SATURDAY-- I worked in the yard, one of my favorite things to do. Then, we went to Donovan's in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, to see a band we've never seen before, Mystify. These guys were great and played all sorts of music from the Beatles, ZZ Top, Bryan Adams and Jimi Hendrix. Our kind of music and you could have sworn Jimi was there playing.
Not only great music and friends all night, but also played NTN, another fav thing and had 9 top twenties in the nation.
Spent the night at the motel out back so didn't have to worry about driving home.
SUNDAY-- Tired all day as I was up WAY later than normally last night. I usually try to hit the hay around 11 pm, and last night it was 2:30 am. I used to stay up every Friday and Saturday to 2 am and later, but NOT NO MORE. Old Age You Know.
Had breakfast with friends at the Corner Kitchen in Twin Lakes and then walked over to Main Street for some of Ray's Famous Bloody Marys. At $3, it is loaded with a skewer of veggies and meats, pickle, celery, scallion, and a shrimp. And it comes with a small schooner chaser. Practically a meal in itself.
Joined by Liz and friend Gayle whose graduation from NIU we attended last weekend. Then, we went back to Donovan's for NTN with Ed and Laura who were also at Gayle's graduation. Ed and Laura met at one of our end-of-the-year parties back when we taught school. We had five more top twenties.
Came home and worked some more in the yard.
MONDAY-- MEMORIAL DAY-- Drove back to Twin Lakes and met up with Al and Vickie at Main Street and had drinks before the annual parade which comes right by the place. This is a long-standing tradition. Also met friends Lin and Dennis at the parade.
My favorite part of a parade are the bands. The more, the better. This year, we had four instead of the usual three.
Then we all adjourned back to Donovan's where we had 8 more top twenties, including a #1!!! We really put old Donovan's (named after the movie "Donovan's Reef" featuring Lee Marvin and John Wayne) on the board this long weekend.
Came home and worked some more in the yard.
Now THAT Was a Pretty Good Way to Celebrate the BIG 57! --RoadDog
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