JULY 29, 2015
Spent this day getting ready to go back to Goldsboro. Took a last walk along the beach collecting shells and "lima beans." Checked out the cemeteries where Dad and my grandparents are buried once we got back into Wayne County, where Goldsboro is located.
Went to Cook-Out in Goldsboro for dinner, They have probably the best Carolina BBQ deal around. For $3.99 you get a big helping of pulled pork, cole slaw, hush puppies and fries. And their BBQ is as good as any you can get elsewhere.
Bob and Chia came over. Chia made some of her absolutely famous dessert and also a big bag of jerky for me.
In Jerky Heaven. --RoadJerk
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Showing posts with label Summer 2015. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer 2015. Show all posts
Monday, August 3, 2015
Friday, July 3, 2015
Getting Ready for the Fourth of July
Put my flags up this morning. Yesterday, we went to Donovan's in Twin Lakes and stopped at Never Sink Inn in Spring Grove for their weekly blues jam.
Today we are going one subdivision over in Johnsburg to a cookout.
Tomorrow we are planning on watching the parade in Twin Lakes, having a few cocktails at Main Street and Donovan's and then coming back to Spring Grove for the celebration. Mitch Edwards is playing at Horse Fair Park in the afternoon, followed by Mr. Myers, a band that we have been following since it began in DeKalb back at Andy's in 1983.
As usual, we will watch the Spring Grove Fireworks from the front of our house.
Happy 239th, America!! --RoadDog
Today we are going one subdivision over in Johnsburg to a cookout.
Tomorrow we are planning on watching the parade in Twin Lakes, having a few cocktails at Main Street and Donovan's and then coming back to Spring Grove for the celebration. Mitch Edwards is playing at Horse Fair Park in the afternoon, followed by Mr. Myers, a band that we have been following since it began in DeKalb back at Andy's in 1983.
As usual, we will watch the Spring Grove Fireworks from the front of our house.
Happy 239th, America!! --RoadDog
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
The Boat Is In!!! (A $4 Plug or $104 Plug?)
Yesterday marked the official beginning of our boating season, much delayed because of the weather and a missing drain plug and just too many other things to do.
We picked up the boat from the barn in Hebron, Illinois, on May 20th and took it over to Emerald Marine on June 3rd and picked it up June 9. While it was in the driveway, I put five gallons of gas into it on three different occasions (cheaper than putting gas in on the water by at least a dollar and less distance to carry the containers).
Liz cleaned the boat out on the 19th and then we found that the drain plug was missing so spent the 19th and 20th trying to get a replacement. Yesterday, I drove to Skipper Bud's in Volo and got one for $4. (Hopefully it won't be a $104 plug as one of those photo-enforced lights may have gotten me at 120 and 12.)
It was now time to put the boat in the water, never a pretty sight as I am not real good at backing the trailer into the water to launch the boat. I usually only do that twice a year (beginning and end) so don't have a real lot of practice, but I do know that with a sufficient amount of backing and rebacking I will get it in.
Took the boat over to the American Legion on Nippersink Lake and put it in. Liz took it for a ride over to Rick's, where we keep it) and I took the truck and trailer back to the house where I will putRust-O-Leum on the parts that are getting rusty.
I went back and met Liz at Rick's then we went for our first cruise of the season in Fox Lake. Stopped at Stormy Monday for a Chain Crawl passbook stamp and enjoyed watching a guy get hotted by some ghost pepper horseradish.
"School's Out...Forever" Is Back in the Water. --RoadDog
We picked up the boat from the barn in Hebron, Illinois, on May 20th and took it over to Emerald Marine on June 3rd and picked it up June 9. While it was in the driveway, I put five gallons of gas into it on three different occasions (cheaper than putting gas in on the water by at least a dollar and less distance to carry the containers).
Liz cleaned the boat out on the 19th and then we found that the drain plug was missing so spent the 19th and 20th trying to get a replacement. Yesterday, I drove to Skipper Bud's in Volo and got one for $4. (Hopefully it won't be a $104 plug as one of those photo-enforced lights may have gotten me at 120 and 12.)
It was now time to put the boat in the water, never a pretty sight as I am not real good at backing the trailer into the water to launch the boat. I usually only do that twice a year (beginning and end) so don't have a real lot of practice, but I do know that with a sufficient amount of backing and rebacking I will get it in.
Took the boat over to the American Legion on Nippersink Lake and put it in. Liz took it for a ride over to Rick's, where we keep it) and I took the truck and trailer back to the house where I will putRust-O-Leum on the parts that are getting rusty.
