Boring Dream Believer

Am I alone in thinking Thanksgiving is a pretty lame holiday? You'd think I'd like a day devoted to eating, but turkey is something I can have a little of and not need more for a while. Why couldn't it be about eating shrimp? Anyway, even though I worked that day, it wasn't until evening and I was able to have dinner with bethje's family. Her mom is one of eight, so they have a pretty large family. Not all of them show up, but enough do to make the basement awfully crowded.

On Friday, I took Beth to see Peter Tork at New Hope Winery. There had been a Monkees tour earlier this year, but it was canceled prematurely, and she likes to see the former Monkees when they come to the area. He played with his band Shoe Suede Blues, and neither of us are all that keen on blues music, but it was pretty good. They did four Monkees songs in their set: "I'm a Believer," "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" (I guess he felt Neil Diamond wasn't getting enough promotion already), "Daydream Believer," "Last Train to Clarksville," and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone."
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