in the begining

When I was about 8, I fancied a young musician named Micheal Jackson, as most girls back then did. I swear to God on a stack of Bibles I wanted so badly to marry him..When his hair was caught on fire from doing a Pepsi commercail, I about lost it. I was sure my knight in shining armor was about to die before my eye.




When I hit 9ish I became overly obsessed with Prince. I mean I lived and breathed purple and Prince. I had purple carpeting in my bedroom...I was sure THEN this would be the man I would marry...


Well all these years later and I still love him...I mean I have his symbol tattooed on my person. So that means something...



The summer I was about to turn 12 I sort of left my love for pop music along side the curb and I became a lover of what we all now refer to as "hair bands"...I loved Poison, Warrent, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi...all of them...and seen them all in concert a few times..





I know some of you may not understand or frankly give a rats ass why I am so taken with Def Leppard. Honestly there is no good reason. Its just one of those things. Anyone who has known me any length of time knows that I live and breathe this band.


For a few years while I was getting married and birthing kids and shit, I did not get into them as I had been in the past, because frankly, I didn't give a shit cause I was a young married chick and then had a few babies and the last thing on my mind was music. SO I missed a lot of years of going to see them live.





My first Def Leppard concert was nearly 20 years ago...Nov of 1988. After that day, I have never been the same.



Since that first concert I have seen them more times then I can even count. Albeit I did miss a good 6 year of shows, I still had went to alot..


The last 4 years I have been on the fast track to making up for lost time..







I have a lot of nice memories of Def Leppard music. Whether it being roller skating to Love Bites with my boyfriend, making out in the kiddie rink with whomever I felt like while hearing Hysteria...



My first...um, encounter at the tender age of 13, I insisted to my boyfriend I put on my Def Leppard tape, as this would get things rocking and rolling...


I must say, I was right on the money with that one..just in case u pervs were wondering.



When I was in high school, back in 1991, one of the guitar players in the band died of an overdose of drugs and booze..I can remember my school counselor coming to get me and breaking the news to me, as most anyone who knew me at all knew I would be devastated. And I was...I went home early that day..and I went in my room and gazed at all my posters and pictures on my wall..wondering what was going to happen now..


I was heartbroken...



As the years went on, I always had a fond love for the band...Anytime a new cd came out, I was there buying it, or anytime I happen to hear tunes on the radio I turned it up nice and loud and would think to myself...God I love these men..they sure know how to put a boot in your ass full of rock and roll.





not that I condone the use of boots in asses, but u get the point.



A few years ago I started hitting the concert scene again...and when I say hit it, I mean HIT it.


I follow them where I can. As far as the hubby and the greenbacks allow me. I have been privileged enough to have seen them, meet them get autographs and just chat it up with some of them...


And its just like I am living a dream...To hear them call u by name...(after they ask of course, not like they remember my name, soon though..)


Its like every minute of dreaming and fantasizing about them my whole life has finally paid off...and it feels good..


I am now going to share with u some photos from the last 3 shows I have been too, each show took place in a different state...




These ones here are from the 2006 tour I drove to Fargo, North Dakota to see them this day, I was in the front right next to the stage, in fact, I was touching the stage thru most of the show, hoping someone would step on my hand..














That is me standing at the stage, I know its a horrid pic of myself, but you'll have that.














Thats me and my mom before the show...we are hopelessly looking like retards.













This is Viv getting on the tour bus after I got a pic with him and he signed my ticket..and a couple hugs.











This is me and him...I know...this is what happens when u let your mother be in charge of the up most important photo of your life.









This is me showing off my ticket he signed...





So that was Fargo..


Moving Forward to the summer of 2007 Tour...This was in Detroit, Michigan.






This is me and my old chum Jill/Halfmexican Momma..she went along on the jaunt with me.






















So that is a wrap up of the Detroit show...Now we are moving to the Labor Day show of 2007 in St Paul, Minnesota.








That is my mom and I.....in the moonlight..

























So there are some pics and whatnot from my endless journeys of traveling to the ends of the Earth for these five men...


I know some of you don't understand, or don't give a rats ass...But its just something I enjoy.



Some people like going on expensive lavish vacations, some people like buying wacky tabacy and whisky, some like spending money on sex toys or lingerie, some like to spend money on hookers and escorts..



Me, I just spend it following a band I have loved since I was a youngin.


This summer/fall if they add a third leg to the world tour, I will be taking The Boy to his first Lepp show. It will be 20 years after my first Lepp show and it will be three generations attending it.


Its gonna be a sweet day for me when it happens...


So there ya go....a little wrap up if u will of my latest Lepp adventures...


And trust me, there will be more, because there will be a next time.


Dont forget us, and we wont forget you-Joe Elliott after EVER Lepp show I have been to the last few years.

Amen and can I get a HELL YEAH bitches..

ok, maybe not..

At least I am not talking about High School Musical right?

I get Hystaria when your near

OK, so I am back..

First off, getting there sucked..Map quest gave me directions going down 35W which is closed because, holy shit, the bridge collapsed last month and mother trucker, they aint done re-building it yet..

So it took me about 2.5 hours to get to the Hotel when it should of only taken my 1 hour 10 minutes...

Not cool.

I went to the fair to meander...It was about 100 degrees...so I was a bit chilly.

Then we went back to the room to get ready for the show..

The Hotel had free shuttle service to the fair, which was a plus, because holy shit again I suffer aniexty when I have to drive where there are other cars on the road and I dont know where I am going...

Here are some pics..

I was not as close as I have been last few times, but row 8 is nothing to complain about...so I wont..

ok, I did..but still.

My mom took that....I was laying on my sleep number bed..

Mom and I before our honey's came on stage.

That there, is MY honey.

Yeah so, that's all I will bore you with, of course I took damn near 100 pics...so you can thank me later.

I could tell you about all the OLD people I saw, some which were missing teeth. I could tell you about the woman who was so plump she could not fit in her seat, I could tell you about the drunk guy who came up to me and asked for my number..I could tell you about all the people who made comments about my Lepp tattoo..I could tell you about some crazy people I met thru the Def Leppard fan club...

But I wont...