Forf o' Juhly
Laura and I went to the Taste of Chicago yesterday. Our main objective was to see Mike Doughty, but the food was a plus. Tickets were more expensive than we anticipated, so we pooled ours together and shared everything. We had a rib sandwich, pierogies, strawberry cheese cake, and my favorite - samosa. After some grub, we headed over to the music area and tried to get the best seats possible. Doughty came on first and played a great set. I got a little emotional during True Dreams Of Wichita because a) I wasn't sure if he would play any Soul Coughing songs and b) I can recall wanting to see SC really bad everytime they came to Chicago, but I was too young to get in (12). So it was just really cool to finally see him perform, even if it wasn't with SC.
We decided not to stick around for My Morning Jacket and Ray Davies, because the sun was beating down on us quite fiercely. Then we trekked around to find water that wasn't outrageously over priced. (And we did find some!) The rest of our time was spent taking pictures around the city. Good fun. I'm glad I got to hang out with Laura again, since she'll be leaving for Ball Sate around mid August. Always fun times with an old pal. :)
Later that evening I went to see the fireworks with Nichole, Keith, and Lisa at Harrison Park. I made a shitty attempt to take pictures of the display but it didn't come out right. Still came out interesting though.
There are more details, but I'm too tired to document the rest. But overall, it was a great day.
We decided not to stick around for My Morning Jacket and Ray Davies, because the sun was beating down on us quite fiercely. Then we trekked around to find water that wasn't outrageously over priced. (And we did find some!) The rest of our time was spent taking pictures around the city. Good fun. I'm glad I got to hang out with Laura again, since she'll be leaving for Ball Sate around mid August. Always fun times with an old pal. :)
Later that evening I went to see the fireworks with Nichole, Keith, and Lisa at Harrison Park. I made a shitty attempt to take pictures of the display but it didn't come out right. Still came out interesting though.
There are more details, but I'm too tired to document the rest. But overall, it was a great day.