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Looking back, 2006 has been a really great year for me. I've definitely had my highs and lows along the way throughout the past 12 months....still, I wouldn't change a thing....knowing how each of these experiences have shaped me.

I've been very fortunate to have attended many great concerts this year, including some that I'll remember for a lifetime. These are the shows that I had an opportunity to be a part of this year.

1) Fri Jan.13 - Elias @ Southarm
2) Sun Jan.15 - Constantines, Crystal Skulls @ Media Club
3) Thurs Jan.26 - Coldplay, Fiona Apple @ GM Place
4) Fri Jan.27 - Coldplay, Fiona Apple @ GM Place
5) Tues Jan.31 - Jeff Tweedy, Glenn Kotche @ Commodore
6) Tues Feb.7 - Stars @ Croatian Cultural Centre
7) Thurs Feb.9 - Shaun Verreault, Wil @ UBC Pit Pub
8) Wed Mar.1 - Animal Collective, First Nation, Barr @ Commodore
9) Thurs Mar.2 - Matt Pond PA, Youth Group @ Red Room
10) Fri Mar.3 - Controller.Controller, You Say Party! We Say Die! @ Richard's
11) Tues Mar.7 - Jenny Lewis, Willy Mason @ Richard's
12) Wed Mar.8 - Low, Lavender Diamond @ Richard's
13) Fri Mar.10 - Isobel Campbell, Bontempi @ Richard's
14) Thurs Mar.23 - Elias @ Red Room
15) Fri Mar.24 - Belle & Sebastian, Rose Melberg @ Commodore
16) Sun Mar.26 - City And Colour, The Februarys @ Mesa Luna
17) Mon Mar.27 - Jason Collett, Paso Mino @ Richard's
18) Wed Mar.29 - We Are Scientists, The Grates, Foreign Born @ Red Room
19) Fri Mar.31 - Rob Thomas, Anna Nalick @ QE Theatre
20) Sat Apr.1 - Metric, Islands, Panurge @ Commodore
21) Wed Apr.5 - Pink Mountaintops, Frog Eyes @ Richard's
22) Mon Apr.10 - Sarah Harmer @ Stanley Theatre
23) Thurs Apr.20 - Matthew Good, Melissa McClelland @ VECC
24) Fri Apr.21 - Matthew Good, Melissa McClelland @ VECC
25) Sat Apr.22 - Matthew Good, Melissa McClelland @ VECC
26) Mon Apr.24 - The Magic Numbers, Willy Mason @ Richard's
27) Tues Apr.25 - Ladytron, The Presets @ Commodore
28) Wed Apr.26 - The Stills, The Diableros @ Richard's
29) Fri Apr.28 - Franz Ferdinand, Death Cab For Cutie @ Pacific Coliseum
30) Sat May 6 - Jeff Martin, Sonic City @ Commodore
31) Wed May 17 - The Strokes, The Most Serene Republic @ Plaza Of Nations
32) Wed May 24 - Mogwai @ Commodore
33) Fri May 26 to Sun May 28 - Sasquatch! Music Festival @ Gorge Amphitheatre
34) Fri June 2 - Xavier Rudd @ Malkin Bowl
35) Sun June 4 - Bright Eyes, Gruff Rhys @ Malkin Bowl
36) Wed June 7 - Pilate, Wintersleep @ Commodore
37) Fri June 9 - Yoko Casionos, Elias @ Media Club
38) Sat Jun 10 - The Walkmen, Mazarin @ Richard's
39) Thurs Jun 15 - Melanie Dekker @ Malones
40) Tues June 20 - Jose Gonzalez, Juana Molina, Psapp @ Richard's
41) Thurs June 22 - Goo Goo Dolls, Counting Crows, Augustana @ White River Amphitheatre
42) Fri June 30 - The Grates @ Limerick Junction
43) Sun July 9 - Dashboard Confessional, John Ralston @ Plaza Of Nations
44) Mon July 10 - Foo Fighters, Tim Curran @ Orpheum
45) Thurs July 20 - Wil, Kevin Mackenzie @ Buffalo Club
46) Sat July 22 - Pearl Jam @ Gorge Amphitheatre
47) Sun July 23 - Pearl Jam @ Gorge Amphitheatre
48) Tues July 25 - Sam Roberts Band, Broken Social Scene, The Stills @ Deer Lake Park
49) Wed Aug.16 - Silver Mt. Zion, Carla Bozulich @ Richard's
50) Sat Aug.19 - City And Colour, Black Lungs @ Malkin Bowl
51) Sun Aug.20 - Sarah Harmer, Carolyn Mark @ Malkin Bowl
52) Tues Aug.22 - Tool, Isis @ GM Place
53) Fri Aug.25 - Matthew Good @ MG's Living Room
54) Thurs Aug.31 - Marianas Trench @ Buffalo Club
55) Thurs Sep.14 - Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Mars Volta @ GM Place
56) Wed Sep.20 - Amy Millan, Mayor McCa @ Richard's
57) Fri Sep.22 - John Mayer, Sheryl Crow @ Pacific Coliseum
58) Tues Oct.3 - Jason Collett, Ridley Bent @ VECC
59) Thurs Oct.5 - The National, The Fall Collection @ Richard's
60) Fri Oct.6 - We Are Scientists, Art Brut @ Commodore
61) Wed Oct.11 - The Killers @ Orpheum
62) Sat Oct.14 - Sufjan Stevens, My Brightest Diamond @ St. Andrews Wesley Church
63) Sat Oct.21 - The New Pornographers, Immaculate Machine @ Plaza Club
64) Sun Nov.5 - Goo Goo Dolls, Tomi Swick @ Orpheum
65) Tues Nov.7 - The Tragically Hip @ Commodore
66) Fri Nov.17 - The Album Leaf, Windows 78 @ Plaza Club
67) Thurs Nov.23 - Raising The Fawn, In-Flight Safety @ Lamplighter
68) Wed Nov.29 - The Dears, The Bloodlines @ Richard's
69) Tues Dec.5 - Joanna Newsom, Bill Callahan @ St. Andrews Wesley Church
70) Wed Dec.13 - The Decemberists, Talkdemonic @ Commodore
71) Mon Dec.18 - Sarah Slean @ Stanley Theatre
72) Sat Dec.23 - Ian M. @ West Richmond Community

So 72 + 18 other shows I attended through booking and promoting = 90

90 shows / 365 days = about 1 show in every 4 days.

Wow...I'm tired. I need sleep. Sleeping is good.