K. Dana Morris

I'd rather be swinging at grapefruits than aspirins.

Archive for the month “November, 2013”

30 Nov 2013

Fall Football

I was treated to a very fancy night at Raymond James Stadium. Laura and Scott Whitley scored Club Level tickets to the Panthers at Buccaneers game, AND it was Monday Night Football. Note the ticket price…VERY fancy!

Now THAT is a cold beer!

Cup/phone holder combo – very efficient

The Monday Night Football booth.

Fat Elvis was not happy with the Bucs’ performance.

$345!!!!!!!!!!!

My next football game was a totally different experience. Going from fall FL weather (flip flops and jeans) to icy cold wintry KY weather (layers upon layers upon layers upon layers) was a shock. However, nothing beats being back at my alma mater. Every other year University of Tennessee visits Lexington to take on my Kentucky Wildcats. We almost didn’t go this year because both teams were really having poor seasons, and because the temperature was going to be 28 degrees or so. However, I was prepared with wool socks and my long puffy coat with a hood. Nothing was going to stop me and my bourbon flask from going to that game.

The trend these days is to have an old school bus renovated into a party bus. And they pull out all the stops. They have 60″ tvs, toilets, heat and A/C, and they don’t skimp on the tailgating food. Meats, side dishes, dips and cold beer. That started us out just right before we went into the game. Speaking of tickets…there were so many available that we each had 2 tickets to use – one for the first half and one for the second half. Mom saved the day by sending a stadium blanket with us and I never got really cold the entire time. Could have been the bourbon, or my Columbia brand below zero rated coat, but most likely the bourbon. The Cats stunk it up as we thought they would but it was still fun to be with my family at the game.

Go CATS!

Mike and I are warm on the inside!

NOT $345!!

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20 Nov 2013

Summer Concert Series

Robert Plant – Chicago, IL July 12, 2013
KISS – Orlando, FL August 16, 2013
Scott Weiland, Orlando, FL August 23, 2013
Sammy Hagar, Washington, DC August 29, 2013
Stone Temple Pilots, Orlando, FL September 18, 2013
Memphis 59 and The Clarks, Falls Church, VA November 8, 2013
Memphis 59 and The Clarks, Annapolis, MD November 9, 2013

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13 Nov 2013

Memphis 59 and The Clarks

Yet another fun event when I visited DC – my brother plays drums in the band called Memphis 59. They played two shows in two famous venues.

Friday night November 8th was at The State Theatre in Falls Church. It is vintage built in the 30’s and is a movie theater turned concert venue. The place had both table seating as well as a standing area in front of the stage so that I could get close and/or dance. I’d never seen the opening band, The Clarks, live before so that was also a cool treat. The stage was huge which is great because The Clarks have “a lotta dudes” in their band.

Scott, Mike and Toby

Nate, Scott, Mike and Toby

Robbie James from The Clarks joins Memphis 59 on stage.

The Clarks have “a lotta dudes”

Shimmy Low!!

Packed House!

The next day we took off to Annapolis, MD for the show at the famous Rams Head Tavern. I’d never been to Annapolis before so when we drove right past the Naval Academy football stadium I had to get some pics. If I would have known there was a game that afternoon I would have gone. Tons of men in uniform escorting their girlfriends and families to the game. Such a thrill to see!

This venue, The Rams Head On Stage, was really different than any place I’d seen a band show before. It was all table seating. No dancing, no prancing, no shimmy-ing low. I made the best of it mostly because my table mates were really fun. Unless it is a dinner show or a play I don’t really need to go back there. I like to be close to the stage and available to dance at any moment. But the sound was stellar, and the bands both agreed.