Madonna Fever

Last night my husband and I saw Madonna at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta. The concert was of course, part of her Sticky and Sweet Tour. The show was absolutely fantastic, extraordinary, amazing, awesome, splendid, out-of-this-world and a whole bunch of other adjectives I can't even think of at the moment. I plan to post a full review this weekend but due to holiday time constraints, I'm posting a couple of videos from her concerts in other cities. The videos don't fully capture the essence but I think you'll get the idea.

GIVE IT 2 ME: New York-Explicit




Devil Wouldn't Recognize You-Lisbon

Madge, Brit Brit and JT-Probably Together for One Night Only

I've purposfully avoided Madonna concert info and pics because I want to be surprised and delighted when I go see her in Atlanta. But this news cannot be ignored! I recently learned that Britney and JT appeared live and on-stage (not simultaneously and not in matching denim outfits) for Madonna's LA concert.

Why do these LA peeps get all the preferential treatment? For the love of Kabbalah! Please Brit Brit and JT, I just want you to show up to the concert in Atlanta. Can you imagine? Three of my fav pop artists on stage on the same night! One can only dream...



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Bye Bye Baby!

Reports confirmed today that Madonna and Guy Ritchie are officially calling it quits. It seems that nothing is on paper yet but Madonna’s rep says that they will divorce. Meanwhile, there are also reports that Alex Rodriguez is once again snuggling up to Madge.

I’m pretty bummed that Madonna and Guy are divorcing. The two seemed really happy for the longest time and it appeared that their relationship was solid. I suppose Guy could just consider the divorce another of Madonna’s reinventions. I guess she turned herself British with this one?

But forget about Madonna and Guy for a moment. How will this divorce affect me!? I have tickets for Madonna’s concert on November 24; that’s only 39 days away peeps! If this divorce causes issues with the concert and Madonna’s performance I may seriously get the red licked off my candy. It looks like this tour may no longer be sweet but definitely super sticky.

For the love of Kabbalah, I hope Madonna can find the strength to put on a stellar performance.

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Madonna Mail

Yesterday, I received the greatest piece of mail ever; Madonna tickets have arrived! I think the picture says it all. They're here! We are officially on our way to seeing Madonna in the flesh. Those tickets were just the thing to brighten up a dull Monday. T-minus 5 months, 12 days and counting...

MADONNA TICKETS ARE SWEET!!!!

At approximately 10:05am yesterday, my husband and I had a religious experience. Well, about as close as you can come to a religious experience in the pop music world anyway. WE GOT TICKETS TO SEE MADONNA!! That's right peeps, we're going to see Madonna on November 24 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta for her Sticky and Sweet Tour. We had our computers synchronized to the Ticketmaster website and when tickets went on sale at 10am, we were on it. My husband ultimately swiped the better seats and made the purchase. Our seats? We're gonna be in section 102! (Please see the diagram for reference) After we finished high-fiving our victory, we made hotel reservations and then spent the rest of the day reveling in our golden ticket purchase.

Now I can hardly begin to describe how excited I am about this. I believe Madonna is one of the greatest performers of our generation and I'm super thrilled to see her in concert. This is going to be like my version of Woodstock except sexier and without all that hippy nonsense. Ah yes, I can already imagine the fantastic party conversations I'll have! "Well when I saw Madonna..." I personally don't know anyone who has been to a Madonna concert so I'm sure all my friends will be psyched to hear all the details. ;)

The only thing that will make this concert better is a cameo appearance by JT. I can only hope that he's worked out a deal with Her Madgesty and will stop by to sing 4 Minutes with her. Regardless, I'm sure it's going to be amazing! Madonna is the like the queen of all pop music and her performances are always legendary perfection.

I am really excited about this concert! It's going to be hard to wait until November. Time goes by so slowly!

4 Minutes to Save the World From...What?

I'm sure most of you have heard Madonna's single 4 Minutes but yesterday I was asked what exectly are she and Justin Timberlake saving the world from? Sadly, I could not answer this question but I was determined to find out. With my trusty laptop I did some serious web surfing and came up with JT himself explaining the meaning. As I suspected, it doesn't have any real meaning. It's just something that came about while hashing out lyrics. Credit goes to JT for coming up with the line. Brilliant! He brings SexyBack and then saves the world from...nothing! Just another reason why I heart him!

