Music and fish

[missroserose]

Was a good weekend, all told. Bit quieter than I'd planned, but pleasant nonetheless. Brian and I went to the public-radio-benefit all-you-can-eat seafood festival, which was great fun (and had fantastic fish!). We were planning to attend the beer tasting prior, but unfortunately life got in the way and we didn't end up making it in time. So instead we had fish and salad and some excellent bread from the Silverbow. And there was live accordion music! That was pretty awesome. The only disappointment was that we'd intended to take Monica and possibly Lydia along, and neither of them were able to come for various reasons. But it was still fun. And delicious.

While we were in the serving line, Andy (the KXLL guru, whom someone, in an apparent lapse of judgment, had put in charge of salads) told me that the Big Chief of the KTOO stations had come across my previous post on how much better community radio had made my day, and that apparently made his day. So hurrah for passing on good feelings.

Sunday was a bit quieter, although we did venture out to see Tom May, a traveling folk singer who also plays a mean pennywhistle. That made for a perfectly enjoyable evening, although Brian and I were amused to realize that we were probably the youngest people there by an average of about twenty years. The music and atmosphere were nice and relaxing; my only real complaint was that the booze providers somehow saw fit to cater an event in Juneau and not include Alaskan Brewing Company products. (WTF, dude? Nobody drinks Budweiser around here for a reason.) Fortunately, there was also a representative from one of the bakeries in town, so we ended up spending our beer money on tasty baked treats, which were almost as good as Alaskan Summer Ale. :)

So on the whole, we ended up with no wine (or beer), and no women, but plenty of song (and good food). I think I'll call that one a win.

Comments

[gracewanderer.livejournal.com]

I've heard amazing things about Alaskan Summer Ale. Unfortunately it is not available to the heathen all the way over in Virginia.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you don't need me to tell you you're missing out. :) If you make it to Seattle for PAX next year we'll have to find a bar that sells it.

[gracewanderer.livejournal.com]

I hope to be living there by next August so, yes =)

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Us too. You'll have to be our advance scout. :)

[gracewanderer.livejournal.com]

A task for which I have been well prepared over the past year! I'll be sure to catalog and file all of my findings on enemy movements and...

Oh wait, that's probably not what you meant.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Hey, knowledge is power. Far be it from me to turn down any information which may prove useful in the future.

[gracewanderer.livejournal.com]

I'll remember that :p As for the beer, I'm pretty sure the Taphouse has it. Not because I saw it on their menu, but because they've got an absurd number of beers on tap. It's only two or three blocks from the convention center and is a favorite destination of Enforcers.

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

I've heard good things about the Taphouse. We'll have to plan for it. :0