Army of Mom

So this is how liberty dies ... with thunderous applause.

9.08.2005

My birthday present

Called my best childhood buddy last night and asked for what has to be one of the ultimate cheesey Army of Mom birthday presents ever: tickets to see Hall and Oates. The blue-eyed soul pop duo was my favorite growing up. I loved these guys and saw them in concert at least four times from junior high to high school. I even have a John Oates guitar pick. Actually, it with a picture of the duo is framed and on a shelf in my office area at home. I loved these guys. I even had a Daryl Hall haircut in high school for a while. I thought he was all that! I still like him. The concert is Nov. 1 and my birthday is Nov. 7, so it is perfect. Tickets go on sale Saturday. I'm so there!

Daryl Hall is still effing cool as far as I'm concerned.

ADDENDUM: Hall and Oates trivia for LaLa.

posted by Army of Mom @ 11:01 AM  

15 Comments:

  • At 11:16 AM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I went to one of the 7th grade concerts with you. I can't say it left that big of an impression on me, you know, I am more of a George Strait kind of gal.

    Ok - trivia question, and it should be easy. What was their number one single and how long was it at number 1?

     

  • At 11:33 AM, September 08, 2005, Blogger Army of Mom said…

    Without going back and looking, it was probably Sara Smile ... no idea how long topping the charts. Am I right?

     

  • At 11:38 AM, September 08, 2005, Blogger Army of Mom said…

    Ok, I was wrong ... little did I know. Went and looked it up:

    "Maneater," the biggest hit of their career, reached the number-one spot on December 18, 1982 and stayed there for four weeks.

     

  • At 12:31 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I'm glad you gave it an honest shot before looking it up, I knew you would. They had several great songs. I think my favorite is "Private Eyes".

     

  • At 1:01 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    They were cool. How about Mellencamp? John Cougar, whatever you call him. I get to go see him tomorrow night. WOO HOO ~

     

  • At 1:58 PM, September 08, 2005, Blogger Gadfly said…

    Ewww

    Get a stick and kill it

     

  • At 2:09 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Auuughhh.... my ears are bleeding.

     

  • At 4:48 PM, September 08, 2005, Blogger Rachelle Jones said…

    is it your birthday today? Please say we did not miss it?

     

  • At 4:48 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    The Mister is supposed to be coming home this evening with tickets for Allison Krauss and Union Station. We can walk to the auditorium, and the show is the week of our wedding anniversary!
    There's no music group I'm that gung ho about so much that I would go to all those concerts. You must have had deep pockets for tickets. Priorities at different ages bring fond memories.
    You're gonna have Fun! You manage to do that with so many situations. It's why I like reading here, usually an upbeat post going on.

     

  • At 5:09 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    MrsDOF,

    Allison Krause is amazing live. I hope you guys have a great time.

    AoM:

    ::blank stare:: Who or what is Hall and Oates?

     

  • At 10:02 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Alli, please say it isn’t so, you are so out of touch. Let’s have a one on one conversation. Hall and Oates is a new cereal. AoM is considering it for a new diet. You have to be a rich girl to afford it, so I can’t go for that, but it sure makes Sara smile.

     

  • At 11:45 PM, September 08, 2005, Blogger Uzz said…

    mrsdof and alli...

    I shot a private party for Allison Krauss and Union Station last year and sat backstage during their acoustic set...she is amazingly sweet!!!

     

  • At 11:54 PM, September 08, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Its not so much "out of touch" just young. :P I'm

     

  • At 4:24 PM, September 09, 2005, Blogger Army of Mom said…

    LaLa - good one. You had to work on that one!

    Alli - "out of touch" was one of Hall and Oates' hits. *giggling* They are the No. 1 pop duo of all time when it comes to record sales. Wow, I said record. *shaking my head* Records are what us old folks had before CDs and cassettes, just in case you didn't know. People also called them albums. ;)

    KMR - I liked Mellencamp back when he was John Cougar. His attempts at dancing made him less appealing to me over the years.

    Army Wife - My birthday is Nov. 7. Just buying my bday gift early. And, I told my mom that I was going to see H&O and now she is going with me instead of my best friend. :)

    LabKat and Gadfly - ppphtthpppttt!!!!!

     

  • At 6:18 PM, September 09, 2005, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Alli - other hits were:
    "Out of Touch"
    "One on One"
    "Rich Girl"
    "Can't Go For That"
    "Sara Smile"

     

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