This was a great summer. I did a lot of activities, the family went on a number of trips and saw different things, and we all had a nice, positive vibe about most things. Among the events this summer were the following: Train in concert at Tanglewood, Saratoga Springs Race Track, tree/bridge jumping into the Swift River in Belchertown, kayaking the Housatonic River (saw a bald eagle on the wing), disc golf, hiking on Mount Greylock, and a number of other fun things.
The Train concert at Tanglewood was really fun. Pat Monahan (I think this is the lead singer's name) is a first-rate entertainer and the band was tight and raucous. The evening was not without drama, however. All along since February when Chris bought the tickets we believed that the show was on Tuesday, August 9--that Monday, August 8, at 5:30 PM, my sister-in-law, Sue Sarage (Susie B) got a call from a colleague of hers who was also attending the show. Sue's friend wanted to know where she was. Sue told her she was at her condo. Sue's friend wanted to know why she was there and not at Tanglewood--the show was about to start!! So we dropped dinner plans, tossed a few drinks into a few coolers, threw some chairs into the trunks and dashed off to Tanglewood, about 25 minutes down the road from where we were staying. It was all good and it was all love. We got to the lawn on a gorgeous summer evening about a half hour before show time, split a few $8.50 Reubens, knocked back a couple of Coronnas and some vino, and enjoyed one heck of a show. We were all concerned that we did not know any Train songs, but we were wrong about that too! We knew at least half the songs, and the others were so good we danced right along. This was a great night.
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