We decided to brave the crowds at the Taste of Chicago on the 4th of July this year. Normally I wouldn't have considered this but the lineup for the free concerts was too strong for me to ignore. We went for Mike Doughty and My Morning Jacket. Ray Davies was there too, but I wasnt too interested in him. I know he's a legend and there are songs from the Kinks that I really enjoy, but I just wasn't as enthusiastic about him as I was with the other two bands. Anyway I'm glad we did it, we caught some good acts for free. On the way out of the concert we did a loop through the food stands. The food was good as always but the crowd was just too much. All in all though I think that was a good way to do it. We went straight in to the music area, got good seats, watched the shows and then got food on the way out - worked out well.
Last weekend some friends chartered three fishing boats on Lake Michigan. We went out for 6 hours on the lake. This was kind of a sequel to a bachelor party we had a few years ago. Seems like recreating bachelor parties is the thing to do this summer. I dont mind though, it's always a good time when you can get toghether with a big group of friends.
