Lobster in a Bucket

Of Weddings and Roadtrips

This coming weekend promises the most excellent Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. The only possible dint is the increasing probability of rain come Saturday and Sunday. Well, at least Public Enemy will be shower free.

Last weekend was a wedding in Minnesota. This trip in a rental car brought me through Wisconsin and Minnesota, with quality time spent in Madison and a lake house outside St Cloud. Madison is as good as people often claim: small city, bustling culture. Reminded me of Chattanooga, except for the alternative lifestyles being more on the prowl in Madison than Chatt. The pizza at The Roman Candle was particularly good.

The wedding proper nailed several things that are essential to good weddings. The music was live, and bumping. At least as bumping as oldies can be. But the band was genuinely excited about being a wedding cover band. Second, and this is related, the bar was open, and well stocked. I don't need a lot of encouragement to throw down, but others...maybe need more. And the last hour (of 3) of dancing saw a lot of new faces on the floor, and the bar looked a little empty. I'm just sayin...

This wedding also did a good job of balancing the couple friend/family friend/family family issue. Too much of any leaves out the other. Although I'd rather tilt towards having all my friends out there, when done right, the balanced demographic is great.