More Neon

Here are some more upcoming shows:

Oct 30 2008
10:00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN @ TRAPP DOOR (*21+ Show*)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

Oct 31 2008
10:00 p.m.
HALLOWEEN @ RIVERWOODS (*All Ages*)
PROVO, Utah

Nov 1 2008
9:00 p.m.
THE ICON w/ LOVE YOU LONG TIME (*All Ages*)
POCATELLO, Idaho

Nov 4 2008
8:00 p.m.
WHY SOUND w/ LOVE YOU LONG TIME (*All Ages*)
LOGAN, Utah

Nov 7 2008
8:00 p.m.
ELECTRIC THEATRE w/ LOVE YOU LONG TIME (*All Ages*)
ST. GEORGE, Utah

Nov 8 2008
9:00P
BURT’S TIKI LOUNGE w/THE 88 (*21+ Show*)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

Nov 21 2008
9:00 p.m.
VELOUR PRESENTS: COWBOYS AND INDIES (*All Ages*)
PROVO, Utah

Dec 12 2008
7:00 p.m.
THE WARFIELD w/ THE KILLERS (SOLD OUT)
SAN FRANCISCO, California

Neon Trees

Here is the info for this week's shows:

Thurs. Oct. 30th
The Trapp Door (Yes, it's a gay bar. And yes, it's fabulous.)
9:30 p.m.

Fri. Oct. 31st
Halloween at The Riverwoods (Inside the Magelby's Oyster Bar)
9:30 p.m.

And I had to post my favorite pictures from last Monday's show. Here's the scene outside the House of Blues after the show where people were lined up for an hour just to get autographs and pictures with Neon Trees. It was very surreal and funny to me. So I had to take pictures of all the people taking pictures. They made a lot of new, devoted fans that night. Good times.

Last Roses

Even after a full-on snow storm, then indian summer heat, and now near freezing temperatures again, I was still able to get these out of my rose bushes today.
And these:
And these:

Neon Trees/Killers

Here are just a couple faves from Monday's awesome show.

More rock conversations...

Here are my 2 favorite Katie quotes from the last week:

Mom: "Katie, daddy has a show in Las Vegas Monday night. Do you want to go to the show, or do you want to stay at grandma & grandpa's with a babysitter?

Katie: "I'll stay with the babysitter."

Mom: "Are you sure? He's playing with Ronnie, and The Killers."

Katie (excitedly): "O.K. Yes. I want to go to the show."



Here's an excerpt from our "playing house" session the other day...

Katie: "And, so...pretend I was a rock star."

Mom: "Like daddy!"

Katie: "No."

Mom: "Like Hannah Montana!"

Katie: "No, mom. More rock star than that!"

More Kitties

Has everyone seen these sites?

Cats That Look Like Hitler.com

LOL Cats.com

These are the latest kitty sites that Danny Hurley told me about. Remember "Kitty Wigs"?

It's On

Here are 2 shows not to be missed:

Monday, Oct. 20th - The Killers
with special guest
NEON TREES
House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV

Tuesday, Oct. 21st - The Killers
with special guest
NEON TREES
The Warfield - San Francisco, CA

Bridge Academy of Art

By now everyone in the world knows about our brother from another mother, Bustin (Justin Taylor, artist extraordinaire). You can read about Bustin on our blog here, here, or here. Everyone knows Bustin is the bomb.com when it comes to painting. But did you know that Bustin had a baby? (Along with his homies Jeff Hein, Ben Mcpherson and Sean Diediker.) It's called The Bridge Academy of Art and you can read more about it in this article. Tonight they're having an opening reception for the school and you should go...cause I'm bringin' cupcakes. Here are the deets:

Bridge Academy of Art - 146 W 600 S - Provo, Ut - Open house Oct. 9 - 7:00 p.m.

Star Fingers!!

Look at this totally awesome picture of Mrs. Laura Watkins Daines.


And I don't even feel bad putting this on here without her permission, because she's so smokin' hot today. I took both the below pictures of her cherubic face, but really I wish with all my heart I had taken the above picture. Love you, lady.

Chooshky

Yes, these look kinda gross. But there are few dinners in this world I love more than Bulgarian stuffed peppers. Or as Katie is calling them this month... "hearts stuffed with brains." I'm just glad my babies love them too. Sooo yummy.

SNL

Hey everybody, we just wanted to spread the word in case you didn't know already, that The Killers will be playing on Saturday Night Live THIS Saturday, the 4th. I get so excited when I see them play on T.V. It makes me feel all warm & fuzzy & proud inside. Love you, Ron!

And here are a few faves. They're oldies, but goodies: :

Bless our hearts...

I have 2 new favorite blogs. I just love any Mormon satire (as long as it's in good taste, of course). These 2 sites are so funny to me because, let's face it, us Mormons are a peculiar breed and there's SO MUCH fun to be poked!!

My Religious Blog

Seriously So Blessed

Happy Birthday To Me

I had a really fun birthday this year. I even had a birthday party. Yes, it was at a gay bar, and yes, it was fab. Thank you to all the friends who showed up for the birthday/Neon Trees show: Morgan & Vicki (and for the awesome cake), Danny, Elin, Bustin, Clayton, Ted, John & Amber, and our neighbor, Lee. Thank you for your presents and your presence.

