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Even though yesterday's seven turnover embarrassment of a meltdown by the Vikings left me glassy eyed and numb, I managed to recover in time to get the family on our bikes and pedal down to Lake Harriet for the Minnesota Orchestra's free concert at the bandshell. Judging by the crowds, I wasn't the only one. Seriously, it was probably the biggest crowd I've ever seen at a bandshell concert. (It easily stretched all way back up onto the hill beyond the bike path and the fancy new bathroom building.) We got there right as it was starting and found some great seats right up front on the grassy area to the side of the stage. Be-au-ti-ful.

Nutshell: the sound was spectacular, the crowd was full of kids and dogs and old people with huge sunglasses and everyone was smiling and having fun and there were lots of picnics and general merriment being made. I wish the orchestra came down more than once a year because they put on one hell of a show.

Details and setlist [mnorch]