With a pretty weak Bumbershoot lineup, I wasn’t super excited to spend the entire weekend there (nor could I – see previous post).  But I was actually super excited to see the Black Eyed Peas.  I’ve been sort of infatuated with them lately.  It started with “Boom Boom Pow” – how can you not love Fergie’s line “I’m so 3000 and 8.  You so 2000 and late.”  So awesome.  And now every time I hear “I Gotta Feeling” I get so excited.  Maybe it’s the simple lyrics I like, I don’t know.  It’s just so catchy and fun – a total head bobber. We (yes, we!) love to blast it in the car and sing and head bob along.  

Since Kevin gets free Bumbershoot tickets from his work, it made it really easy to go for A show and not feel guilty.  So, we went and saw The Peas and boy did they give us a show!  They are really good entertainers.  I’ve said many times that I can’t stand Fergie.  She’s a total butterface, I hate the London Bridge and Big Girls Don’t Cry songs and how did she end up with Josh Duhamel anyway?  Now…weeeell, she’s no Beyonce, but I kind of dig her.  She seems real.

Oprah’s hip to their beat too because they opened up her 24th season on the streets of Chicago.  Oprah’s crew suprised her and set up what I think is the World’s Largest Flash Mob to date.  Oprah’s reaction was pretty cute. She usually annoys me with her “know it all, I am the queen, I am Oprah” attitude but she was genuinely surprised and was lovin’ the Peas (watch her at the 2:45 mark – so great!).  Thank God for DVR.  Let’s just say I’ve watched it a few times…and don’t plan on deleting it anytime soon. 

  **Update 9/15/09**

You can’t watch the video on YouTube anymore (thanks Harpo).   But click HERE to see it on Oprah’s site.  If you haven’t seen it – it’s worth a watch!