How long can we keep this up??

Exhausting weekend that ended about 9:30 last night. Friday we went up to Ann Arbor in the afternoon and shopped around and had a bev at this brewpub on Liberty where we later ate dinner. I bought a card and a candle and a bamboo tray and some hand lotion



Then we went to see Bernard Allison at the Ark. He was outstanding.


He still has that cute bass player, Jason Wilbur.


He went out into the crowd and found a kid to strum his strings, as we have seen him do before.


The only reason I include this picture is (1) this woman in the red top was passed out from before the intermission until the show as over and (2) the bald spot guy was banging on the bar rail in front of us like a wild man. And not in a good way. I would have told him to stop but I was afraid he would break off his beer bottle and brandish it at me. I was trying to figure out how far back I was going to have to stand to kickbox him in the head.


So we get up Saturday and leave for Athens. We got to Ro's about 4. Here's Annie in her yard.

Here's Ro's kitchen.


This baby, Meto, is about the happiest baby in the universe. His mom is from the Marshall Islands and his dad is a poet.


At the fest, it was very sunny. The crowd wasn't all that big but the organizers thought it was a giant improvement from last year, so that's good. I bought a wrought iron thing that holds a candle and a book by Gabriel Whitney.


Some guy erected this giant lit-up cross on a hill in memory of his wife.


Some festers on the blankie.


Todd Snider. He was great. I bought a t-shirt.



Then Leon Redbone played and he was crabby. He kept complaining about the sound level but we couldn't tell if he meant it or if it's part of his shtick.



Brave Combo knocked everybody's sox off. People were dancing like dervishes.


The BC bass player is hot.


So it's GNO Wednesday which has been moved to Beckett's because of the heat. Thursday there's purportedly a fish fry at Donna's or at JJ's if they can talk him into having it because he has a pool. Friday, off to Columbus. Saturday, the Kling riboff. You rest, you rust.

Many photos

These are out of order but you'll just have to imagine the correct sequence:
rally by the river
ana popovic
at kim's pond
tunafest

REMEMBER. Click on a picture to see a larger version.

So here are some drunken wimmen


The Welders


Student Loan, a local bluegrass band about which Pete said they play well but he didn't like their vocals. BE POSITIVE.


Rod on the stage.


Snappy matching shoes and shirt.


Various Tunafesters.


Nice dress. Lucky guy.


Always dancin'.


Tim. Pete. Tim wants $5 and a signed release form to be on the blog.



Ginger.


Don tries to extract the meaning of life from a plastic cup.


These boys are often together.


Dancers.


At the pond with the hostess and her canines. Look at that sky.


Heads only.


These gals showed up a little later.


At RBTR, Knockdown South.


Jimbo Mathus is their main guy. He is no Rod Graf.


I saw these guys, the Deadstring Brothers, by myself and they were fabu.


RBTR. Dan and Luci show up EVERYWHERE. At Tunafest, she bought me a buttery nipple. Gummy shots.


Simon Carter played before Ana Popovic.


Then she jammed with them after she played.


Oh baby.


Men were slathering by the stage.


Not the same top she had on in Wheeling.


And, as you know, Friday, Bernard Allison at the Ark, Saturday, Annie and I take Tuna to Nelsonville. Tonight I mowed and watered and I have my bills paid because it's gonna be another crazy week. Everything, all the time.

buckle down

Friday night, it's Rally By the River with Jimbo Mathus followed by Ana Popvic at Mickey Finn's. Saturday, radio show then cookout and cards at Martha's. Sunday, GNO pond party at Kim's followed by Tuna Fest. Hope I can hold up. I'm packing up now. Taking my camera to everything so be prepared to look beautiful.

For those of you following the flea saga, I have erected the lamp over shallow pan of soapy water in the bathroom, hoping between that and the flea comb I can overcome my malaise.

And those big thunderstorms seem to have just dissipated into the atmosphere. When will the cooling set in?? Now the hour by hour forecast has the humidity at 90% overnight until about 1 p.m. Friday. Guess I turned the AC off prematurely.

Back on now.

Plus I have received a letter from that bee-yatch who runs the city tax department about not turning in some Estimated Tax Form. Cripe. I already give them a ton of cash quarterly. I just can't keep up.

Here's August so far. Click on it to see a larger version.

yee ha

Tonight, I went to the heinous with Annie. Talked to Tom McLaughlin (the middle one) about putting slate on my front stoop. I hope he remembers this.

So much for resting up this last weekend. Went to 2 bars with Annie and her son Friday, shot pool. Saturday, radio show, hung with Anne, went to the Bloomdale Summerfest with Amy.


Outside the fence of the Bloomdale Summerfest.



Attendees.


Big John.

Sunday took the child to the Detroit airport. Back home in bed by 7 a.m. I love that girl. Did another radio show Sunay 4-6. Country. As I define it.


Mommy's baby.

Not much this week. But look out, Friday. Sunday, I am taking pasta salad to GNO at Kim's pond party. Bring something else.

Also, I remind you there are TWO GNO's in August, which it will be very soon. Aug. 2 at Amy's and Aug. 16 at Connie D's.

lame, so lame

Almost halfway through July and no posts. Let's recap:

July 1- Kim and Jim party
July 2- steaks on the grill, big storm
July 3- Sonny Landreth at the Ark with Annie, and Gus, and Dr. Sue
July 4- burgers at Amy's and fireworks
July 5- GNO here
July 6- Amy's birthday
July 7- Rally by the River with Chubby Carrier
July 8- Pirates of the Caribbean and sushi with my daughter
July 9- drinks on Annie's porch

Apparently, I've forgotten I have a camera, so there's no photographic evidence of any of the above. I'll do better with the stuff.......

Coming up:
July 21- Rally by the River with Jimbo Mathus followed by Ana Popovic at Mickey Finn's
July 23- Pond party GNO at Kim's and Senior Day at Tunafest
July 28- Bernard Allison at the Ark, with Amy
July 29- Nelsonville Folk Fest with Annie and Tuna

The reserved table is full for Ana Popovic but I have 4 VIP and 4 regular passes to the RBTR so let me know if you want one.

So this weekend, rest up, take my daughter to the airport Sunday for a 6:45 AM flight. Radio show Saturday 2-4 and maybe Sunday 4-6. I'll keep you posted. Really.