I went back and met Liz at Rick's then we went for our first cruise of the season in Fox Lake. Stopped at Stormy Monday for a Chain Crawl passbook stamp and enjoyed watching a guy get hotted by some ghost pepper horseradish.
"School's Out...Forever" Is Back in the Water. --RoadDog
Summer Songs to Get You Into the Mood-- Part 3
BEACH BABY-- First Class
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE-- Beatles
WAKE UP SUNSHINE-- Chicago
SUNNY DAYS-- Lighthouse
CALIFORNIA GIRLS-- Beach Boys
IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Mungo Jerry (My all-time favorite Summer Song.)
SUMMER SUN-- Jamestown Massacre
SUMMERTIME-- Billy Stewart
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS-- Meatloaf
BUS STOP-- Hollies
HOT SUMMER DAY-- It's a Beautiful Day
SCHOOL'S OUT-- Alice Cooper (Still thanking dear old Alice for giving us our boat name with this one.)
SUMMER IN THE CITY-- Lovin' Spoonful
"Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh. You Can Stretch Right Up and Touch the Sky." RoadDog
GOOD DAY SUNSHINE-- Beatles
WAKE UP SUNSHINE-- Chicago
SUNNY DAYS-- Lighthouse
CALIFORNIA GIRLS-- Beach Boys
IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Mungo Jerry (My all-time favorite Summer Song.)
SUMMER SUN-- Jamestown Massacre
SUMMERTIME-- Billy Stewart
HOT SUMMER NIGHTS-- Meatloaf
BUS STOP-- Hollies
HOT SUMMER DAY-- It's a Beautiful Day
SCHOOL'S OUT-- Alice Cooper (Still thanking dear old Alice for giving us our boat name with this one.)
SUMMER IN THE CITY-- Lovin' Spoonful
"Chh chh-chh, uh, Chh chh-chh, uh. You Can Stretch Right Up and Touch the Sky." RoadDog
Summer Songs to Get You in the Mood-- Part 2
VENTURA HIGHWAY-- America
SUMMERTIME BLUES-- Blue Cheers
STREET FIGHTIN' MAN-- Rolling Stones
CATCH A WAVE-- Beach Boys
MR. BLUE SKY-- ELO
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN-- Donovan
SUMMER-- War (One of the greatest summer sounding records ever.)
SUNNY AFTERNOON-- Kinks
SUMMER RAIN-- Johnny Rivers
SUMMER BREEZE-- Isley Brothers
COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT-- Every Mother's Son (And, we finally got our boat IN THE WATER yesterday!!)
RIDE THE WILD SURF-- Jan & Dean
"Riding 'Round Town With All the Windows Down. Eight Track Playin' A'' Your Favorite Sounds." --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: If you get to thinkin' you're a person of influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
SUMMERTIME BLUES-- Blue Cheers
STREET FIGHTIN' MAN-- Rolling Stones
CATCH A WAVE-- Beach Boys
MR. BLUE SKY-- ELO
SUNSHINE SUPERMAN-- Donovan
SUMMER-- War (One of the greatest summer sounding records ever.)
SUNNY AFTERNOON-- Kinks
SUMMER RAIN-- Johnny Rivers
SUMMER BREEZE-- Isley Brothers
COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT-- Every Mother's Son (And, we finally got our boat IN THE WATER yesterday!!)
RIDE THE WILD SURF-- Jan & Dean
"Riding 'Round Town With All the Windows Down. Eight Track Playin' A'' Your Favorite Sounds." --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: If you get to thinkin' you're a person of influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Summer Songs to Get You In the Mood-- Part 1
From Bob Stroud's Rock and Roll Roots from June 21m 2015. Hey, the first day of summer!!!
DO IT AGAIN-- Beach Boys
SURFIN' SAFARI-- Beach Boys
SAN FRANCISCO (WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR)-- Scott McKenzie
DANCING IN THE STREET-- Mamas and Papas
SATURDAY IN THE PARK-- Chicago
BACK TO THE ISLAND-- Leon Russell
SPILL THE WINE-- Eric Burdon & War
SUMMER WINE-- Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Sly & the Family Stone
GRAZING IN THE GRASS-- Hugh Masakela
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING-- Rascals
DAYDREAM-- Lovin' Spoonful
I'm In the Mood, How 'Bout You? "Imagine me, a Long-haired noble gnome..." --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
DO IT AGAIN-- Beach Boys
SURFIN' SAFARI-- Beach Boys
SAN FRANCISCO (WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR)-- Scott McKenzie
DANCING IN THE STREET-- Mamas and Papas
SATURDAY IN THE PARK-- Chicago
BACK TO THE ISLAND-- Leon Russell
SPILL THE WINE-- Eric Burdon & War
SUMMER WINE-- Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood
HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME-- Sly & the Family Stone
GRAZING IN THE GRASS-- Hugh Masakela
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MORNING-- Rascals
DAYDREAM-- Lovin' Spoonful
I'm In the Mood, How 'Bout You? "Imagine me, a Long-haired noble gnome..." --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there.
