It's been a while since I posted, but a lot has occurred. I will slowly get things up to date here.
I took the girls to the Iowa State Fair on the last day of the fair. I kept it cheap by just going to all the free stuff like the Ag building to show the girls the butter sculptures, the Varied Industries Building, and 3 different concerts. The first was Raven. I had no idea she was there and the girls watch That's So Raven, so I thought they'd enjoy going. The place was way too crowded two hours before the show and even during her soundcheck. I was able to get the girls in for about 3 songs and they were just disappointed that they couldn't see well and the crowd was just a nightmare. The second show was Vocal Trash. We had decent enough seats. I blogged about Vocal Trash last year. Very impressive and my girls really enjoyed seeing them play trash cans, empty water bottles, and brooms. Another great set this year and a band you have to see.
The finale of the day was the Joan Jett concert. She didn't refer to this band as Joan Jett and the Black Hearts, but said "we're the Black Hearts from New York". She breezed through all the hits and then some. The stage wasn't a tall one so it was hard to see her since she is also so petite, but she rocked the place like a giant. She has a tight band and hearing all the songs together in one show brought a realization about Joan Jett to me. I've heard the hits over the years, but have really never delved into her discography. She has a simple sound and a great sound that could be a revved up 50's band with an emphasis on songs. She loves the sound of the guitar and the tight rhythms that rock n roll was built on and she delivers it in a style all her own. The set list was as follows:
Victim Of Circumstance
Cherry Bomb
Light Of Day
Do You Wanna Touch Me?
Bad Reputation
Androgynous
Change The World
Five
Love Is Pain
AC/DC
Naked
You're Gonna Make It After All
Riddles
Fetish
I Love Rock N Roll
Crimson And Clover
I Hate Myself For Loving You
ENCORE
Real Wild Child
Everyday People
My kids were most impressed by Vocal Trash for the day, but enjoyed Joan Jett since they knew a few songs due to other artists recording them.
Well, there are more shows coming up. I have my Buckcherry ticket and I'm heading to the Def Leppard/Journey show in Ames next week. More to come!
Monday, August 28, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Fall League Week 3
We lost both games again. The first was a heartbreaker against the team we started this season with. They beat us by one in the last inning then and did it to us again. The second game was against an upper level team and we really held up well defensively. We just weren't hitting. That's been the knock on the team this season. We are doing very well on defense, but not getting enough runs to get ahead of the opposing team. This puts us to 1-5 and in the next to last place of the league. It would be great if the team would actually practice, too. We haven't had a single practice that all the players have shown up to. Last Saturday one other person besides myself showed up. Too many excuses, it seems, when we said at the start of summer that this would be our competitive team. The disappointments continue into the fall. I'm hoping it picks up fast as the season is almost to the midpoint and we have a lot of ground to make up.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Fall League Week 2
So much in the last week... Let's see...
Last weekend was another great one in Kirksville. New levels of trust and always a lot of fun. We went to see The Descent. It was filmed to make you feel the claustrophobia of the characters in the movie. I'd recommend it.
Monday night was week 2 of the fall softball league. Now that was an interesting night. We lost the first game 11-9, but played some great defense and the bats were rattling. I hit a sharp grounder to the shortstop. As I was almost to first, I got whacked in the face. The shortstop is a great player who played for us during the summer league. He threw the ball hard and it glanced off the first baseman's glove and hit me in the left jaw. I tripped over first and had a skinned up right leg in addition to the huge lump on my face. I continued in the game, though, and still had a good night.
The second game was more interesting. We played against some other former teammates who put a second team related to our church in the league. They aren't very good and we expected to win, but it was fun seeing how we matched up in certain ways. They started out 3-0, but we soon tied it up and then ran away with the game. The odd part was the behavior of a couple of our former teammates. I pitch for my team. As the pitcher, I tend to pay a lot of attention to what goes on during the game. I keep track of outs, who tends to hit where, and sometimes even the score. There was one out and the batter up made the second out of the inning. My coach, playing third base called it three outs. I knew it wasn't, but both teams started to switch spots and I walked over to first base with the ball and hollered to the umpire that I was making the third out since the runner vacated the base. My coach felt bad for calling it three outs and offered to retake the field. As a player, not a coach or umpire, I have no control over these things, but I play by the rules and expect that from everyone else. Our former assistant coach made some derogatory comments and said to let my play stand. He even called my actions un-Christian, which was greatly offensive. I just did my job while I'm on the field and made the out since the other players hadn't been paying attention. I don't control the game and if my coach and he agreed, I'd have retaken the mound and continued pitching. It wasn't my call, but I played by the rules of the game. I thought that was the end of the conversation about that inning. Apparently, the old assistant coach's wife had words to say to me later. My coach had called out to her to watch for interfering as she tends to play aggressively at first base even when there is no play. She's been run over a couple of times in games because she is dangerous and can get in the way. My coach was looking out for his son at first base when she interfered. He was just offering a warning. She apparently thought I had made the comment and said that she wouldn't count this game as a win since it was tainted by the earlier play. I mouthed back that she may want to read up on the rules of the game and my coach then stood up and told everyone on both teams to cut out the mouthing back and forth. She had even previously made comments about them throwing the ball to my face, too, as did their pitcher. It was just too much. After the game, she couldn't even come out and shake hands with the team.
After the game, I approached our coach and pulled him aside to let him know what offended me. I told him that it doesn't offend me if they want to make stupid comments about me playing by the rules and my knowledge of them. They can sound as childish as they like. It's when they start calling the fact that I play by the rules un-Christian that it offends me. It also offends me when they make comments about personal injury. I'm one player on a team. I'm not the umpire. I'm not even a coach. Yet, the other team was acting as if I controlled the game. Turns out my coach was quite offended and taken back, too, by this behavior so he told me he'd talk to them and get things in order. I gained respect for our coach and lost a lot for the former teammates. Strange behavior indeed.
I spent Tuesday working from 9AM-11PM. That was a long day, but it afforded me time to relax and heal from the night before.
I have my girls this weekend. We've been having fun and will hit the Iowa State Fair tomorrow. Joan Jett and the Black Hearts are going to be in concert at the fair so that will be fun to see.
Monday night makes week 3 for the league. We are 1-3 so I hope we start picking up and winning.
