In
2007 my three daughters did me
proud! Anne graduated from Cedar Falls High, my daughter Sara
graduated with Honors & Highest Distinction from the College of
Engineering at the University of Iowa, and Jen earned her Masters
degree in Psychology, a benchmark on the way to her Ph.D. in Psychology
at the
University of Michigan. Annie is now studying Graphic Arts at Iowa
State
University and Sara is in the graduate program in Structural
Engineering at the University of Illinois!
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my daughter Jen and I went to San Francisco for the annual convention
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In July my husband
Jim and I and our closest
friends took
a cruise from port to port along the rugged and beautiful coast of
Maine. It was a Lobsterfest cruise so I really got to indulge my love
of seafood!
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Talk about
indulging myself - this year I decided to be a bit of a "groupie"
following my favorite performer to as many of his tour stops as I could
manage. Believe it or not, I went to 16 fantastic Keith Urban concerts
in 2007!!
Linda's
Keith Urban Road Trip
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Chicago, IL
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Fresno, CA
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Worcester, MA |
| Phoenix, AZ |
St. Louis, MO
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Uncasville,
CT |
| Las Vegas, NV |
Memphis, TN
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Detroit, MI
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| San Diego, CA |
Des Moines,
IA |
Champaign, IL
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Sacramento,
CA
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Green Bay, WI |
Chicago, IL
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St. Paul, MN
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(Left photo) I was lucky enough to
receive a backstage pass to meet Keith in Las Vegas. I am on the far
right. Keith sang us a song, answered our
questions, and we saw a funny video about everything they have to do
to plan the tour before going on the road. I stopped to tell him how
much I enjoyed the
Phoenix show the evening before and he thanked me and gave me a hug, so
I was one happy fan! : )
(Right photo)
Three weeks later my daughters and I went to the St. Louis show. During
the pre-parties daughter Annie won a pair of backstage passes from a
country radio station. She (in navy) and daughter Jen (in red) managed
to stand on either side of Keith in their photo, so I was a little
jealous!
I did
find time to see Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Martina
McBride in concert as well!
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The Urban Concert Saga Continues in
2008
Roanoke, VA
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Upcoming: Peoria, IL
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Kansas City, MO
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Upcoming: Lexington, KY
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Omaha, NE
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Upcoming: Cleveland, OH
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Upcoming: Raleigh, NC
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Upcoming: Chicago, IL
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Couldn't figure out how to
upload the video
that
goes with the image to the right
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My hubby was a
ringleader in the development of the first annual 3 day Iowa
Irishfest in downtown Waterloo the first weekend in August. Lots of the
extended Walsh family made it to town for the celebration. My husband
won the "Best Legs in a Kilt" contest, the Walsh team won the Tug o'
War,
two nieces were in the Trinity Irish dance troupe that performed
multiple times during the fest, I got a shamrock tattoo (henna) and
daughter Jen ended up playing air guitar on the stage with U2 Zoo, a
great U2 tribute band that played one of the evenings. A good
time was had by all! Save the first weekend in August for Iowa
Irishfest #2!!
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