Cruising down to see these guys meant about 7 hours of driving each way...perfect time to work on my poncho project that feels like it will literally never end!
Here it is, on the road somewhere in South Dakota. Sad to say that my slip stitch ribbing days are still not behind me, even after all those hours in the car. But the collar is now finished and so is about a quarter of the side ribbing. Soon this sucker will be done and I can blog about something new!
And since it's Monday, and I got such an eyeful this weekend, why not throw in a man crush! Kaeleigh knows I have been agonizing over who to choose for this edition for quite some time. I thought I had the right one selected, but then I decided it was best to hold off until she and I go on a trip to see this same concert lineup in June, since he is a mutual man crush!
And so today's man crush selection is Rikki Rockett of Poison! I've been a fan of Poison for many a year now, and I do admit that initially Bret Michaels held my affections. Rikki has over the years won me over though! When he's not playing music, he's an animal rights advocate, builds custom drum kits, oh, and he recently beat Stage 4 tongue cancer! Since he is the drummer, I couldn't get a decent shot of him at the show 😞. You can check out a cool Instagram photo that he posted from Sioux Falls, SD here though 😍
Needless to say Mr. Rockett is happy to be cancer free and back on the road with Poison. He's documenting this road trip by riding his motorcycle from venue to venue and taking photos along the way. It's really neat! You can check out his journey here.
Prior to this year, Poison hadn't toured together for five years or so, and I missed them on that tour, so it had been a long time since I last got to enjoy this old favourite of mine. I gotta say, they really delivered an exciting and fun filled show! And what's more, prior to their show, they played a video encouraging concert-goers to donate to support the immunotherapy trial that Rikki participated in. This treatment is why he's back on the road and back to full health! A great cause for sure, I'm so glad Rikki is giving back to this program.
SO, after all that, I better just wrap up and say all three bands were AWESOME. I unfortunately missed part of Tesla...the venue recently upped their security and it took a full HOUR for us to get past the security scanners and to our seats. Here's hoping you get your act together soon, Denny Sanford Premier Center! Luckily I have seen Tesla many a time, otherwise I would be full of eternal bitterness about that, haha. Oh, and knowing I'll see them again in June with Kaeleigh helps, too.
Oh, I suppose I should post a couple of pics from the show, eh? Here ya go 😊
Hope all your weekends were just as good, whatever you were all up to!
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