CREAM!!!!!!!!



The concert last night was GREAT!!!! They played everything there was to play. I was very glad to be there although the song "I'm so glad" is a bit annoying and repetitve ha! The after "CREAM" event at BB Kings was alot of fun but it was freezing in there, they had the air conditioning way high and it was clod outside. I didn't stay til the end because it was already 1am and I had to work today. I'm really tired now....... I went with John, my fiance'....he and I are pictured above in Martha's Vineyard from this past summer. what a gorgeous place.......

XO
Gigi

Hi all,

I'm off to see Cream tonight and I'm tired but excited to see them. I wanted to go because I think it will be a bit of history and it's cool to be present at historical events. I was at" Live Aid" in England thanks to John Entwisle and also at "The Concert for NY", both events were incredible to attend. I also have never seen Clapton live which I can't believe. I was too busy attending Who shows!!!ha ha. Also tonight Godfrey Townsend who was John Entwiste's guitar player is hosting an after Cream party at BB Kings. Ginger Baker's son will be playing and you never know who will show up. Last year godfrey played there with Jack Bruce so maybe and who knows. It will be a very late night for me, something i used to do but hardly ever do anymore. I'll post something tomorrow.

XO
Gigi

MORE DOGGIE PICTURES


It's 7:30 pm and John just left for a meeting so i'm blogging rather than doing a thousand other things I could be doing. We are getting the backlash from the hurricane and it is raining cats and dogs. Which brings me to these pictures of my special ones. Twyla is still with me. She is a great dog but she is not Luka!!! They broke the mold with Luka. She was not really a dog, she was more of a person in a dog suit. Those of you who know what I mean will know exactly what I'm talking about and those who don't will just think i'm a bit touched in the head. I really like dogs more than I do most people which isn't hard.

XO all for tonight,
Gigi

I COULDN'T RESIST.........

It's a rainy cold day here in the big apple. I trained people all morning and I'm finally home. I was looking through my archives of pictures and couldn't resist putting these up. I think I was 18 that summer of 76' when these were taken. My ex- best friend and I traveled to London and visited Roger at his house. We had met him in NYC during the prior year. He was very gracious and very kind to us which we later heard....was not the case with other girls who showed up at his home. Years later I told him how nervous we had been and that we almost backed out because we thought he would yell at us and throw us off his property. Looking at these photos....I feel soooooo old!!!! Ah...to be young. The memories are great!!

XO
Gigi

BEST FRIEND........

This is a picture of my best friend Eris. We have had some rough times lately as I wrote about previously. This was taken the night of "The Concert for New York". It was a great night, we all went to BBKings after the show and my friends from "Who's Next".....the Who tribute band, played with John Entwistle that night. They did Can't Explain and Pinball Wizard. Billy and I were backstage with John and I was trying to convince him to go out and play with them. When he said yes....I gave him a big hug, I was so happy because I knew the guys would be thrilled beyond imagination. It went really well. I was beaming with smiles. It turned out that that was THE last live gig that John ever played in the states. If you want to see pictures of that night go to
www.whosnexttribute.com There are some incredible pictures and videos, truly a loving tribute to The Who.

P.S. I am getting tickets to see U2 from a certain someone....I'm terribly excited about it!!!!!
P.P.S. I'm the one with the long hair

Saying goodbye..... (Click on the picture to see enlarged)

This is a picture of my 2 babies. This picture was taken the night before Luka died. She is the cute girl on the right with light tan and white markings. She was the love of my lfe and the most amazing angel. She died on July 4th, 2005. The last week of her life was amazing........I was going to put her down the week before, we all came to the vet to say our last goodbyes but she would have none of that. She clearly wanted to go home so home she went. I will post pictures of her return to the block at some future time. I nursed her back to health and she had the most amazing week. She suffererd an embolism the following week and died on her own at the vet. She gave me a the greatest gift of all not having to put her down. I have been numb for awhile and now I am beginning to dream about her and miss her.

Beautiful Day......


