18 May 2012 - Mike on Green Sheen

Fridays are photo challenge day and today, the challenge was GREEN.  In my office building, there are a lot of staff who work in the basement (it's actually quite nice and they do have windows where the sun comes in - sometimes). Not long ago, to brighten things up,a whole lot of colourful couches were purchased.  So today, I'm sitting on one such couch.  A beautiful (?) shade of green. I have assessed the Pantone color finder and think that this couch is close to: PANTONE 13-0648 TCX  also known as Sheen Green! 
I'm wearing a Nani IRO C in Liberty of London Mike B fabric.  I'm pretty sure this was from the Liberty Rocks Tana Lawn series 2011 and I bought the fabric from Addicted to Fabric in December 2011. According to Liberty Book of Home Sewing, the pattern was 'inspired by Pop Art and the geometric patterns used by Yves St Laurent throughout the 1960s'.  Even though this colour way is Mike B, I always think of Mike D from the Beastie Boys (yes crazy connection) when I wear it.  By the way, did you hear that tomorrow, 19 May, is going to be MCA Day  !!
Anyway, back to the outfit, the pattern, which I've worn before is super easy to put together but  it's a goody and I especially love  is the tapering in at the bottom.  The picture below makes it look a bit twisted - but it isn't.

Beastie Boys 28 January 2005

Way back in January 2005, my friend Sarah and I took a road trip up to Sydney to see the beastie boys.  We are big big fans and knew all the words. Back in the day when we used to run together, the beastie boys had all our running songs. It was such a great concert. We pushed our way to the front with all the kids and they played all the favourites and we bought tshirts that were clearly for kids, but we squeezed into them anyway at any opportunity.  My driving license in 2006 was a photo with me in my tshirt.  After a baby it was a great accomplishment to be able to fit back into it!  We were only just reminiscing about it the other day when we bought tickets to take our 3 year olds to the Playschool concert and Sarah,called it, as a joke,  Beastie Boys the sequel.  The death of MCA and the reading of all the articles, especially this one from door sixteen has really stuck with me.  Partly because he was so young, partly because cancer seems to be everywhere and never far away, partly because the songs re-live for me so many good times (how many times have I put on Sabotage and acted out the film clip!!) and, well, I always thought MCA was the hot one!
The set list from the concert is here:  http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/beastie-boys/2005/hordern-pavilion-sydney-australia-2bd74cb6.html  Good times xx