For me, you can’t go past Chisel/Jimmy Barnes, Matchbox (saw them last year and have tickets for Rob Thomas in Feb!), Kings of Leon, Pink … oh the list goes on … BUT my all time favourite is Celine Dion …. when we were in Vegas I tried to get tickets to see her, but the only shows I could get into were on the day of my wedding! It was touch and go there for a while, but in the end I chose to get married over seeing Celine! Thankfully she toured Australia the next year and my wonderful husband bought tickets for us and sat through the concert with me …. I think he would have rathered have his teeth pulled, but I sang along to every song and enjoyed every moment of it!

Hugs
Nell xxx

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I work odd hours and high stress.
Working behind a bar on weekends and nights can really affect your social life, sleep patterns, eating habits and pretty much anything else that makes your mental/physical state function normally.
I work full time hours at the times any of my few friends have off, and I don’t really sleep ideally (shift work puts me anywhere between 14 hours and 3 hours of sleep on any given day)
My friends tell me to leave the job and find something new, but I love it, I’m passionate about my career, and I see myself going places with it.
The stress does get to me, and that’s where the music comes in.

There is nothing in the world to me that’s more important to my emotional and physical well being than my MP3 player nowadays. With a 9 hour turnover between shifts, fitting in life with 4 hours sleep, I need music to pump me up (Queen being one of my favourite pick me ups on the way to work). In a similar sense, after a 10 hour shift on a friday night, my heart still racing from a busy bar, I need something in ease my mind into sleep before I get home, so for the walk I choose a soft mellow classic.

Music for me acts as a relaxant, a stimulant, and overall, a friend who I know will be there for me right when I finish work. It keeps me sane, keeps me comfortable, and keeps me up and ready to do my job when my body just wants to give up.

From the immortal words of Jim Steinman “Remember everything that I told you, well I’m telling you again that its true. You’re never alone cuz you can put on the phones and let the drummer tell your heart what to do”

Off to work now guys, hopefully my next comment will be a bit better worded, and a bit less rushed.

You really want to know? Oh dear. I feel a bit guilty given Craig’s Liar Liar post the other day.

All right. I told her that Lily Allen obviously didn’t know the rule about no Milo in bedrooms. Poor Lily had spilt her drink and had to sleep on the mess – that’s why we have that rule.

Yes, I will surely burn in hell for that one. I can smell the sulphur already.

Christina xxx

ps. Tina – having a tranny stuck to your ear has a slightly different connotation nowadays. Just thought you should know

My husband and I are in a folk group (English traditional, Celtic, Irish etc) and we both play instruments and you know…if you have had a hectic day (or bad day) at the office or home…once you put some music own or play musical instruments, it’s amazing how you easily forget. They say ‘laughter is the best medicine’ but music is way up top too!

I also love jazz, classical and I love doing my housework to M.Jackson’s ‘Beat it’!!! My favourite, yeh..showing my age here is John Farnham…I love his rendition of the Beatles ‘Help’!!!!

Cheers

I have a very eclectic taste in music but what love most is something that produces a physical reaction in me; shivers & goose bumps, tears, butterlies etc. A couple of these special ditties for me are Vanessa Mae’s “I’m a Doun”, Dire Straits “Going Home – Theme From ‘Local Hero’” specifically from the Alchemy Live CD, Damien Rice’s “9 Crimes” and Eva Cassidy’s “Songbird”.

For something a lil more upbeat, at the moment i’m loving Kelly Clarkson’s “I Do Not Hook Up”, Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing”, Ruby Blue’s “Ramalama (Bang Bang)”, Kings of Leon’s “Be Somebody” and Cilli Peppers “Hump De Bump”.

As for what gets me moving & sweating it’s got to be some sort of techno with an awesome beat and a tune that builds and builds! Makes me work harder and harder & I don’t even consider complaining about how hard i’m working as I’m too busy on some other planet getting into the song.

Thanks for this post Craig, I think I have to go and plug in the iPod at my desk and uplift everyone at work!!

Nic xx