  I've been on the run so much this weekend, I've had so little time to update my fledgling blog. Happy 4th of July everyone, here's what I did this weekend.
Friday after work, Phil and I shot up 95 to cheesesteak central (no, not 125 courtyard) to catch a game between the Orioles and the Phillies. I'd been looking forward to this series since Philly has a brand spankin' new ballpark. The park is really very nice, although nothing compares to Oriole Park. When we decided to head up to Philly, we never thought that we would have been witness to urlLink The longest game in Oriole history! Luckily after the 6:15 marathon that went from 7:05 until 1:20 in the morning, the Orioles made off with only win in the series.
After about 4 hours of sleep, Chester decided to wake me up early to feed him...there are no weekends for him. That afternoon it was off to Nissan Pavillion to check out Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band. It was my seventh show, and I think it's right up there with the first time that I saw him as one of the best I have seen.
urlLink The setlist was a great mix of classic hits and new stuff from the urlLink new album. He started out alone on the stage...just Jimmy and his guitar singing Changes in Latitudes Changes in Atitudes (yes...that's how it's spelled, don't correct me, just trust me. ) The second song added his good friend Mac McAnally, and gradually they added the rest of the band during the third song. It was really a neat presentation. At the end of the show, the final encore was Tin Cup Chalice, one of my favorite songs, and they ended the way they started...just Jimmy and his guitar.
Great bookends to a great setlist. Sunday was pretty much a nasty day anyway, so I didn't mind having to work, which has given me time to update my blog. Hopefully I will be able to find a news story to comment on while I'm here until midnight. If not, there will be an update tomorrow night sometime. Happy 4th everyone, God Bless America. 
