Bruno Mars

 Bruno Mars is one of my favorite artists.  When his songs come on the radio or when I pop in a CD, I just can't but sing along!  Maybe the PR people will find a backstage VIP pass to the San Antonio show that will show up in my inbox! Lol!  Keep up the great work Bruno... If you have attended some of the shows, please let us know how much you loved it.

GRAMMY AWARD WINNER AND MULTI-PLATINUM SUPERSTAR

BRUNO MARS

TO BRING THE 24K MAGIC WORLD TOUR TO NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE IN 2017

– The Magic Starts on March 28 in Antwerp, Belgium with Over 85 Shows Lined Up Across Both Continents Through The End of 2017 –

– Massive World Tour, Produced By Live Nation, To Support Release Of Bruno Mars’ New Album,
24K Magic, Set For Release On November 18 On Atlantic Records –

– Tickets Go On Sale Monday, November 21 –

LOS ANGELES (November 15, 2016) – Grammy Award winner and world-renowned, multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer/director/musician Bruno Mars, revealed details behind his massive upcoming global headline tour - The 24K Magic World Tour (pronounced twenty-four karat magic tour).  The magic will begin March 28 at Antwerp, Belgium’s Sportpalais and will travel throughout Europe through June with shows set in London, Paris, Madrid, Zurich, Copenhagen, Berlin and more.  The North American leg will follow kicking off July 15 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and then visit over 45 cities across the US and Canada before culminating with a four-night stand at The Forum in Los Angeles.  A full list of dates is below.  For complete details, please visit The 24K Magic World Tour official homepage.  Tickets for The 24K Magic World Tour, produced by Live Nation, go on sale on Monday, November 21.   

The 24K Magic World Tour celebrates Mars’ eagerly anticipated new album, 24K Magic (pronoun

ced twenty-four karat magic), set to arrive worldwide on Friday, November 18 on Atlantic Records. Pre-orders are available now via the Bruno Mars Official Store, with all pre-orders from the store receiving early access to tickets for The 24K Magic Tour.

The 24K Magic World Tour marks Mars’ first full-length tour since 2013’s hugely successful Moonshine Jungle World Tour, an international blockbuster that sold 2 million tickets worldwide across 155 sold-out dates.

Mars – currently featured on the cover of Rolling Stone – is set for a number of high profile TV appearances, beginning with a show-opening performance at the 2016 American Music Awards, airing live Sunday, November 20th. Mars will next perform at the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, airing Monday, December 5th. The upcoming appearances follow Mars’ recent set on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, highlighted by performances of “24K Magic” and new album track, “Chunky.”

BRUNO MARS – THE 24K MAGIC WORLD TOUR

Europe

Tuesday, March 28, 2017	Antwerp, BE	Sportpaleis
Friday, March 31, 2017	Lille, FR	Stade Pierre Mauroy
Monday, April 3, 2017	Madrid, ES	BarclayCard Center
Tuesday, April 4, 2017	Lisbon, PT	MEO Arena
Friday, April 7, 2017	Barcelona, ES	Palau Sant Jordi
Saturday, April 8, 2017	Montpellier, FR	Montpellier Arena
Monday, April 10, 2017	Cologne, DE	Lanxess Arena
Wednesday, April 12, 2017	Glasgow, UK	SSE Hydro
Saturday, April 15, 2017	Liverpool, UK	Echo Arena
Tuesday, April 18, 2017	London, UK	O2 Arena
Wednesday, April 19, 2017	London, UK	O2 Arena
Monday, April 24, 2017	Birmingham, UK	BarclayCard Arena
Thursday, April 27, 2017	Nottingham, UK	Motorpoint Arena
Saturday, April 29, 2017	Dublin, IE	3Arena
Tuesday, May 2, 2017	Manchester, UK	Manchester Arena
Friday, May 5, 2017	Leeds, UK	First Direct Arena
Saturday, May 6, 2017	Sheffield, UK	Sheffield Arena
Tuesday, May 9, 2017	Amsterdam, NL	Ziggo Dome
Friday, May 12, 2017	Zurich, CH	Hallenstadion
Sunday, May 14, 2017	Munich, DE	Olympiahalle
Wednesday, May 17, 2017	Hamburg, DE	Barclaycard Arena
Thursday, May 18, 2017	Copenhagen, DK	Royal Arena
Saturday, May 20, 2017	Stockholm, SE	Ericsson Globe Arena
Monday, May 22, 2017	Helsinki, FI	Hartwall Arena
Wednesday, May 24, 2017	Oslo, NO	Telenor
Friday, May 26, 2017	Berlin, DE	Mercedes Benz Arena
Thursday, June 1, 2017	Frankfurt, DE	Festhalle
Saturday, June 3, 2017	Vienna, AT	Stadthalle
Monday, June 5, 2017	Paris, FR	Accorhotels Arena
Thursday, June 8, 2017	Lyon, FR	Halle Tony Garnier
Monday, June 12, 2017	Bologna, IT	Unipol Arena
Wednesday, June 14, 2017	Geneva, CH	Arena Geneva
Thursday, June 15, 2017	Milan, IT	Forum

