Eat, Sleep, Good Music, Paddle

I hereby declare this summer, THE SUMMER OF AWESOMENESS!

Just last weekend I was down in KC with friends from college and enjoyed a GS concert (including The Awesome Jessie Burns). And now I am looking at leaving town again Monday already!

I first considered RibFest down in Sioux Falls this weekend, but I really want to catch up on some kayaking. A friend and fellow kayaker let me know about a small dam between Laframboise Island and a smaller sandbar. I plan on checking it out. I think I have paddled by it without paying much intention, but I might try the over top approach ;)
It is at one of those red circles above, more to come!

So, kayaking this weekend, but what is on Monday you ask? Well, I plan on flexing Monday (working 6:30AM-12, 12:30PM - 3PM) and heading to Norfolk, NE afterwards to catch a Clumsy Lovers (great name, huh?!) concert!

I first heard this band on CMT with the video for 'Stand Up'. The lyrics can be seen here. I also saw them while I was in Yakima and they are very good! Anyone in the area of Norfolk on Monday should stop by Bulas Sports Bar & Grill (see link above).

More great news, I am now able to order the kayak that I want from Scheels. I am supposed to hear from the salesman tomorrow.

I am planning on taking off the Friday before and the Monday after the Minnesota Irish Fair to maximize the weekend! I am hoping to convince many to join me in this trip.

I am also contemplating attending the Milwaukee Irish Fest. Any others wanting to join would push me definitively into the YES column ;)

If I hear anything about the 2007 Sioux Falls Irish Fest I will attend, but the president of the club changed and I (for some reason) no longer receive there emails.

Through all this folly and fun, if anyone wants to swing up to Pierre to hang... or better yet paddle, you are more than welcome to crash at my place. Also, if anyone has any other worthy events, let me know and I might find my way there!

Oh yeah, and my newest Tshirt:

Memorial Day Weekend

Well, I came down to a friend's place in Olathe, KS for Memorial Day weekend to catch a GS concert. Actually we had quite a good turn out as 3 other college friends came down as well. We had MN, IA, SD, and (obviously) KS represented.

I thought the concert was great though not as much fun as the Minnesota Irish Fair, but Jessie's fiddling sounded good so all is not lost with the lovely Ellery Klein's leave of absence. Good Luck with the baby, Ellery! I think I might start referring to Jessie as either the Brilliant Jessie Burns or the Awesome Jessie Burns (both adjectives were used by Twigger and Murphy during the concert).

My friends also enjoyed the Great American Barbecue while in town, but were informed that it fell short of the expectations set after last year!

Well, I got to get on the road soon, See ya (or not)!

Another post will follow with you tube clips from the GS concert.

EDITED TO ADD YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Sandbar Antics

Well, I have been out kayaking many times this spring already, but today was the first day I took my camera with me. Instead of my normal short (~1hr) paddle, I put into the main river channel and paddled upstream. It was a fairly windy day with the wind blowing with the current; providing the dog and I with some waves crashing over the bow. It was a blast!
Our "little pirate cove" seems to be silted in... a heavy rainfall should clean it out while possibly flooding the residences on either side...
This next picture is of a house I am expecting to end becoming river bottom property. Though they do have some retaining walls installed and trees planted to try to keep the slope as-is.And to end with, a video clip of my dog (well, the family dog) enjoying a sandbar.

Yes, this blog is active... sortof ;)

I am cursed, pity any shows that I watch and enjoy!

This past winter I found three new shows that I really enjoyed: Knights of Prosperity, Jericho, and The Black Donnelly's to go along with How I Met Your Mother, Scrubs, and Supernatural.

KoP (ABC Network) was about a bunch of blue collar workers who are sick of not getting any where in there lives and decide to rob Mick Jagger. The series ended about halfway through the first season, but it did end on a positive not. They chose friendship over robbing and had to give up all their research, etc. (security). They were in the process of looking for a new target.

Jericho (CBS) got an entire first season and I just recently found out it got canned. It was about a small Kansas town coping in the aftermath of multiple nuclear attacks on major cities. The season ended with Jericho holding about an attack from a neighboring town.

TBDs (NBC) is about 4 brothers. Four Irish-American New York brothers. Their father formerly ran the union/Irish mob before being killed. The brothers are competing for control of the neighborhood with the current head of the Irish mob and with the Italian mafia. This show was canceled prematurely, but NBC continued to air the remaining episodes online. The show ended with some closure: the Irish mob leader appears to be dead, the Italian leader is dead; while it looks like the 4 brothers are alive.

As you can see, I have reason to be upset with the big three networks. And FOX has not done anything lately to make me happy. So c'mon CW and USA! Your the only networks that seem to like to air good programming!

Thankfully HIMYM will be back next season, I mean how can you not bring back a show that ends a season with "This is going to be legen- wait for it..." And I am actually interested in the next reality show (god forbid) entitled Pirate Master (ah, no wonder I am intrigued ;) ) Both HIMYM and Pirate Master are on CBS so I may have to give them a pass despite Jericho.

But NBC cancelled The Black Donnelly's for The Real Wedding Crashers! Should we go mafia on NBC? Probably.

Aberdeen Flooding

A few pics from Kelotv.com of the Aberdeen, SD area after 10 inches of rain fell on Saturday!