Last weekend was another great one in Kirksville. New levels of trust and always a lot of fun. We went to see The Descent. It was filmed to make you feel the claustrophobia of the characters in the movie. I'd recommend it.
Monday night was week 2 of the fall softball league. Now that was an interesting night. We lost the first game 11-9, but played some great defense and the bats were rattling. I hit a sharp grounder to the shortstop. As I was almost to first, I got whacked in the face. The shortstop is a great player who played for us during the summer league. He threw the ball hard and it glanced off the first baseman's glove and hit me in the left jaw. I tripped over first and had a skinned up right leg in addition to the huge lump on my face. I continued in the game, though, and still had a good night.
The second game was more interesting. We played against some other former teammates who put a second team related to our church in the league. They aren't very good and we expected to win, but it was fun seeing how we matched up in certain ways. They started out 3-0, but we soon tied it up and then ran away with the game. The odd part was the behavior of a couple of our former teammates. I pitch for my team. As the pitcher, I tend to pay a lot of attention to what goes on during the game. I keep track of outs, who tends to hit where, and sometimes even the score. There was one out and the batter up made the second out of the inning. My coach, playing third base called it three outs. I knew it wasn't, but both teams started to switch spots and I walked over to first base with the ball and hollered to the umpire that I was making the third out since the runner vacated the base. My coach felt bad for calling it three outs and offered to retake the field. As a player, not a coach or umpire, I have no control over these things, but I play by the rules and expect that from everyone else. Our former assistant coach made some derogatory comments and said to let my play stand. He even called my actions un-Christian, which was greatly offensive. I just did my job while I'm on the field and made the out since the other players hadn't been paying attention. I don't control the game and if my coach and he agreed, I'd have retaken the mound and continued pitching. It wasn't my call, but I played by the rules of the game. I thought that was the end of the conversation about that inning. Apparently, the old assistant coach's wife had words to say to me later. My coach had called out to her to watch for interfering as she tends to play aggressively at first base even when there is no play. She's been run over a couple of times in games because she is dangerous and can get in the way. My coach was looking out for his son at first base when she interfered. He was just offering a warning. She apparently thought I had made the comment and said that she wouldn't count this game as a win since it was tainted by the earlier play. I mouthed back that she may want to read up on the rules of the game and my coach then stood up and told everyone on both teams to cut out the mouthing back and forth. She had even previously made comments about them throwing the ball to my face, too, as did their pitcher. It was just too much. After the game, she couldn't even come out and shake hands with the team.
After the game, I approached our coach and pulled him aside to let him know what offended me. I told him that it doesn't offend me if they want to make stupid comments about me playing by the rules and my knowledge of them. They can sound as childish as they like. It's when they start calling the fact that I play by the rules un-Christian that it offends me. It also offends me when they make comments about personal injury. I'm one player on a team. I'm not the umpire. I'm not even a coach. Yet, the other team was acting as if I controlled the game. Turns out my coach was quite offended and taken back, too, by this behavior so he told me he'd talk to them and get things in order. I gained respect for our coach and lost a lot for the former teammates. Strange behavior indeed.
I spent Tuesday working from 9AM-11PM. That was a long day, but it afforded me time to relax and heal from the night before.
I have my girls this weekend. We've been having fun and will hit the Iowa State Fair tomorrow. Joan Jett and the Black Hearts are going to be in concert at the fair so that will be fun to see.
Monday night makes week 3 for the league. We are 1-3 so I hope we start picking up and winning.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Middle East Cease Fire
First of all, GO ISRAEL!! Secondly, how ridiculous is this stupid cease fire idea? How can you possibly agree to a cease fire with people who will stop at nothing to destroy you? Peace follows VICTORY, not a cease fire. I'm disgusted that our country would support such a thing instead of helping Israel wipe these terrorists from the face of the earth.
There is no cessation of hostilities in a holy war. That's what this is. We have Islamic Fascists trying to wipe out the Jews. It boils down to that. There is no peace as long as there is no victory.
We have declared a war on terrorists and those who support them, but now we are supporting a cease fire that is sure to lead to more deaths and more war in the future. I'm disappointed. We should be wiping the terrorists out without regard for what the rest of the world thinks. Terrorists must cease to exist and the only way to do that is through swift victory.
There is no cessation of hostilities in a holy war. That's what this is. We have Islamic Fascists trying to wipe out the Jews. It boils down to that. There is no peace as long as there is no victory.
We have declared a war on terrorists and those who support them, but now we are supporting a cease fire that is sure to lead to more deaths and more war in the future. I'm disappointed. We should be wiping the terrorists out without regard for what the rest of the world thinks. Terrorists must cease to exist and the only way to do that is through swift victory.
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
Fall Softball 2006
The fall Church League started last night. We are without two of our starters the first two weeks and did quite well without them defensively. We only allowed each team to score 5 runs and the second team we played is considered an upper level team. We still lost both games, but it wasn't a bad start to the season.
The first game we lost 5-4 against Fairview. We had never lost to Fairview until the last two times we played them in the summer league. They haven't really gotten better, but we just haven't hit against them like we should. My game last night was horrible against them. My pitching was off a bit and I walked in a run. I rarely do that and usually only have one walk per game if that. Last night I had two walks in that game and control problems throughout. At the plate, I walked the first time up, which is a double for guys in the church league. I actually struck out the second time up, which hasn't happened to me all summer. The third time up I popped out to shortstop, which rarely happens, too. It was not a good game for me at bat. The rest of the team was having the same problems and it showed that we were having a rusty time at the plate. It was a close game, but we just couldn't pull it out in the end.
The second game impressed me more than the first in that we didn't just get blown away by the team we played. They are a great group of young talented guys and a couple of really talented girls. They played in the upper division all summer and ended up in second place in that division. They have a really talented shortstop that can put the ball over the fence seemingly at will and did so only once last night. My control was a lot better pitching and the defense really stepped up and played as a unit. I was actually hitting the ball where I usually do, too. My first time up the shortstop got my grounder up the middle and turned a double play, though. After that, I put it up the middle, but stayed enough away from him that they were singles each time. I got stranded on base, though, the entire game. We have some really talented guys on the team, but they tend to hit line drives right to a good left fielder. If they can start putting the ball where they want to, it will get us a lot more runs. Thankfully, we are practicing every week for the fall season, so I'm excited about the potential for winning most of our games.
