we were supposed to be packing to move but got distracted saturday afternoon...

the weather was far too gorgeous for us to stay inside saturday...
so we walked across the Park to the Upper West Side for some food and drinks...

after a light lunch of chicken salads at Hi Life Cafe we stopped for spicy tuna rolls, sake and Sapporo...

then we found another outdoor bar where craig wondered if he could have gotten a smaller slice of lemon with his Hoegaarden...
and i fancied this Guiness glass (although that's Boddington, not Guiness!)

then we met new friends!

we had a great time, as usual, and probably should have been getting things done for our move next weekend, but...you only live once, right?? below, photos from a few nostalgic rock concerts...
having lunch outdoors at the nautical mile in freeport, long island before REM saturday, june 14...
hard to see, of course, but there's michael stipe and REM! after a 2-hour lightning storm delay we finally got to see two hours of amazing live performance by an old fave band...

by the time the show ended, we were drenched...
friday, june 20, 2008 we saw The Cure at Madison Square Garden...
not a great picture, but there's robert smith! thus ends our summer series of vintage/nostalgic rock concerts.