August - music and stuff

The summer was going pretty well. I had seen Dave Mathews perform in Saratoga Springs, been in a sailing class and actually went out a few times. But there was still more fun for the summer to be had.

Dave Mathews - Connecticut
Stephanie, who was now a DMB convert, told me about another Dave show in August. My friend and old roomie, Sarah was going to be in CT at the same time for an education workshop, so I just had to go. Stephanie and I drove to CT where I dropped her off with a friend and headed to Sarah's.

Sarah's mother-in-law has a place west of Hartford, where the concert was. We stayed there a couple of days with another friend, Bryna. Though Bryna had to depart, Sarah and I went into New York to see a few shows. I had never been to NY before. Though we didn't make it beyond Rockefeller Center and Broadway, I had a great time! I saw two Broadway shows - The Producers and The Spelling Bee. Though there was an unfortunate event when I locked myself out of the house after the concert and slept in the car, I had a really great time at the concert and in NYC. I would like to go to NYC again. Maybe to see it in all of it's snowy glory?

There were a few concerts at Battery Park this summer too - Carbon Leaf and The Samples. That was really fun. I went with Heidi, Tim and Stephanie and ate cheese, crackers and wine. It was really great to hear live music and it was FREE. That is another thing I would like to do more of - concerts (free or not).

I have been advised to keep my blogs shorter, not let this stuff pile up. So at this point, I am moving beyond the summer and will work on less catch up and blog more regularly.

Sailing photos

I totally forgot to add pictures of the sailing trip to this blog. I still have much to blog about, but I will have to wait on this one. Enjoy the pictures.

The Harbor

Heading out to sea...er...lake

The mighty crew

The Harbor at sunset (photo by Dennis)