27 posts tagged “london”

Show us your happy place.
Submited by edwina.

My happy place is traveling!!

Trafalgar Square

Kauai beach

Balcony view

Kegforum

I've been tagged by Sean.

Hmmm.  Going to post 8 random facts about myself.  I will try:

1)  I was the last one in my kindergarten class to learn how to tie my shoes.  My Mom still has the gold cardboard shoe with my name on it that I finally received when I mastered the difficult task!  LOL

2)  Zippers and Escalators make me nervous.  Zippers because I could never zip properly when I was young and always had button up coats because of it.  Escalators because one time my rubber boot got caught in one at Sears.  No damage to my foot but the boot was mangled.

3)  I've worked for the same company for 23 years.  (Whoa!!)

4)  My Dad wanted to name me Deidre Ann when I was born, but my Mom named me Kathleen Elsa (her middle name too).  She saved me from being a Dee Dee!!!  Plus I have to very cool initials of KEG!!!  : )

5)  I met Anthony Edwards at the Williams Inn in Williamstown, MA when one of my friends was going to school there.  He was in a play called 'Speed the Plow' at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.  It was after his 'Top Gun' days...so of course the only thing I could come out with was "I cried when Goose died!"   LOL

6)  I have identical twin brothers.  Growing up there were FIVE sets of twins on our street; including on either side of our house.

7)  I am a scrapbooker and started in 2001.  I love to take photos so it was easy to start!

8)  I'm a huge U2 fan.  I've been lucky to see them up and down the East Coast as well as in Hawaii, Ireland and England.  Where will I see them next???!!!

What's your favorite play and why?

It has to be 'The Phantom of the Opera' !!!

I've been lucky to see it several times.  Here in Boston of course; as well as NYC and London too!

I think it's my favorite because the first time I saw it was with Erik.  I still have the program and the ticket in a musical Phantom frame he gave me!!

Phantom of the Opera

The largest Apple store in the United States is opening right here in Boston today!

Apple is known to keep their stores under wraps until the opening and this is what it looked like until recently.

Apple boston

It's on Boylston Street and has THREE floors of Apple goodness to shop at!  WOW!

Boston mac

There has been lots of excitement about the store opening!  I've been following this one site that knew Apple was wrong in saying the store was the biggest in the world.  LOL!   The techies wrote to Apple for clarification and it turns out the biggest Apple store in the WORLD is in London on Regent Street.   LOL!!!!

Apple Regent St 2006

If you were independently wealthy, where in the world would you live?
Submitted by Eileen.

That's easy!!

I'd split my time between here, London and Hawaii !

Hmmmmmm!  If it's in Rolling Stone it MUST be true right?  RIGHT???!!

U2 are rumored to be considering a record-setting residency at London’s O2 Arena in the fall, when their new Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois-produced album is tentatively scheduled for release.

Prince currently owns the venue’s record for longest run of gigs with twenty-one nights in May 2007. The arena also recently housed the Led Zeppelin reunion concert, and U2, who are currently on the road promoting their new concert film U2 3D, have been rumored to play the venue for months. 

When asked about the band’s intentions, U2’s manager Paul McGuinness said of the O2 Arena, “It’s got great potential for U2 and because it’s under cover you can do a run of shows in the autumn.” 

Earlier this week, McGuinness called upon governments and ISPs to end illegal downloading. While that certainly won’t happen by the time U2 releases their new album, the O2 residency would help recoup some of those profits lost as the music industry continues to decline.

Show us a photo of a place you love.

London

London Baby!

Ha!  And you thought it would be a tropical destination!

Show us your favorite photograph.

London eye

From October 2006.

If you could easily choose to live in another country without all the red tape and legal stuff, which one would you select and why? 
Submitted by Matthew 25.

Vox?  Do you know me at all??!

I would want to live in England.  Specifically in London.  It's my favorite non tropical destination to visit.  If I could visit there every year I would!  Now Vox maybe if you could help with the exchange rate.....

: )

Imagine being in London tonight at Union Chapel??!!  

Bono and the Edge surprised a group of music fans with a four song set:

* Stay (Faraway, so Close)

* Desire

* Angel of Harlem

* Wave of Sorrow

This was one of the funniest reviews I read about the show tonight from Blend Music:

Anyone stopping by the Union Chapel in London on the 22nd? Nah, I’m not going to go either. Some no-name band is playing. I think they’re called Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions. Who the hell would even name a band Mencap? 

Well, it turns out we both screwed up. Apparently, Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions was actually Bono and The Edge. They played four obscure songs and even briefly broke into Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone.” NME was there, those bastards, and they’ve reported The Edge played a little keyboard before the duo closed with “Wave Of Sorrow.” I’m not even a huge U2 guy, and I wish I would have been there! 

BBC radio personality Jo Whiley introduced the tandem, referring to them as "A new band with a lot of potential...Dave the guitarist is very nervous...If he makes a mistake forgive him, he's new. The singer is very shy." Son of a bitch. Someone needs to invent a time machine already, so I can go back and see this.

I wonder where LARRY was tonight?!?!!?  LOL