Friends In Low Places? Tei Shi, And, Movies!

What fun it is bringing a crowd!
With Garth Brooks' (bio here) slate of concerts at the American Airlines Center in September, you can bring all your current relatives, including buying tickets for those ancestors who have passed away!
Mr. Brooks will invade Dallas with 7 concerts.

For something not Garth Brooks-y, try the Gorilla vs Bear "5" concert at the Granada theater, Friday July 31. (The theater is at 3524 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX 75206. Their phone is 214-824-9933.) While there you can catch Tei Shi (music here), who was actually born in Argentina, and whose real name is Valerie. If you call her Valerie, she may not respond.
By the way, the concert is sold out. My only suggestion is bring a gorilla or a bear & they may let you in.
You can chase the concert all the way to Austin, for they will be there next.

Quick Movie Rundown: (however delayed...)
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Bizarre, also smartly done.

Trainwreck: See how a vapid woman becomes less vapid. (Sounds whiny, but it was an entertaining movie).
Worth watching, if only for the random things that come out of Amy Schumer's mouth.

The End.
thanks!

"A Perfect Ride For Every Stride." And A Misguided Fashionista

Dear All,

One thing that impresses me about the new running shoes I bought today from Brooks:
Written on the side of their box is, "The Perfect Ride For Every Stride."

This was my creative way of taking a picture. You cannot see the whole phrase, but you can see some of it.

One thing that doesn't impress me:
I know it is 2012. But, what happened to Made In The USA?
I just assumed, and have assumed for a while, that Brooks shoes were completely made in the USA. Their headquarters are in Bothell, Washington.
They are not, instead they are made in China.
Needless to say, this cheeses me off (poor phrase, but you get the picture) because the company is not helping anyone in Bothell, Washington get jobs.
I turned to the bottom of my shoe box today, just to discover this: Brooks shoes are "Designed and engineered in Seattle, Washington USA. Manufactured in China."
Lovely. Just lovely.
Learn what's on Brooks' About page here.

As a result of my minimal research today, to find out where they are produced in China (I didn't find out!), I discovered the word press blog My Year Without China. Justin Centi tries to go a year without buying Chinese products.
What, no sweet and sour chicken?


More vital news: A misguided fashionista I saw yesterday was wearing a red and white tank top, with a neon pink bra showing. I think with jeans, I'm not totally sure.

Tumblr is my next goal.

Buenas Noches, from bloggerland.
Alice

n.d.h.

"Life Is Not Only Meant To Be Lived, But Celebrated."
Written on a card, that I once found at Whole Foods Market.
That may be the last positive thought for a while.