Good Times

There are times when "tribute bands" make me feel old. I am not old by any stretch, despite the bits of grey in my hair. But hearing songs that I grew up with brings back a lot of memories. Junior high, when grunge was all the rage, and I wore a flannel shirt as a belt with my band shirt and torn jeans. Seattle was the holy land.

So, when I got to see Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam cover bands last night, I was instantly transported to that time in my life. For a little bit, I didn't care that most of these memories are over 15 years old, I was just happy to be singing along to songs like "Would" and "Spoon Man." I got quite a bit of enjoyment out of it.

It wasn't until the last set, when the Pearl Jam cover band was playing, that I looked around a little bit more. Here I am, stoked to be standing in a sea of polo shirt mutherfuckers, high fives all around when the band plays post era songs. The bands did a great job of capturing the sound and feel of Seattle Dirt Rock, but in that instant, it was all spoiled. With the last set not halfway done, I have to get the fuck out...

No more of that. I'll remember those days by listening to the good stuff by myself, where I don't have to be surrounded by "four popped collar cool" bromosexuals. To me, seeing a jetta with a DMB sticker is kinda like older generations seeing a caddy with a Dead sticker, I shake my head in mourning of a lost era.

Time for some Mad Season...

Mo

This is post haircut, doing the scary face.



















Pre-cut, hard to see, but after playing for a bit it was easy to give him the Don King look.


















He would have you believe that the back deck is prison.


















And here we have the uber tracks. Life has been all about trains since we got here. I'm so tired of watching Thomas movies...


We took a trip to the children's museum the other day. It is five floors of fun, minus the second floor being closed while they finish the King Tut exhibit. We got a year long family pass, so I'm looking forward to seeing the stuff from Egypt. It is really draining for all of us, with so much to see and do, and he wants to see it all. Dinos, Star Wars, Trains, Merry Go Round and tons of hands on science displays. I have some pics that I'll put up after I get them over from the laptop.

There's a lot in store for the future, stay tuned.

Lemme Show Ya...

This is the boy's first boat ride, he was very excited to be out on the water. I'd say boats are now his second favorite thing next to trains. Yeah, he's a boy.

















This play set we got used, and spent the weekend moving it from next door. It is huge. What you don't see is the rock climbing wall on the back side, and the fresh coat of stain that I put on it. He loves it, and yes, that is the lake in the background.

















Not quite the super slide in the last pic, but this one is at the nearby mall. We have been making visits here several times a week so he can bully other kids. Its a nice playground, the only thing I would change would be to make the walls ten feet high.

















Our integration to Indianer has been a success. Yee haw... *ptoo*



I have more, but why not spread it out. Maybe that way I can post more during the week. The kid is also running around chanting the poo poo song, so I think its time to go...

peace

Connected

Finally got the internet up in our room upstairs. Really it only took like... a few minutes, but with the amount of free time I have had to work on it in the past month, one little glitch made troubleshooting take the whole month. Anyway, I've got a few pics on my phone since we've been here, gonna get them up soon. Just not yet...