Great Song to Continue the day with

If I could stay...
Then the night would give you up
Stay... and the day would keep its trust
Stay... and the night would be enough....

Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet and there's no one around
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground

I have a painting for you.

Paul Mitchell Salon.

I have a painting for you.

It has purple, gray/silver, and black oil paints.

It is really beautiful.

One of my favorites by far.

I hope that you enjoy it.

The creativity is pushing my boundaries to the limit.

Thank you for inspiring me to do new things.

It's all about the fashion, ya know.

And vertical lines, right?

The beginning of an addiction

Ruby Adelia Prinz
 You are so perfect in every way,
 I need your smile by my side,

Your smile brightens up my day
Much more than the sun’s warm rays
And all the myriad of stars in the sky,
Nothing can comes close to your beautiful eyes

I wish I could tell you how I feel
But words cannot express;
The depth of love I have for you
And each day is no less

I want to show you how I feel
And this is where I’ll start
I hope that you’ll take care of it;
I give you my heart

JR  6/14

U2 U2 U2 U2 U2 U2 U2

What would a proper U2 be without the 3 Musketeers? That's all I've really known since the 1990's. So I'm going to include some pics of Aaron enjoying this concert with us front row from AZ. We were very fortunate this time around because Rebecca and her Husband Mark were present also to enjoy this amazing Set!!!               Like I talked about before, seeing U2 in concert is an experience. To me.... there are concerts and then there are U2 concerts. Without these two musketeers the experience would not be the same. Such a great time out with these two guys at the concerts over the years. When I go through the motions of staying in line all day and devoting an entire day and a half towards this group, I expect to get something back other than a great performance, right?
I mean come on be serious, if we really call ourselves Superfans 1-3 we have to try and gain everything we can, while we can that U2 is around right? There are a few items that I like to collect at the concert while I'm there if I'm lucky enough to get front row. The first is a set list. The second is I try to get a pick from The Edge or Bono. Those are pretty difficult. But the easiest of them all are pictures that I can take of the band from a great location. This time around I was unable to bring my camera and I relied on the guy next to me to take a few shots with his digital camera. I actually lucked out, because they turned out really well. Before checking out the pictures below check out the awesome new technology U2 put in place at this link that can allow you to locate yourself in the stadium and tag yourself within a High resolution picture!
http://www.u2.com/gigapixelfancam/110607/138138-jonathan-ruff

 
 

And this part was for her

This one's for the lonely
The ones that seek and find
Only to be let down
Time after time

This one's for the torn down
The experts at the fall
Come on friends get up now
You're not alone at all

And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?

It comes and goes in waves, i....

This one's for the faithless
The ones that are surprised
They are only where they are now
Regardless of their fight

This one's for believing
If only for it's sake
Come on friends get up now
Love is to be made

And this part was for her
This part was for her
This part was for her
Does she remember?

It comes and goes in waves,
I am only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I am only led to wonder why
Why I try

This is for the ones who stand
For the ones who try again
For the ones who need a hand
For the ones who think they can

It comes and goes in waves,
I am only led to wonder why
It comes and goes in waves
I am only led to wonder why
Why I try

Greg Laswell

When Inspiration flows freely

 I've always told myself....

Get that nasty feeling out of your system as quickly

as you can so that you don't regret it down the line.

Also, that you don't carry that burden with you the next day,

so that you may transfer that nasty feeling toward another soul.

This is why I enjoy the brush stroke, the smell, the texture

of oil paint late at night. For me, it's a calming and soothing rehabilitating feeling for me. Also when I paint for others I feel that that satisfaction feeling of their happiness of loving a piece that I made.

Art was never on my radar growing up.

I was always looking up to my sister in awe of everything

that she created. But through her inspiration and guidance I can

add some pointers to my feeble attempts towards my inspiration.

As I move forward in life inspiration is key with transition.

Growing up I might have looked to the wrong inspiration as I molded my life. However I feel that new inspiration is such a blessing at a very key point in my life. Whether it's through guidance, my painting, or my walk in life, I feel that inspiration is 

a key part of my maturation. 

"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely."

~ Karen Kaiser Clark

Just a quick glance at happiness

I'll keep the long, juicy filled blog for another day when I have all of the pictures to make it amazing; however here is a quick glance at what we waited in line all day for.

Front row next to The Edge.

It doesn't get much better than that at a sold out Oracle Stadium.

It was amazing. Not just that I was there with Superfan #1, but of our location and the concert in general. U2 belted out 24

amazing songs over a 2.5 hour reign.

Like I said these pictures don't do it justice being taken by my IPHONE.

We were so close.....

Each and every time we get to experience
these guys, we are very lucky.

I swear at least three times in the concert Bono looked at Sooz and I, as if he were singing right to us.... no lie, I swear!

 I feel like a kid in a candy store when

I get to experience this band. 

From the stands, from the seats, even from 10 feet

away, U2 was made for a stadium concert venue.

It's more than a concert, it's a production. It's so planned out to perfection, that I think each and every 

fan can take something different away from the concert.

I've always enjoyed going to the concerts with my superfans because they know how amazing U2 is in concert. We each hold that common bond of loving the band in its entirety since we were very young. I'm sad in some ways that my Sister (superfan#1) 

and my brother (superfan#2) might not be able to trek

down with me to Anaheim in a week for their next concert.

This is why I'm trying to steal superfan #2 away

from his obligations in the bay area just for a day as

we trek down to try and find "happiness" again. We'll see. 

Maybe I'll bribe him and his lovely wife in some way or another. 

They only come around every so often right????

HaHa well there's my happiness for the week. 

Oh and also I was able to grab this while at the show!!!!

Thanks to my boy AJ from the U2 road crew.(pictured above)