38 years and still rocking...

Annette and I went to the Huey Lewis/Chicago concert at Riverbend (an outdoor arena) last night. It was a great show! When most people think of Chicago, they think of "Hard Habit to Break", "You're the Inspiration" and other bubble-gum, cheesy (but enjoyable) pop ballads--without realizing that in the late 60s and throughout the 70s Chicago was an innovation, trend-setting rock band. They showed it last night, concentrating on their older songs (other than 2 songs from their new album, they didn't play anything from Chicago 17 on).

We purchased lawn tickets (no chair, just a patch of grass with no roof). I saw that rain was in the forecast, so we brought along a couple of hats and rain ponchos. When we parked the car, however, the sun was shining and the sky was clear--so we left the ponchos in the car. Bad idea! At about 9:30, a huge thunderstorm rolled through. At one point, much of the power went out--but the band kept on playing while the crowd (everyone knew the words) sang along. It was actually a cool moment. When the storm subsided, about 85% of the people on the lawn had left and we got to enjoy the rest of the show with a better view and plenty of elbow room.

As I mentioned, Huey Lewis & the News was the opening act. They sounded good and really rocked on "Workin' for a Livin'" and "Heart of Rock and Roll". I was disappointed they didn't sing "Bad is Bad", my favorite Huey song. Huey also sang a couple of songs with Chicago, which was cool to see. Overall, it was a great night!

Click here for the local newspaper's review.

June photos added

June photos have been added to the site. Warning for those of you on a dial-up connection: there's a bunch of them. Enjoy!

Vacation

We just returned home this evening from our summer vacation to the east coast. We spend 3 days in Dewey Beach, Delaware followed by 4 days in Washington, D.C. The 2 parts of the trip were very different but both great!

Our time at Dewey Beach was very relaxing. We spent our days playing in the waves and building sand castles, while exploring the boardwalk and eating seafood and ice cream in the evenings.

Washington was also very fun, but in a different way. We tried to cram in as many monuments, historical sites, and museums as we possibly could in our short time there. We also celebrated Chris and Maria's birthdays, as well as Father's Day, while there.

Photos and more details, including the very interesting "peanut butter incident", will follow--but for now I'm heading to bed!

Swim Meet

The kids participated in their first swim meet of the year yesterday. Maria has joined the boys on the swim team this year. It was pretty cute watching her make her way across the pool, stopping every 10 feet or so to grab the wall and smile at the fans cheering her on.

The boys both had good days--each beat their best times in freestyle and Chris beat his in backstroke as well. Our goal for the year--to have the boys successfully finish breast stroke and butterfly without getting disqualified!

Fun with Science

Our friend Tanya shared this site with us. It makes you wonder what would happen in your stomach if you combined them there!

News story

Click here for a very sad but unbelievable news story.