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One of the windier days in recent memory on Lake Vermilion today


@kingsbury tweeted May 31, 2011


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The 42nd Annual World Series of Poker starts today at the Rio in Vegas – total of 58 bracelet events in all (main event starts July 7)


@kingsbury tweeted May 31, 2011


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Finally working out the remaining setup kinks in my new Coda/Beanstalk/svn workflow. This could be really good


@kingsbury tweeted May 31, 2011


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Wow, it’s actually starting to get light out at 4:30


@kingsbury tweeted May 31, 2011


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Guilt from all those bars and cans of Coke at the Memorial Day cookout led to a late night 6 miler in Eagan and Apple Valley


@kingsbury tweeted May 31, 2011


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You don’t realize how much you use your thumbs until you slice one open


@kingsbury tweeted May 30, 2011


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Now I know why the lot was empty: near death experience #369 – over the handlebars into mud pile


@kingsbury tweeted May 30, 2011


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Warm and humid today – where is everybody?


@kingsbury tweeted May 30, 2011


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Hooked up the VCR and introduced kids to the “real” Beavis and Butthead episodes. Commercials from 1995 are pretty funny too


@kingsbury tweeted May 29, 2011


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Ran the 7 mile hilly loop in Eagan and Apple Valley – first 100+ mile month in a long, long time


@kingsbury tweeted May 29, 2011


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Walked 18 holes at The Ridges at Sand Creek and shot another 88 from the white tees


@kingsbury tweeted May 28, 2011


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Up early for some Saturday golf in Jordan – forecast looks good for once


@kingsbury tweeted May 28, 2011


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11 years worth of junk has gathered in my basement – starting the exploration (excavation?) now


@kingsbury tweeted May 28, 2011


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Slept in until 10:30, had Toy Story Cheez-its and Cherry Coke for breakfast and ran 10 miles in Eagan and Apple Valley


@kingsbury tweeted May 27, 2011


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Walked 18 holes at The Wilderness in about two and a half hours and shot an 88 from the combined tees


@kingsbury tweeted May 26, 2011


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All sites upgraded to WordPress 3.1.3


@kingsbury tweeted May 25, 2011


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It’s almost June and the forecasted low here tonight is 27F


@kingsbury tweeted May 25, 2011


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Morris Day and the Time for free at the Minnesota State Fair


@kingsbury tweeted May 25, 2011


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Tried to save tonight with mindless video games and TV shows, a quick 10K on the treadmill and a bag of Cheetos. Still sucked 🙁


@kingsbury tweeted May 25, 2011


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Lazytweet: any recommendations for a small, portable projector that pairs nicely with Mac laptops?


@kingsbury tweeted May 24, 2011


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Lunch break


@kingsbury tweeted May 24, 2011


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Just bought tickets for the new Cirque traveling show Ovo – cheapest four pack price I’ve ever seen them offer ($154 total with fees)


@kingsbury tweeted May 24, 2011


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Ran the usual 7 mile Echo Point route, then sat on the end of the dock watching the sunset


@kingsbury tweeted May 24, 2011


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I generally like Ubuntu and think it has made great strides over the years, but how do you explain half of that crap to normal people?


@kingsbury tweeted May 23, 2011


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Robert Cray Band at the Pantages

Posted May 23, 2011

Last Thursday, Colleen and I went to see the Robert Cray Band at the Pantages Theater in downtown Minneapolis. I believe this was the fifth time we’ve seen him, but this was the first time I’ve ever been to the Pantages. The Twin Cities truly have a plethora of beautiful theaters to watch live music and I really liked this one.

We had seats in the third row and Mr. Cray’s guitar amplifier was pointed directly at us, which was awesome. Our favorite keyboardist, Jim Pugh, was also right in front of us the entire show. I’ve written it before, but that guy is just so fun to watch play – especially on the Hammond organ. Richard Cousins was back on bass and Tony Braunagel played drums.

The show was scheduled to start at 7:30PM and we even received a “courtesy email” that said there would be no opener, so make sure to get there on time. Once we got to the theater, though, the friendly ushers said they were told the show would be delayed until 8:00. It did start right after that, but we were surprised when the main set was over after about 70 minutes and the encore consisted of just two songs (Chicken in the Kitchen and Time Makes Two). I don’t think the whole thing made it to the 90-minute mark, which was disappointing for a show with $45 tickets (plus fees).

I normally like to post set lists after I confirm them from other reviews, but I couldn’t find any other reviews of this show online. I know it’s hard (and expensive) to cover every show in town, but usually somebody posts something. Plus we are talking about a guy who was just inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame a few weeks ago in Memphis, Tennessee.

Just from memory, they played a few songs from the new album (This Time) and a mix of favorites such as Poor Johnny, Smoking Gun, Right Next Door and Phone Booth. I was hoping for Back Door Slam and The One in the Middle, but with such a short show, we were lucky to get what we did. I also don’t really remember any long Jim Pugh organ jams (there is usually one per show), but we were treated to several cool guitar solos by Robert (which were made even better by the amp placement – especially for the quiet parts).

The prices at the souvenir stand were reasonable, so I picked up a black hoodie on the way out ($40). They also had several CDs for sale, but nothing that we didn’t already own.

Ah, the trials and tribulations of a spoiled fan…


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