Our second church team, headed by one of our coaches (TR), pretty much faired the same. They lost both games and one was a washout. They played an upper level team that was up 12-0 after the first inning and TR's team didn't make a single error. We met up at DQ for a short while after the games were played and exchanged stories. It will be an interesting season and I'm anxious to get our other two starters in the lineup. Our normal leadoff hitter wasn't there and the guy who hits behind me in the lineup (third) wasn't there. This will certainly help our run production and help us have a winning season.
UPDATE: THE SCORE OF THE SECOND GAME WAS ACTUALLY 8-2. Still not a bad effort compared to what it could have been and still an impressive defense from my team.
The first game we lost 5-4 against Fairview. We had never lost to Fairview until the last two times we played them in the summer league. They haven't really gotten better, but we just haven't hit against them like we should. My game last night was horrible against them. My pitching was off a bit and I walked in a run. I rarely do that and usually only have one walk per game if that. Last night I had two walks in that game and control problems throughout. At the plate, I walked the first time up, which is a double for guys in the church league. I actually struck out the second time up, which hasn't happened to me all summer. The third time up I popped out to shortstop, which rarely happens, too. It was not a good game for me at bat. The rest of the team was having the same problems and it showed that we were having a rusty time at the plate. It was a close game, but we just couldn't pull it out in the end.
The second game impressed me more than the first in that we didn't just get blown away by the team we played. They are a great group of young talented guys and a couple of really talented girls. They played in the upper division all summer and ended up in second place in that division. They have a really talented shortstop that can put the ball over the fence seemingly at will and did so only once last night. My control was a lot better pitching and the defense really stepped up and played as a unit. I was actually hitting the ball where I usually do, too. My first time up the shortstop got my grounder up the middle and turned a double play, though. After that, I put it up the middle, but stayed enough away from him that they were singles each time. I got stranded on base, though, the entire game. We have some really talented guys on the team, but they tend to hit line drives right to a good left fielder. If they can start putting the ball where they want to, it will get us a lot more runs. Thankfully, we are practicing every week for the fall season, so I'm excited about the potential for winning most of our games.
Our second church team, headed by one of our coaches (TR), pretty much faired the same. They lost both games and one was a washout. They played an upper level team that was up 12-0 after the first inning and TR's team didn't make a single error. We met up at DQ for a short while after the games were played and exchanged stories. It will be an interesting season and I'm anxious to get our other two starters in the lineup. Our normal leadoff hitter wasn't there and the guy who hits behind me in the lineup (third) wasn't there. This will certainly help our run production and help us have a winning season.
UPDATE: THE SCORE OF THE SECOND GAME WAS ACTUALLY 8-2. Still not a bad effort compared to what it could have been and still an impressive defense from my team.
Sunday, August 06, 2006
Mediocre Week
The last week has been a non-interesting week. Work, extra work, and just biding time. I miss my woman and the highlight has been talking to her every day. She has a wonderful mind, so that has been very nice to get to know a bit of. We had a fun day last Sunday, so that was at least a good start to the week.
I put in my 40 hours and then some. I started Monday working 9AM-11PM. Overtime is always a good thing. I also had some side computer work that filled up two evenings.
The next highlight to the week was picking up my girls on Friday evening. We had a nice weekend planned. We went to a local diner for dinner that they loved. The desserts were huge and thankfully I split one with my youngest. Later on Saturday we went to Sleepy Hollow, a local fun area with go-karts, batting cages, miniature golf, and other fun activities. My youngest almost made it to the very top of the climbing wall, which was amazing to watch. My oldest drove a go-kart with the youngest by her side while I lapped them twice in the fastest kart on the track. It was fun racing around with co-workers at this work related outing. We left after 100 minutes and went to softball practice.
The fall softball season starts tomorrow night. Only 5 of us showed up at practice, but it was thrown together last minute and it looks like we will be practicing once a week in this more competitive season. There are only 6 teams and we have a solid lineup as we pared down our summer team to the best players only. I hope we do well like we did last fall.
I began this week on the wrong foot. I ticked off my woman a bit with a poor choice of words. I hope we make it threw the growing pains ok. The beginning of all relationships is tough things. In a state of bliss, you can tend to overlook things and make beginner mistakes. It's tougher as you get older, too, because your tolerance for some things is less. As you get older, you know more about yourself and what you want for the rest of your life. It's tough to bring someone into your life after the life experiences that can harden the heart. I think we will work through the small stuff just fine, though. There are so many great things about the way we interact and get along that something as small as this should pass quick as we look forward to seeing each other again. I try to be optimistic anyway.
The girls and I have a swim party this afternoon for the summer softball players. We will grill out a bit and just have fun interacting with the others. My girls are looking forward to it.
Now to go get some laundry done...
I put in my 40 hours and then some. I started Monday working 9AM-11PM. Overtime is always a good thing. I also had some side computer work that filled up two evenings.
The next highlight to the week was picking up my girls on Friday evening. We had a nice weekend planned. We went to a local diner for dinner that they loved. The desserts were huge and thankfully I split one with my youngest. Later on Saturday we went to Sleepy Hollow, a local fun area with go-karts, batting cages, miniature golf, and other fun activities. My youngest almost made it to the very top of the climbing wall, which was amazing to watch. My oldest drove a go-kart with the youngest by her side while I lapped them twice in the fastest kart on the track. It was fun racing around with co-workers at this work related outing. We left after 100 minutes and went to softball practice.
The fall softball season starts tomorrow night. Only 5 of us showed up at practice, but it was thrown together last minute and it looks like we will be practicing once a week in this more competitive season. There are only 6 teams and we have a solid lineup as we pared down our summer team to the best players only. I hope we do well like we did last fall.
I began this week on the wrong foot. I ticked off my woman a bit with a poor choice of words. I hope we make it threw the growing pains ok. The beginning of all relationships is tough things. In a state of bliss, you can tend to overlook things and make beginner mistakes. It's tougher as you get older, too, because your tolerance for some things is less. As you get older, you know more about yourself and what you want for the rest of your life. It's tough to bring someone into your life after the life experiences that can harden the heart. I think we will work through the small stuff just fine, though. There are so many great things about the way we interact and get along that something as small as this should pass quick as we look forward to seeing each other again. I try to be optimistic anyway.
The girls and I have a swim party this afternoon for the summer softball players. We will grill out a bit and just have fun interacting with the others. My girls are looking forward to it.
Now to go get some laundry done...
