We've been busy the last few weeks. Here's the rundown:
On July 3, we went to Jackson to see Grandma and Grandpa B. We went to Cascades to see the fireworks, which was a nice show, the best we've seen for a while.
We returned to Top of the Park a few times before it ended. We saw more great bands during our visits: Los Gatos, Zap Toro, Nervous But Excited, Chris Bathgate, Mr. Seley and the Troublemakers (kids' music, which was fun for adults, too), Igor & Red Elvises, and local favorite George Bedard and the Kingpins.
On the final night of Top of the Park, I volunteered to help collect donations at one of the entrances. I wasn't sure how it would go, if people would be glad to see me or do anything they could to avoid me. But it worked out well, and most people either gave money or politely declined. Because it was the last night of a three-week event, many had already given at least once, and some had given a dozen times, so we got lots of "we already gave last time!" responses. A few people even thanked me for volunteering to help - you're welcome!
A few years ago, we saw a group called "Strange Fruit", acrobats who do all their work at the top of tall, flexible poles. They climb the poles, attach themselves to the pole with a harness, then sway, spin, and dance to music. They act out various skits, like you might see at a ballet.
Before their first show of the night, the boys and I were walking together to go the restroom, and as we turned a corner, we saw the women of Strange Fruit waiting for their entrance time. They were hidden a little by some trees, so most people at the park didn't see them. We ended up staying later than night than we expected, and were there for the second show. I thought it would be fun to get the kids' pictures with the ladies in their fancy costumes, and tried to round them up. They didn't want to get their pictures taken, so I did what every dad would do in that situation: I gave the camera to M and told him to take MY picture with them. Here it is.
As you can see, they were very glad to meet me. M made us all laugh when he took the picture. Instead of "Say 'cheese'!" he used "Say 'big bendy poles'!" They liked that. Since he had so easily charmed them, I asked him again if he wanted his picture with them, and he still said no. His loss.
Last weekend, J and I went to a play at the Purple Rose Theater in Chelsea called "Consider the Oyster". It was unusual - a man turned into a woman during the course of the play. I don't know how it compares to other "man turns into woman" plays out there, but we enjoyed it. We went to Common Grill afterwards for a snack and to be seen amongst the Chelsea elite.
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