Whew! What a busy day and I'm just sitting down at 12:05 AM so really 1:05 AM to blog all about it. The day got off to a late start because I had such a good sleep and didn't want to roll out of bed too early. I finally got going around 10:00 but still didn't leave the house until after noon when I headed over to John's for Gretchen's birthday celebration. The family party was scheduled for 1:30 but John failed to mention to me that he moved it to 2:00. No matter, I was there in plenty of time and it's not like I had anything else to do in the afternoon. Gretchen, Mary, their mom Elizabeth, Will, Joelle, John and I enjoyed cake and ice cream and lots of laughs for a little more than an hour at John's house. After the festivities John, Gretchen and I played a round of the board game SORRY and I guess it was a perfect case of beginner's luck because somehow I managed a win. I left John's just after 5:00 to meet up with Greg and Svetlana for dinner with Anne and Bruno. Greg and Svetlana are friends with Anne and Bruno and the four had planned to have dinner and then go out to hear some live music at the Blues Saloon. Greg and Svetlana wanted to catch up with John and me so they included me in on their plans because John was busy with work and really doesn't like blues music. Anne and Bruno are very nice people and I enjoyed dinner at their home and meeting their daughter and two dogs. After dinner we all went out to hear blues at the place mentioned previously. When I moved here many moons ago I went to the Blues Saloon often with Doug and it was just such a cool place to go dancing and hear great live music. Unfortunately wave of crime hit the neighborhood including a high-profile altercation involving an off duty police officer who just so happened to be the stepson of the former chief of police followed by a senseless murder in the bar . These back-to-back incidents drove patrons away and the Blues Saloon was forced to close its doors years ago. I don't know when it re-opened but I imagine the bar was out of business for at least 7 years but probably more. I was happy to see the place packed tonight and the music was fantastic. Blues guitarist, John Moody headlined tonight's show and he was excellent http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mooney_(musician) . Svetlana is 7 months pregnant so she was more than ready to call it a night by 10:30 and my eye was beginning to hurt. We had Greg walk us to my car and I drove Svetlana home at 11:00 and then drove myself home. A long but fun day. I know this post requires a good edit but I wanted to get something down before heading off to bed.
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