Standy At Jimmy and the Parrots Concert

The township of Parsippany finally pulled it off and got a really great band! We saw Jimmy and the Parrots when they played at the Hot Air Balloon festival last year, the end of July (there is a posting there... under 28 July called "Balloons and Big Toes" and there is a shot of Jimmy and the Parrots playing there). They were very, very good and a lot of fun. They also bounced around and had a lot of fun, ignoring the unbelievable heat and full of energy.

Me with Nan from Car 65.

This is our third concert in Parsippany, and the first two were really bad. What a disappointment they both were. But Jimmy and the Parrots were fun, talented and really made the concert thoroughly enjoyable. Not to mention that it was another fun time with the OEM and Car 65 people - a lot of good people that I always enjoy seeing!

It also got me out of the house, and although I wasn't thrilled to be using the Percocet, it made it manageable. I was able to stand around and talk to people and got some good pictures. And the band mugged for a good shot! They played good songs, like Van Morrison's Brown-Eyed Girl (a particulate favourite of mine)!

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