Is Tiger Woods Back?

I just published an article about the  Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship you can read it on Yahoo Sports here. Tiger Woods finished tied for third. Some folks say he has lost his killer instincts on the golf course as he faltered in the fourth round hitting a 72. It was Tiger's first golf event of 2012. I think Tiger will win his fair share if he continues to be in the hunt. Finishing third is not that bad. I don't know if he will ever be like he was in his prime but is Tiger back? Is he going to be in the hunt most events and winning a few here and there?  


Here are some highlights of Tiger Woods over the weekend:

Here are highlights from the final round:

I think it will be fun to watch. It will be interesting to find out if Tiger is back or not. What do you think?

Rooms: The End of My Rocking Week

I had one of those super cool weeks. I got to cover Bryan Adams on Monday and Ryan Adams on Tuesday. On Friday night I went back to covering theatre. Well, I covered Rooms: A Rock Romance being performed by the Elden Street Players in Herndon. I like it when theatre combines with music to end a week like that. Plus the musical made a perfect date night for my wife and I. You can read my review here.

Here is the trailer for it:

It's good music, good theatre and a good time. If you are in Northern Virginia check it out.

Short blog today since it is late and I need some rest before the day job.

Different Adams: Bryan and Ryan

This week I was able to review two concerts.One was on Monday and one on Tuesday. Both of them were at the fabulous Strathmore Music Center in Bethesda, Maryland. The artists even had rhyming names Bryan Adams and Ryan Adams. Similarities continued as both artists were performing without bands. The music however was very different and I enjoyed both shows.

Bryan Adams


Here is a link to my review of the Bryan Adams show. I was thrilled to find out the review made it onto Bryan Adams official website. Here is a song he played that evening off of his "Bare Bones" album.

Ryan Adams


At this show I had the pleasure of meeting a die hard Ryan Adams fan and she liked my review! Here is a link to that review. Here is a song he performed at that show. It is his final show before the encores. Here is is thanks to youtube..

Well working on some more stuff..

Sarah Burke R.I. P.

29 is way to young to die. At least Sarah Burke died due to injuries sustained in doing something she loved. As a skier I can relate to her love for the sport. As a competitor(mediocre as I may be) I understand wanting to push your  self, get faster (in racing) where she would try to go bigger. She did some sick stuff out there. I'll be honest stuff I am not looking for, but each are own. Snow sports lost a great one. Everyone who knew her talks about how nice she was which makes the story even sadder. I wish we were talking about gold medals she was winning instead of her passing...

Here are some highlights of what she did on the snow from youtube..

Profile:

Winter X Games 2011...

The crash...

Tribute...

The world will miss her R.I. P....

Joe Paterno RIP

I didn't have a problem with Joe Paterno losing his job at Penn State. It is a shame a scandal like that hit Penn State and I feel for the alleged victims. JoePa might have made some mistakes handling the situation and a lot of people lost their jobs due to the alleged sex scandal. A lot of those people were good folks and it may have been unfair but I think it was the right thing for Penn State to do.

Likewise, it is the right thing to honor Coach Paterno after he passed away this weekend. He was a great football coach no one can argue that. Some argued he stayed longer than he should. Having listened to Lavar Arrington on 106.7 The Fan in Washington before the scandal, I have know doubt he was a great man as well.
He coached his men to become better people. It was not just on the field but in life.

It stinks the scandal happened. It is unfortunate he made mistakes. However, that makes him human. It is a shame he passed away but 85 is a long live. Hopefully, he will be remembered for better times, for being a better man, and not what has broken over the last year.

Mike Herrera

Last Spring I had the opportunity to check out Mike Herrera in concert in Baltimore. The MxPx front man, the Tumbledown front man was doing a solo acoustic show. It was a neat experience I wouldn't expect a front man of a punk band going on tour with just an acoustic guitar. Anyway here is my review of that show.
I found a clip of that show on youtube...

Anyway, I met him after the show and bought the cd which the tour was in support of, it was called Live From the Basement. Mike was kind enough to autograph the CD for me and lots of other people who were at the show. Anyway I recently published a review of the album and you can read that here.  Here is a picture of Mike and opening act Louis DeFabrizio on stage...

Art the Play

Well I went to my second play of 2012. It was a play called Art performed at the Arts Barn in Gaithersburg, Maryland. It is a nice little theatre in a very pretty neighborhood. If you have followed my theatre writing on the MD Theatre Guide you know I have covered a few shows there. Starting with The Last Five Years, A Year with Toad and Frog, and Driving Miss Daisy. They always deliver with fine acting.

Art delivered on the acting. You can read my full review here.

Never under estimate the local community theatres. They try out a diverse selection of plays. Some of those actors end up on bigger stages. I've seen people who have performed at The Arts Barn end up playing at The Olney Theatre. So you never know what will happen.