Concert Season !!

My favorite season of the year is nearly upon us, Concert season. Growing up in Noblesville I was lucky enough to live a stones throw away from one of the midwest's best music venues in Deer Creek. After a few years of uncertainty, it seems that our beloved venue will be around for years to come and this years band lineup is quite impressive. There are dozens of shows this summer I'm hoping to attend, here is a quick list of some must see shows this summer, for me anyway

-Pearl Jam @ Deer Creek, Friday 5/7/10
-Phish @ Toyota Park, Chicago IL Friday 6/11/10
-Phish @ Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls OH 6/12/10
-Dave Matthews Band @ Deer Creek, Fri-Sat 6/18-19/10
-Phish @ Deer Creek, Thu-Fri 8/12-13/10
-Phish @ Alpine Valley, East Troy WI Sat-Sun 8/14-15/10

Festivals
Summercamp Festival May 28-30 Chillicothe, Illinois
Main Acts: Moe (3 shows), Umphrey's Mcgee (3 shows),STS9, Government Mule, Public Enemy, Keller Williams, Victor Wooten
(Summercampfestival.com)

Wakarusa June 3-6 Ozark, Arkansas
Main Acts: Widespread Panic, Umphrey's Mcgee, STS9, John Butler Trio, Blues Traveler
(Wakarusa.com)

Bonnaroo June 10-13 Manchester, Tennesee
Main Acts:Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Tenacious D, Conan O'Brien, The Flaming Lips, John Fogerty, Norah Jones, Kings Of Leon
(Bonnaroo.com)

All Good Music Festival July 8-11 Masontown, West Virginia
Main Acts: Further, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's Mcgee, Yonder Mountain String Band, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic
(Allgoodfestival.com)

The Gathering of the Vibes: July 29- August 1st Bridgeport, Connecticut
Main Acts: Primus, Rythem Devils feat. Keller Williams, Umphrey's Mcgee, Damian Marley & NAS, Robert Randolph & the Family Band
(http://www.gatheringofthevibes.com/Home)

All this talk is getting me real excited about this summer. I hope to hit up atleast one of these festivals, hopefully two. Let me know if you are interested in tagging along.

MH's 2010 Baseball Predictions/Thoughts

With Opening day quickly approaching I thought I would start my blogging career off with my predictions for the 2010 MLB season. As a Cardinals fan I am very optimistic about this season and can not wait to see if Holliday is worth the money. We saw many very interesting trades this off-season and I think we could be in store for a very parody filled season in the American League West, as well as a very competitive race in possibly the best division top to bottom in the National League East. Read, complain, discuss!

American League *- Denotes Playoff Team

East
1. New York Yankees (105-57)*
2. Boston Red Sox (93-69)*
3. Tampa Bay (90-72)
4. Baltimore (78-84)
5.Toronto (69-93)

Central
1.Chicago White Sox (90-72)*
2.Minnesota (88-74)
3.Cleveland (80-82)
4.Detroit (74-88)
5.Kansas City (70-92)

West
1.Seattle Mariners (92-70)*
2.Texas Rangers (88-74)
3.LA Angels (82-80)
4. Oakland Athletics (75-87)

National League

East
1. Philadelphia Phillies (97-65)*
2.Atlanta Braves (91-71)*
3.Florida Marlins (84-78)
4. New York Mets (78-84)
5. Washington Nationals (60-102)

Central
1. St. Louis Cardinals (95-67)*
2. Milwaukee Brewers (89- 73)
3. Chicago Cubs (85-77)
4. Cincinnati Reds (82-80)
5. Houston Astros (75-87)
6. Pittsburgh Pirates (64-98)

West
1. LA Dodgers (90-72)*
2. San Fransisco Giants (88-74)
3. Colorado Rockies (86-76)
4. Arizona Diamondbacks (76-86)
5. San Diego Padres (60-102)

AL MVP: Evan Longoria (TB)
NL MVP: Albert Pujols (STL)
AL Cy Young: Jon Lester (BOS)
NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay (PH)

American League Division Series

Red Sox over Mariners 3-2
Yankees over White Sox 3-1

National League Division Series

Cardinals over Braves 3-2
Phillies over Dodgers 3-0

American League Championship Series

Yankees over Red Sox 4-2

National League Championship Series

Cardinals over Phillies 4-3

2010 Worle Series

St. Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees 4-2

Call me a homer all you want, they won't choke this year. Let me know how realistic you think my predictions are, or how bogus you think they are.