Last Thursday (October 8th), Amy and I and our friends Jared and Janae Weekes, attended an Andrew Bird concert. If you haven't heard of Andrew Bird before, then you need to check him out. Some of his songs are playing on our blog right now. Andrew Bird plays some guitar and writes some folksy-type songs, but he is also a classically trained violinist and considered one of the world's greatest whistlers. His music is hard to describe, so just give it a listen sometime. But in short, it was a great show. They played some of our favorite songs and played a good, long set. We love catching live shows and the last few we have been to, have been fantastic.
This was the song finale, "Scythian Empires." The opening band came back on stage to perform with Andrew Bird and a fun time was had by everybody.
Bird likes to play his violin like a guitar on occasion, as seen here. The other cool thing, Andrew Bird does is he uses a "loop machine." So he records a part on his violin and then he can have that part continue to play while he plays something new. He is really good at using the loop machine and it allows him to have a very interesting, full sound, even when he is the only one playing.
We were pretty happy to be at the concert. This weekend we are checking out Chris Merritt, another one of our favorite musicians, in Richmond, VA. Nothing like a good, live show.
Amy's notes: I love a good concert. However, I tend to love the concert a little bit more when I don't have to constantly fight for a "window" to see through. In my opinion, when the music is pretty low-key and there is no need for a mosh pit or other extreme dancing (I tend not to attend many those kind of concerts anyway), there should be lots of seating options--preferably auditorium-style so those who stand at 5' 3'' can still enjoy a view of the stage rather than the back of peoples heads. Now that's not too much to ask, is it?
I don't want to be too much of complainer, so I won't mention the heavy breathing (not Clark's) that I kept feeling on the back of my neck due to the lack of personal space during the concert. All in all, the concert was quite fantastic. I'll continue to endure the annoyances to enjoy great live music. Chris Merritt here we come!
A visit from Dan (we are liking the regularity of his visits!) and our favorite milkshakes from the Ox and the Rabbit. Delicious! And yes, I did plan to match the chair.
Durham Bulls game sponsored by D.A.A.M.N. (Duke American Association for Men in Nursing). We had really fun seats, great company and free dinner. Woohoo!
We got to sit at tables and chairs above the score board and next to the giant bull.
The four male students from Clark's nursing program and one of their instructors. How fortunate that Clark's classmates turned out to be such great guys and good friends!
It was a close game with lots of extra innings and we actually had to leave before it ended. However, the Bulls pulled out a nice win which we enjoyed on the radio. :) Here is the Bull in action after a home run.
We were so happy to spend some time with Vaughn and Margaret over Labor Day weekend. We all spent Saturday in Charlotte with some mutual friends and cheered on the Cougars. Saturday and Sunday we ate yummy food and hung out in Durham. Here we are at Bright Leaf Square--such interesting shops and enticing restaurants!
Last week I went to The Musuem of Natural History to learn all about chocolate. On Tuesday evening I attended a lecture on chocolate and the role it played in Aztec/Maya ritual and culture. It was quite interesting and really fun to hang out with some fellow Spanish teachers outside of school.
The good stuff comes from the writing on the right hand side. It's enlarged below.
"Try eating a Clark bar every day between 2 and 4 p.m. Drink a glass of water and see how much pep you have when the day is done." Who doesn't need more pep at the end of the day?!
Grapes & chocolate = practically equal nutritional value!
Pure and healthful. That means I can drink it at every meal, right?
It really is love, isn't it?
Not a great picture but there were cute chocolate seats at the end of the exhibit.
It's been over a month that I got this lovely pedicure from hiking Mt. Timp, and as of last night I am officially down two toe nails. Not sure how many others will follow. My poor toes.
It had been years since seeing Dori & Brent, and I got to meet there cute kids!
Beth and I enjoyed our time in Driggs. We drove through Wyoming, enjoying beautiful scenery and some tasty cheese curds from the Star Valley Cheese Factory. It was so good to see Grandma. We chatted about nearly everything, enjoyed some huckleberry shakes, ventured out in a summer rainstorm for a Mexican dinner and a 4-H fashion show and topped off the night with a movie. There is something refreshing about being somewhere where you have so many growing-up memories.
Once home from Idaho, I enjoyed a few more days with my family before heading back to my husband in North Carolina. Spending time with my family also included spending some time with our newest family pets. Here is little Mia. She is pretty darn cute for a dog and has even started to win my hard heart over a little.
And this is my dad's bull, Ferdinand. He likes corn cobs (sans corn), back scratches and will soon provide us with some delicious meat in the freezer. In the mean time, he can still charge if you hang out inside his pasture with corn cobs in your hand, right Stephen?
