On Saturday we attended a wedding for a former coworker. Luckily there was a friend for Ella to play with. They danced together for hours. HOURS! So cute.

I may have mentioned before that Ella loves a new song. It’s “Single Ladies” by Beyonce. I can’t explain it. But I finally caught her dancing on video. And here for your viewing pleasure, is my single baby.

We went to the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival again this year. Although, we didn’t take Milo with us again. We figured a squirmy baby was enough. Well, Ella charmed the women behind us into giving her a cup of raspberries. Oh, she was in heaven!

The film is almost done (yeay!). And we took some time on Saturday to check out the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. It’s a free concert that happens every year in Golden Gate Park on the first weekend in October. Which just happens to correspond with Alex’s birthday. And every year Steve Earle plays, who is one of Alex’s favorite musicians.

You know it’s San Francisco when there are more bikes than cars! We actually walked… so we could bring Milo along.

Since it’s a free concert, there are a lot of people who attend.

It got a little cold and dark, so after a while we headed home. But it was a good time, and  Milo made many friends.

Friday night Alex and I went to see Wilco at the Greek Theater in Berkeley. If you have never been there, it is the absolute best venue to see a concert. It is entirely outside, and on a warm summer night (yeah right, we’re talking about the Bay Area…) it’s fabulous. Okay, so we wore fleece jackets in August, but it still beats a stadium show.

I think that Wilco is Alex’s most favorite band. I really like them too. We have seen 3 shows together (Alex squeezed in a 4th). Two of those shows were at the Greek. For those unfamiliar withWilco here is a link and a picture.

Alex loves concert t-shirts. I think if I raided his wardrobe and removed all the band t-shirts I’d come up with a handful of plain Banana Republic tees, but that’s about it. So of course he had to peruse the selections Friday night. He picked out a grey rooster shirt, which is pretty cool. And he also came back with this:

It is officially the first baby clothing item we have purchased. It’s pretty awesome. Like father like…

I need to preface this post by saying we just got a new digital camera on Friday. This little baby — the Sony Cybershot. It’s so small and light, we can take it everywhere.



And we did! So the following posts will illustrate our weekend. Let’s start with Friday shall we?



First off I came to pick up Alex from his office, otherwise known as “The Bunker.” Notice the giant whiteboard. He’s very excited about this.



We then walked from the office to dinner,Ramblas — so delicious. There we met Sara, who works atRemedy where Alex often freelances. (Sidenote, Remedy is also where Alex’s editor Gail is furiously working on his film, due to be completed this fall!)



After dinner, and ice cream atBi-Rite Creamery we drove over to see Nate and Court’s bandLove is Chemicals play at Thee Parkside.



It was an excellent show, with a huge attendance. Which truly makes for an even better time. Well, that was our Friday night … stay tuned for Saturday!

I was driving in to work today listening to “A Hard Day’s Night” on the cd player. I had such a wave of nostalgia…

My earliest musical memories come from my father. My dad’s favorite music comes from the sixties, when he was in college. My dad loves Jimmi Hendrix, Led Zepplin, and the Beatles. Every Saturday morning my mother would make blueberry muffins and my father would play his Rubber Soul album on our record player.

The first concert I remember I was about 10-11 years old, and went with my best friend Jenn and her parents to see a Beatles cover band. They were playing in downtown Concord, New Hampshire. It was the closest to the real thing I had experienced at the time.

On Alex and my first date we went to a concert. We saw Peter Breinholt, who was a new local artist at the time. For the finale he played “I’ve Just Seen a Face” and we debated what album it came from. Everyone has a favorite Beatle, and this can quickly be a hot topic of debate for some, but luckily, Alex and I share the same choice….



For some, their Beatles phase is just that, a passing phase early in their musical experimentation. For me, it’s been a livelong love, and enduring journey, a place of peace and happiness.