Last Saturday (the 6th) was “my” day. I went running six-seven miles on the Towpath with Jason. It had snowed lightly, but the trail itself was still warm enough that the snow did not stick to it. It was very pretty, once the sun came up. After the run, I came home and showered. Mer was just getting up, so she got ready, and then we headed over to Bob Evans for brunch.

It was a slow start to a day with a busy evening. Our friend and colleague Liz came over to our house around 4:45 or so, and we all got in our car and headed north. It was a blustery day still, and since we were heading to eastern Cleveland, we drove into the fringes of the snow belt (east of the lake gets a lot more snow than everyone else). The roads were okay for the most part, although we did see two cars off the road.

We first stopped off at a large pub called Muldoon’s. What a sweet place. It was very informal – football on the TVs, miscellaneous decor everywhere, signs with attitudes sprinkled about. The menu was quite large, and we all found stuff that sounded good to us. The food was so good, the service so excellent, and the atmosphere so relaxing that Liz declared that if she lived near the place, she would be there at least once a week. Mer and I both concurred. It seems like the sort of place where you could become a regular. Mer was the hero of the evening because she asked the waitress if she could combine two desserts (a chocolate ice cream dessert with a brownie dessert). When the waitress said she could, Liz and I both ordered the same thing, and Liz sang “Did You Ever Know That You’re My Hero?” It was a good time.

After supper, we headed over the four or five blocks to the Collinwood Cafe to see David Wilcox in concert. I think this is the fourth or fifth time Mer and I have seen him live, but Liz had never even heard of him. Dave had just come out with a new CD, and he performed some of the songs from it, but mostly he seemed to be doing either unpublished songs or songs from before 1995. The venue was a good one – a long hall with a slightly raised stage. Mer and Liz had snagged seats in the fifth row (or so) while I went to get my camera (and also came back with two chocolate chip cookies from the cafe – it is important to support local businesses). Dave did two sets, and sang for over two-and-a-half hours. While not uptight at all during the first half of the show, he seemed to relax in the second half and told more stories about his music. It was a good concert, and Liz seemed to enjoy the evening very much.