Well friends, here’s just a quick summary of the weekend o’Buffalo fun. More to come later.

1. Blue Rodeo/TATS/Canada Day… (note AT. Thursday at the Square because Thursday IN the Square would create an unfortunate acronym). Good music. Interesting people. Lots of Glamour Don’ts

Could someone tell me why-oh-why the 80s are back in fashion? The music was great. The clothes, hair and makeup were hideous. Ugh.

And what’s with those stupid low-rise micro miniskirts all the teenyboppers are wearing?

Happy belated Canada Day to all my Canadian friends!

Happy belated bday to my friend Jen! (not jen, of all things)

2. Saturday. Happy anniversary, mom and dad! Friends arrive in town. Baseball, the BPO and fireworks. (A rant to come later about stupid music selections for baseball.) How more American can you get? Before the fireworks, they did a retrospective/tribute to all the celebrities who have died in the past year, set to Ray Charles’ “America the Beautiful.” I teared up as soon as the music started. Add to that the tribute to all the local boys who have died in combat, and a salute to the Armed Forces…and, well, you get a bunch of weepy girls.

Following baseball, a trip to the local bars. Susan met a nice boy! Craziness ensued.

3. Sunday. Independence Day! Monsoon concert. Ani DiFranco was amazing. The Goos put on an outstanding show. (Is there anything better than a soaking wet Johnny Rzeznik? I think not.) Torrential downpour. Seriously. It was like buckets of water being dumped on us.

After concert, meet up with Susan’s boy and friends. Jen and I learn how to play Euchre. (Euchre confuses me…it’s too similar to the card game I played, which we called Cinch. Some internet research let me know that it’s also known as Pitch, although we seemed to have played a somewhat different variation in my neck of the woods…) Suse and the boy exchanged numbers, with promises to call and visit. Go, Susan!

4. Monday. Sleep.

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