The Ides of March have now come and gone, with merriment and a special dinner outing to celebrate a Birthday. The first weekend of March, before time rolled forward by 60 minutes, we visited the annual Bluegrass Festival. We are pleased to share with you three notable bluegrass announcements:

1. May is Officially Bluegrass month. Isn't every month bluegrass month?

2. You can now join a MBOTMA Fan page on Facebook.

3. Mark Kreitzer is no longer with the Middle Spunk Creek Boys. We had a brief scare that MSCB had been disbanded, but alas it is still intact and performing. They will be at the April annual or semi-annual MBOTMA fundraiser at Dulonos. Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18 2009. Click here for further details on the Spring Fling and send our pal P. Nussbaum your signup!

Mark Kreitzer and the Mark Kreitzer show can be found online via their new website, everything you ever wanted to know about the greatest and funniest bluegrass musician on earth.

February Bunkers outing to see Billy Johnson's Roadshow. David with two terrific ladies.

March 11-13, David and Christine visited Lake City, MN, Kellogg, MN, Wabasha, MN, Winona, MN, Stockholm, WI, Pepin, WI, Nelson, WI, and Alma, WI. During the getaway they stopped for their first visit to the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, MN (whose other large claim to fame is/was the filming of "Grumpy Old Men"). They had a highly educational and exciting time watching the 1 hour + informational session on bald eagles, with live demonstration of how to eat a pale of fish, bones and all. Scary!

And we leave you with a shot of Mr. Fit, now once again equipped with Summer wheels and tires, excited for the rapid snow melt which is currently underway in the Land of Lakedavid.


This brings us to our Reader Poll of the Week (RPW). If Mr. Fit and Eagle got in a tangle, who comes out on top? Mr. Fit has the weight advantage at 2500lbs vs 11 lbs, but Eagle can see for miles with perfect vision, and unleash 1600 pounds of force per square inch through its dangerous talons. Would these pierce Mr Fit's body armor like a mouse through swiss cheese, or would Eagle be caught off guard by the sport grille and quick agility of Mr Fit?

Thursday, June 26:
The Hopefuls w/ Hello Dave

First sighting by lake david of Dancingman™ and a second picture of Peavy Plaza & Orchestra Hall. This is a nice illustration of the potential for daily crowds of fans who show up nightly for free outdoor Summertime music.



Should be noted that the band was on break at this point so many had cleared out or cleared toward the Sam Adams-only beer counter.



This shot was a favorite of lake david enterprise management, taken at Lake and Humboldt, on Saturday night at 11:58PM. Included on the list of "things we wished we'd never see" and the "Brought to you by the letter ick". . .it's The Party Hummer.

We can only assume that The Party Hummer was rented for the sole purpose of bringing its riders to Lunds Uptown for a late night run at the chip 'n' dip aisle, or perhaps to scavenge for leftover stale sushi.

A couple pics from Friday's 2nd annual Skyway Open, an 18 hole minigolf course designed by terrific architects and setup on platforms, as shown, in downtown Minneapolis. The event benefits the Boys and Girls Club.







An added bonus! Friday was also the kickoff to the weekend-long MBOTMA Winter Bluegrass Festival in Plymouth, MN. As D&C are new members of MBOTMA we were excited to partake in enjoying the jamming, in legal areas only, and highlight performances including a group from Madison, Wisconsin. Here's a neat review from Citypages.

My concert band has transformed it's annual holiday concert, typically held in the Hopkins Activity Center, to a benefit for the Hopkins/Minnetonka Family Resource Center. We perform this Sunday at Einsenhower Community Theater at 7pm. For details and free tickets, click here.

Selections include: PATAPAN, RUDOLPH IN WONDERLAND, WHITE CHRISTMAS, I SAW THREE SHIPS, O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM, A CHANUKAH CELEBRATION, SLEIGH RIDE, LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH, and A CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL.

Come for the trumpet horse whinnies, stay for the complimentary dessert reception.

See enclosure for details on this swingin' concert, featuring music by Stan Kenton, Gordon Goodwin, and a great chart by Bill Holman---a salute to Woody Herman called "Woodrow."

...under the direction of Don Bates (who also conducts the Hopkins Westwind Concert Band);

March 25th, 3PM

Eden Prairie High School Theater.