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Drinkin' Hat

My cousin Josh performing this original song “Drinkin’ Hat” that his brother Gabe started and they “worked out” together. It even has a callout to our Grandpa and Grandma. Love it. 🎶

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League Cup: Necaxa v United

Tonight’s League Cup game with Club Necaxa at Minnesota United FC was a wild time. It started with a hotly contested foul by Necaxa in the box that resulted in a United penalty kick giving them an early 1 - 0 lead. There were players surrounding the VAR scene as the ref was reviwing the call and Necaxa came out very chippy after the call. There was a lot of physicality on both sides and when Necaxa got a breakaway a foul on the Bacharach for the United sent them down a man with a red card 🟥 for the remaining 69 minutes of play!

The man of the match was Dayne St. Clair who had a dozen saves in the second half and somehow with incredible pressure the United kept Necaxa scoreless and took the win.

Truly an incredible night of soccer enjoyed with my friends Jim and Tom! ⚽️

Soccer match at Allianz Field at halftime, players in black and green kits on the pitch, packed stands glowing under stadium lights at dusk. Soccer players in red-white-green Necaxa kits and black Minnesota United kits cluster near the touchline as a referee in orange intervenes.
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Foo Fighters at Target Field

I’ve been looking forward to seeing the Foo Fighters at Target Field for months now. I got tickets the first day of the pre-sale. This was even a bit more special because Mazie has become a bit of a fan of the Foo’s and wanted to come as well. What a treat it was to sing (scream?) along to “My Hero” with her at the show.

Setlist for the show:

  1. All My Life
  2. No Son of Mine (with snippets of “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath and “Enter Sandman” by Metallica)
  3. Rescued
  4. The Pretender
  5. Walk
  6. Times Like These
  7. Generator
  8. La Dee Da
  9. Breakout
  10. Snippets while introducing the band: Eruption / Thunderstruck / Sabotage / Keyboard Solo / Blitzkrieg Bop / March of the Pigs
  11. My Hero (dedicated to Hüsker Dü)
  12. The Sky Is a Neighborhood
  13. Learn to Fly
  14. Arlandria
  15. These Days
  16. Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin cover) (partial; acoustic; Dave on guitar, Rami on accordion)
  17. Skin and Bones (acoustic, Dave on guitar; Rami on accordion)
  18. Under You (Dave solo acoustic)
  19. Nothing at All (with “Blackbird” snippet)
  20. This Is a Call
  21. Show Me How (with Violet Grohl)
  22. Monkey Wrench
  23. Aurora (dedicated to Taylor Hawkins)
  24. Best of You

Encore:

  1. The Teacher
  2. Everlong
Packed crowd fills Target Field stadium seating and floor ahead of a concert with a large stage setup and city skyline behind it Six friends posing and smiling in front of the Foo Fighters stage at Target Field on a sunny day Smiling teenage girl with braces and a man in a Columbia shirt posing together in front of the Foo Fighters stage with the Pretenders sign visible behind them Massive outdoor crowd facing a concert stage topped with the Foo Fighters FF logo, large video screens showing the lead singer performing, stadium visible behind Large outdoor concert crowd facing a brightly lit stage bathed in red light at a baseball stadium at dusk Foo Fighters concert stage bathed in blue light with dramatic beam effects, the FF logo glowing above, and large video screens flanking the stage. Foo Fighters logo above a brightly lit stage at Target Field with a massive crowd on the field below
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The Pretenders opening up for the Foo Fighters at Target Field. 🎶

The Pretenders performing on an outdoor stadium stage at Target Field with the Foo Fighters logo above and a large crowd in the foreground.
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Walking Canoe Bay's Gardens

The gardens at Canoe Bay were a highlight of our stay there. I tried to capture it a bit with this 7 minute video walk around the path.

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First time I’ve gotten a perfect in Strands!

Strands #146
“Bedtime story”
🟡🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵

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The gardens at Canoe Bay were filled with incredible flowers.

Honeybee collecting nectar from a vibrant orange and red zinnia bloom in a lush garden Cluster of bright pink Oriental lilies in full bloom with orange stamens, white lilies and lush greenery in the background Dense clusters of white panicle hydrangea blooms on reddish stems surrounded by green foliage Large vibrant pink dahlia blooms in a lush garden with ferns, lily buds, and yellow flowers in the background. Dense garden bed of zinnias in red, orange, pink, yellow, purple, and white blooms on tall green stems.
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Delightful meditation garden at Canoe Bay.

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Tammy and I toasting our 22nd Anniversary! 🥂💍🥰

Two people holding champagne flutes on a wooded deck overlooking ferns and a lake, smiling at the camera.
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At Canoe Bay, and a great view for breakfast.

Deck with Adirondack chairs and a small table holding a mug, thermos, and bowl of oatmeal, overlooking a lush fern-covered forest with a lake beyond.