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Kirksville Trip
You know it's true love when you can waste an entire day away and have a blast doing it. My female friend and I spent the weekend away from both of our towns in a small college community. We didn't go there for the things to do in that town, but just to spend time together. There isn't even much to do in that town, but we had a blast and found a couple of things we will do on the next trip out.
Saturday was such a great time just getting to know more about each other. We decided to drive around and see what this place had to offer and as soon as I saw a sign that said Used Books And Unicorns, I had to find a place to park. It would have been so cool to buy a unicorn and ride it around all day, wouldn't it? Unfortunately, the place was closed when we got to the front door. I was so disappointed! It was a funny thought, though. We decided to walk up to the square and see the small shops. From a block away, I could see the Hidden Treasures sign. I wasn't sure I wanted to go in if all the treasures were hidden. What would be the point of it? We made our way around and I purchased a few small things for my roommates and kids. When we got to Hidden Treasures, I was ready to see if I could find what was hidden. It would be a real treasure hunt, right? When we got inside, much to my dismay, I actually found hidden treasures!! I saw a remote that looked like my DVD remote and when I bent down to pick it up, I saw some plastic coming from under a throw pillow. Sure enough, I lifted it up and there were some comic books hidden under this pillow. I was truly amazed and said so loud enough for the people running the shop to hear. We continued looking around and found a cabinet that had black material that kept you from seeing inside it. I decided to open the doors to it and again I found more hidden treasures! There were some dishes inside it. I was on a roll finding these hidden treasures. I felt like a real treasure hunter! I just needed the Indiana Jones outfit and I'm sure I could have used a whip. Maybe not in the store... This was truly a fun time just going through this small town square. We found a couple of tattoo shops, a business called Sugar that had some great African chocolate, Pungo Jungo (a Spencer's style store where I got the gifts), and a used CD shop that was fly infested on this particular day.
We didn't do anything of importance, but seeing how each other reacted to our humor, the heat, the interesting things we spotted, and the things we both avoided was just a great way of getting to know more about each other.
We saw the movie Lady In The Water that night and it brought tears to my eyes. I'm an emotional creature as much as I hate to have emotions at all sometimes. That movie was just a great fairy tale that centered on a regular guy who seemed to have lost everything once you knew his story. It was great at drawing us in to the movie. There were people in front of us on the edge of their seats watching with interest. I was truly impressed by this movie and hope to share it with my daughters when it comes out on DVD.
We got to have real A&W root beer floats this weekend. I'm a sucker for a root beer float. My grandparents got me started on them. We also had some TCBY yogurt yesterday. I know those things are in Des Moines, but I haven't been to TCBY since living here and I've probably only been to the A&W in town 3 times since living here. They are truly a treat and fun to share with someone you care about. I've taken my daughters to A&W as a treat and will probably take them there before the summer is over this year.
This is probably the first of several trips to this community as it's a good half way point. In two weeks we are heading there and hitting the beach we found. I don't think I've ever felt this way before, so this has been quite the adventure finding love at my age.
Saturday was such a great time just getting to know more about each other. We decided to drive around and see what this place had to offer and as soon as I saw a sign that said Used Books And Unicorns, I had to find a place to park. It would have been so cool to buy a unicorn and ride it around all day, wouldn't it? Unfortunately, the place was closed when we got to the front door. I was so disappointed! It was a funny thought, though. We decided to walk up to the square and see the small shops. From a block away, I could see the Hidden Treasures sign. I wasn't sure I wanted to go in if all the treasures were hidden. What would be the point of it? We made our way around and I purchased a few small things for my roommates and kids. When we got to Hidden Treasures, I was ready to see if I could find what was hidden. It would be a real treasure hunt, right? When we got inside, much to my dismay, I actually found hidden treasures!! I saw a remote that looked like my DVD remote and when I bent down to pick it up, I saw some plastic coming from under a throw pillow. Sure enough, I lifted it up and there were some comic books hidden under this pillow. I was truly amazed and said so loud enough for the people running the shop to hear. We continued looking around and found a cabinet that had black material that kept you from seeing inside it. I decided to open the doors to it and again I found more hidden treasures! There were some dishes inside it. I was on a roll finding these hidden treasures. I felt like a real treasure hunter! I just needed the Indiana Jones outfit and I'm sure I could have used a whip. Maybe not in the store... This was truly a fun time just going through this small town square. We found a couple of tattoo shops, a business called Sugar that had some great African chocolate, Pungo Jungo (a Spencer's style store where I got the gifts), and a used CD shop that was fly infested on this particular day.
We didn't do anything of importance, but seeing how each other reacted to our humor, the heat, the interesting things we spotted, and the things we both avoided was just a great way of getting to know more about each other.
We saw the movie Lady In The Water that night and it brought tears to my eyes. I'm an emotional creature as much as I hate to have emotions at all sometimes. That movie was just a great fairy tale that centered on a regular guy who seemed to have lost everything once you knew his story. It was great at drawing us in to the movie. There were people in front of us on the edge of their seats watching with interest. I was truly impressed by this movie and hope to share it with my daughters when it comes out on DVD.
We got to have real A&W root beer floats this weekend. I'm a sucker for a root beer float. My grandparents got me started on them. We also had some TCBY yogurt yesterday. I know those things are in Des Moines, but I haven't been to TCBY since living here and I've probably only been to the A&W in town 3 times since living here. They are truly a treat and fun to share with someone you care about. I've taken my daughters to A&W as a treat and will probably take them there before the summer is over this year.
This is probably the first of several trips to this community as it's a good half way point. In two weeks we are heading there and hitting the beach we found. I don't think I've ever felt this way before, so this has been quite the adventure finding love at my age.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Missouri Trip 2006
Lots of great stuff lately! I spent last week at my parents' home in Missouri with my kids. I picked up the girls about 10AM last Tuesday and hit the road. It's become a "thing" so we stopped in KC at a Steak & Shake for lunch. I love this restaurant and try to take my girls when I can. They have grown to love it, too, and with my love and my oldest daughter's love for KC, we try to combine those things. We also spent some time driving in downtown KC. My girls had only seen the skyline from a distance, so it was cool for them to see things up close. We also drove through Crown Center. I just wish I had more time to show them some of the places I frequented in KC and where I lived. In the future we will pick a different part of KC to go through each time.
