Welcome to my personal blog following Coldplay through their last 2 Texas shows this year in Dallas and Houston. Coldplay has been my favorite band since 2000 when I first heard them on the radio in my apartment my 3rd year in college. While many fuss and go crazy for these guys, I can honestly say there is something about these boys.....and their music. To this day I have not been able to figure out what exactly it is, but I listen to their music constantly to try and figure it out. I had the privilege of attending their Twisted Logic tour back in 2005 in Dallas, and would have paid to see them again at the Austin City Limits music festival, but alas, it is not something a college student can easily afford (I used my loan $ to pay for the one in Dallas....still payin for that one ...not that I'm complaining of course).
2008---Couldn't believe that Coldplay FINALLY announced that they would be touring again, and once again in Dallas. Paid through the nose for floor seats (I am not what I would call a "lucky" person so I had to use my savings and a ticket broker), but my goodness was it worth EVERY penny...perhaps a biased comment but....probably the BEST concert experience of my life. I couldn't and didn't stop smiling for almost 2 hours, I never thought I could be THAT lucky.
Was this REALLY happening? I have a bad back from a former injury and was experiencing some serious pain prior to the concert, but I'll tell you something....there was NO pain for those 2 hours. How could music and a band make a person SO happy? Although my nephew was there with me (a birthday/graduation/Christmas present for the rest of his life I told him) I wanted so badly to share my experience with others. Had each section not been blocked by overzealous security guards, I had the right mind to switch my seats for a few songs with someone less fortunate in the back....just so they could feel the genuine elation that I felt that night.
Was this REALLY happening? I have a bad back from a former injury and was experiencing some serious pain prior to the concert, but I'll tell you something....there was NO pain for those 2 hours. How could music and a band make a person SO happy? Although my nephew was there with me (a birthday/graduation/Christmas present for the rest of his life I told him) I wanted so badly to share my experience with others. Had each section not been blocked by overzealous security guards, I had the right mind to switch my seats for a few songs with someone less fortunate in the back....just so they could feel the genuine elation that I felt that night.So when I found out that they were coming through Dallas again, (cash register sound) I had to buy tickets again for fear I would not see them for another 3 years. I did, and guess what? 2 
months later, I found out they were coming to San Antonio in June. They had never come through SA before and there was NO WAY I was going to be at home while my boys were less than 20 miles away from me! So I purchased tickets for that show and instead of spending huge bucks for front row seats, I split the money and bought 3 tickets so I could take my 2 sisters with me this time. Avid fans themselves, I was thrilled at the fact that I could share this moment with them...I wanted them to feel what I had, and believe me, they did. It was once again a "beautiful night."
months later, I found out they were coming to San Antonio in June. They had never come through SA before and there was NO WAY I was going to be at home while my boys were less than 20 miles away from me! So I purchased tickets for that show and instead of spending huge bucks for front row seats, I split the money and bought 3 tickets so I could take my 2 sisters with me this time. Avid fans themselves, I was thrilled at the fact that I could share this moment with them...I wanted them to feel what I had, and believe me, they did. It was once again a "beautiful night." So how and why the Houston show now too? I work in neonatal/pediatric healthcare, and for anyone else that does, you know how hard, stressful, and sad working in a hospital with kids can be. Been doing it for 7 years, but it doesn't get any easier, especially when you see parents lose a child they've only known for one minute, a child in a coma from an impatient parent, or a 13 year-old become a 
quadraplegic after falling out of a tree they've climbed a million times before. And so, because these terrible situations can and do happen, I have lived by a quote that I heard a few years back (and has become the title of a song since then)...."live your life." Do what you've dreamed, if you have the chance take it, or however you want to say it....just live. We only have one chance, one life, and I figured out that I love being happy, and Coldplay makes me feel that way. So while a friend joked and told me "you might as well go to the Houston show too you crazy!" I honestly didn't take it seriously at first, but after a friend of mine commented on how she might join me....it forced (wink wink) me to reconsider.
quadraplegic after falling out of a tree they've climbed a million times before. And so, because these terrible situations can and do happen, I have lived by a quote that I heard a few years back (and has become the title of a song since then)...."live your life." Do what you've dreamed, if you have the chance take it, or however you want to say it....just live. We only have one chance, one life, and I figured out that I love being happy, and Coldplay makes me feel that way. So while a friend joked and told me "you might as well go to the Houston show too you crazy!" I honestly didn't take it seriously at first, but after a friend of mine commented on how she might join me....it forced (wink wink) me to reconsider. 
So here I am, blog in tow, like Roadie 42 on coldplay.com, I am taking whoever wants to go "where the street lights glow!" I am on this awesome road trip starting on Tuesday with my VERY best friends, and have decided that this is my birthday present to myself this year. Me, my best friends, Coldplay, their music, and being on a natural high for a total of almost 4 hours. For those that post to and read this blog, you can be part of it too. And, yeah, I can't wait either ;)
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