One of My Many Loves

Those of you who know me (really, you only have to know me for 5 minutes to figure it out) know that I have a deep rooted obsession with Chris Martin's geniuos he displays in the everso talented musical mix they call COLDPLAY.
Yes, friends - I am a fan.
And after a year now of wondering (more like agonizing) whether or not I was going to MISS their Viva la Vida tour, thanks to their added shows, I have now had the absolute pleasure of seeing them in Dallas. Just the thought of not being able to see them when they're that close makes my skin tighten up and my eyes begin to well (patheitc I know, but did I mention I'm a fan?). And it was FAN-tastic. We had worse seats than in the past, but that's okay because Mr. Martin likes to jump into the depths of the crowd which happened to be close to us. :) Thanks Chris.

Here are some of my personal Top-10 highlights:

1. Chris making reference to J.Timberlake hair was pretty much hilarious.

2. Getting to hear the drummer Will play and sing! He's my favorite behind Chris, of course.

3. The personalized gig to the great state of Texas

4. The AMAZING performance of "In My Place" - maybe my favorite performance (even though "Lost" was my fav and fun to see from new album)

5. Added piano flair to dislpay Martin's genious

6. Chris getting out in the lawn (oh so close!), guitar ready, closing in with the mike, only to bust out "I kissed a girl and I liked it..." (don't worry, he immediately stopped and started laughing)

7. His evil face and hand guesture game he seemed to get a kick out of (those there know what I'm talking about)

8. FREE CD!!!! No joke: he gave out a free live cut to all the audience - and it's AWESOME! I've been listening to it non-stop. You can download it on their website.

9. Billie Jean - hilarious:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeTHcGssOWA

(sorry I can't post video directly...it's not letting me right now for some reason - but I promise it's worth checking out).

10. And then, though this version wasn't at our concert, it's on the CD they gave and my new personal favorite - LOVE the rendition of this song (The HArdest Part):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_LSGomrsrE

So thanks Coldplay for an amazing night and brilliant music. :)