The first week of November was not so packed as some of the weeks we have had over the last few months, but we still did some interesting things.
Monday (the 1st) – Never say “never again.” Our good friends’ band Bethesda got exciting news in that they were opening for a band they admired greatly, called Eisley. They never thought they would get the gig, but they did, and it was a huge deal for them. I wanted to support them in this very exciting moment, but it meant going back to Musica – the music club in Akron that Mer and I had sworn we would never go back to after having seen several concerts there over the last year. Our general impression was that Musica was crowded, had few seats, was noisy (in a way that competed with the bands) and usually did a poor job of mixing the sound for the bands. So, in order to support our friends, we went back to Musica. To our delight, it was okay. They still had a little trouble mixing the vocals (the harmony singers were just as loud as the lead singer), but since Bethesda was opening, the club was not overly crowded when they played. Also, since all four bands that were playing were Christian bands, there were not any ragingly drunk people yelling over the band. Mer and I are still not big fans of Musica, but they did okay this night. We did leave after Bethesda finished their set, since it was a school night.
Wednesday (the 3rd) – Mer and I had another session at Mesaage Envy, where I continued to have my neck, shoulders, and back worked on. It seems to be working. Mer enjoyed another relaxation massage. After the massages, Mer took me out to eat at our local Friday’s restautant. They were having a fund raiser to help out a CVCA family in need, and, as always, Mer and I are ready to eat for a cause. It was also fun to see CVCA students there to help support the family as well.
We then headed to the Akron Hibernian Club for the monthly CVCA Ceili Club gathering, where we get to dance to live Irish music. One of my former students came back from college to dance, and she even brought a friend whom she had been teaching how to dance. It was good to see her, and we had a pretty good crowd that night (I think we had ten students in all).
Friday (the 5th) – On Friday, we got together with Aunt Mary and went to Menches Brothers restaurant, where they are one of 5,000 restaurants to claim to have invented the hamburger. Even if they did not invent it, they have great burgers. They mix just a little coffee in with the burger, which sounds strange, but works really well. After supper, we headed back to Aunt Mary’s place, where we all watched Wheel of Fortune (where we got to see a woman solve a puzzle with just one letter revealed) and Jeopardy. I also puttered with Aunt Mary’s new laptop, cleaning off all the trial versions of programs that come with new laptops. Good company, food, and game shows are good ways to spend an evening.