We've been back about a week from an amazing, relaxing, incredible beach vacation. I have to say that being at the beach with my family was almost a surreal experience. As I sat there watching my children at play, sitting with my wife I realized that there is more to life than work, and money, and mortgage payments and commutes. You only get one chance to experience things as they are meant to be experienced and you better make the best of it. As I sat there on the beach I thought that when I go to heaven I want this day to be the one that I relive for eternity. Sitting on the beach with my family watching the waves crash in.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Rush Concert in Las Vegas
Another smoking concert for Chris Vann, and I got to take Evan to this one. Seeing a show in Las Vegas is an experience that everyone should have. You can walk into the venue with your drink, first time I have ever seen that, and you have to go thru medal detectors, kinda weird. The show was amazing with a full drum solo, lasers, fireworks, and giant flames, what else could you ask for. I will say that the crowd at a Rush show is a little less exciting then the crowd at the Phish show. Just imagine a bunch of middle aged guys like me who were dorks back in the day and are even bigger dorks today. There was a guy with to giant glow stick drum sticks that knew every drum part.
The best part of the show was being there with my boy, and he got a ton of comments telling him how cool it was that he was into Rush. A guy even came up to our table in a restaurant in Barstow, California and asked him if he went to the show and how awesome he was for going. He really liked it and I must say I was glad there was a little bit of a calmer crowd for Evan's first show. I didn't even smell any weed the entire show and no one around me was smoking, I was between my 10 year old son and a dad and his 15 year old son. Check out my video below and keep ROCKING!
The best part of the show was being there with my boy, and he got a ton of comments telling him how cool it was that he was into Rush. A guy even came up to our table in a restaurant in Barstow, California and asked him if he went to the show and how awesome he was for going. He really liked it and I must say I was glad there was a little bit of a calmer crowd for Evan's first show. I didn't even smell any weed the entire show and no one around me was smoking, I was between my 10 year old son and a dad and his 15 year old son. Check out my video below and keep ROCKING!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Telluride Phish Shows
Wow! I would have never thought that the shows that Phish did in the town park in Telluride could be so good. The production and music was some of the best I have ever seen and I have been to some big concerts.The people at the show were really dedicated fans, they knew all the words, when to clap, when to sing and when to shut up. Honestly I kinda felt out that I didn't know when to do all of the actions that the true fans knew to do. Some of the fans really seemed to appreciate where they were and what was happening, but I think you have to be from these parts and see what daily life is like here to appreciate what was going on. PHISH in the park, it's a once in a lifetime deal. Now I couldn't have a blog post where I didn't at least put a couple of things that struck me as wrong;
Trash-
There was so much garbage on the ground and not nearly enough trash cans. The lack of cans made people just throw their trash on the ground. It was really sad.
LA Attitude-
Some people just can't be nice.
Telluride Attitude-
The people in guest service from the Batista's to the bartenders in Telluride were really nasty thru the whole deal. The acted like they didn't want anyone there and were super rude, even to local folks.
All in all it was an amazing deal, and I am so glad that Aimee and I got to experience it.
Trash-
There was so much garbage on the ground and not nearly enough trash cans. The lack of cans made people just throw their trash on the ground. It was really sad.
LA Attitude-
Some people just can't be nice.
Telluride Attitude-
The people in guest service from the Batista's to the bartenders in Telluride were really nasty thru the whole deal. The acted like they didn't want anyone there and were super rude, even to local folks.
All in all it was an amazing deal, and I am so glad that Aimee and I got to experience it.
Monday, August 9, 2010
The Telluride Jazz Celebration 2010
Wow what a weekend it was in Telluride. There was a spirit in that town that hasn't been around in awhile. The Jazz Celebration brought in some amazing acts, amazing food, and amazing times. Sure there was the usual downpour of rain but nobody even bothered to move from their spots. They put up umbrellas an kept going. The highlight for me was being backstage while Stanley Clarke, Hiromi, and Ronald Bruner played, what talented artists. They really just blew everyone away, I recorded some video from backstage check it out
I was very proud to be involved with the event, everyone on the staff and on the board for the festival really put our all into the event and it really paid off. Hopefully this is the rebirth of this wonderful event and we can continue to build on our success this year for the future.
I was very proud to be involved with the event, everyone on the staff and on the board for the festival really put our all into the event and it really paid off. Hopefully this is the rebirth of this wonderful event and we can continue to build on our success this year for the future.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
"Theres a Monsoon Coming!"
And the rain keeps falling here in sunny Colorado. Mudslides, rock slides, tree slides you name it and we have it right now. I must have spent an extra four hours in traffic waiting for snow plows to clear mud and rocks as big as sofas from the roads. The forecast calls for more rain and only one thing is guaranteed, it is going to be a green early fall.
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