We arrived at my folks' place just after 5pm. We ended up going to the Montgomery County Fair, which my dad was supposed to ride in for the American Red Cross. While they were getting the parade in order, Mom took us to El Rancharito. Very nice Mexican food and environment. We sat outside to watch the parade. We thought Dad was supposed to be at the front of it, but as more floats passed, we were beginning to wonder where he was. Paige was collecting candy with the occasional help from Brittany. After most of the parade had gone through, Dad came walking up the sidewalk. The van they used for the American Red Cross had made it about 2/3 of the way through the parade and then broke down. They had to push it off the route and start hoofing it the rest of the way. At least they made it through most of the parade. This little town has a huge fair and the parade can last a good 90 minutes or so. We were able to leave not long after Dad arrived.
Wednesday was spent at the St. Louis Zoo. It was very hot out, but we made a route that allowed us to see many of the animals and still stay cool for much of the day. We didn't see any large cats, hyenas, or giraffes, but those animals were probably staying cool, too. We did get quite the entertaining show from a certain puffin that was taking a bath and dancing on the water. He even got close to the edge a few times and splashed us. We got back home about 4:30pm which allowed us to hit most of the zoo while leaving a few places out to hit next time.
My mom made some great meals all week long. We had my favorite meal, meatloaf, on Wednesday evening. We had roast beef au ju for one dinner. We had biscuits and gravy the final morning we were there with other meals including breakfasts of pancakes and sausage and an eggs and bacon day. It's always great having home cooking.
We spent a lot of time swimming in their pool. The girls got a lot of time in doing that and even invited a neighbor girl over to swim with them. We also learned about Sudoku puzzles, which I had never heard of before. The girls made key chains and spent time doing other crafts with their grandma.
We got together for dinner with SB and Patti and her kids on Thursday evening at Denny's in Kingdom City. It's always great seeing friends that you don't see often. We had a corner booth and spent a lot of time visiting and laughing and letting the kids goof off.
Friday morning I took Brittany to Mexico, MO, with me. I used to work at a local grocery and the public library there so I was anxious to see if I knew anyone still working there. We initially stopped at this gorgeous woman's apartment. (Yes, I'm finally seeing someone.) We visited there for about 45 minutes and saw her new, but empty, apartment. She was pretty excited to get this move of hers over with. We then went to the grocery store and ran into two former co-workers there and had a great visit. One of them used to be my boss so we caught up on what a few other people were doing these days, too. I then headed to the library and was able to see three former co-workers there. That was probably my favorite stop as I used to have a lot of fun at that library. It was great catching up and seeing everyone that day.
When Brittany and I returned to my parents, we awaited the arrival of my youngest brother and his wife. When they arrived, we grilled out and then they took us in to the Def Leppard/Journey concert, which you can read about below. It was a great evening of great music.
We took off after breakfast on Saturday and stopped in KC for lunch again. The girls were anxious to get back and so was I. It was a long, exhausting drive, but after such a great trip, it is something we all hope to do again soon. We are looking forward to Thanksgiving where my other brother will join us with his family and it will be a great holiday with all three generations of my family together. It's amazing how much more important family becomes the older we get. I can't wait to see everyone again.
We arrived at my folks' place just after 5pm. We ended up going to the Montgomery County Fair, which my dad was supposed to ride in for the American Red Cross. While they were getting the parade in order, Mom took us to El Rancharito. Very nice Mexican food and environment. We sat outside to watch the parade. We thought Dad was supposed to be at the front of it, but as more floats passed, we were beginning to wonder where he was. Paige was collecting candy with the occasional help from Brittany. After most of the parade had gone through, Dad came walking up the sidewalk. The van they used for the American Red Cross had made it about 2/3 of the way through the parade and then broke down. They had to push it off the route and start hoofing it the rest of the way. At least they made it through most of the parade. This little town has a huge fair and the parade can last a good 90 minutes or so. We were able to leave not long after Dad arrived.
Wednesday was spent at the St. Louis Zoo. It was very hot out, but we made a route that allowed us to see many of the animals and still stay cool for much of the day. We didn't see any large cats, hyenas, or giraffes, but those animals were probably staying cool, too. We did get quite the entertaining show from a certain puffin that was taking a bath and dancing on the water. He even got close to the edge a few times and splashed us. We got back home about 4:30pm which allowed us to hit most of the zoo while leaving a few places out to hit next time.
My mom made some great meals all week long. We had my favorite meal, meatloaf, on Wednesday evening. We had roast beef au ju for one dinner. We had biscuits and gravy the final morning we were there with other meals including breakfasts of pancakes and sausage and an eggs and bacon day. It's always great having home cooking.
We spent a lot of time swimming in their pool. The girls got a lot of time in doing that and even invited a neighbor girl over to swim with them. We also learned about Sudoku puzzles, which I had never heard of before. The girls made key chains and spent time doing other crafts with their grandma.
We got together for dinner with SB and Patti and her kids on Thursday evening at Denny's in Kingdom City. It's always great seeing friends that you don't see often. We had a corner booth and spent a lot of time visiting and laughing and letting the kids goof off.
Friday morning I took Brittany to Mexico, MO, with me. I used to work at a local grocery and the public library there so I was anxious to see if I knew anyone still working there. We initially stopped at this gorgeous woman's apartment. (Yes, I'm finally seeing someone.) We visited there for about 45 minutes and saw her new, but empty, apartment. She was pretty excited to get this move of hers over with. We then went to the grocery store and ran into two former co-workers there and had a great visit. One of them used to be my boss so we caught up on what a few other people were doing these days, too. I then headed to the library and was able to see three former co-workers there. That was probably my favorite stop as I used to have a lot of fun at that library. It was great catching up and seeing everyone that day.
When Brittany and I returned to my parents, we awaited the arrival of my youngest brother and his wife. When they arrived, we grilled out and then they took us in to the Def Leppard/Journey concert, which you can read about below. It was a great evening of great music.
We took off after breakfast on Saturday and stopped in KC for lunch again. The girls were anxious to get back and so was I. It was a long, exhausting drive, but after such a great trip, it is something we all hope to do again soon. We are looking forward to Thanksgiving where my other brother will join us with his family and it will be a great holiday with all three generations of my family together. It's amazing how much more important family becomes the older we get. I can't wait to see everyone again.
