Hope that you will enjoy these links!

Happy Saint Patricks Day!!

julie

Christmas Lights from Coldplay

You will need to pause my music player to listen to this Coldplay song.

Enjoy!

Imagine John at 70

 Happy Birthday to John Lennon.

 Wish we could've had 30 more years.

 We still have the soundtrack to our lives... 

and can Imagine all the wonderful things that can and will be... 

Thank you.

Please visit The Beatles website for lots more info. :)

Back to blogging and U2 concert!

Oh my gosh, is it really October? Ummm, wait, it's almost November!!

I hope that my blog slump is over. Stuff just happens, I guess.

I plan to post/paint/twitter, and whatever else, more often.

To start things off, here's some photos from the U2 concert in Norman, Oklahoma last Sunday. This GIANT "spaceship" was bigger than OU Stadium! It was amazing! Over to the left is the OU jumbo screen, which was tiny compared to the stage setup. When it got dark, the "Claw" came alive! :)

That honeycomb thingy in the middle would raise and lower to make the screen bigger.

Lots of colors! :)

Adam Clayton does what he does best!

A "blue" song...LoL!

It was great fun! The Blackeyed Peas were the opening act. I was surprised that I really liked their performance, too.

While in Oklahoma, we stopped at "Country Collections by Hart" shop in Moore! It's a painter/crafters' dream! I was in heaven! Will tell ya' more later!

Thanks for stopping by!

**julie**

The *CUTE* Beatle at 67!

Maybe, *WOW* is a good way to express it!

Need I say more?

Sir Paul was THE best concert event that we've ever been to ever imho!

This is the 1 year anniversary of the BOK Center in Tulsa. It's a great venue...holds 18,500. Perfect size!

Paul was there to celebrate it, but more importantly it was a celebration of 45 years from this music legend!

We were 8 rows up right at the side of the stage.


Paul joked with the audience in his usual adorable "Beatle" style. I don't think he's changed much since those days. Except now, he has 3 hours worth of hits to sing. That didn't even begin cover all the list of great songs.

The name of his band now is The Firemen! They are awesome!
Click the link to hear their CD.
Their new single is ,"Sing The Changes."

Whistling drummer and keyboardist. :)

The piano was on our side, so his back was to us when he played.

We could still see well when he turned around, tho.
Of course, I was so dang excited to see him turn around....

those pics turned out blurry!! LoL!

I am STILL on cloud 9, wishing that it wasn't over!

We will hopefully see him again!

Hope you didn't mind the drool on the screen! LoL!

julie

Woooo! McCartney!

I am SO looking forward to tomorrow night!

Yes, it's McCartney!!
I was 12 when my Grandmother bought me my 1st 45 Beatle record!
I screamed like crazy during "A Hard Days Night."
I would wear my Beatle hat and shirt everywhere.
Boy, did I think I was Cool! ;]

I still have my Beatle doll of Paul.

Wouldn't sell it for anything!

Now he's a Fireman!

They were such a major part of my teens!!

Now, I will finally get to see Sir Paul sing all my favorites!

To play the video, just pause my music player to the right.

Enjoy!

Will post lots of pics later in the week!!

Ellis Paul Free Music Download!

Hey y'all! Thought you'd like this free music download from singer/songwriter, Ellis Paul! Yep, it's FREE! How many musicians today do that for their fans? Just click on the photo to go to Ellis' website.

I can hardly wait til the cd is released!

His music speaks for itself. I've been a fan ever since I heard, "The World Ain't Slowin' Down." I was on my way to work ,a "few" years back, and the local DJ said, "It doesn't get any better than this!" He was certainly right.

My grandbaby and I love to listen to "The Dragonfly Races" cd as well. A real fun toe tapper! It's a must if you have little ones around. Well, it's fine without little ones around as well! :)

Enjoy!
Special thanks to Ellis Paul for his kind generosity in sharing his wonderful talent!

Loreena McKennitt fans

Good morning all !

If you a fan of Loreena McKennitt's celtic music, she has a new Christmas CD coming out. You can click here and have a free listen of the entire cd...it's only available for 24 hours. Beautiful, calm, serene and just lovely music to lift your spirits!

Midwinter Night's Dream

I am listening to it while I paint! :)

Thanks! Hope you enjoy the music!

Ellis Paul

Ellis Paul is one of my favorite musicians. I ran across this video and thought I'd share it with y'all. It's a beautiful song written by Woody Guthrie. Woody died before he could finish it, so Ellis took on the challenge and put the words to music. He did a wonderful job! Hope you enjoy it. If you'd like more info on Ellis Paul, here's a link to his website.

http://www.ellispaul.com/