North America

Saturday, July 15, 2017	Las Vegas, NV	T-Mobile Arena
Tuesday, July 18, 2017	Sacramento, CA	Golden 1 Center
Thursday, July 20, 2017	San Jose, CA	SAP Center
Sunday, July 23, 2017	Portland, OR	Moda Center
Monday, July 24, 2017	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome
Wednesday, July 26, 2017	Vancouver, BC	Rogers Arena
Sunday, July 30, 2017	Edmonton, AB	Rogers Place
Wednesday, August 2, 2017	Winnipeg, MB	MTS Centre
Friday, August 4, 2017	Fargo, ND	Fargo Dome
Saturday, August 5, 2017	St. Paul, MN	Xcel Energy Center
Monday, August 7, 2017	Lincoln, NE	Pinacle Bank Arena
Wednesday, August 9, 2017	Kansas City, MO	Sprint Center
Saturday, August 12, 2017	Detroit, MI	Palace of Auburn Hills
Sunday, August 13, 2017	Indianapolis, IN	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Tuesday, August 15, 2017	Cleveland, OH	Quicken Loans Arena
Wednesday, August 16, 2017	Chicago, IL	United Center
Friday, August 18, 2017	Chicago, IL	United Center
Tuesday, August 22, 2017	Pittsburgh, PA	PPG Paints Arena
Thursday, August 24, 2017	Quebec City, QC	Centre Videotron
Saturday, August 26, 2017	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Sunday, August 27, 2017	Toronto, ON	Air Canada Centre
Tuesday, August 29, 2017	Montreal, QC	Bell Centre
Thursday, September 14, 2017	Charlotte, NC	Spectrum Center
Sunday, September 17, 2017	Memphis, TN	FedEx Forum
Tuesday, September 19, 2017	Louisville, KY	KFC Yum! Center
Wednesday, September 20, 2017	Columbus, OH	Schottenstein Center
Friday, September 22, 2017	New York, NY	Madison Square Garden
Tuesday, September 26, 2017	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center
Wednesday, September 27, 2017	Buffalo, NY	KeyBank Center
Friday, September 29, 2017	Washington, DC	Verizon Center
Wednesday, October 04, 2017	Brooklyn, NY	Barclays Center
Thursday, October 5, 2017	Uniondale, NY	Nassau Coliseum
Saturday, October 7, 2017	Boston, MA	TD Garden
Tuesday, October 10, 2017	Philadelphia, PA	Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, October 12, 2017	Raleigh, NC	PNC Arena
Saturday, October 14, 2017	Orlando, FL	Amway Center
Sunday, October 15, 2017	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	BB&T Center
Wednesday, October 18, 2017	Miami, FL	American Airlines Arena
Thursday, October 19, 2017	Tampa, FL	Amalie Arena
Saturday, October 21, 2017	New Orleans, LA	Smoothie King Center
Sunday, October 22, 2017	Little Rock, AR	Verizon Arena
Tuesday, October 24, 2017	Houston, TX	Toyota Center
Wednesday, October 25, 2017	San Antonio, TX	AT&T Center
Friday, October 27, 2017	Dallas, TX	American Airlines Center
Monday, October 30, 2017	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Thursday, November 2, 2017	Fresno, CA	Save Mart Center
Friday, November 3, 2017	Oakland, CA	Oracle Arena
Sunday, November 05, 2017	Phoenix, AZ	Talking Stick Resort Arena
Tuesday, November 07, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Wednesday, November 08, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Friday, November 10, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum
Saturday, November 11, 2017	Los Angeles, CA	The Forum

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About Bruno Mars:

A multiple GRAMMY® Award winner and 20 time GRAMMY® nominee, Bruno Mars has sold over 170 million singles worldwide and over 26 million albums worldwide, affirming him one of the best-selling artists of all time. The critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer, director, musician recently dominated charts with the worldwide smash single, “Uptown Funk.” The RIAA diamond certified smash made history as the longest-leading Billboard “Hot 100” single of the 2010s, and is only the 10th single in the chart’s 57-year history to spend at least 14 weeks at #1. “Uptown Funk” has received a number of honors, among them three 2016 GRAMMY® Awards, including the coveted “Record of the Year” award. In addition, the “Uptown Funk” companion video received the 2016 MTV Video Music Award for “Best Male Video.”

Mars returned to the Super Bowl Halftime stage this past February to perform alongside Beyoncé and Coldplay. Mars’ historic 2014 performance made NFL history as the second most watched Super Bowl Halftime Show ever, earning a record-breaking total viewership of over 115.3 million, all while being the youngest artist ever to serve as the sole Super Bowl Halftime headliner. According to Billboard, Mars scored his first five “Hot 100” #1 singles faster than any male artist since Elvis Presley. As a singer, songwriter and producer, Bruno Mars has now massed an incredible catalog of 35 “Hot 100” hits to date.

