On Wednesday, Mer and I got to go out with our friends Zach and Londa. We were going to see David Wilcox on the opening night of the Kent State Folk Festival. We decided to grab some food before the concert, so Zach suggested going to Chipotle. I had heard of Chipotle before, but had never been. A friend of mine described it as “the Subway of Mexican food,” which was pretty accurate. They take the same idea as Subway (you tell them how to assemble it), and apply it to burritos. It was quite good. I suspect a quick-burrito place across the street from Kent State does very well.

After Chipotle, we went to Starbucks, where I remembered I was boycotting them (because they sure seem to be violating labor law to me), so I watched Zach and Londa get various coffee-related drinks, which we took to the Kent Stage. At the Kent Stage, I was able to get a hot chocolate, so I was quite happy.

The show for the evening was David Wilcox, but there was an opening act of two women playing guitars. Not only could they play well, but they had great harmony. Mer will remember their names for me – I’ll have her add it later [will do:  VA Dare, I think].

David had a great show. He sang for over two hours without taking a break. His storytelling was both funny and meaningful, and he appeared to be having a great time on stage (he laughed a lot). He did many of his more spiritual songs (like “Farthest Shore” and “That’s What the Lonely is For“) while still throwing in some funny stuff (like “The Waffle House Tango“). It was a very fun evening, AND it was on a Wednesday. Talk about being wild – out past 11:00 on a school night!