I'm up here, reunited with my kids after three days that seemed much longer.
21 thoughts on “March 16, 2013: Tucson”
By "up here" I assume you're talking about elevation, because you're not from Australia.
So, anyway:
Yes, we were that close; left of center, at the edge of the stage. Great concert, Johns!
Awesome!
Last show I was at of theirs seemed to be largely in Dan Miller's hands (which was strangely rewarding). That was about a year and a half ago. Similar for you, or back to the Johns?
I saw that tour as well, but didn't remember Marty or either of The Dans* being that prominent. It was a great show, and I can't help but think a little bit of that was due to it being only the 7th stop on the tour, so they weren't showing any burnout.
They played a great, with maybe Particle Man and Don't Let's Start being obvious omissions. I particularly liked the title track off their new CD -- very catchy.
*Flansburgh did refer to Miller as "probably the greatest guitarist in the band -- the jury's still out." 😉
With a catalog like they've got, there's always going to be omissions.
Looks like they're coming here in June. Might have to look into that one. I don't remember how far into the tour they were last time, but I remember really liking the idea of a non-John member having some dominant influence, as it tends to suggest continued growth. And that's absurdly exciting.
Oh, there was no doubt it was the Johns' show, but everyone else got opportunities to shine.
Rochester raised its spring record to 3-0 with a 3-0 shutout of Durham (Tampa Bay). This is the Red Wings second consecutive shutout. Scott Elarton pitched three innings, striking out four while allowing two hits and a walk. Mike O'Connor struck out three in two perfect innings. Caleb Thielbar and Bruce Pugh each worked two innings, with Pugh fanning three. Josmil Pinto again had a good game, going 2-for-3 with a two-run double.
Time to promote Elarton: looks like he's still got it got it back
finally putting it together!
Spamtown back in the state tourney. Go big red!
Gopher-W vs. NoDak tonight - go girls!
Wild with an odd 2pm Saturday start
3 goals on 10 shots.
yes please
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about a world in which the Wild are capable scorers.
well, they were playing Colorado
and JS Giguère was a sieve
And the Potter County Battlers finish seventh in the state tournament with a 72-62 win over Arlington. Not the way we'd hoped it would end, but at least they salvaged one game in the state, and we still had a lot of fun watching them this year.
this high school basketball game was epic
two of the best girls in the state and they did not disappoint. Carlie Wagner scored 48 last night, but upped it to 50 today. wowzers
I caught the second half of Wisconsin-Indiana today. It cemented my distaste for the "tries harder/cares more" version.
ESPN search, type 'Womens Hockey': 500 Internal Server Error. Natch.
In case anyone's feeling it, there's another Play with the Prose season (creative writing, non-elimination) happening soon. Email me or comment at my site to join.
By "up here" I assume you're talking about elevation, because you're not from Australia.
So, anyway:
Yes, we were that close; left of center, at the edge of the stage. Great concert, Johns!
Awesome!
Last show I was at of theirs seemed to be largely in Dan Miller's hands (which was strangely rewarding). That was about a year and a half ago. Similar for you, or back to the Johns?
I saw that tour as well, but didn't remember Marty or either of The Dans* being that prominent. It was a great show, and I can't help but think a little bit of that was due to it being only the 7th stop on the tour, so they weren't showing any burnout.
They played a great, with maybe Particle Man and Don't Let's Start being obvious omissions. I particularly liked the title track off their new CD -- very catchy.
*Flansburgh did refer to Miller as "probably the greatest guitarist in the band -- the jury's still out." 😉
With a catalog like they've got, there's always going to be omissions.
Looks like they're coming here in June. Might have to look into that one. I don't remember how far into the tour they were last time, but I remember really liking the idea of a non-John member having some dominant influence, as it tends to suggest continued growth. And that's absurdly exciting.
Oh, there was no doubt it was the Johns' show, but everyone else got opportunities to shine.
Rochester raised its spring record to 3-0 with a 3-0 shutout of Durham (Tampa Bay). This is the Red Wings second consecutive shutout. Scott Elarton pitched three innings, striking out four while allowing two hits and a walk. Mike O'Connor struck out three in two perfect innings. Caleb Thielbar and Bruce Pugh each worked two innings, with Pugh fanning three. Josmil Pinto again had a good game, going 2-for-3 with a two-run double.
Time to promote Elarton: looks like he's
still got itgot it backfinally putting it together!
Spamtown back in the state tourney. Go big red!
Gopher-W vs. NoDak tonight - go girls!
Wild with an odd 2pm Saturday start
3 goals on 10 shots.
yes please
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about a world in which the Wild are capable scorers.
well, they were playing Colorado
and JS Giguère was a sieve
And the Potter County Battlers finish seventh in the state tournament with a 72-62 win over Arlington. Not the way we'd hoped it would end, but at least they salvaged one game in the state, and we still had a lot of fun watching them this year.
this high school basketball game was epic
two of the best girls in the state and they did not disappoint. Carlie Wagner scored 48 last night, but upped it to 50 today. wowzers
I caught the second half of Wisconsin-Indiana today. It cemented my distaste for the "tries harder/cares more" version.
ESPN search, type 'Womens Hockey': 500 Internal Server Error. Natch.
live stream
heading to a 3 OT tied at 2
epic
Gophers win on a PP goal 18:51 in the 3rd OT
both teams were gassed the last 2 OTs
In case anyone's feeling it, there's another Play with the Prose season (creative writing, non-elimination) happening soon. Email me or comment at my site to join.