June 27, 2018 - Madame Tussaud's, M&M World, Mean Girls AND Rod Stewart & Cyndi Lauper

Elisa's Daily Scoop
Covering Long Island & NYC Boroughs 
CURRENTLY TRAVELING IN: MANHATTAN
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Good Day!!  

It's a busy, busy one!  We gals are heading into Manhattan at around 1pm, where we will spend the entire afternoon and evening.

I've a few minor errands to run - drop Punkin off at Jo-Mar to board for the night and see if I can squeeze in a quick manicure. 

Ugh, two of my nails broke this week while (yuck!) cleaning.  So, now, even though I grew them all out quite lovely, I have to cut them so they match.  I don't like when they are all not the same length.

Ok, so let me get this day started ... I'll be back tomorrow with the full Scoop!

-E
xoxo

Tanya's Daily Scoop 
Covering the West Coast & the World
NEXT TRIP DEPARTS IN: 15 DAYS:
WASHINGTON DC/VIRGINIA

Hey Hey Hey & a Happy Day to one and all!

While Elisa is off to go have fun with the gals, I'm coming off of a night where the saying holds true that GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN!

Cyndi says - Girls just want to have fun!
- Which is true?
Rod says - If you want my body and you think I’m sexy come on sugar let me know!
- And I have to agree with that too!!

Me and Kathy (c)travelincousins.com

Me and Kathy (c)travelincousins.com

Dave, myself, and Kathy (c)travelincousins.com

Jodie, Kathy and me - Travelin' Tanya (c)travelincousins.com

And if you wanna hear about all of the fun that was had, please come back and tune in just a bit later this afternoon - because this girl is always a busy little bee and I have to head on outta here and get some stuff done!
Catch ya later,
-T

Alrighty, I'm baaaack and ready to share.
So a few weeks ago my friend Kathy and I started discussing the Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper concert. We spoke to Jodie and Dave about it and then it was a plan. Easy as that!

Being that if you park at the Hollywood Bowl you have to deal with stacked parking - that can take hours to get out of, Kathy had suggested that we book a shuttle with her and leave our cars parked in Lakewood.

Jodie who works in downtown Los Angeles would meet us at the Bowl.

And so it went.

​But since Jodie arrived at the bowl earlier than us, she took it upon herself that I would be her designated driver (which I always am) and that I wouldn't take the shuttle back, but instead drive back with her.

Our group of 4 (c)travelincousins.com

Shortly after the 7pm start time out Cyndi took to the stage to much anticipation of the crowd.

Cyndi Lauper (c)travelincousins.com

Same funky moves, same vocals, same great tunes. Just now all of 65 years old!!! WOW! Rock on!!

​She lit the stage and brought much vibrant energy to the audience.

Cyndi Lauper (c)travelincousins.com

Standing, singing & dancing (c)travelincousins.com

I have to admit however that I do have a gripe about her performance...

In between each set, she stood on that stage and chatted it up with her fans out in the audience and if all she did was chat I woulda been cool with that.

But she used her star status and the fact that everyone was there and paid good moola for the concert - and she decided to give us all a political lecture!

For that reason I was incredibly turned off and rather miffed by her doing so.

Now Sir Rod on the other hand...a very professional and seasoned ROCK STAR who has both charm and class. He knows better than to use his time on stage to hijack the audience into listening to a political rant.

Rod Stewart (c)travelincousins.com

We enjoyed the classic crooning and bringing us back to the 1970's (before my time, but I still enjoyed each and every song), 80's, 90's, 00's and up to today by sampling from his brand new yet to be released upcoming album Blood Red Roses.

Rod Stewart (c)travelincousins.com

There was even one song where he had Cyndi come out and sing right along side him to This Old Heart Of Mine.

Cyndi Lauper and Rod Stewart (c)travelincousins.com

Cyndi Lauper and Rod Stewart (c)travelincousins.com

With 4 costume changes and more energy than most 73 year olds that I know, he really knew how to thrill the audience and keep the energy going up until the very end of the show.

Rod Stewart (c)travelincousins.com

It was a fun concert and an overall great night out.
I sent Dave back with Kathy on the shuttle, as I drove with Jodie back to the OC. Being that Jodie parks at the American Legion, getting outta there was easy peasy and I made good time getting back home.

I'm a strong believer in creating your future and at the same time realizing that we are along for this fun ride - so called LIFE. And what's meant to be will always be!

So with that being said, do you recall a few things -

A.                 I wanna do it all!

B. Until I can figure out how to be in multiple places at the same time, sometimes doing it all is just not possible.

Check out this related reading: Is Tanya going to miss out on something?
Also check out this clip from yesterday's blog:

"And with music on my mind I am still trying to see if there are a few concerts that I can make happen for us...

​Greta Van Fleet - which is another crazy idea - because I fly back from Maui on September 26th, the night of their concert in Tempe (Phoenix) Arizona.    So pretty much I would have to return from the airport and jam out to Phoenix which is a good 6 hour drive without traffic - hoping to make the 7p concert!      Or I book another flight and land in SoCal from Maui, drop things off at home and then head back to the airport to catch a flight to Phoenix - only to return the next morning!

When asked why don't I just fly from Maui to Phoenix...it's not quite that easy when my non-changable flights have already been booked and I didn't realize this concert idea until a couple of days ago!!

The other concert is Florence and the Machine - but I'm not sure I can do anything about this one. I will keep trying though. Because that is what I do!"

So you might be wondering why I'm bringing any of this up... Well it is because Florence and the Machine have added an additional night at the Hollywood Bowl (on the night with return back to CA, as well as the same night of the Greta Van Fleet concert in Tempe.
So we are going to the Florence and the Machine concert - to much excitement of Cosette!

AND we are going to Cal Jam in October to see not only Greta Van Fleet, but also:  

As the poster says - Good Times!

Enjoy your day,
-Travelin' Tanya