Friends, Fairs, and Frogs

Its summertime in San Diego, and that usually indicates two happy things: 1.) Lots of concerts and events, and 2.) Lots of visitors. Fortunately, we love both!

Kat's college friend Mamina and her boyfriend Steve came out to San Diego to celebrate the completion of their medical board exams. Now this thing sounds INTENSE! I got the impression it was like every exam you have ever taken all stuffed into one grueling session!

So they were really ready to relax. We took them to dinner and then over to Del Mar, where there was a neat little outdoor concert at Powerhouse.


Nothing like a reggae plus harmonica version of "All along the watchtower" to accompany your sunset. I thought the helicopter swooping by was a nice touch. Jimi would actually have approved of that, as opposed to the harmonica.



That was Tuesday, and on Wednesday I talked Kat into going BACK to the San Diego County Fair (which faithful readers will recall she went to last Friday) - I had never been to this fair, and also country artist John Michael Montgomery was performing.

So we spent a couple hours taking in the sights and sounds of the fair. It is definitely a people-watcher's dream; you've got mulleted hillbillies from the east county walking around with bleach blond surfers from the coast. Only in San Diego!

I especially appreciated the volunteers at guest services (which we visited like 5 times for various reasons), the oh so tasty funnel cake, and the great flowers. The big draw HAD been the John Michael Montgomery concert that was included in admission.


Ol' John was a little... well... low on energy at this particular show. Perhaps it was a let down to be playing the Fair Freebie show, or too much sun during the round of golf that he alluded to, but he just seemed kinda... Sleepy. He did some good ballads, but I found that everytime he tried to fire the crowd up I got all smirky. Some of his moves were right out of WWF/Hulkamania... But I shouldn't criticize... Free show. Nuff said.

Frogs - So we slept in the guest room in anticipation of my parent's coming and staying in our room. The alarm, which also doubles as an IQ test, somehow got set to frog sounds to wake up with. I tell you, it is a wierd sensation to be woken up by frogs blaring right next to you. You feel like this might be one of those "plagues ala Egypt" kind of days. We'll just have to see what kind of day a froggie morning will bring. Cheers!