Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Monday, December 18, 2006
Things that make us happy...
1. Finding a Dairy Queen closer to home. The oh-so-lively Hadley Mall features a Dairy Queen and a roller-skating rink, so if Jay and I were in middle school we'd have the makings of a perfect date.
2. Free parking in Northampton (courtesy of the Northampton Business Association), making our Christmas shopping a little less expensive.
3. Bailey's Irish Cream, which I get to enjoy when I am done with my papers and finals (to do so before that time would probably make for funnier papers, but poorer grades)
Oh, and we're excited to come back to Minnesota in five days, too...Family, friends, and Leinie's Honey Weiss!
--hbc
2. Free parking in Northampton (courtesy of the Northampton Business Association), making our Christmas shopping a little less expensive.
3. Bailey's Irish Cream, which I get to enjoy when I am done with my papers and finals (to do so before that time would probably make for funnier papers, but poorer grades)
Oh, and we're excited to come back to Minnesota in five days, too...Family, friends, and Leinie's Honey Weiss!
--hbc
The Hold Steady @ Pearl Street, Northampton MA 12-15-06
Heidi and I went to see The Hold Steady on Friday night at The Pearl Street, a small club here in Northampton. A really great show – both band and crowd were in good moods, lots of joking and banter. It’s not often that you see bands looking like they’re having a good time on stage, but these guys clearly were.
HS’s massive AC/DC-meets-Thin Lizzy riffs and Craig Finn’s manic narrative bark are tailor-made for a venue like this, and most of the crowd raised their beers and sang/shouted along at all of the appropriate ‘whoa-oh’ points. They ran through all of the tunes from the new album, plus a few favorites like “The Swish” and “My Little Hoodrat Friend” from earlier records.
Openers Catfish Haven were pretty cool too, despite that horrible name – acoustic/electric soul/punk, and they had one guy whose primary role was to bang the heck out his cowbell.
Show ended with Catfish joining HS onstage, and eventually lots of people from the crowd packed onstage too and surrounded the bands while Finn climbed up on the drum riser and led everyone like a big choir.
Pretty dang cool.
- JBC
P.S. As far as I know, Heidi was not involved in Friday's riot at UMass.
HS’s massive AC/DC-meets-Thin Lizzy riffs and Craig Finn’s manic narrative bark are tailor-made for a venue like this, and most of the crowd raised their beers and sang/shouted along at all of the appropriate ‘whoa-oh’ points. They ran through all of the tunes from the new album, plus a few favorites like “The Swish” and “My Little Hoodrat Friend” from earlier records.
Openers Catfish Haven were pretty cool too, despite that horrible name – acoustic/electric soul/punk, and they had one guy whose primary role was to bang the heck out his cowbell.
Show ended with Catfish joining HS onstage, and eventually lots of people from the crowd packed onstage too and surrounded the bands while Finn climbed up on the drum riser and led everyone like a big choir.
Pretty dang cool.
- JBC
P.S. As far as I know, Heidi was not involved in Friday's riot at UMass.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Puttin' on the foil.
Was great to see some live hockey. UMass pulled out an ugly, scrappy 2-1 victory over Boston College on Friday night -- the Minutemen were outshot, outmuscled, and didn't seem to understand what it meant to be on a power play, but they've got speed, and goalie Jon Quick stopped 39 shots en route to the victory. (BC promptly trounced UMass in the Saturday game, 5-2.)
Most of the sports excitement around Amherst this week is for the university’s football team, now on its way to the NCAA Division 1-AA national championship game after defeating Montana 19-17 in Missoula in the semifinal game. UMass plays defending national champs Appalachian State in the final on Friday night (ESPN2).
- JBC
Most of the sports excitement around Amherst this week is for the university’s football team, now on its way to the NCAA Division 1-AA national championship game after defeating Montana 19-17 in Missoula in the semifinal game. UMass plays defending national champs Appalachian State in the final on Friday night (ESPN2).
- JBC
Friday, December 08, 2006
"He was in the crease!"
It’s Friday, and the Blapps shall be experiencing the in-person wonder of Hockey East action as #16 UMass hosts #6 Boston College. It’s Mullet Night at the game.
I think the #16 ranking means that the Minutemen are only about 6% as good as the #1 ranked Gophers.
Still -- it is Mullet Night!
- JBC
I think the #16 ranking means that the Minutemen are only about 6% as good as the #1 ranked Gophers.
Still -- it is Mullet Night!
- JBC
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Get your grub on!
One of our favorite finds is The People's Pint in Greenfield. The Pint is a microbrew with fabulous food and a great atmosphere. Live music, dark woodwork, a friendly host who never seems to take a day off--we love this place! Paired with: Jeff, Andi, and Dylan (we forgot to mention that they're kid-friendly!)
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