I took the day off on Friday and Luke and I headed to the state fair! We had plans to go with our friends, the Hennum's, but it didn't work out for them to join us....so Luke and I went by ourselves. We walked around, ate some good food (corn dogs, mini donuts, friend scallops, fried pickles, more corn dogs, and some good beer)! As we were walking around we heard Mason Jennings singing and practicing--and we went up to the gate at the Grandstand to watch him practice--even though we knew we were going to see him in a few hours it was fun to listen to him live!
Our favorite part of the fair was listening/watching the radio stations, especially The Common Man (KFAN). We both really enjoy listening to him and he's even funnier in person! I even got a picture with him after his show. He is so quick on his feet--it was fun to meet him and listen to his show!
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After The Common Man we caught The Current's live broadcast and Mary Lucia was interviewing Mason Jennings-- we've seen Mason many times--but it's always great to see him and hear him live. Mary interviewed him and then he played Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor. We walked back and forth between The Current and KFAN after The Common Man's show. Then we walked around and got more food and talked and caught up. It was so fun to be together and hang out--we both commented on how much more fun it was than we thought it would be! I think we both really appreciated some time alone together. The weather was also perfect! It was 80 and sunny---most of the fair had been HOT--in the 90s....so we got a perfect day!
The main reason we were at the fair was for the Music on a Stick concert. The bands that played were: The Chalice, POS, Mason Jennings, The Suburbs and Trampled By Turtles! Of course Mason was our favorite--but the other bands were entertaining. The Suburbs are an old band that are making a comeback (or trying to)--they had one band member that was a big mess--he was probably in his 60s and he had long hair and he had a hard time standing up. It was quite entertaining to say the least!
It was a great day/night out for Luke and I! Listening to live music outside is something we both love! Thanks so much to Grandpa and Grandma for taking the kids overnight so we could enjoy a night out! We did talk quite a bit about how much the kids would have loved the fair.....but they got to experience the SCFF and that's a great fair in my opinion! We'll take them one of these years--maybe next year, while they would both still get in for free!
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