Weekend in Review/Get your rock on!

So we went to Grammy Ruth McGready's funeral on Wednesday - a bittersweet day- I love Grammy so much but it was her time - and I am SO thankful she was able to live in her own house until 2 weeks before her death.

So we went to Belvedere Square for the second Friday in a row and jammed to the sounds of the Junkyard Saints, zydeco saviours from the land of pleasant living - Emmet and Micah had a ball, and we got home about 9 pm. Not content to end the Friday there, for the first time in months I went out - to the Ottobar - ostensibly to catch my buddy Blake Harrisons' s grind/thrash/punk band Triac - but of course I messed up the schedule, so I missed them. I sat through two loud bands, Swarm of the Lotus and Coliseum - neither really did it for me. I'm glad I stayed though - this awesome, fun old skool thrash band from Richmond, Municipal Waste was really fun - and the crowd was way into them. They were really talented AND funny - from the "wizard" that introduced, to the boogie board they busted out for crowd surfing - I left with a big smile on my face.

On Saturday we went to the Waverly farmer's market and stocked up on basil, parsley, and cilantro. Post trip we put Micah down for an early nap so we could avail ourdelves to Rock-n-Romp. We were late but caught the Jennifers, a long running Bmore band - first time seeing them for me. Awesome power-pop stuff, I gotta get their CD.

Sunday was hot hot hot - went to the playground, took some naps, then headed to Trader Joes.

Sunday night went back to the Ottobar to see Comets on Fire - go see this band!!! Non-pretentious, over the top psychedelic rock with a crazy energetic live show - well worth staying out until midnight. Before they went on, I had to sit through a band called Growing, aka ZZZZing though... why do hipsters think that a lot of amps coupled with one note for 45 minutes is all that?
I should have though of that before they did..

Any how, I'm out like trout, peace..

Sorry for the lack of bloggin'

I'm allright and therefore should be bloggin' like Kenny Loggins.
But alas, the past week and a half has been busy and a somewaht sad. My last living grandparent, grandmother Ruth McGready passed away on Thursday June 16, at 91 years.
I feel very lucky to have gotten to know three of my four grandparents in my lifetime, dJohn Brecht died before I was born, but grandfather Thomas McGready lived until 1999, and grandmother Margaret Brecht until 2004. So I surely can't complain,

Ruth was a truly wonderful caring person who loved geting to know her great grandson, Micah Teagan, a getting to meet second great grandson Emmet Asher in her lifetime. We visited here in May and she was still living in her home, and still very aware of what was going on. She took a turn for the worse two weeks ago, but I was able to visit her last week and communicate with her one last time. For this opportunity, I am quite lucky. We are heading up to Norristown PA for the funeral on Wednesday. I feel for my family, especially my dad, who is taking this a bit hard.

Sorry to be a downer, but that is not my intention - in fact, as I already said, I am very blessed to have known her for so long.

More happier news to come soon.

June is upon us

And its getting hot in herre to say the least - the 3rd straight day of the heat and humidity that Baltimore is known for at this time of year...takes some adjusting to, and some action - gotta deal with the AC situation in the house.

So I know everyone wants to know - did you chill with Young MC? The answer is ..well, sort of. He was in the house at Roni's 20th reunion. It was a slightly crowded affair with about 150 people maybe - it was held at some swanky Manhattan Club. The call of '85 had the room from 7-11, and at 11 it was opened to the Hoi-Polloi. Well, the rich Hoi-Polloi : part of the reunion deal was open bar, but that got cut off at 11 and we all got a drinks menu at this time - this is the kind of place where you can order booze by the bottle - like a bottle of Absolut or Grey Goose - for a HUGE markup ($350-$400, seriously, not including 20% servce charge)...I tried to talk Roni into ordering us a bottle of Pikesville whiskey and charging it to her thesis support grant, but she didn't bite.