Monday, June 22, 2015
Ten Best Summer Songs
From WXRT , 93.1 FM, Chicago.
These are songs that were hot in years past (not necessarily dealing with the season itself, just songs that bring memories of summers past.
1. SLEDGEHAMMER-- Peter Gabriel, 1986
2. UNDER THE BRIDGE-- Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992
3. PUMPED UP KICKS-- Foster the People, 2011
4. SHOUT!-- Tears for Fears, 1985,
5. LAST KISS-- Pearl Jam. Old Wayne Cochran song.
6. BAND ON THE RUN-- Paul McCartney & Wings, 1974
7. CALL ME-- Blondie, 1980
8. BLACK HOLE SUN-- Soundgarden, 1994
9. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION-- Rolling Stones, 1965
10. HEAVY METAL DRUMMER-- Wilco, 2002
To See More Info and the Videos Go To WXRT Site. --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: Lettin' the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easir'n puttin' it back in.
These are songs that were hot in years past (not necessarily dealing with the season itself, just songs that bring memories of summers past.
1. SLEDGEHAMMER-- Peter Gabriel, 1986
2. UNDER THE BRIDGE-- Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1992
3. PUMPED UP KICKS-- Foster the People, 2011
4. SHOUT!-- Tears for Fears, 1985,
5. LAST KISS-- Pearl Jam. Old Wayne Cochran song.
6. BAND ON THE RUN-- Paul McCartney & Wings, 1974
7. CALL ME-- Blondie, 1980
8. BLACK HOLE SUN-- Soundgarden, 1994
9. (I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION-- Rolling Stones, 1965
10. HEAVY METAL DRUMMER-- Wilco, 2002
To See More Info and the Videos Go To WXRT Site. --RoadDog
THE WISDOM OF WILL ROGERS: Lettin' the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easir'n puttin' it back in.
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Kicking Off the Summer Around Here
JUNE 5TH, FRIDAY Our friends Kevin and Kelly had their annual "School's Out" party at their place on Fox Lake. They have admirably continued with our annual "School's Out" parties since our last one in 2006 when we retired. Many of our Usual Suspects in attendance as well, plus, we know a lot of their teachers.
JUNE 6TH, SATURDAY: Listen to Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback to the year 1969 on WXRT from 8 to noon. Great way to kick off a morning.
In the afternoon, we went to the Taste of Summer in downtown McHenry, Illinois, and wound up going to ten of the twenty places.
In the evening, the Usual Suspects gathered at Sunnyside Tap in Johnsburg to watch the Hawks-Lightning game. Sadly, we lost.
JUNE 7TH: Listened to Bob Stroud's annual "Summer of" show where he plays songs from the summer of 40 years ago. This year, of course, 1975. See the last two posts.
Then, we went to Kevin and Kelly's for the annual "Day After" party to finish the keg. (Well, Two-days After.) Because of the off-and-on rain, we didn't sit out by the lake, but enjoyed their new basement bar. We killed the keg.
It Must Be Summer. --RoadDog
JUNE 6TH, SATURDAY: Listen to Wendy Rice's Saturday Morning Flashback to the year 1969 on WXRT from 8 to noon. Great way to kick off a morning.
In the afternoon, we went to the Taste of Summer in downtown McHenry, Illinois, and wound up going to ten of the twenty places.
In the evening, the Usual Suspects gathered at Sunnyside Tap in Johnsburg to watch the Hawks-Lightning game. Sadly, we lost.
JUNE 7TH: Listened to Bob Stroud's annual "Summer of" show where he plays songs from the summer of 40 years ago. This year, of course, 1975. See the last two posts.
Then, we went to Kevin and Kelly's for the annual "Day After" party to finish the keg. (Well, Two-days After.) Because of the off-and-on rain, we didn't sit out by the lake, but enjoyed their new basement bar. We killed the keg.
It Must Be Summer. --RoadDog
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