Welcome back devoted readers!
As I mentioned in the last issue, I went to Riot Fest this past weekend with my youngest offspring. It was an amazing weekend and great to see a lot of bands. My favorites were Lagwagon, Descendents, Bad Religion, 7 Seconds, and, surprisingly, My Chemical Romance. MCR was the headline act on Friday evening and, for all intents and purposes, the reason that we went to Riot Fest. We went mainly because the child really wanted to see them. I myself have never really been a big fan of their work. However, it is amazing how a live performance can change your opinion of a band or artist. They put on quite a good show and, to my amazement, they were not as lame as I had always thought they were. If I had to choose one performance that I enjoyed over all the others, I would have to go with Bad Religion. Their song selection was great and, despite the technical issues they were obviously having with the guitars, they put on one hell of a performance. Following closely behind Bad Religion would have to be 7 Seconds. This is a band I have never seen live. After they had announced their retirement a few years back and figured I would never get that chance so I’m really glad they reunited for a few shows and that I got to experience one of them. Speaking of never having seen a band live before, Riot Fest was my first experience seeing a Lagwagon concert at well.
In any case, we had quite a bit of fun over the weekend. Chances are, I will probably return to this festival in the future.
Here are a few other pictures that I took while I was there. As I mentioned in the previous issue, I was too busy enjoying myself to take any better pictures.
The child and I ate on Sunday afternoon before we left to return to Michigan at a little bar and grill called Don’s Grill. I had a bacon cheeseburger that was really good. Just the right amount of messy and the right amount of toppings. I will be returning to this locale when I go back to Chicago.
Rogue One Radio
This week, Rogue One Radio celebrated their 100th episode. We had a bunch of guests join us throughout the show to talk about their favorite moments from the show and had some other fun. We also played tunes from Lamonta, Lightweight, and Dan Vapid and the Cheats. It was really great to talk to people about what they like about the show and some of their favorite moments throughout the 100 episodes. I’m looking forward to 100 more!
You can watch the replay of the show on YouTube here:
But if audio podcasts are more your thing, check it out on Apple Podcast below. And please leave a review!
Noting in the comic book pull list this week for me so that is a bummer. I have, however, finished reading a couple of things. I read Vol 1 of the Umbrella Academy and I finished my read (well, my listen because it was an audio book) of Thrawn: Alliances.
I also began reading Thrawn: Treason, the next book in the aforementioned Thrawn series.
Based on Last.fm, I have been listening to a lot of My Chemical Romance this week. Not really surprising. The child and I listened to a lot of their material on our drive back from Chicago to Michigan this past weekend and I have been listening to quite a bit post trip to get a handle of their catalog. For this week’s track, I chose the track of theirs that I have listened to the most.
That is it for this week. Have a great weekend and remember to BE MORE KIND!
"The child"?
"The child"?