We had another night out last night, but not nearly as long. We had dinner and drinks at a new place called Lew’s while watching the Royals choke again. We then headed to Bobby Bakers for a “nightcap.” Pretty good night out!

I’m heading to Vegas today! I’ve been waiting for this for a little while now, and it’s finally here. Phil and I fly out at 6:30, and thanks to Todd we now have drink tickets to start of the vacation! I know we are going to that Spin Doctors and Gin Blossoms show, but not much else is planned. I do want to go see PJ Loughran at least once. I’ve really been getting into his music. I think I have read enough to play some craps while I’m there. Hopefully I don’t go broke! I shall be back on Sunday…

I think Todd summed up my thoughts for today really well in an email he sent…
“Man, Im beat you guys. Im going to have to re-evaluate this whole ‘closing down bars’ lifestyle.”

It was boys night out last night, so we headed to the Brooksider to watch the end of the Royals game. They almost blew the game, but in the end they got out of their losing streak! From there some of us decided to go over to Tomfooleries for a few more drinks and some music. The typical Monday night cover band was there. The drinks kept coming and coming. Next thing you know the band is done playing, and it’s 1 AM!!! I was out later than Kim was, and it’s 2 hours earlier in Vegas…

Needless to say, work is the last thing I want to do today. How about a nap???

Back to work for my 3 day week…

For those of you that don’t know, and most probably don’t, my man Dave Matthews will be on VH1’s (Inside)Out this Saturday at 10PM…
Trey Anastasio (Phish) and Dave Matthews’ trip to Dakar, Senegal this past January is documented in an hour-long program and will premier on VH1 on May 8 at 10 PM EST. In the program, Trey and Dave journey to the capital city for a cross-cultural exchange with seminal West African band Orchestra Baobab. Trey and Dave toured around Senegalese capital city Dakar, attended an Africa Cup soccer match (where Senegal edged out South Africa 2-1), gave an acoustic performance off the coast of Dakar on Goree Island, watched singer Baaba Maal perform an intimate show (Trey called it ‘one of the best concert experiences of my life’) and then rehearsed and performed with Orchestra Baobab at “Yengoulene”, a small club in Dakar.
That sounds pretty sweet! I’ll have to try to remember to record it since I will be in Vegas!

Friday night Kim and I met up with Doni, Phil, Todd and the others up at the Brooksider. We took the bus up there, so that was my first experience on the KC buses. Kim has a bus pass, so she rode for free just like she does everyday, and I had to pay $1. Sure beats driving though!
The Brookside Art Fair was going on, so we did that for a little while too. I saw a guy who was incredible at playing the djembe. That was my highlight of the art fair for sure…

Saturday we did the usual errands and then went to a Wizards soccer game. They play out at Arrowhead, the football stadium. There were almost 30,000 people there for the game. Crazy! The wizards won, and we even got to see 2 goals plus a shutout. Perhaps we will go back sometime…

I dropped Kim off at the airport this morning. She was heading to Vegas, which is where I’m heading on Wednesday after work. I’m ready, get me outta here!!!

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!

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