Today was a gorgeous day. Lots of sunshine and a bit of a breeze. My other half finally had a much needed day off and we got to work out together in the gym. I'm always giving him new challenges and being the ex-athlete that he is....he's always up for it. I saw Adam clayton again today...he said hello and was really quite nice. I told him that I heard that the U2 gig the other night was incredible and he agreed that it felt quite good. What a nice, regular guy he seems to be. I'm hoping to see them when they return here next month. I'm off tonight to a friend's sober anniversary party, she is celebrating 8 years......

gotta go...
Gigi

About last night.......

Last night was a lot of fun. We played pool and celebrated Beth aka little house. On my way downtown I left early to buy Beth a card and little gift. I stopped at the drugstore to get Nicorette of all things, and left her gift and card at the store. When I got out of the subway i called...they had the gift and today when I went to get it...noone knows where it is. I'm very bummed about it but maybe it will turn up. I'm still pretty good at the game of pool but not used to staying out late.....Today I'm pooped.

XO
Gigi

Birthday Celebration

Tonight we are celebrating my friend Beth's birthday. We have known oneanother for over 20 years. She is the one who was with me at the U2 gig in 85' and who so politely reminded me of who actually attended the show and what happened that night. I, who usually have the great memory.....for some reason got it confused with another show that JAE took us to. That show was to see Roger D. who did some solo stuff in the eighties. I even have pictures from that night and if I knew how to post them, I would. My friend Ben (the computer genius) will be helping me in the future. I feel so inept when it comes to these f***ing computers.

So....tonight Beth and a bunch of us women...will be going down to 10th Street to shhot some pool and shoot the shit and celebrate Beth's birthday. I'll let you know how much fun or not....it was.

Gigi

All this week at the gym, there has been a new trainer. I finally spoke to him to find out who he was, it was all very hush, hush. His client looked very familiar to me but I thought I knew him from the neighborhood. He seemed like a nice enough guy, he said he traveled with his client when his client was traveling. I didn't give it a second thought. Today one of my fellow trainers told me that Adam Clayton from U2 had been training all week......It clicked finally...I can be so asleep sometimes. He looked so familiar but the gym was so out of context for me. Anyway..5 minutes later Adam and his trainer walked in to train. He was just like any other dude struggling in the gym. So....at some point while he was lying on the mat being stretched I went up to him to interrupt his session, very politely of course...and tell him a story. In 1985 (I think it was 85') John (JAE) was in NYC for some reason and we were hanging out, we were rather close friends. He surprised me by getting tickets to U2 for myself, my boyfriend and best friend. We went backstage after the show and hung out with U2, which was lots of fun. After so many years I don't really remember the details of meeting Bono but my friend Beth says I was sitting at a table with him at some after party..deep in conversation. What I do remember very vividly was John being really impressed with the show and that was a big deal because he was not easily impressed. So.........I shared this story with Adam Clayton, who seemed really pleased to hear it. He then asked me my name and told me his was Adam and went to shake my hand. It was nice to remember John (aka big Johnnie Twinkle or as I refferred to him "the Stove") to another Rock Bass player. Later....I googled Adam Clayton to make sure I was spelling his name right and all that. I found out that he stopped drinking and drugging, got sober and changed his life around some time ago. I could not help feeling sad that John did not do the same.

Life is tuff this week. My best friend and I have had some problems and it is weighing heavily on my mind. I'm not sure what will happen to us, it's very complicated. My fiancee is having a melt down of his own. It is work related for him but really has an effect on us as well. I am consumed with my own work...I've taken on a client who has a lot of health issues and really needs help. It's tuff not to get too involved. I miss my dog Luka, she died on July 4th this year. She was the best ever!!!!!

All for now,
Gigi

It's been a long week already. I'm extremely tired, overwhelmed and bored at the same time. I can't seem to get anything done but I'm sitting here at the computer writing to no one but myself. I'm not famous, so I'm sure no one has interest in reading this blog. It is fun in some weird way. I have much enjoyed reading Rachel's page. that's it for today

XOGigi