Gentlemen of the Road

On Friday, K and I packed up our bags and headed to Dixon, IL for the Gentlemen of the Road Tour.

A few highlights of the trip:

The town of Dixon greeted GOTR with open arms. 

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We camped in a small closet, tent.

We enjoyed the sweet music of some pretty amazing bands. 

Gogol Bordello

Gogol Bordello

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 AND, we snagged free wristbands to an after-show. I guess that's what happens when you are nice to the producer of the show. = )

 A few personal pics...

The people of Dixon were so friendly and the concert attendees were happy to see a small town get a boost of tourism for a weekend. Good feelings all around. 

What a great weekend!
 

What I've Been Up To....

It's plain and simple. I love my job. For the past three months, I've been working with a student to plan a concert. It was nice to see our months of hard work pay off. We brought a band called Matt & Kim to campus and though I never heard of them until we went under contract, I am now a huge fan. Here are some highlights of the event: 

The DePaulia Article

{ setting up the lights and sound... quite the production } 

{ Matt & Kim... awesome folks } 

A photographer came to the concert and took a ton of awesome photographs. He even submitted some to Time Out Chicago and Metromix. I'm keeping my eye on the websites and if I see anything, I'll be sure to post it. 

Seriously though... I have the best job ever.