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Summer Jam 2006
I really debated hard about going to Summer Jam. It had nothing to do with the bands, but with how tired I still was from the drive home on Saturday. I'd spend the week in Missouri at my parents' home and the drive was just exhausting! Sunday, I knew I really wanted to see The Atomic Punks, Ratt, and I'd never seen Kansas before. I'm also a Ted Nugent fan and REO fan. Even though I was still exhausted, I decided to go at the last minute. I got their in time to see The Atomic Punks on the second stage. They originally were to hit the main stage, but a scheduling conflict with the arrival of REO's sound equipment.
The Atomic Punks had a set list on stage, but I think they veered from it a bit. The printed list is as follows:
On Fire
Every Body Wants Some
Mean Streets
Runnin' With The Devil
Eruption
You Really Got Me
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Dance The Night Away
Jamie's Cryin'
Ice Cream Man
Panama
Unchained
Hot For Teacher
The guitar player has only been with The Atomic Punks for 3 months but has the licks down. Ralph Saenz is the ultimate David Lee Roth impersonator and had a lot of fun with the crowd that gathered at this stage. I was able to meet Ralph and the guitarist after the show. They were very kind and hope to be back this way in the future.
Ratt is the main band I was anxious to see. I have always been a fan and they have never disappointed. The set list was:
Lack Of Communication
Lay It Down
Over The Edge
You're In Love
Way Cool Jr.
Nobody Rides For Free
Wanted Man
I'm Insane
Back For More
Walkin' The Dog (John Corabi sang lead on a verse.)
Round And Round
Jizzy was excited to see such a large crowd. Robbie was rocking out the entire time and seemed to have some fun with Jizzy on stage. Warren DeMartini is the consummate guitar hero and shared the mic on some background vocals with John. Bobby didn't miss a beat and led the band through the set. From the side of the stage, Barry Sparks (Dokken and Ted Nugent bassist) and Ralph Saenz were enjoying most of the Ratt set and the Ratt gang seemed truly appreciative to have them there.
Kansas was up after a set by the Hat Trick Heroes. I guess HTH is some kids that play from Florida. I just didn't pay much attention. Even during the Kansas set, I found myself wandering around while listening. It was a tight set and many people seemed to be into the show, but I didn't know most of the songs. They played about 5-6 songs before whipping out Point Of Know Return. They played another tune before leaving the stage. They really sounded great and seemed to have most of the lineup from the Freaks Of Nature CD. They came out to encore Dust In The Wind and Carry On My Wayward Son. For me, this was finally the payoff. I was hoping for Play The Game Tonight, but Steve Walsh didn't sing on that song so it was expected that they may skip it. It just may have been more familiar to a guy like me who only has 3 of their CD's in my collection and mostly has heard them from the radio. Still a great band and I'm glad they are still around.
Ted Nugent was up next and the crowd was constantly chanting "Ted" even while the drum kit was being brought on stage. This was one fired up crowd! Uncle Ted didn't disappoint, either. He kicked off with the American Anthem backed by Barry Sparks and Mick Brown, both from Dokken. These guys are tight! Ted's tunes tend to jam out with some great guitar and the band really was on fire supporting him. I've got some titles wrong, so feel free to correct me, but the set list was:
National Anthem
Get Ready
Wango Tango (You Really Got Me was in the middle of this.)
Who The Hell You Think You Are (Yea, this title is wrong.)
Free For All
Wang Dang Sweet Puntang (Some great blues playing!)
Klstrphnky
Rawdogs And Warhogs
Soul Man
Hay, Baby (Barry Sparks sang lead on this tune.)
Dog Eat Dog
Fred Bear
Kiss My Ass
Stranglehold
ENCORE
Cat Scratch Fever
Ted had the crowd eating from his palm the entire set. He is an icon and a full bluntal frontman. He used the bow and arrow to shoot Osama and the crowd went nuts. He constantly brought up his hunting and politics and love of America and rock 'n roll. Barry and Mick were genuinely having a blast and this truly seemed like a band with a leader.
I left after Ted, so I don't know how REO did, but I'm sure it was great. I've seen REO a couple of times and they never fail to put on a great show. I hope someone got a set list and review of this part of the day.
KGGO did a pretty good job of putting on this event. I'm not sure how many were in attendance in comparison to Waterstock, but the area was spread out more and there were more food vendors. There wasn't a real tattoo parlor, but you could get temporary ones if you were into that. There just didn't seem to be the variety of the Waterstock event. Tickets were a bit higher and the VIP tickets were $150. I heard complaints about the VIP tickets as there was no band interaction that I heard of and their area ended at the corner of the stage where Lazer at least added some front of the stage access at Waterstock. The VIP tickets apparently included only one meal and 5 beers. This seems to be less than Lazer provided for their $125 ticket. Both stations have a long way to go to make this a real value.
While the crowd was large, it was a bit older since KGGO is more of a classic rock station as opposed to Lazer. The big drawback to the crowd is the fact that there are still idiots who seem to represent the worst of Des Moines concert-goers. There were actually people there expecting to be able to sit in lawn chairs at the front of the stage the entire day. Signs need to be posted at these events or a roped area that lets people know that chairs aren't allowed within 30-50 feet of the stage. This is a rock concert, not a picnic. People need to realize that and leave the chairs in back of the people who want to rock out and represent the best of Des Moines down front. Live music needs real energy feedback and sitting on your backside at the front of the stage does nothing for any band. Jizzy Pearl even poked a little fun during Ratt's set at these people by asking if they were comfortable and could use a sandwich or something. The only other drawback is the women who want to show off their chests at these shows. Please don't lift your shirt if you don't look young and nubile. Overweight or flat and saggy boobs are not what these bands want to see. Sixty year old women in thongs and bikinis are not appropriate at these shows, either. It's embarrassing to live in a place like this and try to enjoy a rock show when there are people like this showing up at the shows. I'd prefer to make a good impression on these bands so they will want to come back often. Just my humble opinion, but I heard this voiced by many others, too.
Overall, Summer Jam was a great day of great music. I wish I hadn't been so tired so I could have stuck around for all of it.
Pictures are up at http://sonofapreacher.spaces.msn.com if you want to check them out.
