Really, 1 Comment That's It? Come On!

OK this is to all of you readers and sometime commenter's to this blog:

I have heard from several of you that you enjoy my posts and that I need to write more often, keep you updated on what's going on. What you may not know is that with my current professional responsibilities, my additional job of building our dream home, my responsibilities around our current home, and my need for rest/relaxation/recreation, it takes effort to squeeze in time to post updates on any or all of those portions of my life listed above!

I sort of enjoy doing this and seldom complain, but I mean come on with a title starting off with "Breast Fest...." I would have figured some witty comments would be generated; Certainly more than just 1 comment overall! (Thanks RBP you are of course excluded from the group that I am addressing!)

So here's what I would like: how about if a few more of you meet me half way? Here's how:
Comment a few more times, hell I don't even care if it is to critique the content, point out spelling errors, dispute any data that I include, make fun of my photography, anything, but at least give me a response so I know that you're actually interesting in reading this stuff and what I'm doing is actually worth the effort!

Rantingly yours,
Thunder

The Breast Fest and the Annual Bike Blessing

Yesterday 2 major bike run/charity events took place and we decided to try to participate in both. The Breast Fest raises money for breast cancer research and the bike blessing raises money for underprivileged children. Lightnin and I rode the Harley and our friend, turned biker babe, Alice followed us in the little car. Alice is originally from Paris, France living in Brussels, Belgium, and now temporarily working in the US; Of course we met and were neighbors while living in China!
It really is a small world!

Several hundred motorcycles turned out for both events and we did our part through the donation of cash at each. There's nothing quite like the rumble of several hundred Harley's firing up and heading out on a run. Check it out for yourself, and as they say on NASCAR: "CRANK IT UP!"

Pat Metheny is a Musical Genius!

Lightnin and I went to see Pat Metheny Orchestrion live last night and it was absolutely incredible. I've been a fan of his for years, being exposed to him by my brother-in-law who is a guitar legend on his own, but this goes way over the top!

For years Pat's music has been on the cutting edge of jazz and fusion blending in Latin style with synthesized guitar, but now he has actually created a virtual orchestra that he ques from his guitar.

If you've seen him in concert than you'll likely agree that he is a modern day combination of Beethoven and Mozart with a little bit of Sergio Mendez thrown in to spice things up!

Check him out on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/PatMethenyMedia

Not bad for someone that grew up in the suburb of Kansas City known as Lee's Summit, Missouri!