January 2007 update from Yazzy

What's up, people?? Merry Christmukkah!! Happy Kwaanza! Happy New Year! Did I miss any holidays?? It's been a long a$$ time since I posted a blog. What has everyone been up to lately? Let me give everyone an update on what's been gong on in my life the last few months.

First off, on October 31st 2006, one of my best friends since Junior High and High School Janae and her hubby Pat had a bouncing baby boy, Sean Myer Thompson. He weighed in at 10 lbs 3 ounces. Congrats, Janae-nae and Pat!! I guess I am an honorary "Aunt" now :)

Let's move on to November: I started working in my dad's office in NYC on Monday November 6th. My co-workers are very down to earth and my hours are pretty flexible for now. On November 8th, I saw Queensryche at the State Theater in New Brunswick. What a great show!! Geoff Tate is a genius! Also I got to see my good friend, Michael Newman and catch up with him. He was able to smuggle me up a few rows to his seats right by the stage, right in front of Geoff Tate :) Thanks Michael! On November 14th, Scotty D, Nicole, Stephanie and I saw Steelheart in Hartford, Connecticut. Mike Matijevic sounds just as good as he did back in the day. He can definitely still hit all of those high notes..."I'll never let you gooooooooooooooooooooo!" Got to give Scotty D his belated b-day gifts that nite, one of which was the "American Hair Metal" book. Also in November and part of December, I hung out with Ramone Talarico in NYC and sat in on his voice lessons with TNT singer, Tony Harnell. That was awesome!!!! It was great to finally meet you Ramone after all these years of emailing and chatting. Thanks Tony for letting me sit in on Ramone's lessons! You rock! Thanksgiving was alright. Pretty quiet, which was fine by me

December had it ups and downs. The first week of December, I lost my wallet on the train on the way to work. I had to cancel my credit card, atm card and all that fun stuff. Had to get a new license and insurance card too. It sucked, but I guess it could have been worse. The next week, I got to see the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller center with Scotty D, Rob Wylde and Leigh Ann in NYC. We also got to experience the Charmin bathrooms right by the Virgin Megastore. That was definitely interesting to say the least. Took a great picture that night :) On December 14th, my cousin Sherry and her husband had a baby girl, Amaani. She is very cute. Sunday December 17th was a blast. My friend Liz threw her annual Holiday party. Great friends (Liz, Frank, Janae, Pat, baby Sean, DJ Dana, Xan, Greg, and Josh), great food and too many glasses of wine for me. Liz made a great Berry Martini too. We watched a video of her Sweet 16 party. How embarrassing and hilarious!! On December 22nd, Scotty D and I headed to Connecticut to see Warrant at the Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun. We ended up selling merch for them that night. Thanks Erik, Jerry, Jaime, Joey and Steven! My Christmas was alright, quiet, just how I like it. Right before NYE, my car stalled at the train station on my way home from work. It was pretty freakin' cold and windy that day. Not the best night to be waiting outside for a tow truck. Right after New Year's, the dealership told me it was my key that was the problem so I had to order a new one. Anyone want to guess how much a new key costs?? Anyone?? No guesses?? Here's how much it costs: 165 bucks!! Grrrrr!! I spent NYE with Scotty D, Rob Wylde and Leigh Ann. I drove the loaner car up to Massachusettes since mine was at the dealership. The car kept pulling to one side for most of the ride up on I-95, which completely freaked me out. Luckily Scotty D drove the rest of the weekend. Thanks Scotty! Scotty D and I picked up Rob Wylde from the airport, met up with Leigh Ann and headed up to New Hampshire in a mini snow storm. Overall, NYE weekend was fun, great friends (minus "the downer"), great food and lots of drinks. When I say drinks, I mean water of course ;)

Here I am now on Sunday January 7th writing this blog and watching The Apprentice on NBC in the background. So that's my long January 2007 update. Sorry if I left anything out. Gotta run. It's my exercise time. Gotta shed those holiday pounds.

Catch everyone later. Hope you all have a grrrreat 2007!! One more thing, Congrats soon-to-be Mommy Judy and Daddy Chris!! See you at Winger in February!

~Yasmine~ p.s. Pick up the Daughtry cd. Best cd of the year!!

Hey friends,

Just wanted to let everyone know that I set up a music page for Pride Of Lions here on myspace. Toby Hitchcock and Christian Cullen from Pride of Lions gave me the go-ahead last weekend and I think the page looks pretty good so far. For those of you saying, "Who's Pride of Lions?" check out the page and add 'em to your friends list:

Pride Of Lions

~Yasmine~ p.s. Happy Easter!!!!!!!

Happy New Year!! I hope all my friends out there had a great New Year's Eve. Did ya do anything fun, hmmmm? Scotty D and I went to see Danger Danger at Double D's here in NJ. It was a blast. We met a fellow myspacer, Mare. She rocks! Hope to hang with you again real soon. Check out some pix from NYE with Danger Danger at the addy below:

Rockin NYE with Danger danger

See ya,

~Yaz~

 

First off, does anyone here really read my blog?? Just curious. Sometimes I feel as if I am writing to myself. HaHa!!