The Atomic Punks had a set list on stage, but I think they veered from it a bit. The printed list is as follows:
On Fire
Every Body Wants Some
Mean Streets
Runnin' With The Devil
Eruption
You Really Got Me
Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
Dance The Night Away
Jamie's Cryin'
Ice Cream Man
Panama
Unchained
Hot For Teacher
The guitar player has only been with The Atomic Punks for 3 months but has the licks down. Ralph Saenz is the ultimate David Lee Roth impersonator and had a lot of fun with the crowd that gathered at this stage. I was able to meet Ralph and the guitarist after the show. They were very kind and hope to be back this way in the future.
Ratt is the main band I was anxious to see. I have always been a fan and they have never disappointed. The set list was:
Lack Of Communication
Lay It Down
Over The Edge
You're In Love
Way Cool Jr.
Nobody Rides For Free
Wanted Man
I'm Insane
Back For More
Walkin' The Dog (John Corabi sang lead on a verse.)
Round And Round
Jizzy was excited to see such a large crowd. Robbie was rocking out the entire time and seemed to have some fun with Jizzy on stage. Warren DeMartini is the consummate guitar hero and shared the mic on some background vocals with John. Bobby didn't miss a beat and led the band through the set. From the side of the stage, Barry Sparks (Dokken and Ted Nugent bassist) and Ralph Saenz were enjoying most of the Ratt set and the Ratt gang seemed truly appreciative to have them there.
Kansas was up after a set by the Hat Trick Heroes. I guess HTH is some kids that play from Florida. I just didn't pay much attention. Even during the Kansas set, I found myself wandering around while listening. It was a tight set and many people seemed to be into the show, but I didn't know most of the songs. They played about 5-6 songs before whipping out Point Of Know Return. They played another tune before leaving the stage. They really sounded great and seemed to have most of the lineup from the Freaks Of Nature CD. They came out to encore Dust In The Wind and Carry On My Wayward Son. For me, this was finally the payoff. I was hoping for Play The Game Tonight, but Steve Walsh didn't sing on that song so it was expected that they may skip it. It just may have been more familiar to a guy like me who only has 3 of their CD's in my collection and mostly has heard them from the radio. Still a great band and I'm glad they are still around.
Ted Nugent was up next and the crowd was constantly chanting "Ted" even while the drum kit was being brought on stage. This was one fired up crowd! Uncle Ted didn't disappoint, either. He kicked off with the American Anthem backed by Barry Sparks and Mick Brown, both from Dokken. These guys are tight! Ted's tunes tend to jam out with some great guitar and the band really was on fire supporting him. I've got some titles wrong, so feel free to correct me, but the set list was:
National Anthem
Get Ready
Wango Tango (You Really Got Me was in the middle of this.)
Who The Hell You Think You Are (Yea, this title is wrong.)
Free For All
Wang Dang Sweet Puntang (Some great blues playing!)
Klstrphnky
Rawdogs And Warhogs
Soul Man
Hay, Baby (Barry Sparks sang lead on this tune.)
Dog Eat Dog
Fred Bear
Kiss My Ass
Stranglehold
ENCORE
Cat Scratch Fever
Ted had the crowd eating from his palm the entire set. He is an icon and a full bluntal frontman. He used the bow and arrow to shoot Osama and the crowd went nuts. He constantly brought up his hunting and politics and love of America and rock 'n roll. Barry and Mick were genuinely having a blast and this truly seemed like a band with a leader.
I left after Ted, so I don't know how REO did, but I'm sure it was great. I've seen REO a couple of times and they never fail to put on a great show. I hope someone got a set list and review of this part of the day.
KGGO did a pretty good job of putting on this event. I'm not sure how many were in attendance in comparison to Waterstock, but the area was spread out more and there were more food vendors. There wasn't a real tattoo parlor, but you could get temporary ones if you were into that. There just didn't seem to be the variety of the Waterstock event. Tickets were a bit higher and the VIP tickets were $150. I heard complaints about the VIP tickets as there was no band interaction that I heard of and their area ended at the corner of the stage where Lazer at least added some front of the stage access at Waterstock. The VIP tickets apparently included only one meal and 5 beers. This seems to be less than Lazer provided for their $125 ticket. Both stations have a long way to go to make this a real value.
While the crowd was large, it was a bit older since KGGO is more of a classic rock station as opposed to Lazer. The big drawback to the crowd is the fact that there are still idiots who seem to represent the worst of Des Moines concert-goers. There were actually people there expecting to be able to sit in lawn chairs at the front of the stage the entire day. Signs need to be posted at these events or a roped area that lets people know that chairs aren't allowed within 30-50 feet of the stage. This is a rock concert, not a picnic. People need to realize that and leave the chairs in back of the people who want to rock out and represent the best of Des Moines down front. Live music needs real energy feedback and sitting on your backside at the front of the stage does nothing for any band. Jizzy Pearl even poked a little fun during Ratt's set at these people by asking if they were comfortable and could use a sandwich or something. The only other drawback is the women who want to show off their chests at these shows. Please don't lift your shirt if you don't look young and nubile. Overweight or flat and saggy boobs are not what these bands want to see. Sixty year old women in thongs and bikinis are not appropriate at these shows, either. It's embarrassing to live in a place like this and try to enjoy a rock show when there are people like this showing up at the shows. I'd prefer to make a good impression on these bands so they will want to come back often. Just my humble opinion, but I heard this voiced by many others, too.
Overall, Summer Jam was a great day of great music. I wish I hadn't been so tired so I could have stuck around for all of it.
Pictures are up at http://sonofapreacher.spaces.msn.com if you want to check them out.
Journey And Def Leppard in St. Louis
I was fortunate enough to be able to take my daughters to see two great bands in one night. I got lawn seats so they would be able to see more since they are still quite young. It was also cheaper since this tour isn't easy on the wallet. My lil bro and his wife drove us out from High Hill where I was spending the week visiting my folks. It sprinkled on us a bit on the way in, but as cloudy and dark as it got, we didn't get any rain during the show. We thought it looked like it was just going to pour, but the weather held out for us. There was an opener, Stoll Vaughn, but we didn't pay much attention. If I remember correctly, he had some Johnny Cash influence in his bluesy old fashioned sound. I'm sure it was ok, but just not my thing as I was more anxious to see the headliners.
Journey came out with Jeff Scott Soto filling in for the ailing Steve Augeri. I've been anxious to see Jeff sing for years as he has performed with Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman, and others over the years. After hearing his collaboration with Neal Schon and Dean Castranova in Soul SirkUS (Dean recorded a released version of the CD, but had to leave the project due to other committments.), I was quite anxious to hear Jeff on some Journey tunes. He was fantastic! I think he's a better frontman than Steve is, but vocally on a similar level as they are both great sounding on the Journey classics.
