Great Long Weekend

It was a nice long weekend for me and I've had a whole lot of fun since I got off work on Friday for sure. It didn't start so well, as I had plans for a couple of live acts at Riverfest but had a cancellation and I wasn't really in the mood to roll solo so I stayed home and caught a couple of movies. It wasn't all bad though as I had some good brews to sample from the fridge and ended up firing up the grill and hitting the hot tub until well past midnight.

Things picked up Saturday as I spent the day at Riverfest with some friends and caught several good bands, including Iron Tongue, The Black Crowes, Uncle Kracker and Lucero. Lots of good food and cold beer on a hot day with some tunes was just what the doctor ordered.

Went to the lake with some friends on Sunday and finally got the boat launched for the Summer season. After a bit of a rain delay the weather didn't turn out too bad and I got some sun and we had a great day.

Today I finally broke my theater-less string of a couple of months and made it out to see a matinee of Iron Man 2, followed by some baseball at Dickey-Stephens Park and then a nice evening at home with a pizza and a beer.

All in all a killer weekend. Hope everyone's was just as good.

Not too much new stuff coming out to spend money on after the holiday weekend, but here are the ones I see on the list:

* The Wolfman DVD (horror with Bencio Del Toro... reviewed here)

* Alice in Wonderland DVD (fantasy with Johnny Depp... hey, not that kind of fantasy!)

* Corrosion of Conformity ~ "Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity" CD

* Molly Hatchet ~ "Justice" CD

* Firehouse ~ "Playlist: The Very Best of Firehouse" CD

* U2 ~ "U2360° At The Rose Bowl" DVD (2009 concert)

* Rescue Me Season 5 DVD

* Elvis 75th Birthday Collection DVD (7 DVDs... Clambake, Flaming Star, Follow That Dream, Frankie and Johnny, Kid Galahad, Love Me Tender, Wild In The Country)