Stray Cat Strut

A lot to blog on as I haven't been on the site in a week. And here we thought things would slow down after the Tri....

First things first... Happy Birthday Julie!!!! Julie will be celebrating her 21st birthday on Monday. If you see her you get to spank her 21 times! Sweeeeeet!

This past week we had the kick-off for winter season. We are recruiting for the El Tour de Tuscon Century Ride, the Honolulu Marathon, and the P.F. Chang's Rock N' Roll Arizona Marathon and Half Marathon in Phoenix. These are some great events! For more info click on the Team In Training link on the right hand side of the page.

Saturday night Julie and I went with our friends Chuck and Julie to JackFest at the Excel Energy Center. There were four bands - the Gin Blossoms, the Pretenders, the Stray Cats and ZZ Top. Let's just say there was ample opportunity to people-watch.

None of us was that interested in seeing the Gin Blossoms so we missed them. The Pretenders came on next and they were NOT that good. At first I was surprised thinking that the Stray Cats would come out before the Pretenders but after seeing both bands they were definitely in the right order.

The Pretenders played only a couple of the their hits and Chrissie Hynde was way too preachy. The only highlight of their set (besides it ending) was that they played "My City Was Gone", and a good rendition as well. I wonder how she feels about Rush Limbaugh using the song for his show. It must drive her nuts!

The Stray Cats then came on and WOW what a set! I had no idea Brian Setzer is as good as he is and the other two members were great, too. I was just sitting there blown away by the show, as was everyone else. The crowd was really into it - amazing set.

ZZ Top then came out and played for about 90 minutes. Pretty much all the classics were played. Both Julies wondered just how old they were - they looked like they were in their 70's. A minimal stage but Billy Gibbons put on quite a show - another excellent guitar player.

Today Julie and I went to Lake Calhoun and rented a paddle boat. That's a lot of work! And steering the thing was a real treat - we must have looked like we were drunk. There was little to no wind and we were there when the sun was at it's most intense. After that we came home and watched a couple of movies.

Everyone have a great week. Can you believe it's almost August?