Christine goes to her first Phillies and Eagles games – in the same week. What makes these adventures so great are:
1. Both teams won their respective games.
2. With that Phillies win, they tied the Mets for first place (and eventually go on to win the division over the course of the next 3 games, and head to the playoffs –first time in 14 years!!!)
3. The Eagles take on the lowly Detroit Lions – Christine’s home team – and soundly stomp them. In fact Donovan has a career game this day. Plus it was finally a win.
Sticking with the Eagles theme here – I sit behind Donovan on a plane flight to Atlanta.
1. First thing I notice is the distinct limp that he has. That leg is not 100% by a long shot.
2. For a man who makes millions he dresses like a guy who makes minimum wage.
3. Only one person asks for an autograph. Not that I think it’s a good or bad thing, autographs are just not my thing. For someone so well known, he was able to move around just like the rest of us. Nice.
Ian hits two shows in one week. First up was Spoon.
1. The opening act was The Pony’s.
2. The opening act didn’t show. Causing us to sit around for 2 hours waiting for Spoon to go on.
3. This band is just great. Why aren’t they huge?
4. That said, not nearly as thrilling live as I would have hoped. They give a sound performance, but not a real stand out.
5. Ian has a blast! Sings along a bunch of the songs. For an 11 year old he sure does have good taste (see blog entry below about building the perfect music child).
Second up was The New Pornographers
1. I have to start with how good Neko Case is (check out earlier post on Neko).
Not that she carries the band by any stretch. It’s just that when she sings you have to stand and watch. She is amazing.2. They played a ton of stuff from the new album, as well as Twin Cinema.
3. These guys are a fun band to watch live. The sound itself wasn’t a real stand-out, but they do play the songs well.
4. When Bones of an Idol came on during the second encore Ian was totally singing along. (once again building that perfect music child).
Next up is another trip to Napa. That makes three trips there this year. Damn that makes us sound like wine snobs or drunks…..or maybe a little of both. Either way it’s my b-day and I’m going to have a blast.
Reading back over this post I realize there really isn't all that much meat to the post. Oh well, will be sure to provide more next time.
Next update soon.
