Today is the annual Boogie on the Bricks in Athens, home of Ohio University in southeastern Ohio - about two hours away from us. I have several family members in the Athens vicinity and spent a considerable amount of time there while growing up, and then oldest daughter Lindsay went to OU for her undergrad studies, so we're very familiar with the area. Athens is a nice little college town with about a dozen bars in its downtown and the majority of the streets have remained brick - very nice aesthetically, especially given the beautiful surroundings of the OU campus, but more than a little rough when traveling by car. There's an eclectic mix of galleries, shops and restaurants in the area too. The main street is closed off for Boogie on the Bricks, a stage is set up at the end of the street and several local bands play all afternoon and into the evening.
The Athens band that we enjoy most? The Royales - these guys are incredibly talented and great fun! For those of you who enjoy blues/funk, I highly recommend their CD! They're last up on the schedule and then will be playing an encore show at Casa Nueva, a bar/restaurant with beautiful hardwood floors and brick walls - a packed house is guaranteed. The only downside is that the encore show doesn't start until 11:00. Now I'm always up and awake at 11 pm, but I'm typically in my jammies by then, so this will be an unusually late night for me! Sad, I know.
We're spending the night and because there will most likely be beer along with the boogie, we'll be cabbing it to the downtown and back to the hotel.
I hope the weekend is treating everyone right!
Laurie
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We want pictures...
I guess I should have been saving up for bail money... LOL
Have fun...
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