Ok, this time of year, I start buying plants...and I don't stop....mind you I have been growing seedlings in my baement all winter too. I especially over do it on peppers. There are so many varieties! I already have 7 tomato plants and 6 pepper plants....Don't even get me started on the herbs! then the next problem...I simply don't have the room. I ended up filling pots with vegetable instead of flowers and then I am a slave to watering them twice a day. You would think I would have learned by now. But the promise of whats to come is making me so anxious that I overdo it...oh well....there are worse things I suppose.
So all that nice weather-see ya! We really did get spoiled huh? On one hand it was great to get a jump start on the season in my garden...now I want to continue. I have my seedlings in my mini greehouse, since they will freeze otherwise. I'm also having some decorative curbing installed around my front border and if it doesn't get warm they won't install. I'm dying to have it done. Oh well. At least its not snowing...Mothers Day is around the corner. Make mom feel special.
Maybe the Buffalo Common Council had it right in investigating putting up a retractable-domed stadium (like Lucas Oil stadium in Indianapolis above) on the waterfront to house the Buffalo Bills and more! I remember back in the 70's when the proposal to put up a domed stadium in Lancaster was all the rage...it would have been the 2nd domed stadium in the USA (after the Houston Astrodome) and I remember well the late-great sportscaster Stan Barron telling me we could have been awarded a National League Baseball team and MLB would have never expanded to Montreal (Expos). It could have been paid for by just charging a nominal fee to curiosity seekers wanting a "tour" of the facility in just 3 years...but we all know by now how everything turned out (and we ended up paying for the Lancaster Stadium after all the lawsuits ANYWAY). If we are going to pay million$ to update The Ralph, we should think about paying a few more million$ to put up a new stadium downtown...that should solve the problem of getting people to come downtown to the waterfront!
There is no doubt in my mind that I can polish off a bag of Starburst jelly beans in one sitting. I'm not bragging. I just love them. I am going to be glad when Easter is over and the temptation is gone. Easter baking this weekend. Homemade deep dish peach pie and homemade carrot cake...yum yum
I probably did it too early, but the weather has been so gorgeous, that I opened my ponds! I worked out in the yard two days straight! I am much further ahead than I usually am in the yard. Woo hoo! So bring on Thursdays at the Square, Drinks on my deck, walking Delaware Park....the list goes on and on!
Fred Rogers would have been 84 today. Ben and Christofer Wagner, two brothers who got to know him later in life (Mr. Rogers vacationed next to them in Nantucket) have produced a cool documentary on his life and their relationship. And of course, there's a Buffalo connection to the project...the late Tim Russert! Listen here.
John Mayer has just cancelled his tour, including a show at Shea's due to MAJOR throat problems.
First, a personal message from John:
During rehearsal on Tuesday, it came to mind that I should see my
throat doctor because something didn't feel/sound right. I went in for a
visit on Wednesday and a scope of my vocal cords revealed that the
granuloma has grown back where it had mostly healed. This is bad news.
Because of this, I have no choice but to take an indefinite break from
live performing. Though there will be a day when all of this will be
behind me, it will sideline me for a longer period of time than I care
to have you count down.
I want to explain this a bit more in depth than I have in the past,
because I know there's some confusion as to what this condition is; a
granuloma forms and continues to snowball because it's in a spot where
the vocal cords hit together and there's no way to really give it a
chance to heal without a good stretch of time and some pretty intensive
treatment. In short, it's one giant pain in the ass.
Okay, so here's the plan... Born and Raised will be released as
scheduled, but because I don't make a very good
anything-other-than-a-musician, I'm going to begin writing the next
album very soon. I feel really vibrant as a writer at the moment and
there's no reason not to begin the next album project in the time I
would have been touring. Somewhere in all of this is another surgery and
a very long chemically-imposed period of silence, so I hope you'll
understand that I have to really pick that date carefully.
