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Jamie Cullum, Part Deux

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We went and saw Jamie Cullum tonight. (2nd time in 2010 yippee!) He was playing at Chateau Ste. Michelle, and let me just say, if you haven't ever been to a concert there, you should absolutely go. It's gorgeous, the acoustics are decent for an outdoor arena and the people watching is to die for. Plus, if you sit at the top of the hill by the fence, you can spend your evening with a scary-ass peacock trying to kill-by-pecking. You can feed it kettle corn and cups of wine (Only the Chateau Ste. Michelle wine they serve at the winery, there are standards after all (or possibly rules regarding outside booze))but don't let the cops catch you, something about endangering the wildlife, blah blah blah. I should point out I didn't actually feed the peacock kettle corn OR wine, but there were lots of people hanging out with us along the fence that were drunk enough to find it an amusing way to kill time between acts. P.S. Jamie Cullum was AWESOME, once again. It was a much...

And I Feel Fine

I had the BEST time tonight at the Jamie Cullum concert, he is hands down one of my top 5 live performers. I would pay obscene amounts of money to go to his concerts, but luckily the tickets were a birthday present (yipee!). Really, I cannot say enough good things about him. He's lyrically a genius, he's got an amazing, distinct voice, plays multiple instruments, and has great interaction with his audience. Plus, you can't beat a man who can do a cover of Radiohead (High & Dry), Jimi Hendrix (The Wind Cries Mary) and Justin Timberlake (Cry Me a River), while still performing a full set of his own award winning music! And when I say award winning, I also mean Academy Award Nominated (Gran Torino). I had to spend the entire show with Lady Parkinsons McFluffyhair sitting in front of me, bobbing and weaving, blocking my view from time to time. And of course she had no rhythm so it was like watching an entire concert with Michael J Fox sitting in front of you. That lady wa...