Football, Bands and Bars and a Parade Over the Weekend

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST

About as a miserable of a day as I've ever seen.  Really cold, overcast and super blustery.  Stayed in all morning and afternoon.

We did go to Stormy Monday and met the Usual Suspects about 5 PM and then to the Legion for karaoke.  Sang "Bottle of Wine" and "Elvira."  Those two songs really had the crowd going.


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND

Grant High School homecoming parade and shopping in the morning.  We had planned on driving out to Dekalb for the game, but the weather wasn't good, so went looking at local places to find the NIU-Kansas game on ESPN3, but no one had it.  We don't have it on cable at home.  Came home and listened to Bill Baker, the Voice of the Huskies, broadcast on the Score radio station.  Huskies came from ten points down in the 4th to win 30-23!!

How about Central Michigan of our Mid-American Conference defeating Iowa of the Big Ten!!  (Northern played them earlier this month and lost by one point in the last two minutes.  We play them this weekend.  Of course, we beat a Big 12 team today as well.  A great day for the MAC.  You know, it's the little guys versus the big guys.

Then went to Captain's Quarters for the End-of-the-Season (boating) party.  Free food and the band Cover Story playing.  Watched part of the Notre Dame-Michigan game there and end of it at Tommy's.  Happy to report an Irish victory.


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD

Bear Football with the Usual Suspects at the Squaw Bar.  Lots of "juice" for qb sacks and touchdowns. And, a Bear win!!  Then to Route 12 Bar for Clark and Leon duo performing (acoustic guitar and violin).  Back home for a bonfire on the "Strand," the lower patio.

A Pretty Good Weekend.


WORD PLAY:  Those who jump off a Paris bridge are in Seine.