June 28, 2008

• Last night

  If you have been coming to my site for awhile, you may remember that expunge, the kids and I, get together with friends and go to Ravinia every year.  Ravinia has concerts right smack in the middle of an affluent suburb of Chicago.  As a matter of fact, when I was in high school we lived right across the street from Ravinia. 
  Most of the bands at the time, were symphonies, which were not appreciated on the rare nights I was stuck at home, as I could hear it clearly from my window.  A little Zepplin or Pink Floyd would have been fine, but symphonies?  No. 

  Now a days, it's not so much the talent, as it is, which night works the best for about 25 people.  Last night was Boz Scaggs, which was fine, but would not have been my first choice.   The song most people would know would be Ledo shuffle, which I actually hate.  Their other songs were good though, and the weather was perfect. 

  Matt and his ex fiance.  They were engaged in kindergarten. 

  

   

  

  Scrabble and Catch Phrase

  

   

  Homemade booze AKA:  Hooch

  

   

  relaxation ( and strange expressions)

  

  a place where parents and young adults can have fun together

  
    Not to mention GOOD FOOD.  Which was brought by others.  I supplied the paper products.  Go me.

  Anyway, before Boz Scaggs came on, they opened with The Blind Boys Of Alabama, which I had never heard of.

  You can see them here

  I'm not sure if they were really blind, and they were way past the age of being boys, but they sounded great.  One song they did was Amazing Grace, except they did it to the tune of House of the Rising Sun.  That sounded great, except my mind kept singing " There is a House In New Orleans"  which was annoying of my brain.

  I really want to go to a black Gospel church.  I wonder if they would be welcoming or if they would be like   " Who that little old Jewish lady think she is comin into our church and throwing her hands all up in the air?" 
  

  But seriously, if I were to convert to Christianity,   I would for sure want to be a Black Gospel Christian.  They make church seem really fun and it looks like a good work out too.
  

  I don't know what it is about black, blind, singers, but they are really good.  Example Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles.

    The Blind Boys From Alabama, made up for the fact that we didn't pick the Four Tops/ Temptations concert tonight, which I would have loved. 
  

  I heard Safeway was taking the boys tonight. 
  

  I wonder if they would have seen us and what they would have thought of the hooch?
  

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