wizzzzzard!

i finally got to see wicked! i have been wanting to see the musical for some time but was never lucky enough to get tickets when visiting NYC. so when the touring show was making a stop in charlotte, some friends and i were able to get tix and see the show at ovens auditorium. i must say it definitely lived up to its bill of being a super show. i was really impressed with the whole experience and it makes me want to try and see the show the next time i'm in the big apple. the company of actors and actresses were quite impressive as was the set, music, and energy. i know there are times when you hear lots of hype about a broadway show or a movie or a concert...wicked really delivers the hype and makes it a most memorable musical experience. i was lucky to share in the experience with some special friends - noted by the photo above. sorry that this photo was taken post-show and that you unfortunately miss out on my bow tie and jacket attire.

one thing is for sure - don't pass on an opportunity to see the characters from oz.

"christmas" in march

i was able to attend the 2008 national championship banquet a couple of saturday's ago and, as expected, thoroughly enjoyed the celebration of yet another ring bling affair at the holmes dome! of course, being surrounded by people who love app as much as i do and seeing the mass of black and gold always helps the soul and the spirit. i didn't make it to the #2 banquet last year so i only had the #1 banquet of which to compare and i must say from my limited exposure to football banquets, that it seems to be getting bigger and better from one year to the next. you can tell a lot of thoughtful preparation was put into the event. there were tons of cool app nation paraphernalia up for grabs at the silent auction. unfortunately i didn't have a cool $200+ to place a bid for a 2007 authentic black jersey or a room size rug depicting kidd brewer stadium turf. one thing is for sure, we're getting comfortable with these ring ceremonies...what happens when it's six championships in a row and only five fingers? okay i know it's a stretch, but heck, after Wofford and GaSouthern games this fall i wasn't so sure of things then either. GO APPS!

in other football related news, APP season tickets are now on sale. it sounds like we've had record early sales for new ticket holders and hopefully renewals too. i've gone in with five others to place our order for a row of six seats. maybe we'll get lucky and have decent west side seats, but if not we'll take 50-yd line seats on the first row of the new deck on east side please. thanks. now that basketball season is coming to a close - tonight is championship game - it will be hard to concentrate on anything other than college football and counting the days until kickoff at LSU on august 30. 143 days and counting to be exact...