It’s official, I will be home from 05.14 through 05.16! I do plan to hit up Jammin’ On Main, but I might have time to squeeze in some other things. :)

The Damien Rice show was pretty good, however it was different than what I expected. His CD is mellow and full of solo singer songwriter type songs. I figured that this would be how the show was as well. I’ve even heard people complain about the radio version of Cannonball (his single), since it has drums and other instrumentation. All of these expectations were shot down from the start though. He plays with a drummer, bass, cello, and sometimes keys, electric guitar, etc. Distortion is another thing that was really shocking to hear. He even has 2 mics, the first is normal, but the second is a totally distorted mic that he often yells into. This gave the show an almost Radiohead like feel. Some songs had the mellow feel that I was expecting, but more than half were the other songs that I wasn’t expecting. Much more rockin’ that what I was thinking it would be, but still a good show. Hopefully I’ll get another chance to see him…

I forgot to mention before, but the gap coverage for my car came through. I don’t owe anything more on the loan, and to make it even better the gap coverage was for more than needed. Just over $500 was put into my saving account at the credit union. Kim is making me keep it there for now, I was thinking I would just gamble it all. :b

I may be going to Cincinnati the weekend of May 14 & 15. Kim is going to be working in Cincy the week before, so I’m considering flying out for the weekend. I’m sure it would be a good one, especially since it is Jammin’ On Main weekend! I’ll let you all know…

After work last night we headed over to Tomfooleries for food, drinks and music. The band was called Simon Wonder Brown and they are probably one of the best cover bands I have seen. I don’t think they play exclusively covers, but that is all they played last night, but you are pretty much forced to when playing on the plaza. Anyway, they played everything from classic rock tunes, to piano acts and hard rock. They played Kim’s favorite Billy Joel tune Scenes From An Italian Restaurant, and actually did really well. That was the first time either of us have ever heard a cover of the song. They play every Tuesday at Tomfooleries, so perhaps we’ll see them again soon.

Tonight is Damien Rice. I’ve been hearing some really good things about his show, so I’m expecting a goood one for sure…

I didn’t see as many shows as originally planned. We did go and see the Swing Crew on Friday night. I ended up being the DD, which was alright with me. I was starting to feel a little sick that day anyway. They packed the bar, and we were stuck all the way at the back. Fun show with lots of crowd involvement, I would like to see them again sometime just as long as we are close to the stage…

Saturday was pretty lazy, but nice. I got some much needed work done on my computer, and Kim did some shopping. I started to feel worse and worse, so we decided just to hang out and watch movies all night. We saw Kill Bill and Cheaper By The Dozen. I enjoyed Kill Bill, but Kim felt differently about it. I guess there was too much fighting and blood in it for her. Definitely check this movie out though, especially if you liked other Tarantino films. We both enjoyed Cheaper By The Dozen, which was supposedly written about Kim’s family, or at least that is what she said. :)

Sunday we woke up at the crack of dawn to go running. Sounds kinda psychotic, don’t you think? :) We did alright though, running 9 minute miles. I think we should have trained a little better for it though, or something. I think this slight cold I developed didn’t help either. The results are online, although I don’t think the pictures are yet.
My Results
Kim’s Results
I ran into an old family friend of ours finally. The Reynolds lived across the street from us in Huntsville a long long time ago. Anyway, while we were running, I had a quick chat with Mr. Reynolds. Pretty cool that he recognized me. :)

I feel pretty sore today, and I have my last hockey game for quite awhile tonight. Oh well, I should still be able to skate alright…

Last night I got a phone call from Ed Hearn. Turns out he was on ESPN2’s Cold Pizza on Wednesday to discuss his testimony before a Congressional Subcommittee to request additional funding for research into the kidney disease FSGS, his fight against this disease (including three kidney transplants), and the need for organ donation. From the sound of it, his site could be getting a bunch of hits now! I’m glad we got it up and running before all of this happened, perhaps some people will like my work. He is on the front page of The NephCure Foundation with a link to edhearn.com, check it out!

