Well Said B!

Just got this e-mail from Diva Lori B! Thomas. . . Think I will pass it along! Hello everyone!!!!!!!! Well, you've been asking here we are!! EXCEPT, THIS IS A SPECIAL ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's the info:

Sunday, October 15, 2006, at the Rose Room, Lori B! and The Boys will be competing against another Boise band and the winner of the two will get to go to Memphis to represent Boise in the International Blues Competition. If we win here, we are off to Memphis!!!!!!!!!!

It is the Boise Blues Society's annual membership meeting. It begins at 4:00 p.m., bring a side dish as it is a potluck. If you are not a BBS member, PLEASE come and join. Not only is a great organization to be in, the people are great too, especially if you are a music lover. The Blues Society has been working hard these last couple of years to get more major blues acts in Boise, we have Blues Jams twice a month at the Reef and are looking at other venues to broaden the places we have jams, we started Blues in The School program and are going into the schools and finding some great blues talent out there, and the list goes on! In order to hear our band and to be able to vote for our band to go to Memphis, you have to be a Blues Society member as the Blues Society is sponsoring the winning band. Makes sense right? :-) It is $15.00 single, $20.00 family for one year. I am telling you, it is worth it. Plus, you get to hear Lori B! and The Boys, and hopefully we will win the competition and head to Memphis to represent the awesome people of Boise and Blues in Boise.

We are working on bringing in a Blues Act which will begin playing at 7:00 p.m. The doors will open to the general public for that at 6:45. Our band will go on at 5:00 and the competing band at 5:45.

So, pass this on to all your friends!!!!

Become a Blues Society member, bring a side dish, have great food, full bar, meet great people, hear awesome music and you can bring your family too, unless you want to find babysitter. Up to you! :-)

Hope to see you all Sunday, October 15th, 4:00 p.m. at the Rose Room, downtown Boise for BLUES FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, and on a side note away from all the above, Lori B! and The Boys thank all of you who have come to hear us over the years and for your support and love. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori B!

Ever Changing Boise

The ebb and flow of Boise is amazing. Newcomers have only seen the incredible growth and many want to close the gate behind them. However, isn’t the increase in opportunities that has made Boise such a fantastic city?

Our fair city should not try to stop new people from coming here, we should strive to maintain the lifestyle that makes Boise unique. furniturepacking-web.jpg

Old, not me!

25 Signs That, Sadly, You've Grown Up
Your house plants are alive, and you can't smoke any of them. Having sex in a twin bed is out of the question. You keep more food than beer in the fridge. 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed. You hear your favorite song on an elevator. You watch the Weather Channel. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook up and break up. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 14. Jeans and a sweater no longer qualify as "dressed up." You're the one calling the police because those damn kids next door won't turn down the stereo. Older relatives feel comfortable telling sex jokes around you. You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore. Your car insurance goes down and your payments go up. You feed your dog Science Diet instead of McDonalds leftovers. Sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt. You no longer take naps from noon to 6 PM. Dinner and a movie is the whole date instead of the beginning of one. Eating a basket of chicken wings at 3 AM would severely upset, rather than settle your stomach. You go to the drug store for ibuprofen and antacid, not condoms and pregnancy tests. A $4.00 bottle of wine is no longer "pretty good stuff". You actually eat breakfast food at breakfast time. "I just can't drink the way I used to," replaces, "I'm never going to drink that much again." 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work. You drink at home to save money before going to a bar. You read this entire list looking desperately for one sign that doesn't apply to you and can't find one to save Your sorry old ass.

On Display

This image and a few other new pixs will be going up at Dawson Taylor Downtown Sunday and will be up for all of October. Please come by and take a look.

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1ST Annual?

How can an event be 1st and annual. Seems as if the 1st annual would be the 2nd one! Considering how many of these events fail to make it to the second year maybe they should call them the 1st “hopefully” annual beerfest or what ever. We have a perfectly good word for the very first of any type of festival, concert, ball etc. INAUGURAL.

King of the Road"

For as long as I can remember I have heard that Roger Miller wrote “King of the Road” In Garden City Motel. Anybody else heard of this? Alternatives rumors include, Hotel Boise, and the Idanha. Don’t think there was ever a time when Four bits would buy an eight by twelve four-bit room- Downtown.

Multnomah Falls

The daughter and I drove from nowhere through the middle of hell and gone. Then we crossed the “bridge of the Gods” and almost made sunrise at the falls.

lissa-falls-web1.jpg Beautiful country and beautiful company.

Busta Busted-Barwatch

Ted at China Blue, reportedly had Busta Rhymes and his crew up and drinking way after the 2:00am deadline this weekend and was cited by the liquor cops. It is also rumored that the Loft was hit for leaving Jager and Rumble etc. in the cooler, therefore not having it properly locked-up after hours.

Liquid Travel

The TSA has partially lifted the ban on liquids while traveling on airplanes. You may now purchase "approved" beverages in the secure part of the airport. This is a good thing, nothing is worse than a hung-over passenger with nothing to drink!!

Hanging around again

Would you like to see some of the images from this website “live?” Lorena at Cinnabar Caffe, 6932 W State has graciously let me to place a few of my best on the walls of her great restaurant and coffee shop. Stop by and check it out. Thanks!

Don't walk

So, what happened to “the pipeline broke” we are going to see gas prices over three dollars, maybe four! Even with the highest prices in the lower 48. I am paying $2.72. With prices dropping every day. Yes, there are folks out there that wish gas was so expensive that we would all have to walk and “starve in the dark.” Thankfully it ain’t going to happen soon.

earlier rant & great comments!

Studio 60

Don’t think I have ever reviewed or endorsed a TV show on Boisee. A bit off topic as my son would say. So? watch Studio 60 on NBC. The pilot is the best show I have seen on broadcast in a very long time. Since no one eats any bugs, it is likely to fail. Catch it before it is gone.

Why do you live Boise?

This e-mail was fowarded to me by Julie Numbers Smith. . .From: "madeline behrendt" To: iwomenfilm@gmail.com Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 14:56:49 -0600 Subject: Why you live in Boise - send your story to Richard Florida for his new book Dear Boise,

The 9/14 post on Richard Florida's creativity blog (www.creativeclass.org) is a call for stories - about why you live where you live.

Richard is the author of "The Rise of the Creative Class" and "Flight of the Creative Class." He is working on a new book, the premise of which is "about how people pick the places they live and why that's the single most important decision they'll ever make."

I want to help Boise (and Idaho) be properly represented so I'm spreading the word, plse pass along to everyone who might be interested.

Details about length, timing, etc. are located on his blog, link listed above.

Richard's closing request: "Make 'em zing!"

For those new to Richard Florida, his work on the economic impact of creative workers on Place has appeared in media sources around the world including Newsweek, the New York Times and Charlie Rose.

Can't wait to read your stories