Antsy. . .

Honestly, one of my favorite performers ever is Antsy McClain. We've worked with some interesting people over the years and I've liked most of them.  I've intensely disliked a couple of them and felt neutral about a few of them but Antsy has always stood out among all of the entertainers we've worked with as pretty dang amazing.  The concert on Friday night was the third event we've run sound for Antsy at The Egyptian so now it's like he's an old friend.  Well, that's an exaggeration, but this time around we had a couple of chances to "hang out" with him.  I sound a little star-struck but Antsy is just a regular Joe.  With a whole lot of talent and creativity.  And depth.  His songs are light-hearted and funny but most of them have a message that speaks to people on a totally different level.  He's a great song writer.  I was having a bad day on Friday and once the concert started, I couldn't help but smile.  By the end of the evening, I just felt better.  Seriously.  This is Antsy:

I talked a little bit about Pauly in an earlier post.  We spent quite a bit of time with him since he came to town a couple of weeks before the Egyptian concert.  He's a one-man-band and can easily entertain a crowd all by himself.  He also travels with and plays keyboards for Antsy McClain and the Trailer Park Troubadours.  This is Pauly:

I posted the rest of the concert pictures here on the Committed Events Blog. 

They all left town this afternoon with the promise to be back next year.  I'm already looking forward to it. . .

Here are a few of my favorite videos and links to tide me over. . .
Antsy Unhitched

Pauly Zarb

Antsy's Blog

Antsy's Art

This is a video of one of my favorite songs.  It's 10 minutes long but it's worth watching.  The song starts at the 3 minute mark if you want to skip the banter.  It's a private concert somewhere with just Pauly and Antsy.
Dora's Dark Side

More good videos:
The Bathroom Songwriter

The One About The Silver-Haired Old Lady

The Blah Blah Song

Pauly Zarb Down Under

Good times. . .

My Mini Vacation. . .

So. . .  I really did take the better part of two days off!  Right in the middle of June!  It was weird! It was nice! 

I went on an evening greenbelt walk with some of my favorite people. . .

I went to Nampa and spent time with my daddy for Father's Day . . .

(The only picture I took of our Father's Day outing was obviously not of my daddy, so I have to throw in one of my very favorites. . . )

The three girls went to Roaring Springs for a day of fun. . .

We all went to a youth BBQ at the church (thanks to Kristin!). . .

It's been a long time since I've had company stay at my house and it was SO nice! Poor Katrina, I talked her ear off!!  We did a lot of this:

Thursday morning came too soon and we had to say good-bye.  These six kids have something pretty special in these childhood friendships. . .

It was hard to say good-bye but it was so worth it. . .

I couldn't end this post without one good blast-from-the-past:

Rob's Mini Vacation. . .

While I hung out with Katrina at my house, Rob took Pauly Zarb up to the cabin in Garden Valley.  We met him last year when he came with Antsy McClain to The Egyptian and struck up a friendship.  This year he decided to come a week before the Antsy concert and see a bit of Idaho.  He played at the Cherry Festival and The Nampa Civic Center as well as a few clubs downtown and then he and Rob headed for the hills.  I think they had a great time. . .