It’s finally Friday! I’m ready to see some shows this weekend!

You should now be viewing the new edpaffjr.com!

We keep on losing our hockey games. :( We only have one more game next Monday. That will be the last game I play until June, unless I go to open hockey or something else happens…

I bought tickets to see The Spin Doctors and The Gin Blossoms in Vegas while we are there! That is some quality old school music! I’m really looking forward to this trip…

For those of you that don’t already know, you can now access the site using www.edpaffjr.com. I’m just about done with a new version of the site as well, so be ready for that!

Happy Birthday Tim! (It was yesterday)

Friday I went from work directly to Baja 600 on the Plaza for happy hour. Todd was there, along with Susan and some other people she works with. We were drinking margaritas by the pitcher, and racked up quite a tab, it was perfect outside though. Good times!

Saturday, Kim and I went to a wedding shower kind of thing for a guy I work with. It was actually a lot better than I was expecting. Half of the crowd was doing shots of tequila and it was interesting to see most of the people I work with unwind for a while. I wanted to go to a couple of shows that night, but we ended up staying at the party until 11 or so. Hopefully more things like this happen soon…

Sunday brought with it the usual activities, and lunch at Chipotle! I had one of the largest burritos I’ve seen in awhile! Afterwards, it was time for the sopranos party and Todd’s birthday celebration over at Susan’s house. Great dinner with some huge chicken breasts, potatoes, corn, salad, bread, etc. I had to tape the Sunday Night radio show, and after the party listened to parts of it. Jim, the guy who runs it and brought me into the studio, is moving to Arizona and next week will probably be his last show. I hope the show goes on, and perhaps you’ll hear more of me on that station. :)

The Trolley Run is right around the corner, and it seems like almost everyone is going to do it. I’m going to run along with Todd, and Kim will probably stay on our pace as well. I don’t think she is in a hurry to get it over with. Doni and Phil are also participating, and everyone has the same goal of not puking while doing the race, haha.

Happy Birthday Dad!

It’s Friday and it is over 80 degrees outside. I’m ready to get out of here, sit outside somewhere and drink some beer!

We lost another hockey game last night. It was actually a good game though, especially since our goalie was kicked out. The playoffs start next week, so we better be at the top of our game.

Not too much is planned for this weekend, so it should be a nice one with great weather!

Monday night I had hockey. We lost the game again, but I stopped their goalie’s shutout with just a few minutes left. That made me feel pretty good, especially after playing a not so good game…

Tuesday we ran a couple miles. I guess we really needed to, since we are going to be running a 4 mile race in just over a week from now, The Trolley Run. This one should actually be pretty fun, Todd is going to be running in it and last night Phil said he was going to be walking at least. I think we can convince everyone to run with us, we don’t go that fast at all.
The nice thing is that I’ve been stretching so much that my IT Band isn’t hurting anymore. If you remember from awhile back, I had problems with my knee hurting after running a mile or so. I got new shoes from the running store and started stretching a couple times a day. Kim thinks that the problem has something to do with my tight hamstrings, so I’ve been working to fix that problem. I actually have improved though, and I can even touch my toes now, something that I never really did before!

Yesterday we did another 2 miles. I think we should be in pretty good shape for the race. Marathon runners never run the whole 26 miles in their training, so I don’t need to run the whole 4 miles in my training. :b
After that we met up with Doni & Phil at the Brooksider. I’m really starting to love this place. Doni and Phil are friends with all the locals there, who are most even older then they are, haha. :) The nice thing is that they all are retired and have quite a bit of money. Last night was 2 dollar drinks, so we decided to head up for a cheap night out. We got charged for 1 beer total at the end of the night, and we drank quite a few more than that. All of the regulars buy rounds for everyone, and give you these little wood hearts, which are good for a free drink as well. Walt Disney was there last night, well not the real Walt Disney he is obviously not alive anymore, but this guy is related to the famous one. Anyway, these people are all so nice, and are like having grandparents here in KC. :)

Oh yeah, Phil got pkenagy.com up and running. Check it out, there are some really funny pictures on there! :)