The show started with Neal doing the American Anthem and the video screen behind him was lit with stars. The crowd was on its feet in honor of this great nation and anxious to hear this show. From the solo they kicked into Any Way You Want It. After that tune, Jonathan Cain announced that Steve was not there this particular night, but their good friend Jeff was filling in. I appreciated this as many probably didn't know. The crowd just went nuts as Jeff sounded great and looked good fronting this band. He was obviously thankful for the fans making this the best summer of his life. Ask The Lonely was followed by my favorite Journey tune, Stone In Love. These guys really cranked it up this night and I'm sure they are doing it all tour since Def Leppard is following them. I'm glad they came out to rock. The set list is as follows:
National Anthem (Neal's solo)
Any Way You Want It
Ask The Lonely
Stone In Love (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Keep On Runnin' (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Who's Crying Now (Dean on lead vocals)
Chain Reaction
Lights (Added a progression of Wind Cries Mary to end the song.)
Jon's Keyboard Solo
Open Arms (Dean on lead vocals)
Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' (Cain on harmonica and lots of blues throughout.)
Wheel In The Sky (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Escape
Dead Or Alive
Faithfully (Dean on lead vocals)
Be Good To Yourself
Don't Stop Believin'
ENCORE
Separate Ways
Def Leppard came out with the full staging they haven't used in quite some time. They had the steps up the side leading to the walk in back of the drum riser. They used this on several occasions. The screen lit up with graphics that included live shots of them as well as album art in several spots. That digital screen looked sharp! The boys were in full force as the entire crowd seemed to stay and rock out to both bands. Def Leppard cranked things up from where Journey left it at Separate Ways. Def Leppard came out with Let's Get Rocked and went right into Make Love Like A Man. Over 15,000 people were singing along from the beginning. The set list is as follows:
Let's Get Rocked
Make Love Like A Man
Promises (My kids were glad to hear this as they grew up on Euphoria.)
Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Foolin'
Hysteria
No Matter What (Vivian sure can play some slide!)
Rock On (Featured Sav's bass solo intro.)
Rocket (Vivian and Phil traded licks at the end. I love a good guitar dual.)
Photograph (Ran right into the next tune...)
Armageddon It
Animal
Rock Of Ages
ENCORE
Love Bites
Pour Some Sugar On Me
After Hysteria, Joe introduced the new CD, YEAH!, and said to check it out for their true influences. The transitions from song to song were flawless and the run from Photograph right into Armageddon It was really a great rhythm turn. Joe kept getting the crowd fired up all night and had us all screaming before Rock Of Ages. When they came out for the encore, Sav thanked the crowd for their support and Joe later added how great it is that after all these years we are still turning out to see them. It really is true what he repeatedly says. We don't forget them and they won't forget us. This crowd hasn't forgotten either band and this sold out show is proof that this music will live on for generations.
Journey came out with Jeff Scott Soto filling in for the ailing Steve Augeri. I've been anxious to see Jeff sing for years as he has performed with Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman, and others over the years. After hearing his collaboration with Neal Schon and Dean Castranova in Soul SirkUS (Dean recorded a released version of the CD, but had to leave the project due to other committments.), I was quite anxious to hear Jeff on some Journey tunes. He was fantastic! I think he's a better frontman than Steve is, but vocally on a similar level as they are both great sounding on the Journey classics.
The show started with Neal doing the American Anthem and the video screen behind him was lit with stars. The crowd was on its feet in honor of this great nation and anxious to hear this show. From the solo they kicked into Any Way You Want It. After that tune, Jonathan Cain announced that Steve was not there this particular night, but their good friend Jeff was filling in. I appreciated this as many probably didn't know. The crowd just went nuts as Jeff sounded great and looked good fronting this band. He was obviously thankful for the fans making this the best summer of his life. Ask The Lonely was followed by my favorite Journey tune, Stone In Love. These guys really cranked it up this night and I'm sure they are doing it all tour since Def Leppard is following them. I'm glad they came out to rock. The set list is as follows:
National Anthem (Neal's solo)
Any Way You Want It
Ask The Lonely
Stone In Love (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Keep On Runnin' (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Who's Crying Now (Dean on lead vocals)
Chain Reaction
Lights (Added a progression of Wind Cries Mary to end the song.)
Jon's Keyboard Solo
Open Arms (Dean on lead vocals)
Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' (Cain on harmonica and lots of blues throughout.)
Wheel In The Sky (Cain on rhythm guitar)
Escape
Dead Or Alive
Faithfully (Dean on lead vocals)
Be Good To Yourself
Don't Stop Believin'
ENCORE
Separate Ways
Def Leppard came out with the full staging they haven't used in quite some time. They had the steps up the side leading to the walk in back of the drum riser. They used this on several occasions. The screen lit up with graphics that included live shots of them as well as album art in several spots. That digital screen looked sharp! The boys were in full force as the entire crowd seemed to stay and rock out to both bands. Def Leppard cranked things up from where Journey left it at Separate Ways. Def Leppard came out with Let's Get Rocked and went right into Make Love Like A Man. Over 15,000 people were singing along from the beginning. The set list is as follows:
Let's Get Rocked
Make Love Like A Man
Promises (My kids were glad to hear this as they grew up on Euphoria.)
Bringin' On The Heartbreak
Foolin'
Hysteria
No Matter What (Vivian sure can play some slide!)
Rock On (Featured Sav's bass solo intro.)
Rocket (Vivian and Phil traded licks at the end. I love a good guitar dual.)
Photograph (Ran right into the next tune...)
Armageddon It
Animal
Rock Of Ages
ENCORE
Love Bites
Pour Some Sugar On Me
After Hysteria, Joe introduced the new CD, YEAH!, and said to check it out for their true influences. The transitions from song to song were flawless and the run from Photograph right into Armageddon It was really a great rhythm turn. Joe kept getting the crowd fired up all night and had us all screaming before Rock Of Ages. When they came out for the encore, Sav thanked the crowd for their support and Joe later added how great it is that after all these years we are still turning out to see them. It really is true what he repeatedly says. We don't forget them and they won't forget us. This crowd hasn't forgotten either band and this sold out show is proof that this music will live on for generations.
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