Most of the day yesterday I was not able to keep anything down other than water. So in the middle of the afternoon, hoping to feel better before heading to the Tigers game, I took a long nap. Normally I would watch the Michigan Wolverines play football, since I did have season tickets there when I was a student, but I figured they had no chance against Joe Pa and Penn State, so just headed to bed (feeling truly rotten and all).
I was really surprised when Steven and Dan got home and woke me up with the news that Michigan was winning!
We headed to Comerica, and got there just after the game started, as there was some bad traffic heading to Detroit.
We followed Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios into the ballpark. It was cool seeing him - and Detroiters, cool and classy as we are - just enjoyed seeing him, and no one bothered him or asked for autographs or any such nonsense. Let him enjoy the beautiful night at the ball game, too! (If it was not Chris Chelios, it was his identical twin!)
Perfect fall evening! More like football weather than baseball weather - or bonfire/campfire weather, but I surely will not complain. Crisp and cool and clear as a bell. Great for walking around Detroit and hanging out at Comerica! The moon was breathtaking in its beauty over downtown Detroit.
The Tigers lost the game, which made me sort of sad, since it might be Kenny Roger's last home start as a Tiger (his contract is up, and with his age and health problems, who knows whether or not the Tigers will resign him). But Curtis Granderson was wonderful, and Magglio Ordonez was a baseball god - five times at bat with four hits and a fielder's choice.
And it was just fun to go to the game, and cheer for our beloved team. What team COULD have gone to the playoffs this year with so many key injuries?
With my stomach problems, we did not go out to dinner, but I was able to keep some cotton candy (blandest food known to humanity) and half of a giant pretzel and a bit of lemon aid (first vendor with non-beer beverage to go through our section) down, so all of the sleep must have helped.
Today I made it into work, though it was a trial. made it all the way through, too!
Tonight I orderedconcert tickets for dates with Dan. It is sort of hard, as I have to try to make sure nothing interferes with soccer, wrestling, or school events/breaks. Also avoiding midweek concerts so I will not be tempted to use up my vacation time attending them. So that leaves only Friday and Saturday nights that do not interfere with soccer, wrestling, and school stuff.
So here we go:
October
Dianne Reeves (jazz diva with a glorious voice)
http://www.ums.org/s_current_season/artist.asp?pageid=404
March
Detroit Symphony Orchestra et all performing Bach's St. Mathew's Passion
http://www.ums.org/s_current_season/artist.asp?pageid=436
April
Chick Corea, Bobby McFerrin & Jack DeJohnette
http://www.ums.org/s_current_season/artist.asp?pageid=444
May
Detroit Symphony Orchestra performing Mahler's Ninth Symphony
http://www.detroitsymphony.com/main.taf?erube_fh=dso&dso.submit.getEvent=1&dso.eventId=1899
June
The Mambo Kings
http://www.detroitsymphony.com/main.taf?erube_fh=dso&dso.submit.getEvent=1&dso.eventId=1984
As always, it was difficult just settling on a few! There are so many great musicians coming through Ann Arbor and Detroit, but trying to limit things by only Friday and Saturday nights, as well as nothing during the sports seasons and school events, does help narrow things down quite a bit!
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