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Eagles Concert / Lexington

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After a good steak dinner at Malone’s Steakhouse in Lexington at Hamburg. We proceeded to our hotel. We decided to stay at the Hyatt because it is connected to Rupp Arena which was the site of the Eagles Concert.

We checked in to our rooms and hurried to Rupp. The concert was a trip in time for me, it carried me back to the summer of 1975.

Wife and I at Eagles Concert
Wife and I at Eagles Concert

That was the summer before my senior year of high school. My friends Jack, Tommy and I loaded up in Jack’s car and went to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for a week. The drive to the beach took about eight hours and we had a brand new Eagles eight track tape.

Back to 2015. The concert was really good, in that the band walked you through its history. It starts with Don Henley and Glen Frey walking on stage and sitting on stools playing acoustic guitars the song “Saturday Night”.  They then talk about the start of the band and meeting  Bernie Leadon at that point he walks on stage and the three perform “Train Leaves Here This Morning”.  When the three start playing “Peaceful Easy Feeling” Timothy B Schmit walks on to stage and joins them.

Eagles Concert
Eagles Concert

After the song  Henley moves the drums and as the group starts “Witchy Woman” Joe Walsh walks onto stage. The group then takes you through a history of their music.

Besides hearing the songs again the one thing I really enjoyed was seeing Joe Walsh and hearing him play the guitar.  When Don Frey joined him it just does not get any better.

It was a nice evening spent with good music and good friends.  My wife’s sisters and their husbands went the concert with us.

Eagles Concert
Eagles Concert

 

Boston’s North End: Little Italy

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On our first day in Boston we decided to take a tour of the city. After looking at several options we chose Old Town Trolly because it is a company we were familiar with from visits to other cities.  The package we selected was the the two day pass which included either a harbor tour or free admission to the Boston Tea Party Ships.

My daughter and son-in-law met us at the Homewood Suites Hotel.  We then used Uber to get to Boston Harbor.  This was the first time I had used the Uber service and found it to be great.  The driver was very nice and knowledgable and the car was clean.  The Uber driver delivered us to the harbor and let us out beside the Old Town Trolly office.

Feneuil Hall

We started our tour of Boston by walking through Faneuil Hall which was built in 1742.  Faneuil Hall is called the cradle of liberty, because it was in this building that Sam Adams would deliver his speeches on freedom and human rights.

Where Sam Adams would have stood
Where Sam Adams would have stood

Near Faneuil Hall is Quincy Market built 1824-1826.  It’s Greek Revival architecture stands out in a city that jumps from colonial to modern America.  Both inside and outside are many interesting shops and places to eat.

Boston harbor notice the old sailing ship
Boston Harbor (notice the old sailing ship)

After looking at the shops we walked down to Boston Harbor and Rowe’s Wharf, where we boarded the Old Town Trolly.  Our first stop was just a short distance from the wharf. Little Italy is located in the North End of Boston and includes many historical landmarks.

We crossed the street from the Trolly stop and followed a narrow street up a small hill into the heart of the North End to find the Paul Revere house.  The three story house was built in 1680 and is the oldest house in downtown Boston.

Paul Revere House

From the Revere House we walked to St. Stephen’s Church.  One of the most famous members of the church was Rose Kennedy.  A short distance from St. Stephens is the statue of Paul Revere, making his midnight ride.  Behind the Revere statue is the Old North Church.

The Old North Church was built in 1723 and became known to all of us through the poem, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.”  Visiting the church really brought the history alive for me.  From the church a person could have commanded a view of Boston Harbor to track British movements.  It would also have been easy for Revere to see the signal from his house.