Play It Again Taylor

photo caption: Taylor Hicks' Hard Rock Live Concert,
Hard Rock Cafe Orlando August 26, 2007

Thankfully, there are hours upon hours of concert footage from Taylor Hicks' 2007 Spring, Summer and Asian Tour available at You Tube.

God bless You Tube and all of the wonderful people who have generously shared their concert videos!!

If you need a little medication, I recommend some "Medicated Goo" to supply your daily Taylor Hicks' fix, "Heaven Knows" it works for me!

Today I thought we would revisit his concert at Hard Rock Live ... a fabulous time was had ... not only by the concert attendees ... but Taylor and the band had quite bit of good old-fashioned fun too!

This wasn't a concert I was lucky enough to have attended so I really appreciate having the videos, some are just a short tease that will leave you wanting more ... but then when have we ever had enough Taylor???


photo caption: Taylor Hicks Hard Rock Live Marquee
photo credit: Ragsqueen (Thank You!)

I guarantee you'll be smiling after watching these clips, a dose of Taylor is so infectious!



Taylor Hicks ~ "Medicated Goo"
video capture: antnana
You Tube Link
(Thank You!)


Taylor Hicks ~ "Heavens Knows"
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You Tube Link
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Taylor Hicks ~ "I'm All Right"
video capture: Teri(Cydter)
(Thank You!)


Taylor Hicks ~ "Heart and Soul"
video capture: Teri(Cydter)
(Thank You!)


Taylor Hicks - "Gonna Move"
video capture: Teri (Cydter)
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Hard Rock Cafe Orlando, located at Universal Studios in the City Walk entertainment complex, is the biggest HRC in the world and is home to Hard Rock Live Orlando, a 3,000-person concert venue.



Today's cup

"The music speaks what cannot be expressed,
Soothes the mind and gives it rest,
Heals the heart and makes it whole,
Flows from heaven to the soul."



I know I sound like a broken record when I urge you to leave a comment or a rating when you revisit these concert videos ... but remember they are the next best thing to being there, and a great way to show our appreciation to those who captured these memories, as well as to show our support of Taylor!!!

There is nothing like Taylor live in concert, no substitute for the real thing, but till we hear CD's done and it's time to hit the road, take time to enjoy the treasures we already have!

Road Trip

Road Trip ... perhaps two of the most magical words to hear or see, especially if you are a member of Taylor Hicks'
travelling band of gypsies!

Our eyes light up and our hearts start beating double-time, we call it our Taylor fix!
We've traveled by cars, planes, trains, trucks, cabs, limos and buses!
(I've yet to hear of anyone going by boat, but if that's what it took, I'm sure we'd all be lining up for the lifeboat drill!)
Many of us have been coast to coast and travelled to places we'd never been before.
I refer to my road trips as 'Taycations', not to be confused with vacations!
Vacations are for relaxing on the beach and sight-seeing ...
Taycations are for getting a big dose of Taylor Hick's 'Medicated Goo' and hanging with my soul sisters!!

Hopefully, soon, we will all be contemplating where our next Taycation might take us!
If you are thinking of possibly combining a Taycation with a vacation ... here's a few 'unique' and 'wacky' attractions for you to check out.

I'll start with Alabama, and not because it's the first state alphabetically.

Anniston, Alabama is the home of the World's Largest Chair.
It's 33' high and not a chair you'll want to lean back in too far ... it might flatten the building!

California

You won't want to miss this one ... lol!
Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo ... it's colorful, unusual and a bit repulsive.
The tradition of leaving one's chewing gum behind dates back to the 1960's, big surprise there!
Here's a closer look ...


Connecticut

This whimsical bridge is located in Willimantic, and is a tribute to the infamous "Battle of the Frogs" of 1754, and to the thread industry that was the backbone of the the local economy in the 19th century.

Georgia

The World's Largest Peanut can be found in Ashburn, Georgia.
This monstrous goober, in the heart of peanut country, is 20' high and made of fiberglass.

Kansas

"There's No Place Like Home" ~ Dorothy's House.
The good people of Liberal took it upon themselves to desginate a house from 1907 as Dorthy's official residence, and it now serves as the gateway to an animatronic attraction dubbed the Land of Oz.

Maine

Eartha, The World's Largest rotating globe, is housed in a three-story glass atrium in Yarmouth.
Eartha weighs nearly 6,000 pounds and was designed to represent our planet as seen from space.

Massachusetts

The Paper House located in Rockport was created beginning back in 1992, by layering newspaper, glue and varnish and you can still read the print on the newspapers that make up the desk, tables,grandfatherclock and bookshelves.

Michigan

This 80-foot high Uniroyal Tire was first a ferris wheel at the New York 1964-65 World's Fair before it's creators brought it back home to their headquarters in Allen Park. (I had to include this site, as it's one I grew up seeing from my bedroom window!)

Tennessee

Since the 1930's,the luxurious Peabody Hotel in Memphis has served its guests impeccably, but a few lucky ducks get the best treatment.
At 11:00 each morning, the Duck Master escorts a quintet of mallards from the rooftop Royal Duck Palace to the marble fountain in the lobby where they spend their days.
At 5:00 each evening, the procession is reversed.
(This was another must include, as the Peabody Hotel was recently host to the Liberty Bowl's President's Gala, where Taylor Hicks not only headlined, but also received the Bowl's Outstanding Achievement Award for 2007!)

Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado

In the heart of the Navajo Nation rests Four Corners Marker.
This painted concrete slab marks the only point in the United States where four state boundaries intersect.


That's it for the unique and wacky attractions today!
I've got something for every state, but this blog would be almost as long as The Great American Road Trip !!
I do have a wonderful presentation to share though, called My Beautiful America, and I hope you'll check it out ... be sure to have your volume on!
http://oldbluewebdesigns.com/mybeautifulamerica.htm

Thanks for stopping in to visit today, I hope you have enjoyed the trip ... and until we hear those magic words ROAD TRIP again .... remember ... "It Is A Soul Thing"!

"Where the city street meets the country road, where the sun is nice and warm, no matter how long I may roam, this song still takes us home, takes us home."
"Soul Thing" ~ Taylor Hicks




Hope to see you on the road!
Bloom

A Little Medication

As in some "Medicated Goo" from Taylor Hicks!
Just a little spoonful!

You don't need any sugar to make it go down and it's better than chicken soup!
Some Medicated Goo For The Soul!


A little tease while we wait for the release of Taylor's
'Whomp At The Warfield' DVD!
The anticipation is killing me, he was on FIRE!!!
Sure hope my TV screen will be able to handle it!

Still feeling out of sorts, his "Medicated Goo" from his Cohasset concert will WARM you up and make you feel all better!
Absolutely electrifying, he was smokin'!
(Darlin' this is for you, it's my belated birthday present!)


video capture by DianeC
Thank you!!!!

Taylor Hicks is the best medicine for the blues!