And ...
"You are not hungry. You just PUKED!"
And ...
"He has a fake hip? Really?"
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunday Quotes
"The good thing about puppy puke is that it's not as poopy as puppy poop when you clean it up."
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Fountains
Very impressed with the new-look Washington Park. The old fountain wasn't user-friendly and it basically took up a big part of the park.
Blues Fest started last night and the park has a much more open feel to it now.
Click here for more.
Quincy needs to keep using the park for all kinds of events. The next improvement should be putting a stage on the south-side gazebo.
Blues Fest started last night and the park has a much more open feel to it now.
Click here for more.
Quincy needs to keep using the park for all kinds of events. The next improvement should be putting a stage on the south-side gazebo.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Blues Fest Tonight
Here's the lineup for the Blues Fest in Washington Park tonight and Saturday. Hope to see you down there and be safe!
Friday, July 17
5 p.m. — The Beat Daddys, www.beatdaddys.com
7 p.m. — Ben Bumbry & The Messengers
9 p.m. — Eric Sardinas, www.ericsardinas.com
Saturday, July 18
1 p.m. — Rich Berry, www.myspace.com/richberryblues
3 p.m. — Matt Morrell & BluesHandle, www.twonotes.net/blueshandle/index.htm
5 p.m. — Pike Station, www.myspace.com/pikestation
7 p.m. — Scottie Miller & the ReUptake Inhibitors, www.scottiemiller.com
9 p.m. Albert Castiglia, www.albertcastiglia.com
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Quote of the day
"Say .... you wouldn't happen to know who chewed off the end of my guitar case, would ya?"
Monday, July 13, 2009
Calm in Springfield
Worked for Gus in Springfield and things went very well. Muggy Saturday, but Sunday's weather was awesome, 70s with cloud cover. That probably was a big reason we had no major incidents or issues, just the usual problems with Gus Busters not showing up.
Excellent story by Dave Kane of the Springfield Journal-Register here.
A good Gus Macker tournament depends on how well it is organized from a local level. I'd say Springfield does a decent job, but I wish they could get a little bit better help. Still .... it all worked out. And the site is second to none, around the Horace Mann building a block from the old capitol building. I wandered around Saturday night and was very impressed with the plaques and explanation of the Lincoln history.
Dream Court with the Special Olympics players Saturday morning was awesome. Where else is your Gus Buster a former professional wrestler? Dave (Jackie Saszrak) Conrad, his son Dakota, Troy and all the gang had a blast.
The day after working for Gus usually means recovering from the truck that ran over you, and this morning is no exception .... except that I'm recovering by sitting on the back porch on another perfect summer morning.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Less Is More
Had a blast last night playing a private party with Rock A. Bye near LaGrange, Mo., at a beautiful lodge on a lake.
It was for a wedding rehearsal party. We lugged over a P.A. and set up inside, but everybody decided to sit outside by the lake as the evening wore on, so we simply unplugged and took our guitars sans sound system to the party, and hooted and hollered as a full moon rose and the guests got merrier and merrier.
The bride is English and her family and friends were hilarious. Near the end Rock A. Bye played "Rawhide" and our British guests sang right along in a decidedly Spinal Tap moment.
"Oh yes," the father of the bride said. "The Blues Brothers. We know every word!"
Heading to Springfield to work for Gus this weekend, so we'll take a couple of days off from posting.
It was for a wedding rehearsal party. We lugged over a P.A. and set up inside, but everybody decided to sit outside by the lake as the evening wore on, so we simply unplugged and took our guitars sans sound system to the party, and hooted and hollered as a full moon rose and the guests got merrier and merrier.
The bride is English and her family and friends were hilarious. Near the end Rock A. Bye played "Rawhide" and our British guests sang right along in a decidedly Spinal Tap moment.
"Oh yes," the father of the bride said. "The Blues Brothers. We know every word!"
Heading to Springfield to work for Gus this weekend, so we'll take a couple of days off from posting.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Undoubtedly No Doubt
Went to The Loo last night to see a show, and came away pleasantly surprised.
A friend had a free ticket to see Paramour and No Doubt. Not two of my favorite bands, but with row 30 and center section seats at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, I had nothing to lose.
No Doubt was amazing.
I am not a big fan of the band. I hate singer Gwen Stefani's solo girl power pop mush, too.
But I respect the fact they played their own instruments, had tight arrangements and a really cool stage, video and light presentation.
C'mon. If you don't like a sweaty Stefani bouncing around on a stage, you are not a red-blooded American male.
The whole band looked they were having a blast. I've only seen a few performers hold a crowd of 20,000 people in the palm of their hands, and Stefani was one of them.
Got in without delay, left during the last song and beat the crowd out of Earth City, home by 1 a.m.
It was a great night!
A friend had a free ticket to see Paramour and No Doubt. Not two of my favorite bands, but with row 30 and center section seats at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, I had nothing to lose.
No Doubt was amazing.
I am not a big fan of the band. I hate singer Gwen Stefani's solo girl power pop mush, too.
But I respect the fact they played their own instruments, had tight arrangements and a really cool stage, video and light presentation.
C'mon. If you don't like a sweaty Stefani bouncing around on a stage, you are not a red-blooded American male.
The whole band looked they were having a blast. I've only seen a few performers hold a crowd of 20,000 people in the palm of their hands, and Stefani was one of them.
Got in without delay, left during the last song and beat the crowd out of Earth City, home by 1 a.m.
It was a great night!
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