I had such a fantabulous weekend I should be arrested! Rob and I went to Rockabilly Night at the Colonial Theater in Phoenixville. The Rivers were great! They even played the song I requested via email after Blobfest, Eddie Cochran’s Somethin’ Else!!! Looking around the theater, Rob and I were the youngest people in attendance. We were also the best dressed. Rob looked so cool. He wore a retro fifties shirt and he had his hair piled high (and do forgive me for being immodest) but his baby looked so right (in my new H&M black mini-dress)! After the concert we went to Audra and Steve’s apartment and ate ice cream cake in celebration of their birthdays (August 3 & 4th). Would you believe that Steve’s cat, Venus, who absolutely hates me, loves Rob? I was shocked! Back at Rob’s farm, (I have mentioned he lives on a farm, haven’t I?) Rob strapped on his guitar and he serenaded me by singing even more Rockabilly songs! Rob does a mean Buddy Holly!

The next day we went to the Bethlehem Musikfest. We met my cousins Eileen and Jim and altogether we watched Ceili Rain, a Celtic band we saw last week at the Renaissance Faire’s Celticfest. Eileen and Jim left before the Red Elvises took stage. The first song the Red Elvises performed was embarrassingly horrible. Rob looked at me and said, “Are you sure this is the right band?” I felt terrible and I replied, “Let’s give them another song and if they don’t improve we can go to the Polka tent.”

As luck would have it, the second song was much better and once they played the third song we were dancing and screaming with everyone else. Rob said they were the weirdest band he has ever seen or heard but he liked them. I guess Russian-surf-lounge music isn’t that typical. The Red Elvises took a 10 minute break and instead of sticking around, we wandered over to the Polka tent where we took a couple laps around the dance floor. It’s been so long since I last polka-ed but it’s like riding a bicycle, it just comes right back!

This afternoon Rob let me choose what songs he would sing me. I chose: I’m a Believer, Daydream Believer, Last Train to Clarksville and I Got You Babe. Rob chose one song himself, Candy by Iggy Pop. I think he was a little shocked when right after the first chorus I said, “Yeah, well it hurt me real bad when you left, I’m glad you got out, But I miss you…” I don’t think he had a clue that I knew the Kate Pierson part! After watching OK GO videos on YouTube, we took a long nature trail walk around Rob’s farm. We actually caught two butterflies copulating!!!! The rest of the day was spent sitting outside. It’s so beautiful on the farm and it amazes me that Rob never seems to tire of me singing the theme to Green Acres. I am now back home and getting myself ready to face another work week.