2013 In Retrospect...

Well, so much for "now that I have a mortgage, I won't be able to go to shows anymore..." 2013 was a damn good year  (winning tickets is one of the keys to making this type of year possible)! To be honest, I'm not sure if 2014 will be able to live up to the hype, but it will certainly be fun trying to see what we can make happen!! 

Favorite moments of 2013: TWO troubadour shows - Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails. That's pretty epic. Rail for NIN resulting in a foot across the face and a set list. Seeing Dave Grohl & Taylor Hawkins induct Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Front row for a Q&A with Getty Lee & Alex Lifeson. 3rd row seats for Depeche Mode. Paul McCartney for free on Hollywood Blvd.

JANUARY (3)

*1/23 Muse @ Staples w/ Gabs

*1/26 Muse @ Staples w/ Steph

1/28 Sound City Players @ Paladium w/ Gabs

FEBRUARY (1)

2/17 The Hives @ HOB Anaheim w/ Gabs

MARCH (4)

3/1 Morrissey @ Staples w/ Kathryn & David

3/5 Sound City Players @ Kimmel/Hollywood Blvd w/ Gabs

3/10 Milk & Bookies @ Skirball Center w/ Kathryn & Nic

3/27 KLOS Rock Against MS Benefit @ Whiskey A Go Go

APRIL (6)

*4/6 KROQ April Foolishness @ Gibson w/ Steph

4/16 Q&A with Getty Lee & Alex Lifeson @ Archlight Theaters w/ Jill & Gary

4/18 Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony @ Nokia Theater w/ Susan, Jill, Lisa & PJL

4/20 RSD Jimmy Eat World @ Fingerprints, Long Beach w/ Tiff, Lisa, Jazz & Mark

*4/26 Depeche Mode @ The Troubadour w/ Nic

4/27 Chevy Metal @ Maui Sugar Mill Saloon w/ Kathryn & Jane

MAY (7)

5/3 Rolling Stones @ Staples w/ Rosey

5/4 Stewart Copeland @ LACMA w/ KJ

5/5 Tenacious D @ Bootleg Bar w/ Gabs

5/11 Face to Face @ HOB Anaheim w/ Steph & Susan

5/15 Rolling Stones @ Honda Center w/ Rosey

*5/18 KROQ Weenie Roast @ Verizon Wireless, Irvine w/ Steph

5/23 QOTSA @ The Wiltern w/ Nic

JUNE (3)

6/2 Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants @ Echoplex w/ Kathryn & MJ

6/15 Playboy Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl w/ KJ

6/29 Chevy Metal w/ DG @ Costa Mesa 60th w/ Steph, Tiff, Jill & Paula

JULY (3)

7/2 Chevy Metal (Maui Ola Foundation Benefit) @ Laguna Beach w/ Gabs

7/29 QOTSA @ Kimmel Live w/ Kelly, Tiff, Lisa & Anthony

7/30 Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants CD Release @ Fingerprints, Long Beach w/ Kathryn

AUGUST (5)

8/8 Hall & Oates @ OC Fair/Pacific Amphitheater w/ KJ

8/11 Chris Shiflett & The Dead Peasants @ Alex's Bar, Long Beach

8/17 QOTSA Birthday Show @ Gibson w/ Kathryn

8/25 Steely Dan @ Nokia Theater w/ KJ

8/30 Trombone Shorty @ Hyatt Regency, NPB w/ KJ

SEPTEMBER (3)

*9/3 NIN @ The Troubadour w/ Anthony (he won, but I consider this a win cuz I was his +1)

*9/23 Paul McCartney @ Hollywood Blvd/Kimmel w/ Mark Ward

*9/28 Depeche Mode (THIRD ROW) @ Staples w/ Gabs

OCTOBER (2)

10/26 Bridge Benefit Night #1 w/ Tiff, Lisa, Sarah, Cosmo, & Debbie

10/27 Bridge Benefit Night #2 w/ Tiff, Lisa, Cosmo, & Debbie

NOVEMBER (3)

*11/7 NIN @ Kimmel Live w/ Cass

*11/8 NIN @ Staples w/ Anthony, Will, Daylin & Judith

11/23 Pearl Jam @ LA Sports Arena w/ Lisa, Dion & Tiff

DECEMBER (4)

*12/7 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Night #1 @ The Shrine w/ Tiff

12/8 91x Wrex The Halls @ San Diego w/ Sarah, Maria, Steve & Katz

12/20 Camp Freddy Night #2 @ The Roxy w/ Gabs, John, Nic, Debbie & Kathryn

12/31 Sheila E./Sergio Mendes @ Disney Hall w/ KJ

*Won Tix (Thanks KROQ)

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Life is good. Thanks to all of my amazing friends for helping share in the addiction. Looking forward to many more adventures and shenanigans (or in the case of Feb 2014, ShenaniLaragans). Bring it on, baby, bring it on!!!