My Summer Must List

Inspired by a recent Entertainment Weekly here is my Summer Must List....

Television

• I get my weekly Soup fix with Joel McHale and I just couldn’t do without it.
• Of course, So You Think You Can Dance is a necessity in my life….
• I am also enjoying the ‘current’ last year season of The F Word with Gordon Ramsey. (it's from 2008 but it's new to us on this side of the pond)
  

• Above all, I’m eagerly awaiting Project Runway!

Though it’s now on Lifetime it seems as if nothing has changed, same judges, Heidi and the most definitely needed Tim Gunn… it’s not Project Runway without Tim!!!

• And my true guilty pleasure is Tori & Dean on Oxygen

~ I can’t stomach the new 90210 but I was a fan of the original and though Donna wasn’t my favorite character I really enjoy watching her now with her family being what seems to be a “real person”.

Movies

Sadly I’ve fallen behind in my movie watching… I only just finally saw Hangover which was a blast! It’s definitely the ‘what not to do in Vegas’ guideline to follow for all future trips to Vegas.

• I’m so behind that I haven’t seen Up yet but REALLY really want to!
• I will, however, make time to go see Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince opening weekend!! Can’t wait!

Music / Concerts

• My summer concerts will begin this week with the Regeneration Tour: 80’s ‘reduex’ with Berlin (who I can’t wait to see again) and ABC as the headlining band. Sadly, Heaven 17 did not make it... which is sad since I was really looking forward to them!
  
• There is a very good chance that I will end my summer with Outside Lands with DMB.

Martin Fry of ABC

• But before Outside Lands happens, I’m most looking forward to Depeche Mode. Depeche Mode is my absolute "Must" band.

The Depeche Mode concert will be the day after my birthday so we'll be celebrating for sure! Also, DM was my first ever concert back in 1985 and this year I’ll be seeing them with the same BFF I saw them with then, so it's like I'm turning back the hands of time, however now we are clearly old enough to buy drinks!

I’m not sure I’ll be buying any DM stuff, in ‘85 the tix only cost $13.50 and T-shirts were *expensive* at $20 each. Now buttons are gonna be $10, and T-shirts will be $50…sheesh..

Vacation

After exhausting myself at ComicCon later this month I’m really looking forward to staying down in San Diego the following week to actually take vacation time during my vacation time. There is a plan in the works to head to Mexico for a overnight trip which will also be fun since the last time I was in Mexico was ’87 and I was only in Tijuana for an afternoon with a couple girlfriends. This time I have checked the crystal ball and hopefully a trip to the spa is in my future while we are there.

Then it’ll be back to the real world and work but thank goodness for the above things on my must list, as they will keep me going and I’m certain my DVR will be full by the time I’m home.