Joy part 2

okokok i couldnt help myself, this shot is from the Detroit Free Press....anyway where did i leave off oh yes.. Anita finished her set and said goodbye to us ...but we all knew she wasnt done, she probably went back to check on her boys , just like a mom, and she came back out and talked a bit and took requests from the audience...now at this poit some poeople who sat in front of us left aso there was an open area of us and the stage , so as she was asking what to sing next Preston Stands up and she clearly sees him and he says"Lead me into love"...his favorite song...shes says .."yeah ok (pointing at him)...how does it go she was thinking ..and preston stands up again and shouted the first couple of words and she says "yeah thats it"....it was hysterical. She ended with my favorite of hers "you Bring me joy"...so we stood around a minute after the concert but Preston and the others from the website had a goal...GET BACK STAGE.....ok im thinking there is no way thats gonna happen...so i waited a bit away from the enterence to backstage where people who had passes got through..and i see the group slowly go IN!!!..ok now im thinking im screwed so i called preston and said you need to come up and get me..well not as nice . THey didnt let me through no matter what i said and thats their job good for them...bastards. So finally the guard got a call to let me in . Down some stair sand around a trailer a patio was there set up with tables and umbrellas. we sat at a table and awaited her to come over . When she noticed us she jokingly scolded."how did you get back here"......she was doing a fundrasier for a local church and we waitied patiently for her to finis.She came over to talk a bit and she recognized some of the girls from the website and she acknowledged preston from during the show , she even talked to me about the drawing you see up there, she gave prestonand i a hug and kiss and that was our que to go, and we did . it was great....later on thet night i won $200 dollars at the mgm casino WHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

You Bring Me Joy Part 1

Yes ladies and gentleman that is me giving anita baker a drawing i did of her during the concert........READY Here we go
Preston and i arrived in detroit and checked in to our hotel and had time to kill so we went over to canada..why?..i ask myself the same question evrytime we go, its really not worth the hassle at the borders to go to a country that looks like it just entered the nineties, but anyway. We changed at the hotel and went to eat something before the concert..Max&Erma graciously accepted us into their home. We arrived at the venue and met up with preston's online anita baker fanatics and we all talked and headed inside. We got to our seats which were very close, about 4 rows back , right in the center from the stage..now usually there is some space between the first row and the stage right...not here if you were in the front row( which some of the internet girls were)..you were looking at anitas feet..literally. Most of us were in the same row which was great for me because i had one of them screaming like a girl on my right and a girl screaming on my left (Preston sat to my right if you didnt pick that up). We chit-chatted with the people around us, the audience was made up of everyone possible , young, old, all nationalities, then the lights dimmed ans the band began to play . Anita came out like she does, and began to serenade us with that beautiful voice which still hasn't lost any of its magic. We were so close , she was literally right in front of us singing, Preston twiching with awe was ready. He had bought flowers for her and proceeded to go to the stage to give them . Now Anita is always open to gifts during her concert so evrytime we see her people gave her things and we figured this was our turn...so she knelt down and talked with Preston , said his name in the mic and told him to turn around and wave ..which is what hes always wanted..he was in heaven. My oppurtunity came a bit later i worked up the nerve to get up there and present her my gift. She loved it and asked meif i drew it, i said yes and she asked me my name and made me say it into the microphone, "Scott" i said ...it came out deeper than i wanted but hey. She then said a gracious thank you to which i replied "no thank you " . She then proceeded to wow us again with more of her songs,........Part 2 "saga of the back stage caper" coming later

well its Wednesday morning and things have calmed down in life finally , I was sick the week of my babcii's funeral and had went to the doctor before leaving Cleveland to go home, and was given an antibiotic for my troubles. What didn't help was my parents house which housed about 4 cats. a new puppy and my older sister's ( who stayed with us during all the services for convenience) big hairy dog...so I was basically coated with a layer of dog and cat hair throughout my entire stay. Growing up we had cats and dogs and most importantly PROBLEMS BREATHING..now my mother still wakes up and does a daily routine of hacking, coughing and what not to clear the animal hair from her innards. Having lived away for a long time now my breathing difficulties which ranged from asthma to lung infections to general allergies all cleared up id say a year after i moved out..and have been fine since....maybe it had something to do with the animals?...YOU THINK?...now having said that, my older sister and her husband both suffer from chronic allergies, asthma and take medications of all sorts....THEY HAVE
CATS AND A BIG HAIRY FRIGG'N DOG!!!...in there humble abode with a hitch. Now I point blank said.."You know most of the both of your problems would clear up if you got rid of your animals and any carpet in the place"...Oh the look of absolute evil I got when I suggested even a hint of them feeling a hell of a whole lot better if the "godlike' animals were gotten rid of. I enjoyed seeing all of my family again ..All my cousins who like me have escaped out of state, I may elaborate more on a later blog..but ill leave you with this...as we were getting into the car to go to the church on the last day (catholic funerals last for about a month) I noticed m older sister was covered in dog hair..i said "look at all the hair on you "..she said "so ,im proud of my dog"...that you are you big hary weezing fool..that you are.