Monday, July 21, 2008

ROCK N ROLL WEEKEND

HAD A GREAT WEEKEND OF ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC. FRIDAY NIGHT WENT TO THE GREAT JONES CO. FAIR FOR THE BOSTON CONCERT. LARGEST CROWD EVER AT THE FAIR. CONCERT WAS GOOD, AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUSIN MARTY, AND NEPHEW CHRIS FOR HELPING WITH THE TICKETS. ALWAYS A GOOD TIME AT THE GREAT JONES CO FAIR. JUST WISH THEY WOULDN'T WAIT SO LONG TO LET US KNOW WHO IS GOING TO BE THERE NEXT YEAR. WE SAW FOREIGNER 2 YRS AGO AND CHICAGO LAST YEAR. ON SATURDAY MORNING WE DECIDED THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO COOPERATE, SO WE VENTURED ON TO IOWA CITY TO RIVERSIDE CASINO/GOLF RESORT TO CHECK ON ROOMS AND TICKETS FOR THE REO SPEEDWAGON CONCERT. AND TRACEY NEEDED A GAMBLING FIX. WE WERE TOLD LOTS OF TICKETS LEFT, BUT NO ROOMS. WELL THAT WASN'T GOING TO WORK, SO TRACEY USED HER SMOOTH SCHAGER CHARMED AND TALKED TO SOMEONE IN THE VIP ROOM AND GOT A US A ROOM. SO SOME US DID ALITTLE GAMBLING AND SPENT THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON BY THE POOL WITH COCKTAILS, WHILE TRACEY GOT HER GAMBLING FIX. REO SPEEDWAGON CONCERT WAS ALSO OUTDOORS AND IT WAS GREAT, THEY WERE JUST AS GOOD AS THEY WERE BACK IN 1982, WHEN I SAW THEM IN THE UNI DOME. SOUNDS LIKE TRACEY AND MYSELF MAY TURN INTO ROCK N ROLL JUNKIES. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT JOURNEY & CHEAP TRICK ARE TOURING TOGETHER. RIVERSIDE CASINO MENTIONED THEY ARE TRYING TO GET ACDC OR SUPERTRAMP.

CAN'T THINK OF ALOT OF NEWS, POSTVILLE MADE THE FRONT PAGE OF THE GAZETTE YESTERDAY AND THE SPORTS SECTION TODAY AND WENT I WAS UP TOWN FOR LUNCH NEWS 13 WAS IN TOWN. I'M GETTING ALITTLE PISSY ABOUT ALL THIS MEDIA CRAP. THE NEWS BUSINESS MUST BE BORING IF THEY HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK HERE, LOOKING FOR STORIES. I SAY FINE THE JEWS AND LET THE REST OF THE TOWN GET BACK TO NORMAL.

I'M FINISHING UP SOME WORK AT SCHOOL FOR THE SUMMER AND HAVE TO BE BACK TO WORK HERE FULL-TIME ON AUG 1ST. TOMORROW WE ARE TAKING KORI'S SENIOR PICTURES AND NEED TO FINISH UP SOME WEDDING PLANS WITHIN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THAT'S IT FOR NOW. IF ANY OF MY READERS LIKE TO COOK. YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT THAT HUNGRY BUTTON ON THE BLOG PAGE, ITS A GET RECIPE SITE. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW

TOODLES
TERESA

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