hairball concert, saints stadium

 in the evening i went to a concert at the Saints baseball stadium. it was hairball, a cover band that plays 80's songs. i recognized a decent number of the songs played and had seen some of the original artists in concert before. there was guns-n-roses, in Iowa City, and Van Halen, in Winnipeg. the band led off the show with two by GNR, 'welcome to the jungle', and 'paradise city'. there was even a prince tune, which works in Minnesota, as 'let's go crazy' was played. i noticed the pattern, for lack of a better term, as usually it was a two-song block. i also liked hearing 'under pressure', when doing the block of queen songs. i ate before getting there, stopping at a speedway gas station for a sandwich and apple juice. i bought a can of tea and lemonade at the stadium. for souvenirs i got a sticker, and a patch, i could justify those when it didn't cost much. when i was leaving the venue i said i would be back for a game next week. this was an active day, and i preferred it that way. there was a fourth of July picnic at midday, in south Minneapolis. i brought patriotic twinkies. it was a box of eight and i ended up eating half of them, two at the picnic and two in the evening. two were left behind, and i guess someone ate two there. i saw an ice cream truck in the same park and got a treat while there. i counted out my quarters first and got an orange dream bar for two dollars. i paid for parking for two hours and when i went home i watched a DVD movie, a recent purchase from goodwill. it was 'last man standing', a gangster movie, bruce willis as a hired gun. before leaving for the picnic i got a look on the fringe site to get a good idea of what shows to attend this year. i found five that are of interest to me, including some that have performers i have seen before. during my walks i found 65 cents. the 'big bang theory' rerun was when the friends did a new years eve costume party at the comic book store and zach was superman.