I am trying to break your heart

My heart is still aflutter after spending two evenings with Jeff Tweedy and his Wilco boys. The two nights could not have been more different. The first, outside of Seattle at Marymoor, was an absolute riot. Ryan and I stayed at the MOST ABSURD CAMPGROUND - EVER (where there also happened to be a Microsoft benefit picnic going on- very weird). And we hooked up with Kent and Steph (who some of you may know as "my dog park friends") at the park, who graciously bought us beverages and drove us back to our tents after the show.

The second, at Edgefield outside of Portland, was ultra rocking. People in Portland like to DANCE- that's why I moved here. I was nearly in the front row and got some good pics of my main squeeze, JT. He even looked me directly in the eyes! I don't typically go to shows alone, but I do enjoy it once in awhile - if you make it to the front, you're usually there with a bunch of solo nomads anyway. I was also beverage-free at this show, so I paid a bit more attention to the happenings on stage.

Musical highlights: "Spiders" and "California Stars" (Seattle); "I am trying to break your heart" and "Late Greats" and "Outtasite Outta mind" (Portland)

World's most narrow campsite:



Steph, Kent and Ryan (with his sassy new hairdo):



At the parking lot of Marymoor at 6am the next morning, going to pick up my car:



From the Portland show. This is a pic of JT singing the intense ending of "I am trying to break your heart:"



Why can't life be one non-stop Wilco concert?