The whole purpose of #MyYearOfConcerts is to focus on what really matters in life and not take the good things for granted. Which made last night perfect, because Cari and I went to see Toad the Wet Sprocket in Spokane — a band that was super popular during the early years of our marriage and …
July 12, 2023
(As in a lemon car, not the fruit!) I’d heard some horror stories over the years about how car manufacturers will fight to the grave to avoid replacing obviously defective cars. One friend told me last year that he had to take the car manufacturer to court, won the case, got a new car, and …
June 5, 2023
My Year of Concerts™ took me back to Portland again, this time to see Duran Duran on Thursday night…and even Cari joined me this time, since she’s loved DD since the beginning! NGL, if you’d told me in the early ’80s that Duran Duran would be selling out big arenas 40 years later, I would’ve …
June 3, 2023
#MyYearOfConcerts continued last night with a hometown show! I saw REO Speedwagon right here in Kennewick. Can’t claim to be a huge REO fan, but young Matt bought “Hi Infidelity” on vinyl and played it ad nauseam at peak volume on my bedroom record player. That’s a great record. Also, we don’t get many rock …
May 24, 2023
#MyYearOfConcerts continued last night up in Spokane…I went to see Journey with Toto as the opening act! Gotta be honest. In the days/weeks leading up to this one, I was kinda meh about it. In my quest to see at least one concert per month, there weren’t many concerts to choose from in April. I …
April 15, 2023
My Year of Concerts™ continued Friday night when Cari and I went to see Adele in Las Vegas! This was my second Adele show and Cari’s first. We laughed, we cried, we had an incredible weekend. If you’ve never seen her live, Adele’s shows are 80% amazing music and 20% comedy. She is unabashedly herself …
March 19, 2023