July Concert Wrap Up

Yesterday I did reviews on the three Ohio wineries I visited. This month I did so much. In addition to the wineries I visited, I went to a couple of concerts. I love music as much as I love my wine. So today's post is about the concerts I attended this month.

I have a broad selection of music that I listen to. This year I have seen Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Tyga, Stevie Wonder and Tesla. This month I added Whitesnake, Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa to the list.


WHITESNAKE

My beau loves 80s hair bands, so I went to see Whitesnake with him, his brother and his friend a few weeks ago near Dayton. Songs you may be familiar with are, Still Of The Night, Is This Love and Here I Go Again. I was impressed with the energy of lead singer David Coverdale. He is in his 60s and moves just as he did when I was wearing cloth diapers and Huggies. The band's songs are still being used in the soundtracks of current shows and movies.

The show was great! All though I was not familiar with every song, I still had a good time. I danced, sang along to the songs I knew and drooled over guitarist Joel Hoekstra. I also met a couple who got engaged at a Whitesnake concert many years ago. The husband celebrated seeing his 100th Whitesnake concert that night.

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The Whitesnake Set

David Coverdale

Joel Hoekstra

THE BOYS OF ZUMMER TOUR

I took my preteen nephew to his first concert two weeks ago. It was a festival style concert where Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa were the headliners. It also featured Hoodie Allen and a few other acts I was not familiar with.

It may not have been the best concert to take a twelve year old because of the the glamorization of a certain natural drug that Wiz Khalifa refers to often; no judgement to those who appreciate it. His set even included giant inflatable joints that the crowd tossed around. The concert itself was entertaining and lively. I forgot how many Wiz Khalifa songs I actually knew. We went because my nephew was a Fall Out Boy fan but he left more of a fan of Wiz. Aside from the second hand smoke we inhaled during his entire show, it was a good time.

Fall Out Boy sounded just as they do on their tracks. Their set used a lot of graphics, laser lights and pyrotechnics. I felt like an old lady, jumping every time there was a big boom.  My nephew got a kick out of my skittishness. We sang along to Centuries, Light Em Up, Uma Thurman and older hits like Thanks For The Memories. Hopefully the concert will be a lasting memory for my nephew. You only get one first concert.

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The tour banner

Samsung Camera Phone Photo of us at the concert

Wiz Khalifa

Wiz

Patrick Stump & Pete Wentz

Joe Trohman & Andy Hurley

Light Em Up played as we headed toward the exit.

Until next time,
Be blessed! Be free! Be adventurous!
Kris,

July Winery Wrap Up

It's almost the end of July and this will be my first post of the month. My apologies! Sometime I get busy with activities and that is great, but my schedule leaves me tired or without time or motivation to write. We also celebrated the third anniversary of the style blog that this blog was spun from. This week I will sum up the last few weeks with  the events of the month. I will share the photos I took, some of which made it to instagram.

In the month of July I visited three new Ohio wineries, so in today's post,  I am doing a few short reviews of my visits. 

My Ohio Winery Visits

I love Ohio wine, so I  travel to new wineries every time I have the opportunity. This month I got the chance to visit Buckeye Lake Winery, Three Oaks Vineyard and Hidden Lakes Winery.

BUCKEYE LAKE WINERY

I spent July 4th at Buckeye Lake Winery. It is a beautiful place, even by the low lake water. They offer mostly dry wines, so those sweet Ohio wine drinkers may not appreciate the selection as much. I thought the wine was decent but the cheese plate, scenery and live music were my favorite parts. I recommend visiting just for a nice day by the lake. Supporting the businesses in the area will help them to survive while the city works on the issues with the dam.

Photo from the patio.

The cool tasting carrier at Buckeye Lake Winery.

Cheese and fruit! Delicious!

THREE OAKS VINEYARD

A week ago, Christina, my guy and I went winery hopping and Three Oaks was one of our stops. We were rushed because it was really busy that day. The inside and outside were both packed, so we did our tasting standing up in the middle of their tasting room. We tasted three wines each. The winery offers both sweet and dry wines. I found the Peggy's Pink to be interesting. It was sweet and citrusy. They have special events once a month with live music and food vendors. It just so happened we visited on that day, which is their busiest day. We were not prepared for the situation since we were winging everything that day. I look forward to returning in the near future, on a quieter day.

Christina at Three Oaks Vineyard

My tasting glass

HIDDEN LAKES WINERY 

The second stop that day was Hidden Lakes Winery in Canal Winchester. They were hosting a wedding party so we didn't get to see the grounds outside but we had dinner and did a tasting. The wines are mostly sweet. They offer flavors that come dangerously close to wine coolers in taste. My favorite was a sweet red called Red Velvet. It tasted like chocolate. We tasted five wines each and we're given two free wine slushy drink samples. I don't think there was anything that I didn't like. The food menu was simple, offering pizzas , subs and appetizers like artichoke dip. The Italian sub I had was good and filling. We also shared the artichoke dip, which was good as well. I plan to return to try the wines I didn't taste, check out the grounds and get a Red Velvet bottle to take home.

The front entrance of Hidden Lakes Winery.

My tasting at Hidden Lakes.

I will continue my July wrap up tomorrow, so come back to check in.

Thanks!

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Be blessed! Be free! Be adventurous!

Kris,