Anyways, just thought some of you out there in My Space Land might like to know that my Stryper Reborn Tour 2005 pictures are featured on  two very cool websites:

1. Michael Sweet.Com Go to the "What's New" section

2. StryperOnline.com Go to the "Gallery" section

Thanks to Jeff W. from MichaelSweet.Com and Ron Braun from StryperOnline.com.

See you around,

~Yasmine~

As of today, the 6-cd changer in my ride contains the following:

1. Europe - Start From The Dark

2. AdrianGale - Re:program

3. Stream of Passion - Embrace the Storm

4. Frameshift - Absence of Empathy

5. Stryper - Reborn

6. Dream Theater - Octavarium

At home, I have been listening to 7: The best of Stryper.

Just added to my cd rotation: TNT - "All the Way To The Sun" and Michael Sweet - "HIMS."

So friends, what's in your cd players, hmmmmmmmmmmm???

~Yaz~ still on a Stryper-high from Philly on Oct. 29th. See the pic below :)

I was watching VH1 late the other night, which is the only time they play videos, and I saw the new Depeche Mode clip for "Precious." I've always had a weakness for Depeche Mode. I saw DM in 1994 and they were awesome! Someone's gotta bring back good new wave-pop-electronica music. Their new cd, Playing the angel, comes out in a few days. Check out more on DM and watch the new video for "Precious" at Depeche Mode @ VH1

~Yaz~ proving that you can be into metal and new wave-pop-electronica at the same time ;)

Hello friends,

It's that time again. Stryper is heading back out on the road. My friends and I are going to see them several times this week. I can't wait to hear songs from their new cd, "Reborn." Should be a blast!. Here is a list of shows we will be attending:

Thursday, September 22
Webster Theater - Hartford, CT

Friday, September 23
Crocodile Rock - Allentown, PA

Saturday, September 24

Vintage Vinyl Records - Fords, NJ (Stryper in-store appearance) 

B.B. King's Blues Club - New York, NY

Sunday, September 25
Northern Lights - Clifton Park, NY

Anyways, wish me luck. Hope we have a safe drive and all that jazz (knock on wood.)

Later,

~Yaz~

I had the opportunity to check out one of my favorite bands, Europe, on May 5th when they came through New Jersey. It was the one of the best live shows I have ever been to. My friends and I were right up front singing our hearts out. Europe played all their hits including Carrie, Cherokee, Superstitious, The Final Countdown and many more as well as a handful of songs from their new cd, "Start From The Dark." This was my first time ever seing Europe and they completely blew me away. They have soo much energy and play from the heart. I can't wait to see them again, hopefully some time in the near future :)

Check out some of my live pics from the show at this location:
Europe LIVE pix

~Yasmine~

I recently saw James LaBrie, lead vocalist for Dream Theater, on April 14th. James is a great performer and has one of the best voices in rock. His latest cd, "Elements of Persuasion," is awesome. The new Dream Theater cd, "Octavarium," is set to drop on June 7th. Check out some awesome live shots from the James Labrie show at the following link: James LaBrie @ Starland Ballroom Rock on! ~Yasmine~

Check out some pics from their show at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse in Pennsylvania on Saturday, March 26, 2005 : Warrant/ Great White/ Firehouse ~Yazzzz~

Assuming someone out there cares, I will be away for a few days road tripping with my friends Judy and Scott. Friday we are heading to Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut to see Nelson . Saturday we are heading to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania to see Warrant , Great White , Firehouse . I've never been to that part of Pennsylvania before. Should be a blast. Wish us luck. See all my myspace friends when I get back on Monday night. Later alligators. Happy Easter!!!!! ~Yasmine~

My friends and I saw Tesla here in NJ at the Starland Ballroom on March 2nd. I took some cool pics during the show and met the guys afterwards (Thanks Dunbar!) Check 'em out in the photo album titled "Tesla..." Cool New Pics!! Also, check out some pics of my friends and I with Stryper, Mars Hill, Warrant and more at the link above. Enjoy! Later, ~Yaz~

Well I'm finally on myspace.com and having a great time. I'm not sure how to use all the features yet, but I'm sure I'll catch on. So its 2005, wow! That means I've been out of high school for 10 years, yipes! Anyways, here's my latest cd purchase: Pride of Lions - The Destiny Stone. Pride of Lions is Jim Peterik of Survivor and lead singer Toby Hitchcock. This is the best cd I have bought in a long time. Jim Peterik is a great songwriter/guitarist and Toby Hitchcock is an incredible vocalist. Check out some clips at Pride of Lions That's all for now. Is anyone actually reading this?? :) ~Yaz~