Musicfest recap (and a note to E)

Mr. E: I saw the sign below on Front Street after leaving Musicfest Saturday night. It made me think of the photo hunt, so I had Paul snap a pic of it. Consider it a bonus on my end. I've seen it before -- you know, during all my trips wandering Front Street (?!) -- and it makes me smile every time. So, um ... I'm still in the game if you are.

Speaking of Musicfest, I had a great time and can't thank Johanna enough for the tickets, her early birthday gift to Paul and me. Friday night was a washout -- literally. I knew it was going to rain, so Paul and I rushed around town to find raincoats before we went to Tom Lee Park. (No, we didn't own raincoats. I'm not much of a coat person.) I'm glad we bought them; the storms were way worse than I thought they'd be.

The Ben Folds concert was canceled because of the rain, as was The Roots concert on the same stage afterwards. I didn't care so much about The Roots, but I was sad about missing Ben Folds. The stupid thing is that nobody came on stage to say the concert was canceled. We were clued in when the crew started wheeling the instruments off stage. Man, that sucked.

I was already about to cry as we headed toward the exit, and some dude walking past me just jumped in the mud for the heck of it and yelled, "Hey, I got you muddy!" Well, that pushed me over the edge. But, from what I hear, dealing with the rain -- and drunk jerks -- is part of the Musicfest experience. Consider me experienced now.

Saturday night, we were back at Musicfest and met up with Matthew and Paul's dad to watch the Seether concert. (See previous post for a pic of Matthew, Paul and me.) It wasn't raining, but it was insanely muddy from the previous night. A lot of people were in flip-flops or barefoot, walking through an area where Paul Sr. and Matthew saw some dude pee on the ground. Eww. The two of them were staying at one stage to watch Disturbed, so we parted ways and Paul and I went to another stage to catch the end of John Butler Trio followed by Matisyahu. Good concerts all around.

Also on Saturday, I got a surprise package from Mattie with new marbles to wrap. (See picture a couple of posts ago ... or click here. Those are my favorite round-nose pliers in the middle.) I happened to be talking to him when the package came and was SO excited. He said he felt like an asshole not telling me the package was on its way but that he wanted it to be a surprise. It was indeed a surprise, so I think I can forgive him for being an asshole. :-)

It's going to be rough splitting my free time between wrapping marbles and The World Ends With You -- and thats not even counting Rock Band. So much fun, so little time.