And the next best performance at the 2010 Grammy Award goes to Pink for her high-flying singing act. (Oh my, that was campy… The Gazela is kicking in.) But in all seriousness, I think that was the most love Pink has ever received. (She got a well-deserved standing ovation.) Okay, so you’ve probably seen twirling acrobats at your local fabulous clubs and all… But the more thought I put into it, Pink is one ballsy chick! And she pulled off the routine flawlessly. Hats off to Pink.

I also loved 21 Guns by Greenday.

And then there’s Taylor Swift’s atrocious duet with Stevie Nicks. Okay, I understand that Taylor is a young and bright songwriter, but the girl can’t sing. (Where is Kanye to set the record straight?) Now to Beyoncé, it seems as if marriage life has crossed into her music. I don’t know, is she singing or nagging?

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Okay, I must admit, I know very little about and have no business to blog about celebrities, pop music, the Grammy’s, and even television in general, but I’ve found a new level of respect for Lady GaGa after watching her perform at the Grammy’s with Sir Elton John. She rocked that stage and she was amazing even alongside the great Elton John covering his classic hits! Lady GaGa is amazing beyond words. I knew I missed out when she came to Van… Damn H1N1!

By the way, is it just me or does Lady GaGa sound like a mix between Christina Aguilera and Amy Winehouse. She also reminds me of Donatella Versace in that green outfit.

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So, I went to see Diana Krall last Thursday night. What can I say, amazing singer, pianist, and band… but the overall experience was lousy. I had a hunch that it was going to be a bad experience and I was right. A week prior, I saw Diana Krall featured on her husband’s show (Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…) as a guest.

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A sneak peak at U2′s latest video. Shot in North Africa.

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Sorry, I can’t help it… I *heart* Steve Perry’s voice! This song will definitely be on the playlist at my wedding. (If that ever happens.)

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I remember watching the Super Bowl 43 with the bf and friends, and when I heard Journey was performing, I was ecstatic! (As a wee girl, my exposure to Journey was primarily through radio and cassette tapes.) Then, to my surprise, I saw an Asian guy singing and sounding almost like Steve Perry!

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So I set my alarm 5 minutes before 10AM awaiting the release of U2 tickets to the public Onsale. Well, there was the option of becoming a (paid) member of the U2 fan club to purchase Presale tickets, but I thought about being a little more adventurous to see if I can snag some decent seats through the trusty and honest Ticketmaster system. So I opened multiple browsers waiting for the stoke of 10.

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Wow! To my surprise, I was able to purchase tickets to Coldplay through Ticketmaster with ease. They were actually available! Not sold out in less than half a second! And I didn’t get redirected to TicketsNow! So like, what happened? Well, here’s a possible explanation: http://www.ticketsnow.com/TicketsNow_Special_Message.html.

Hmm… I’m going to check for tickets to Fleetwood Mac. Okay, so am getting this error message:

Anyway, I got tickets to see Krall and Coldplay by just lying in bed with my Mac and Internet connection. This is amazingly sweet! Okay U2, I know you’re coming to town.

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Diana Krall is coming to Vancouver, May 13 & 14! And once again, presale tickets from her official site is already sold out. It really sucks that I repeatedly miss out on every concert I really want to go to. I missed out on U2 in ’04. I missed out on Michael Bublé early ’08, and then missed out on Metallica in December. Oh, did I mention I didn’t even make it to Pemberton? Not that I planned to, but if I did, it probably wouldn’t have happened (as usual). I did make it to Feist, but that was like an outdoor tofu fest. The line-ups to get in was ridiculous; so were the line-ups to the food/beer stands. And since it was outdoors, it was probably a good idea to avoid eating and drinking to avoid the port-a-potty lines as well.

The biggest setback to enjoying any event, here in BC, is our lack of anti-scalping laws.

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