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One, I live in a very small apartment.

How many bathrooms do you have in your house?

Have you ever taken an organized tour (bus, boat, or trolley) of the city you live in or live close to? Did you enjoy it? Did you learn anything new?

^^ Barb, what an exciting adventure! I don't know if I'd have the nerve to take a kayak out in the ocean, but what an amazing experience! I'm counting down the hours today until my Paul McCartney concert at 8! It's all they're talking about on the Milwaukee morning news. So hard to wait!

I love margaritas and mojitos, usually though, I have a microbrew, red wine, or vodka with cranberry juice.

(I think this is my young friend, Amber.) Happy Birthday Amber! Keep on Rockin' :heart:

"Only in America can a dead black boy go on trial for his own murder." - Syreeta McFadden My heart is bleeding...

Heehee!

Thank you, Patti! What fun it was! I'm ready for another one!

Great pic, Nurk!

I'm going to start to take iron pills and a multivitamin. My iron is very low.

Absolutely! I can't remember s*%t!

One of my favorites! I was so happy to hear this in Milwaukee! Thanks Nurk!

Do you take a multivitamin or any vitamin or mineral pills?

^ Me too, Barb! My kids and I listened to Raffi all the time! Miles likes Baby Beluga!

I forgot about that, Mikey! I bought it for Miles, but I don't know where my kids' CDs are! I'll have to find out!

Some random questions on an early Sunday: 1. How many persons are in your household? Just me and Gizmo 2. Have you got a dishwasher? No, just my womanpower! 3. Who did the hoovering last time? Me, and I'm overdue to do it again! 4. What was the best job you've ever had? Nanny to my grandbaby, Miles. 5. What did you have for supper yesterday? Steak tacos and a jumbo margarita 6. Is it hot or cold outside today? Perfectly warm. Upper 70s and sunny with low humidity.

I think I'll put on a Raffi DVD for Miles. The only children's music I enjoy listening to too!

Yuck! No, I hate seeing crashes and hearing all the noise.

Beautiful! Thanks Victoria!

I've gotta get out there to see this great band! Hoping soon!

I hope you had a wonderful birthday, Nurk! Sorry my well-wishes are so late! Your birthday cake is very cool!

Tom did not go to California for the first time until 1974-75 to get a record deal.

One more review from the classic rock radio station, KQRS: CONCERT REVIEW: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 5:05PM Tuesday July 2, 2013 Hi – It’s Lisa Miller…Tom Petty’s #1 fan with my review of the KQ Concert last Saturday night. First of all, the energy of downtown is so fun, I love getting to shows early to hang out. This time, we all met at Kieran’s Irish Pub for the pre-concert party, with cold beverages flowing on the patio. I hosted the KQ suite for the night(Great Gig!) so I got to the show early and was the last one to leave. The first to arrive were Tony and Zak, KQ Listeners who were as excited as I was for the show. Zak said he had Bob Seger and Tom Petty on his bucket list and thanks to winning tickets from KQ, he could now cross both of those off. We took pictures in the suite and everyone settled in for the Smithereens. The last time I saw the Smithereens was years ago at First Ave and it was fun to see them opening up for Petty. They sounded great and mentioned their First Ave shows. They played an hour set which included Blood & Roses and A Girl Like You. Tom Petty posted on Instagram that “the band has arrived” with a picture of their tour bus and a Minnesota State Patrol car. My friend Chona and I screamed; seriously, we’re both huge Petty fans. In fact, we made sure we watched the documentary on Tom Petty called Runnin’ Down a Dream before we went to the show. When Tom Petty hit the stage, I was impressed by the simple set up. Just like Tom always said, “We’re a band.” He always wanted a group of friends to stay together and play together over the years, and he’s certainly achieved that. The crowd was on their feet pretty much from the first song to the last, the set list is below. He’s mixing it up in each city and going with deeper tracks then he has in the past. This was his final show in the US on this tour. Highlights for me was the band introduction (I loaded that video on the KQ Facebook page) and Free Fallin’. I honestly LOVE every song the band played and loved how they mixed up versions with a little improvisation; however, Free Fallin` was a highlight for me. About 2 minutes into the song everyone was singing along any way so Tom Petty basically turned it over to us. He put his hands in the air like he was conducting the orchestra and we all got what he was doing. The crowd started to sing louder and he just harmonized in the background. It was a group effort and it sounded great!, really fun! These days with artists showing up late to their gigs or not at all, I as a fan appreciate artists, like Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, who show up on time, perform their hearts out, thank us fans, and leave us wanting more. As Petty sings in Love is Long Road: “Some things are hard to let go; Some things are never enough; I guess I only can hope for maybe one more chance... To try and save my soul.” Yes, til' next time dear Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers @ Target Center 6/29/13 setlist: So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (The Byrds cover) Love Is a Long Road I Won't Back Down Baby Please Don't Go (Big Joe Williams cover) Here Comes My Girl Mary Jane's Last Dance Free Fallin' A Woman in Love (It's Not Me) Cabin Down Below Tweeter and the Monkey Man (Traveling Wilburys cover) Rebels It's Good to Be King Learning to Fly Yer So Bad I Should Have Known It Refugee Runnin' Down a Dream Encore: Don't Come Around Here No More You Wreck Me American Girl See ya at the next KQRS show! Lisa Miller http://www.92kqrs.com/common/page.php?pt=CONCERT+REVIEW%3A+Tom+Petty+and+the+Heartbreakers&id=16543&is_corp=0