Did some prep for the Hives show last night. I wanted to learn a little Swedish! And of course the names of all the band members.

Fascinating fly brain!

OYB!

Made sandwiches and banana smoothie for J.

Español!

I went to Joey and Selma Blackmon’s house to pick up some gloves they got for the kids at the mission. They are such a blessing!

Had a good talk with my buddy Todd Harrison yesterday. I was concerned because it didn’t seem like I’d been getting his donations to the mission. I was right! The card got hacked and the web site stopped getting the correct amount. I’ll have a meeting with him on Tuesday to get that squared away. AMEN!

Picked the girls up at the bus and took them to Taco Veloz!

Helped the kids at the mission with their homework.

The girls enjoyed doing some artwork.

I went downtown Atlanta last night to see one of my favorite bands, The Hives. Such a great show! It was at the Tabernacle, a church my father-in-law used to pastor!

It’s a super cool venue. They left the organ pipes.

The Hives dress in all black and white. My calculus shirt fit right in!

I was right in the middle next to the stage. I got to interact with the lead singer numerous times! He liked to come down into the crowd.

The band was super tight. Terrific live show. I’ve probably been to at least a hundred concerts over nearly fifty years. This one was definitely right at the top.

A show to remember for sure! It was the last date of their N. American tour. They said that Atlanta was the best. I can believe it! The crowd was super loud. My ears are still ringing.

I normally would stay after the show and eventually meet the band. Because of being downtown, I didn’t feel comfortable doing that and catching MARTA back to Chamblee. Just didn’t feel safe to me.

Got home around midnight. Fun!