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JK Rowling

I went to the grand opening of JK Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.  I took my younger brothers of course.  We showed about 10 minutes showtime and had to wait in line to get tickets to the 3D showing. 
The boys and I absolutely loved being drawn back in to the Magic World of Harry Potter.  We loved the Beasts, the story, and generally everything about it, except for one thing.  SPOILER  Ezra's character should have survived and became a powerful wizard.  My brothers had tears in their eyes when this abused and suppressed young man ends up dying at the end of the movie.  We can hope that he shows up in a later episode.  On another Spoiler, I think I was more excited to see Johnny Depp than my brothers were.  His tiny part in this movie is one of the most memorable.

Go see it and let me know what you think!

America has spoken and Trump is the Winner.

I can honestly say that I was a Trump supporter ever since Jeb Bush bowed out of the Republican races.  I want to say that this election cycle was brutal, and I would like to say that it is over, but it is not.  He had to overcome: huge odds, media will be super critical, his family will be brought more into the limelight.

Donald Trump had to overcome a record number of participants just to become the Republican Candidate.  He had to go through more debates than any other president in modern history and his message has hardly waived.  American voters helped Trump beat one of the American Royal Families of American Politics.

The media crucified Trump over and over, taking more negative hits than Hillary along the way.  The Liberal Media wanted Trump to lose ever since Trump called the media outlets out.  It is a shame that this happened because the news is supposed to be unbiased but, sadly it is not.  I think America finally saw through this facade to make their own decision.  I truly think that many voters didn't make up their mind until they were at the voting booth, without prying eyes, and without others judging them, made the selection that they felt the most comfortable with.

I hope you are ready to learn more about the extended Trump family than you ever wanted to know and it has already started.  The media is upset that they were proven wrong after months of panhandling a loss to the Trump campaign.  The media will have more scrutiny for this family than even the Obamas.  The media was relatively tame when it came to Obamas 2 daughters.  Michelle Obama was applauded for her help with kids nutrition and her fashion sense.  Trumps youngest son was already on the front page of the USA Today's app because he yawned!!!!!!!  His wife will be attacked more than Michelle, she will not be afforded the many public appearances on talk shows that Michelle was to help get her message to the people.  I don't know what she will choose to support in her tenure as president, but it will not get the same air time.  The extended Trump family will now have a circus following them around as they continue to run the Trump empire.

I don't know how Trump will do as a president, only history will tell us that.  But as you think about how any president is doing, remember it is the others that actually make change and vote on laws.  The Congress and Representatives.... it is the Supreme Court that decides if a law is constitutional or not.  Those are the main elections that we need to focus on.  They have the power to vote, the president does not vote.

What I want to see with a Trump president.  This is hard because I personally have a bad taste in my mouth from the last president for two main reasons.  My taxes went up by about 40% and I was mandated to get health insurance.  I already had health insurance through my employer but being told I had too, I felt, violated a freedom.  I want to see lower taxes nearly across the board, increased spending in infrastructure, an increase in STEM education, even though I am 35 years away from Social Security I want to see a huge crackdown on Social Security and Medicaid fraud.  I know people that I feel are beating the system that is costing the American People money and I think that if we saved these false claims that it would significantly curb spending on these programs.  It would costs money upfront but would save us in the long term.  I do want to see some increased taxes in a few areas.... I think gambling institutions should be taxed at a slightly higher rate, Tobacco and alcohol, and medical marijuana should be legalized and heavily taxed.  Marijuana should then have to be held to the same stringent standards as tobacco and alcohol.  It cant be smoked in public because of effects of second hand smoke on those around a user... I don't want to be high!  Businesses can still halt employment to persons that use unless they have a prescription.  All marijuana prescriptions have to be reviewed every 90 days.  I want to see stronger policy on immigration.... I feel that if you are here illegally and NOT taking steps to legalize should be deported.  That being said, everyone should be given a chance to become citizens.

Anyway, I am tired of typing, there are my 2 cents, if you have a question or comment, please let me know below, I will try to respond to all!

Movie Reviews

I have been going through a lot lately and unable to post about the great movies that I have been watching.  So here is a feeble attempt for me to catch up.

Suicide Squad

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME.  I loved all of the cameos of our favorite heroes, the building of the characters.  The special effects were great.  I am not usually a fan of DC movies because they do not use humor effectively, but Harley Quinn has the perfect little bit of humor throughout the movie.  Go see this movie, I will be adding this to my personal library!

Bad Moms

Another fun movie, but don't make the same mistake that I did.  Don't take the kids to this one.  It was a little dirtier than I expected.  Lots of funny jokes, kept me laughing the whole movie.  It also hits home of you are a single dad or a mom that has kids in many activities or are trying to keep up with the Joneses!

Ghostbusters

Great Cast but I cant really review this one until I see it again.  We went to the drive in to see this one and it was the second movie, and I may have fallen asleep about 20 minutes in.  The first 20 minutes were great but the lack of sleep was just too powerful!