The Boss, the heat, and MyICE

Hi All,

Just got back last night from a great trip to the desert. MyICE and I took a long weekend and stayed with her 'rents in Palm Desert. It was very nice. I've never been there before - wouldn't be my first place to go back to, unless it was with the same company- we had a really great time.

About a month ago, we learned that Mr. Springsteen would be in the area while we were down there, and since he's not heading to the 206 this time around, we thought we might try to get some tix. Long story short... reason 243 why MyICE is so great, she managed to score us some seats to the show! WINNER! The show was pretty good- I had a blast, but was left a bit wanting for more, I guess Bruce and I are both getting older and neither of us can rock out for as long as we used to, but I still miss those 3+ hour shows. (See the unbiased :) review here   we were at the 10/29 show)

For those of you who've been here for a while , you know that I pretty much despise LA. Still holds true, although I have found one thing I like and wish they would adopt up here. Bottled wine sales at the concession stands. That's right folks- for a modest fee (actually we compared it to the other options and it was the best deal going) they sell you a bottle of wine, pour it into a milk carton type thing, give you a few plastic cups and send you on your way. You don't have to go back for another drink and miss the show. Brilliant!

Other trip hi-lights... 

Relaxing by the pool. Last second in and out. The outlet mall. 2 different potato sides with dinner at Flemings. Tennis in 90 degree heat. 500+ miles on the rental car (feels like a lot for 3 nights.).

Most of all we had some good bonding time, and MyICE and I got some well needed downtime - here's hoping that it'll get us thru the next few months.

Gin Hahn,

T