my fantastic weekend!!

[Guest guest]

ok so here is my report. i am tired, have a touch of sunburn. but am totally

happy with the way it turned out. we went to chicago for the preview concert

at northerly island. we went to the vip tent for food and drinks, watched

the bands chicago and earth wind & fire perform a sound check. we went

backstage by their trailers and all the costumes. we actually went up the steps

on

stage for a minute. we got to see lee and walt before we were kicked out. the

venue is right on lake michigan and the 12th street beach is right behind it.

so we walked the beach. went home that night and saw myself dancing on the

wgn news!!! but unfortunately i was not fully awake Friday morning when

someone called me that they were on tv again i accidentally taped over it!!! i

was

so mad at myself!! we went back down Friday afternoon. the thermometer on her

car went up to 107 outside!!!! we checked into our room and just stayed cool

until the show. we parked by the beach again and walked it before the show.

we were 18th row for the grand opening show and had passes to be in the pit

area during the finale!! from the stage, walt says there you are...i like your

shirt!!! that was so much fun, but the stage is so high you miss a lot of

the show that way. afterwards we went around back where they go to the buses

and met lee jason tris and bill.they remembered me from Thursday's show and

when i told them i was on the channel 9 news with them they said they heard

that!! also ,shook hands with a couple guys from earth wind and fire. the

concert ended about 11:15 and we didn't get back to our room until about 2 with

hanging out by the buses!! yesterday we were at the taste of chicago for the

abc

daytime fun in the sun tour. it was quite hot and i missed the chicago guys

on the other side of buckingham fountain!!! we ended up leaving about 2 pm

to come back home. i took some pain pills and just laid low. today just doing

laundry. off again monday, then back to work for one day. my friend was

amazed at how well i handled myself. i reminder her that i worked out at least

4

days a week 45 min a day for 6 months to build up to it. next weekend i'll be

in zion here hanging out with the band the cryan shames. hope everyone is

staying cool and relatively pain free.

kathy in il