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Champps Americana, sponsor of the Classic Rock Cafe brought lunch down on Wednesday.  Yes, those are ribs.  Yes, they were good.  No, I'm not sharing!

Boston in Concert!

Finally, here's a little review of the Boston concert at the Great Jones County Fair, Friday night, July 18.  First, change the name to the Great "wet and muddy" Jones County Fair.  The showers that delayed the Thursday night shows stayed away, but the mud puddles stuck around.  Walking around was borderline dangerous!  You would sink 4 to 5 inches before you knew it.  I'm sure the grounds claimed a flip-flop or 2.

To the tunes.  I'll try to just list them, all right?  From album one, and on; More than a Feeling, Peace of Mind, Rock and Roll Band, Smokin', Hitch a Ride, Foreplay Long Time, Something about You, Don't Look Back, Feelin' Satisfied, Don't Be Afraid of Love, Amanda, The Launch, Cool the Engines, To Be a Man, Walk On, I Had a Really Good Time. 

I'm sure I'm missing one or two, but there you have it!

New Pictures to share:

Me, Carrie, and my Mom (Dee) at Eagle Point Park. 

The family!  Johnny, Carrie, Gavin & Max

At the Quad City Airshow.  The smoke is all from Shockwave, the Jet Engine Semi!

Gavin celebrates a great finish in a summer ball tournament.  How many did you guys have this year?

FLASHBACK!  Here is a picture page from the Pie Auction we held to raise money for the Red Cross.  Makes me hungry.

This is the funniest thing I've seen on the net in weeks!  It's Kid Rock, and I think he's telling you, in his own way, to stop stealing music on-line.  Careful, he swears.  I know, big surprise.  Click here for Kid Rock's PSA.

June 18.  Max caught his first fish!

I want you guys to go and have breakfast, lunch, or a tasty coffee at a new place in downtown Dubuque.  It's the Naughty Dog, it's on West Locust, right across from the Library.  Amazing food, and a beautiful little cafe restaurant.  Try the iced mocha!

As promised, I dug up a picture of myself and Carrie hanging with James Young (JY) of Styx!  Cool guy.

A friend of mine named Darryl Keck has written a book about his experiences as a 'zine writer in the great years of heavy metal.  The book is called Metal Generation.  Click here and check it out!