Dream Concert, Dream City

My dream concert would be to see Bon Jovi and David Cook together.

The one place in the world that I am dying to visit is Las Vegas.

So how cool would it be if Jovi and Cook were to play together in Las Vegas?  Pipe dream right?  Wrong!

On April 28th, Bon Jovi and David Cook will be playing Tiger Jam (which benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Woo Hoo!

And I can't go.

Well, it's not that I can't go, rather, I can't afford to go.  Yeah, let the pity party for JC begin.

If you have any suggestions as to how I can get there - I'm all ears.

If You Can Dodge A Wrench....

The 18-year-old Super Ninja

Last weekend my dodgeball team kicked ass participated in the Average Joe Sports Club winter dodgeball tournament.

Yes, I play dodgeball.  No need to keel over laughing, I'm actually semi-awesome.  And by "semi-awesome" I mean, I'm usually good for one "holy-shit-where-did-that-come-from" play per game.  The rest of the time I pretty much suck. 

Our team was appropriately named Moves Like Jagger, and featured the owner of Average Joe's, a former dodgeball ref, an 18-year-old super ninja, Wonder Twins,  Wonder Woman, and a ringer the size of a Giant!

Obviously we entered the tournament feeling really good about our chances.

But then, we lost our first 4 games by a combined score of 57-8.  Yeah, we were that good.  I suppose if I had to do it over again, I should have called the team Moves Like Jabba.

Despite opening the tournament 0-4, we actually made the playoffs!  Don't ask.

We managed to win our opening playoff game before dropping the bronze medal game 10-5 .  Yes, we played in the bronze medal game.  Again, don't ask.

However the story of the weekend wasn't our record, it was the amount of injuries suffered on the day.  There was a blown out knee, a pulled groin, a busted lip, a torn shoulder, several balls to the face, and 9 really sore arms.  Come to think of it, that sounds like a good day to me!

Team Awesomeness

American Idol Season 11 - Prediction

American Idol Season 11 is in full swing so it's time for me to pick this year's winner.  And I don't mean to brag (I really do), but my track record with picking Idol winners has been pretty good.

I didn't really start watching Idol until Season 7, but in the four seasons I have watched, the singer I've picked for Idol glory has finished no worse than 2nd place.  And on two occasions, the person I've been rooting for has gone on to win the title of American Idol.

Before offering my season 11 prophecy - let's look back (quickly) at my predictions for seasons 7 through 10.

Season 7

I predicted David Archuleta would win - he finished 2nd

I was rooting for David Cook - he of course finished 1st

 

 Season 8

I predicted Adam Lambert would win - he finished 2nd

I was rooting for Adam Lambert - he still finished 2nd

  

Season 9

I predicted Lee Dewyze would win - he finished 1st

I was also rooting for Lee this season

 

 Season 10

I predicted Lauren Alaina would win - she finished 2nd

I was rooting for James Durbin & Hailey Reinhart- they finished 4th and 3rd respectively.

Season 11 - Prediction

The winner - Colton Dixon!

That's right, I'm calling Colton for the win!  And given my supernatural ability to recognize Idol talent, you can pretty much punch his ticket for the top 2 right now.

I'm also rooting for him to win, which has started a raging battle in the homestead.  You see, TC is pulling for Phillip Phillips and she's been pretty vocal about her disdain for the next American Idol.

Which means we're really hoping for a Colton vs. Phillip showdown at the live Finale.