We had a great time this year. The weather was sunny and hot but not life-threateningly hot.  We finally got Marcelo out there, and I dare say he had a pretty good time.  Jordan, Neutrono, and Richard rounded out our group this year, and for the most part, we didn’t see too much trash  (A note to whoever programmed the exceptions to that statement, Flyleaf and Silversun Pickups, for the love of god do not book stuff like this again).

OTOH,  the rest of the acts we caught brought it for the most part, some more than others (I’m talking to you Mr. Beck “no encores” Hansen)  That would be:

• Yeasayer
• Jamie Lidell
• David Byrne
• Manu Chao
• José González
• Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
• John Fogerty
• Beck
• Gnarls Barkley
• Band of Horses

I believe Jordan & Richard also caught some of Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Man Man, Les Freres Guisse, and Richard was off to The Raconteurs and many other bands before 2:00 PM, as he was the most energetic of us all and got up and out there. 

All in all, a good festival. Though I have to agree at least partially with the AVClub on this point, it’s the fesitval I don’t have to fly somewhere else for and I get to sleep in my own bed every night.  Lollapalooza be damned, we should feel lucky to have one here at all.  Besides, though we may not be the schedule packers the way we used to be, at ~ $13 or less per band ( a weird commodity perspective, I’ll admit ) I figure that’s still a helluva deal.

Pictures forthcoming.

-D.

I was looking at this blog the other day and realized that we have not posted anything since we brought Ro home from the hospital several weeks ago, so now I am trying to rectify the situation with this update. Ro is five weeks old today, and doing very well. All signs of the jaundice have long passed, and now she is on to the more typical baby stuff – eating, sleeping, and pooping.

Any hint of a schedule is folly at this point, but its amazing how much we cling to our old routines. I think that is just about the hardest thing to let go of, maybe even more than the sleep. I think it is because Dave and I have had so many years to establish our pattern of daily life, that letting it go is even harder than if we were newly married and in our 20s. On the flip side however, I really think we have a bit more patience with her than if we were younger. So, all told it is probably better that we waited.

Within these past few weeks Ro has grown bigger (9 pounds now!) and has changed in other ways too, both good (hints at smiling now) and bad (lots more spitting up). I hear that these first few months go by really fast and there is so much development, but I have to admit that it is harder for me to see since I am with her all day. We have this collection of clothes for 6-month old babies that I can’t even imagine her fitting into – I guess I will have to see it to believe it. I know, I know, when she is 6 months old I will look at it totally differently…..