Top Ten Ways to Spend/Waste My Economic Stimulus Refund

10. Gas

9. iTunes

8. Dentist (seriously, I think I need a root canal)

7. Tuna sandwiches from Subway (my office co-workers will understand)

6. Gas

5. Rent

4. Starbucks

3. Host a JT DVD party

2. Gas

1. Madonna Concert Tickets

Bad Apple Turns Good

I saw exactly 10% of American Idol tonight because I was fiddling with my iPod. My iPod is with me 24/7. It's in my car, at work, in bed and strapped to me while I clean house. While driving home from work today, it froze. Froze!!!! I about had a wreck because I was so concerned. OK, I'm being slightly melodramatic here but I have to stress the importance of my iPod. I was rockin out in my car to my tunes like I always do and I pressed the forward button to skip a few songs. It landed on Madonna's Vogue and then it was like time stood still. I pressed the buttons frantically but nothing happened. There was no error message or frowny face to let me know there was a problem; it was just stuck. I got home and had to take care of some other business and by the time I was ready to deal with my iPod, American Idol was on. I had the show in the background 'cause I thought the solution would be easy, just restore to original settings. Simple right? Wrong, because I plugged it into my computer and nothing registered. I might as well have plugged a toaster into my computer; nothing came up showing my iPod. My freakout mode went into overdrive at that point. I immediately went to Apple's Service and Support. The screen instructed me to perform a series of 5 troubleshooting scenarios, none of which worked because my iPod would not even register on my computer. I reviewed each scenario thoroughly though; knowing all the while I would have to get on the phone with a tech to resolve this disaster. However, I didn't want to be embarrassed when the tech would inevitably ask "Did you do X?" and I'd sheepishly reply "no." I've had this happen on way too many occasions so I decided to get everything in order so that I could quickly exclaim that I'd already tried that when the tech fired questions at me. It was just before I was ready to make the call to Apple support that I saw some information stating that "complimentary phone support" is only available to Apple customers within 90 days of ownership. My iPod is almost a year old. I read the statement over and over again trying to comprehend the meaning. What was I to do? I didn't think the good people at Apple could be this unfriendly. Was I not allowed to call simply because my product was aged over 90 days? I decided I'd have to make the call anyway. It was either my iPod was getting fixed or Apple was going down! Prior to my phone call, I held an imaginary conversation with the Apple tech to prepare myself. In my head the conversation went something like this:

Apple tech: Hello, thank you for calling Apple Support. How can I help you?

Me: (on the verge of tears) My iPod is broken.

Apple tech: What seems to be the problem?

Me: The screen is frozen.

Apple tech: (rolling eyes) Have you tried restoring to it's factory settings?

Me: No because I plugged it into my computer and it doesn't even register.

Apple tech: Let's see what we can do. What's your serial number?

Me: (giving the serial number)

Apple tech: I'm sorry ma'am, according to your serial number, your iPod is almost a year old and that makes you ineligible for complimentary tech support.

Me: What exactly is that supposed to mean? I bought this iPod and I take excellent care of it. It is my other "precious" besides my laptop. I demand that you help me fix my iPod!

Apple tech: Ma'am, you may purchase an extension of your AppleCare Protection Plan now and then I'll be able to assist you further. Would you like for me to set that up for you now?

Me: Absolutely not! I need for you to diagnose this problem immediately and help me fix my iPod. I realize that you don't make the rules at Apple but I really need my iPod to work. Do I need to box it up and mail it to Apple? I will! I just want my iPod to work again.

Apple tech: (sighing and rolling eyes again) Ma'am your 90 day warranty has ended. We cannot offer you any further assistance unless you purchase an extension of AppleCare Support or you also have the option to purchase a single incident of support for $29.

Me: $29?!?! Seriously!?!? (blood pressure rising and hyperventilation beginning) This issue can't cost $29! My iPod was not shattered into a million pieces on the concrete or doused in water. It can't be that serious. Can't you troubleshoot over the phone with me? I bet you can fix this problem in a jiffy. (trying to butter up tech)

Apple tech: (condescending tone) You will need to choose one or the other before I can assist you further.

Me: (sounding defeated) I'll purchase a single incident of support for $29.

Apple tech: Please give me your credit card # and expiration date.

Me: *#@^$!!! (under my breath) Giving tech the cc info.

Apple tech: Thank you. Now press the center button twice quickly and then hold it down for 45 seconds.

Me: OK. (performing action)

45 seconds later

Me: My iPod is unfrozen!

Apple tech: Everything seems to be in working order and it's now registering on your computer?

Me: Yes!

Apple tech: Thank you for calling Apple Support and have a good night. (hangs up)

Me: $29 for 45 seconds? *#@^$!!!

Fortunately for me, my imaginary scenario was completely inaccurate, starting with the fact that I never even spoke with a live person. I worked my way through the computer menu and my iPod was fixed in about 2 minutes by pressing the menu button and the center button simultaneously for 10 seconds.

I let myself get worked into a tizzy for nothing. I blame the combination of excess caffeine surging through my system and a cloudy brain due to sleep deprivation. I suppose that would have made for an even more interesting actual battle with an Apple tech but now I'll never know.

I'm happy to report that I was not charged for this tech support, my problem was resolved quickly and my iPod is at my side and humming along again. Apple turned out good after all. Thank you Apple!!

Music Distractions

I'm actually trying to post a recap of last week's Lost episode but I'm too busy enjoying my recent iTunes purchases. I went crazy for some remixes! I got my boy JT (that's Justin Timberlake for the rest of you), Madonna and Britney. I had about $10 left on an iTunes gift card and what better way to spend it! Of course Paul Oakenfold is in a couple of the remixes for JT and Britney. He's always awesome. I got a really cool reggae version of Piece of Me and I think it may be my fav purchase so far. I also like the Pokerface remix of SexyBack. I've decided iTunes may be almost as addictive as coffee for me. That's a bad thing, 'cause it means I'll be spending lots of $. I do enjoy the instant gratification of iTunes. Plus, my iPod is oh so much more convenient than bulky CDs with their jewel cases. My iPod is the only Apple product I own but I heart it!! You know the question about what you would take with you if you could only have one item on a deserted island? I think my iPod would be it (with an endless energy supply of course). Practical people would probably want a hunting knife or a lighter or some such nonsense but I know I wouldn't survive long even with those items so I think I'd rather go out with some rockin tunes at least!