I'm pretty emotionally burnt out at the moment, but please know how
hard I tried to resolve this and how disappointed I am that I can't
perform this record yet. I'm completely bummed, especially for all of
you who started making plans to see a show. Nothing feels worse than
having to break the stage down before the performance, and I mean
nothing. I love this band you were going to hear, I love the guys and
girls I work with, and the only thing that stops me from devolving into a
puddle of tears is knowing that it's a long life, and the greatest gift
in the world is being able to create music no matter what the
circumstances. So these are the new circumstances, and I'll find a way
to make it mean something. That's all you can ever do.
-John
And the official press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JOHN MAYER TO TAKE INDEFINITE HIATUS FROM LIVE PERFORMING
Recently Announced Tour Canceled
New Album Born and Raised Will Still be Released May 22, 2012
New York City, March 9, 2012- Seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer has canceled his recently announced U.S. tour and will take an indefinite hiatus from live performing due to the return of the granuloma in his throat. Mayer was treated for the same condition and placed on extensive vocal rest in 2011. The 18-city tour was to be his first in the United States in two years. Ticket purchasers should refer to their point of purchase for refund details.
His new album Born and Raised will be released as planned by Columbia Records on May 22, 2012. The album's first single—"Shadow Days"—debuted March 5 and is available on iTunes.
"Nothing feels worse than having to break the stage down before the performance, and I mean
nothing. I love this band you were going to hear, I love the guys and girls I work with, and the only thing that stops me from devolving into a puddle of tears is knowing that it's a long life, and the greatest gift in the world is being able to create music no matter what the circumstances,"
wrote Mayer to fans via his tumblr blog earlier today.
Canceled concert appearances include:
Thursday, March 15: Oklahoma City; WinStar World Casino
Friday, March 16: Oklahoma City; WinStar World Casino
Monday, April 9: Bloomington, IN; the IU Auditorium
Tuesday, April 10: East Lansing, MI; the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts
Thursday, April 12: Grand Rapids, MI; DeVos Performance Hall
Friday, April 13: West Lafayette, IN (Purdue University); Elliot Hall of Music
Saturday, April 14: Detroit, MI; Fox Theatre
Tuesday, April 17: Orono, ME (University of ME); Collins Center for the Arts
Wednesday, April 18: Providence, RI; PPAC Providence Performing Arts Center
Thursday, April 19: West Point, NY; Eisenhower Hall Theatre
Saturday, April 21: Buffalo, NY; Shea's Performing Arts Center
Sunday, April 22: Wallingford, CT; The Oakdale Theatre
Tuesday, April 24: Richmond, VA; Landmark Theater
Thursday, April 26: Tuscaloosa, AL; Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
Sunday, April 29: New Orleans, LA; Jazz & Heritage Fest
Monday, April 30: Memphis, TN; The Orpheum Theatre
Wednesday, May 2: Kansas City, MO; Starlight Theatre
Friday, May 4: Albuquerque, NM; Sandia
Saturday, May 5: Las Vegas, NV; The Joint
Sunday, May 6: Phoenix, AZ; Comerica Theatre
did you break your new years resolutions yet? Mine was to live a healthier life...I've made some strides....some I totally blew....(that one glass of wine thing gets me every time) I eat helthy food. lots of fruits and vegetable, whole grains and very few sweets...Portions-well, thats a work in progress...but then again isn't everything? so if you messed up your resolution...resolve today----don't wait for Jan 1 2013.
I spent the better part of last week in South Beach...OMG beautiful weather, beaches and people. Food was the freshest and most innovative I've had in ages...Fun clothes, Sick ass cars-hundred thousand dollar cars-everybody's got em...Its a little harder as I get older to say-theres no place like home, especially in the cold weather...I wonder if that means I will end up a snow bird...Won't that ruffle a few feathers....Anyhow, I love my job and Buffalo 90% of the time...I don't even mind the snow...just now for as long as we have it...But I'm thinking of spring and how much I love the feeling of a new beginning....theres no place like home....theres no place like home...theres no place like home...theres no place....like home :)
Alicia Keys selling her New York apartment for just $17.9 million! She bought it from Lenny Kravitz in 2010 for $14.5 million, and it has 5 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4 "powder rooms," and a state-of-the-art windowed gourmet eat-in kitchen and a spa. Check it out 
