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Red Hot Chili Peppers (also London, also Girl's Weekend)

Heading to London (July 20 - 23) to meet up with my friend Dawn (from Milwaukee) and a Chicago friend now living in the London area, Gretchen.  The initial catalyst for this trip was to see Red Hot Chili Peppers which we're doing on Friday. Knowing Gretchen is a concert fan of the same general music genre (we've done Foo Fighters together), I thought I'd see if she was interested in going (yes!) and then I threw it out to Dawn (also yes!).

Very excited for a girl's weekend and of course satisfying my ongoing obsession with RHCP.  The only concerts I've been to since the pandemic are Justin Bieber and Lizzo (with Sam).  Both great concerts but not my typical jam.  

I have been to London a couple times so we did not hit the main attractions other than a walk by of the Tower Bridge and Tower of London.  Super fun weekend mostly just hanging out at new places (Borough Market and The Shard), good food ("floor bread" is a new inside joke!), great music and meeting Gretchen's husband and puppy.  Also, Saba (from Chicago) begged me to put him in my blog and said something about it being an honor of a lifetime.  So I will mention that we did meet Saba for dinner since he was in London for work.  😆




This is the encore and the shirt is still on.  Why Anthony Kiedis?


Samson!


Saba!











Location: London, UK

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  1. Kate WagnerAugust 3, 2023 at 8:17 PM

    I need to not drink water while reading your blog. The shirtless comment made me lose it. If you have an impeccable chest, it is in the world's best interest to show it off as often as possible.

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