I was going to take a nice shot of the American flag flying proudly in front of the North Dakota state capitol. But I was unable to do so, as there was a bit of a debacle at the top of the flagpole:
Hopefully, since there will be a skeleton maintenance crew on duty Monday, they’ll be able to get the flag situation repaired for Independence Day on Tuesday.
Saturday night was a great night of music, hangin’ out, campin’ out, the works. My musician buddy Luke Graner organized the first annual “The Campout” at a location that remains undisclosed here. So what was the campout?
Basically it was a big ol’ open tent with a bunch of amps and stuff set up, with local musicians jumping in and out of the mix. Stacy and I didn’t camp because we had church early in the morning, but we did get to hang out for plenty of incredible, experimental music.
I particularly liked when the sax and trumpet kicked in, and there was one point where the bass line was driving a mellow groove with the keyboard dancing around in there. Each session was a journey, not necessarily one with a destination. Thanks, Luke! Even without bring our camping gear, we had a great time.
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