Over the last couple of weeks we've hit a few musical events (and a few other things) along the way. Before they recede completely over the horizon, I should at least hit the highlights.

( The Boys From Newfoundland )

I've been known to occasionally make odd plans while traveling. Case in point: making a side trip to Nova Scotia to visit a friend from MST3K fandom (moxieholic) at the start of our Torcon vacation. Thus, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that we decided that we should run up to Quebec City for a day. Since, after all, who knows when we may be back ( Read more... )

Not wanting to get to Montreal horrendously late, we set out from Cooperstown around 3:30pm. The early stage of the drive (around Lake Oswego and east along US Route 20) was a bit tricky due to the torrential downpour attempting to drown the Central NY area. However, by the time we were nearing Albany we managed to drive out of the storm and the ( Read more... )

Yesterday was perhaps one of the most pleasant celebrations of America's Birthday we've had. As usual, we joined the hordes on the Mall for the annual festivities. The weather was perfect: mid-80s, sunny most of the day, frequent cooling breeze, and while it got cloudy later the rains stayed away. A welcome change from the usual shvitz-fest and ( Read more... )