The summer keeps marching on..

Yea I still have website problems, but no time to really focus on it right now.

In the meantime there is summer fun to be had. I cant help it. Its warm out now and there is a lot going on. They say that a picture tells a thousand words.. So let me recap:


Car Show in Highwood, IL. some time in June.


The Robert Plant - Alison Krause concert at Ravinia. Now that was really fun. Robert Plant - Alison Krause Aside from the music on their CD, a highlight for me was a totally reworked version of "In The Mood" that blew me away.


A Bonfire party at my friend Rich's. That would be my friend and past co-Associate Editor Rich Behrens, from the Tail Spins days. He has a cool music blog called Cratedigger Check it out...



A summer EARS meeting. This one at Phase Recording in Highland Park. In the background is Dave Moss playing the drums, while in the foreground Matt Feddermann dials in the sound. EARS Secretary Chris Cwiak is just leaving the live room and Gary Groeper is playing the bass.



The Beach Boys concert at Ravinia...

John Stamos, the guy who used to be married to Rebecca Romijn, was playing the drums with the Beach Boys. When they announced that, all the young girls ran up to the pavilion to try and see him.

Yes it was the Beach Boys and therefore there were plenty of beach balls being tossed around the lawn. It was a party and these girls in our group were having a great time.

The crowd batted around the beach balls way after the sun set.

Once the sun started to set, the girls in our group started playing with magic glow rings. Star Power!


As the sun set on July 11th it started to rain too. This made for a very interesting photo out the back window of the house. in a few hours I was headed to Improv Olympic to participate in the Jam and to celebrate my 1-year N.E.D. status.


At the JAM at the IO Theater, or Improv Olympic as it will always be called by me. Improv Olympic I did a few scenes and Kerry Haps, President of EARS, and his wife made it out to observe the FUBAR. It was fun, but I miss doing a Harold
which is what IO is known for, or at least "Long Form."


Another Bonfire hangout, this time at my friend Jim's. Being in the Midwest, where it is cold half the year, I really welcome the opportunity to just hang out with a couple of beers around an outdoor fire. It is good to take a breather once in a while. Summer is so short it seems, it sometimes becomes hectic trying to do everything on the calender.

Fast forward to last Friday night to the Polvo concert at the Subterranean in Wicker Park.

Now that was a good time. See below...



People from all over the country came here to see Polvo because they finally reunited after a 10-year hiatus...



After the concert, 5000 People cohort, Jon Chambers, and I ended up talking with Ash Bowie for a while. When I was walking out, I realized that the sound man for the show was a guy name Bob Weston, who hosted an EARS meeting over the winter at his facility Chicago Mastering Service. It was a great night that didnt end until 4am.