Today’s pic of the day is dedicated to my brother Corey. That’s him the second from the left. (the first rower from the coxen)
Let’s all wish him luck as he finishes his last month as a college senior! GOOD LUCK COREY!
The Cormanator
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TMBG
Saturday’s TMBG concert was great! It marked my fifth time seeing TMBG live in concert:
1. Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
2. Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
3. Avalon, Boston, MA
4. Avalon, Boston, MA
5. Avalon, Boston, MA 🙂
Suffice to say, seeing TMBG in concert is one of the few occasions I will frequent a smoky, crowded venue such as the Avalon. Their show was great, as always. They really know how to entertain a crowd! One of the best parts of the show was the ‘Radio Play-Along’… they hook up a KLH radio to the PA system, and then randomly tune to various stations. Then they try to play along with whatever is on the radio. Hilarious! As they said in the lead-in to RPA, “This is the part of the show that consistently disappoints! This is the part of the show that can tank at any time!”
TMBG managed to pack in a really full set of music into the hour and 15 minutes they were on stage. This time, I managed to bring along a notepad and jot down their set list. Unfortunately, there were a few songs I didn’t recognize (!!), but here it is:
1. Wicked Little Critta
2. James K. Polk
3. (???)
4. Black Magic Marker
5. Super Tasters
6. “No!”
7. Shout and Stomp (not a song per se…)
8. Birdhouse in your soul
9. The Guitar
10. Man it’s so loud in here
11. Don’t Cross The Street
12. Au Contraire
13. Rocket to the Moon
14. Radio Play-along (they tune in to random Boston radio stations and play along with whatever is on the radio)
15. Older
16. Another First Kiss
17. The Statue Got Me High
18. Doctor Worm
19. Drink!
20. Violin
21. Fingertips
22. Cyclops Rock
23. The Sun (is a mass of incandescent gas…) (The sun gets its power from the reactions of Route 95, Route 91, Route 84, and the Mass Pike…)
Encore I:
1. Christmas Tree (?)
2. Ana Ng
3. New York City
Encore II:
1. Robot Parade
2. Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Pic o’ the day to ye, laddie!
This picture comes from last year when Becky and I took a trip into Boston. There was a lovely campaign of anti-jaywalking signs around the city. Unfortunately, this sign has since been taken down. 🙁
Speaking of Boston, we’re going to be heading in there on Saturday to see They Might Be Giants!
K-K-K-Kirsten
Today’s picture of the day pretty much tells the whole story. It is a year old, however, so in case the story is a bit cloudy I’ll elaborate here…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRSTEN!!!!!!!
🙂
Weekend Pics!
As Becky posted earlier, this weekend we were up in Maine for Aunt Emmeline’s 80th birthday party! We had a great time up there visiting with the extended Lowe family. The party was great, and we also got to do some shopping at the various outlets (Kittery and Freeport).
I took some photos at Emmeline’s birthday party, and here they are!
Out of that gallery comes today’s pic of the day — a particularly nice photo of Ken and Dianne!
Enjoy!
Family
Today’s Picture of the Day isn’t really a picture. It is more of a diagram that kind of explains were we’ll be all weekend.
It is my aunt Emeline’s 80th birthday and today her kids are throwing her a surprise birthday party. We’re going up to Freeport to celebrate with her. The chart is part of my family tree…many (or most) of whom wil be there too.
Feel free to continue browisng the geneology. I give you free reign to chuckle at some of the names 🙂
Dream Sequence
So last night I had a very vivid dream which I wanted to share with you all…
I was in the Army, apparently. I was dressed in military fatigues, wearing a helmet. I don’t remember being armed, but one would assume that I was. I was riding in an 18-passenger van with a bunch of other Army troops. We were driving somewhere dry, desertlike, but familiar. Not in Iraq or in a foreign country. I got the impression it was somewhere in the Southwest, maybe New Mexico or Arizona. We were hungry and we were looking for a place to eat. I was sitting near the back of the van, and I had a map that had the locations of Taco Bells in the area. I saw one on the map, and I tried to help the driver navigate to one. Then it got really weird. According to the map, the road to Taco Bell went straight up a sheer rock face. We got to the spot on the road where Taco Bell was supposed to be, but nothing was there. We stopped the van, and I got out and scrutinized the map. The rock face was tall, but not so tall that it couldn’t be climbed. I scrambled up the side, and peeked over the edge. There, as luck would have it, was a plaza with a Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut. I went in to the Taco Bell, but I didn’t have any cash on me. I made one of the other guys pay for me, but then I realized that there was an ATM inside the building and I could have gone there to get cash. Anyway, I ended up eating my food (I don’t recall what it was), and that’s about when the dream ended.
What the heck is that supposed to mean??
The Big Mess
So a big milestone is coming up for Boston’s Big Dig project. The new northbound section of the Central Artery Tunnel will be opening on Sunday. That means if you’re coming from the south of Boston on I-93, you can drive straight under the city and emerge onto the beautiful new Zakim bridge. Currently, you drive through a small tunnel in the south of Boston and then the rest of the drive through the city takes place on an ugly, green, rusting elevated highway.
The southbound side of the highway won’t be opening until some time next year.
Just for fun, he’re a look at one of the lovely interchanges in the current project… this is the interchange between I-90 (The Mass Pike) and I-93… spaghetti roads, galore!
Today’s Photo!
Today’s picture is just plain cute! Isn’t she the cutest!
I love my wife! 🙂
My Friend…Mr W?
I have two bits of randomness for today. Here goes:
1. This link is for Melanie. I know she’ll find it funny. Everyone else can look at it too, but you’ll have to figure out why it is so special to Melanie and I. Guesses can be submitted via the comments button 🙂
2. At the bank here we have a customer who I’ll call, Mr. W. Mr. W comes through the drive up every day. Often he appears to have imbibed a bit too much at breakfast :). Two days in a row now as I say, “thank you, have a great day, Mr W” he has replied back to me, “Yes, Yes. And remember to keep breathing. It’s very Important…Very Important.” And then he flashes me the peace sign as he drives off in his station wagon. Very amusing.