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Arizona needs more free outdoor music venues!! They're such a great escape from what is a hot asphalt city by day.
I think the park is so smart. They water the grass beforehand to cool down the temperature at least 10 degrees. You notice when you walk out that the temperature is 10 degrees warmer as soon as you leave the concert area and head toward the parking lots.
One more concert left before the end of the 2010 May 2nd - July 4th season is this coming Sunday, July 4th, with Furious George. There's a rumor they're going to have fireworks. The music plays from 7:30-9 pm.
Take a listen:
http://www.furiousgeorgeband.com/ .
Tonight's band was Cold Shott & The Hurricane Horns.
Here's one of their tunes:
http://www.youtube.com/rbrydle#p/f/3/U809HhrgS40 .
They're much better LIVE!
Tonight was girls' night out. We ate at Malee's on Main beforehand on a Groupon $40 gift certificate (cost $20), so we were full by the time we got there. We brought beverages and staked out a spot with a blanket and chairs. Then we walked around, while it was still daylight and visited with people. It was so much fun. We spotted a dog that looked like a lion in profile. We asked the couple who owned him what kind of dog he was and his name. He's a Chow Chow and his name is Simba.
A group from SYSCO Foods was having a picnic. They shared you can reserve a two picnic table ramada for $25 and pay $5 for a beer permit. But the ramada is on stone and dirt and not as cool and fun as the grass and blankets.
June 6th was my first chance to go this year, when they had the Groove Merchants. The music was great. We got there around 6:45, so we had time to find a parking spot and find a nice, uncrowded grassy area to spread out our chairs and blanket on. If you want space without kids and people walking too close, spread out a blanket in front of your chairs. You can stretch out your legs and have room for your goodies and to stand up and dance to the music.
The Groove Merchants concert was a date night. It really helps you get to know someone when you are packing in chairs, a blanket, coolers and picking food and drink together to bring.
Hopefully, you get consulted or you ask the person going with you what they'd like. Dates who don't ask what you want? Unless they know your taste, if they don't ask what you like, speak up and tell them. If they continually don't ask what you'd like on other dates, too, take note. If you give them a chance to please you, they probably will. :) And, if you go out of your way to do something special for them, too, you'll make a heck of a duo, if you don't already!
To find next year's McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park concert schedule:
http://therailroadpark.com/events.htm . It may not be posted until closer to next season.
PS Kids and parents were taking a mini train around the park during the concert. I've never felt drawn to that activity. Maybe if the Monkee's were playing. :)
They sell neon bracelets/necklaces that seem to create competitions for parents to construct the best baseball hats, bracelets and crowns for their kids to run around in. Maybe it's so they can find them in the dark. The kid play area seems to all be on the right side of the stage, so if you stay left or toward the back, you'll have a pretty kid-free night.
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