Is anyone surprised...

... that I found ANOTHER Irish singing group?  Actually, I've heard them for a while and haven't gotten around to blogging 'bout 'em. A different kind of awesome than Celtic Thunder but I have to say, it's pretty awesome all the same. I think Evan would approve more than he does of my favorite CT XD 

They're called The High Kings and consist of four guys that sing a lot more ballad-y traditional stuff. Being that I like more upbeat music I can't say I care for a lot of it. But one or two of their songs are fun.

This one is my favorite by them. Hope you's enjoy it. 

Not much...

Sorry for not too many blog postings... life has been pretty uneventful after the months of CT-tastic-ness lol

Getting ready for Christmas... I finished the presents for the 5 guys... as well as a few gifts for on and offline friends. Blasting Paul's Christmas CD all the while. 

Life is good. 

Late but great the St. Louis Celtic Thunder recap!!

HOLY COW!! St. Louis was an AMAZING show - let me tell you!!

Firstly - I DID see the guys by the buses!!! Explanation is coming...
Myself and some wonderful other area thunderheads got together for a pre-show dinner. In there I re-met Christie (a friend from the forums) and for the first time met her 5 year old twin sons, Cameron and Jacob in their kilts. I swear to you, I was ready to kidnap them by the end of the dinner. Just TOO CUTE. 
Anyways, the dinner had more or less ended and we had about an hour and a half before the doors even opened. So Kelly (another forum friend), her daughter Emily, Christie, her husband and the twins, MY friend emily, my mom, her mom and I go for a walk, along with one or two other TH's - maybe 12 people or so in all. We decided to go to Christie's car and get the boys their glow sticks. And across the street from her car? The buses.
Well, I'm like... oh it's too close to the show, they're inside by now. So without any weird feelings Emily and I run to the big CT bus and get our pictures taken, and run back. So we're chatting and putting on our glow sticks and suddenly the bus doors open and three people come out. I didn't pay much attention to the first person, mainly because the two behind him were quite obviously PAUL AND KEITH!
So trying not to be crazy Emily and I yell hello and wave, and they wave back!! Then Kelly yells something about them coming out to talk after the concert and the person I wasn't paying attention to yells back kindly, "Sorry, but we'll probably have to get back to the buses!"
So they all go inside and my mom turns to me and nearly squeals, "Oh my gosh Ryan spoke to us!" And I'm like O.O "THAT WAS RYAN!?" I cannot believe I wasn't paying attention to him!! I feel awful! lol
So then, the buses opened again and, God bless her, my mom pokes me and says; "Is that Damian?" And lo and behold, it was! And Damian was the twins' favorite so they both happily yell "HI DAMIAN!! YOU'RE OUR FAVORITE THUNDER BOY!" (could they BE any cuter?) and Damian, you could see him smile across the street, waves and yells "Hello!" Back to all of us waving. 
So that was amazing! Sure it wasn't an autograph or a picture, but it was more than I ever hoped for that night anyways... and it wasn't like I was in the masses of screaming girls either. They were waving to US.

So then the show started... here's my basic rundown.

Keith for one, I don't know what it was but I really finally noticed the beauty of his voice tonight! Middle of Castle's in The Air my jaw just fell and I was like; "KEITH!!!!! Why have i not noticed that you have the sweetest voice I've ever heard!?" I loved it. He told us all that we were "Too kind" 

Damian is such a dork. I love him. His dancing was awkward but endearing and the laughter he broke into in the middle of one of his songs was incredibly charming and infectious. His voice never ceases to surprise me - so low, so rich. He really seems comfortable with THAT at least now. lol 

Ryan was great craic as usual. I re-realized how... um... fit? yes, how *fit* he was in Ride On. He comes out in his VERY tight t-shirt of his, and, well, I just about melted then and there. And he hadn't even begun singing yet! lol "Welcome to the Pleasure Dome" was predictably hysterical.

Paul... Paul was Paul. Playful and powerful and just absolutely breathtakingly perfect. I could hardly breathe after You Raise me Up... not even kidding. Lots of smiles, even when his mic went weird in Steal Away. Kilt flip - also hilarious, not that I'd expect any different.

George always makes me smile, and tonight was so wonderful! 500 Miles was insane and just about the most fun thing to watch ever. He had a lot of fun gesturing to the audience and smiling at those in the first few rows. Such a sweetie. Like Keith, his voice just kind of hit me again - it's so gorgeous. 

Okay, of the audience I have no complaints. Well, there was a group that came a little late, three women and a man and they had a thing of whispering amongst themselves. Not too distracting but still. When I heard whispers during The Old Man I turned slightly planning to politely tell them to Shh. The man was nearly sobbing, wiping his eyes under his glasses. I don't think I could possibly put them down as uncaring fans after that.
Same man laughed quite a bit in Ryan's parts of That's a Woman... enough for me to quickly decided this wasn't just their first Celtic Thunder concert, but some of their first times hearing the music at all.
Oh and there was a girl who yelled "I love you Damian!" At the end of A Bird Without Wings. But I do believe she was the same girl who yelled "Go Declan (the drummer)! We love you!" At the end of his parts in the Raggle Taggle drum battle. So again, I couldn't find it in me to put her on the 'bad behavior' list.

All and all - WONDERFUL NIGHT! Pictures coming once Emily sends them to me!! lol