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I'm actually updating my livejournal from the website tonight, this is weird for me. I almost never see this page as long ago I downloaded a program that I use to compose my entries upon.
I'm in Peoria this weekend. I came home for the benefit show I organized. The show went super well. We made about $220, which is about what I expected to make. And several friends from high school (or even before) whom I hadn't seen in a while came out, which was really neat. I suppose if you send out an invitation to everyone on your Facebook friends list you never know what to expect. Some folks even donated extra! So, not that many people read this or that I haven't already done it through Facebook, but a massive THANK YOU to everyone who came out, the bands, John for running sound - to everyone who made the event possible.
On a much less enthusiastic note my stay in Peoria is being prolonged due to an emergency operation performed on my grandma Friday evening. She's currently in the ICU (and any positive thoughts or prayers, if you're so inclined, are appreciated) but she's doing much better today than she was yesterday and CERTAINLY much better than on Friday. She's had 3 operations to take care of some blood clots in her leg and will probably need at least one more, though it will most likely occur later after she's been released from the hospital. So I'm here until she's out and back home so I can visit her and because my mom has been staying at the hospital all day which is rough for her.
She (my mom) has come out when it's not visiting hours, at least she has today since my grandma's condition is improving. We got lunch at Lou's and after all of visiting hours were over for the day dinner at Old Chicago. Besides visiting my grandma today and resting up after last night's show I've had a pretty eventful day. I played Trivial Pursuit at Blue with Sam and then Tim and saw Aaron Miller play a couple of songs downtown before coming home for the night. I got to see Heather (who was on the Peoria Journal Star's front page today!) perform a demo at Steamboat Days with the Peoria Push Derby Dames.
That is what's going on with me. I'll be in Peoria for a few more days. I'll keep y'all posted.
I'm in Peoria this weekend. I came home for the benefit show I organized. The show went super well. We made about $220, which is about what I expected to make. And several friends from high school (or even before) whom I hadn't seen in a while came out, which was really neat. I suppose if you send out an invitation to everyone on your Facebook friends list you never know what to expect. Some folks even donated extra! So, not that many people read this or that I haven't already done it through Facebook, but a massive THANK YOU to everyone who came out, the bands, John for running sound - to everyone who made the event possible.
On a much less enthusiastic note my stay in Peoria is being prolonged due to an emergency operation performed on my grandma Friday evening. She's currently in the ICU (and any positive thoughts or prayers, if you're so inclined, are appreciated) but she's doing much better today than she was yesterday and CERTAINLY much better than on Friday. She's had 3 operations to take care of some blood clots in her leg and will probably need at least one more, though it will most likely occur later after she's been released from the hospital. So I'm here until she's out and back home so I can visit her and because my mom has been staying at the hospital all day which is rough for her.
She (my mom) has come out when it's not visiting hours, at least she has today since my grandma's condition is improving. We got lunch at Lou's and after all of visiting hours were over for the day dinner at Old Chicago. Besides visiting my grandma today and resting up after last night's show I've had a pretty eventful day. I played Trivial Pursuit at Blue with Sam and then Tim and saw Aaron Miller play a couple of songs downtown before coming home for the night. I got to see Heather (who was on the Peoria Journal Star's front page today!) perform a demo at Steamboat Days with the Peoria Push Derby Dames.
That is what's going on with me. I'll be in Peoria for a few more days. I'll keep y'all posted.