Also thank you all you homies that came to the show in Vegas sat. night: Mom & Dad Patterson, Mom & Dad Campbell, Chris, Ronnie & Lisa, Robbie & Candace, Justin, Bronson, John, and anyone I might be forgetting. Even though the entire staff of Jillian's belongs on The Daily UnCool, it was actually kinda nice to have a private little showcase for our most important homies. Love y'all.
And here are a few faves from the night...

This Guy

This is Scott Wiley. He is an engineer/producer and owner of June Audio. Scott's worked with everyone from Kanye West to Ryan Adams. And the reason he's extra cool today, is that he's been recording with Neon Trees (Bdog's band) for the last 3 days. Well, last night Bdog brought home the tracks they finished and they sound INCREDIBLE. They're not even mixed and mastered, but they sound completely polished, finished and radio ready. (At least to the lay man, like myself). Scott is awesome at his job. He's the bomb dot com.

Shrinky Dinks

Remember Shrinky Dinks? So cool. Katie & I made one the other day. She colored it all herself and it now hangs on her princess backpack. It clanks all the way to kindergarten everyday, and she loves it...

Sego Festival #3

Here's a rundown of the Sego Festival kick-off on Fri. Sept. 26th at 1st North & University Ave. in Provo:
(oh yeah, and admission is free)

1. Somber Party (7:00)
2. Saint Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls (8:00)
3. The John Whites (9:00)
4. Neon Trees (10:00)
5. Seve vs. Evan (11:00)


And for those who are interested in Saturday's festivities, they're at the Castle Amphitheatre at the very top (east end) of Center St. in Provo:

September 27 - Sat

Castle: 1. The Virtual Pandas (1:00) 2. Desert Noises (2:00) 3. The Queen of Nebraska (3:00) 4. The Alligators (4:00) 5. Coup de Grace (5:00) 6. Pierrot Le Fou (6:00) 7. Johan the Angel (7:00) 8. The Eden Express (8:00) 9. Mathematics et Cetera (9:00) 10. Return to Sender (10:00)


Lawn: 1. Shake & Echo (1:30) 2. The McKay Stevens Project (2:30) 3. Cory Mon and the Starlight Gospel (3:30) 4. Maple Grove (4:30) 5. Jacket Weather (5:30) 6. Quasi-Stellar Radio (6:30) 7. The Elizabethan Report (7:30) 8. Code Hero (8:30) 9. Shark Speed (9:30) 10. Chris Merritt (10:30)


Pond: 1. The Fearsome Poet Group (1:15) 2. Death and the Orange (2:15) 3. The Yaks (3:15) 4. Adam and Darcie (4:15) 5. Electron Deception (5:15) 6. Adding Machines (6:15) 7. Tiger Fire (7:15) 8. RuRu (8:15) 9. Forest World (9:15) 10. The Powerless (10:15)


Acoustic: 1. Season's Extreme (1:00) 2. James Barlow and the Such and Such (1:35) 3. Spencer Russell (2:10) 4. Laurie Blaisdell (2:45) 5. Pablo (3:20) 6. Katie Brandeburg (3:55) 7. Benton Paul (4:30) 8. The Color Gypsy (5:05) 9. Andy Livingston (5:40) 10. Spencer Kingman (6:15) 11. Jenny Guerra (6:55) 12. Boots to the Moon (7:30) 13. John White (8:05) 14. JP Haynie (8:40) 15. Scott Shephard (9:15)


Electronic/DJ: 1. DJ Soft Core (1:45) 2. Sugar Rush Kids (2:45) 3. The Crylics (3:45) 4. Marcus Wing (4:45) 5. Kashiwazaki (5:45) 6. Pleasant Pictures (6:45) 7. Hot Parents (7:45)

Star Wars Gangster Rap

This one's for you, EGO! I recently found this Star Wars rap from like, 6 years ago. It never stops being funny...

Proud Mommy

I just have to brag about my child for a moment...

We've had many proud rock 'n roll moments with 5 yr. old Katie. Like the time we were at Cafe Rio when she was 3 and she heard the faint music over the speakers and said, "Mommy, this is The Beatles" and she was right. Or when she actually cried because we weren't playing The White Stripes loud enough in the car. Or the time I found her playing alone in her room, quietly singing a Keane song to herself.

Well, the other day I had another proud moment. We were driving for a long time listening to the new Death Cab For Cutie album which, by the way, I've NEVER thought they were anything to write home (or on a blog) about. But this new album is so fantastic. I think I've listened to it 100 times in the last month. So, there we were, driving....and track 4 came on. I thought to myself, "Wow. The drums on this track are really interesting. They sound really awesome & different." Then Katie said something and I turned it down to hear her. I realized that it was Katie drumming her own beat on the seat behind me. A totally amazing rhythm that was perfectly synced with the song. It was just awesome. We are raising her right, thank you very much.

Neon Trees

Utah photographers Salt Lake City
Just want to make sure the world knows in advance:

Sept 18th - 8:00 p.m. Burt's Tiki Lounge - SLC, UT
Sept 20th - 10:00 p.m. VELOUR - Provo, UT
Sept 25th - 9:00 p.m. The Trapp Door - SLC, UT
Sept 26th - 8:00 p.m. Sego Festival Kick-off - Downtown Stage - Provo, UT
Sept 27th - 8:00 p.m. Jillian's (Upstairs Lounge) - Las Vegas, NV

Home of the brave...

Wedding Photography - Los Angeles

Here are a few faves from Steven and Kristin's wedding in L.A. Los angeles wedding photographer