Robin Gets In The Spirit

Reason # 25 I love my husband

His sense of humor:

* I assure you, Robin was only interested in the jelly beans.  And she ate all of them. 

Because - Beatles Tribute Band

Yet another night danced away at the Commons!  Brian is away so the girls an I braved the chilly (65F, gusty, and foggy) weather to enjoy the Beatles tribute band Because.  Holy mashing guacamole was it fun.

First the band.  They did 3 sets, representing the 3 main eras of the Beatles. They also sang and spoke with spot-on accents.  It's all in the details, baby!

The early, screaming-girl, bowl-cut phase:

Stg. Peppers:

Abby Road:

We really gotta buy some Beatles albums.  My voice is hoarse from singing along the entire time.  It was so cool to see so many people totally rocking out to the music too - just about every one there were singing, moving, and participating in the music.  A great show!

Of course there were all the other treats.  Popcorn, a cookie, some gummy snacks, a quick trip to the ice cream stand...

Just about the best though was Robin's reaction to the second set change, the Sgt. Pepper Phase. She laughed until she was red in the face, for nearly an entire song. 

The girls were pretty pooped from all our recent adventures but they were really energized by the music.  Hopefully that means they'll sleep in this morning!!!

Moonalice at the Commons

And so summer begins! We started with a free concert Thursday night at the park down the road. They offer free concerts most of the summer, and the lineup is usually fun. We saw Moonalice, a really great show. They had their own satellite feed, passed out free 10" x 14" posters unique to the show, and they did the show for free.  Crazy cool.  The weather was chilly so some people were in ski parkas (well, it is California.)

We ran into one of Erin's friends from preschool, and those two girls spent the evening bare-footed and in tank tops.  Here's a movie of Robin enjoying the evening. Look carefully, you'll see Erin as the small pink figure just at the front of the stage.

 

Let the summer fun begin!

The Music Critic

"Mom, I don't want to listen to the news!  I want to hear girl music.  Soft girl music.  Maybe with a little guitar.  And some gentle drums.  And maybe some violins.  But soft violins."

I switch over to an appropriate station.

This is playing.

"Perfect, Mom.  Thanks!"