Seeing Hurry in Moline, IL, and Memorial Day Weekend Plans

I left Cedar Rapids on Tuesday afternoon @ 4:30. I was eating a #3, no pickles/onions, in the McDonald's in West Branch @ 5:10. I was back on the road @ 5:20. I was at the Walcott exit 20 minutes later and at my brother-in-law's house at 6. I was sitting in my seat in the iWireless Center @ 7. The show was amazing. Excellent musicianship, of course, from Hurry. I submitted my review to Dailyvault.com and will link to it from my blog when it is posted.

This holiday weekend doesn't seem like it will be much of a holiday. Megan is having a friend of hers sleepover on Friday night. On Saturday, I heard a rumor about putting down some mulch in the backyard and cleaning the garage. I am also playing @ 5:15 Mass and Karen is singing. On Sunday, we are either going to a wake in Dubuque on Sunday afternoon and spending the night in Balltown *or* we are going to a former neighbor's graduation party because Karen had told the mother of the graduate that she would help her.

Either way, on Memorial Day, we have Karen's aunt's funeral. Dorothy was a great person. She was filled by the Holy Spirit and lived as a servant of the Lord. She was my father-in-law's sister and very special in the family. She will be missed.

Rushing to Get there

I talked to my brother-in-law tonight and we decided we are going to go see Rush @ the iWireless Center in Moline, IL, next Tuesday night. I am going to pick up our tickets tomorrow.

I saw Rush in Ames in 2002. They were amazing. Without looking at each other, they picked up the different changes in the songs they were playing. It was phenomenal to watch a band as polished as Rush play. Of course, Neil Peart nailed all of his fills and sounded perfect. I am looking forward to the concert. I haven't been to a concert since the Temptations and that was in the ballroom in the Riverside Casino. Before that, was Memphis in May 2007. This is going to be awesome. I am spending the night at my brother-in-law's house in Blue Grass and then driving straight to Cedar Rapids to work on Wednesday AM.